The Weekend Hotness: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DESTRUCTOID!

. I feel nothing but love for Destructoid and its wonderful community, and I was reminded of that today, the third anniversary of this great Web site’s birth (which not-so-coincidentally happens to be the 31st anniversary of the birth of Destructoid’s Founder-in-Helmet, Niero).

The celebrations for this epic occasion have been going all weekend long around the country; I just wish I could’ve been a part of the craziness in Miami this past week. It’s okay, though — I’m going to do everything in my power to make it to PAX this year. I hope to see all you beautiful people there!

The über-talented Destructoid community put together one hell of a third anniversary tribute (above, you can see Tiff’s contribution); Jim railed against racism in Resident Evil 5; Bob of Bob’s Game explained that his antics were all a ruse; and other stuff happened on Destructoid over the weekend.

Destructoid Originals:
Games of the week for 03/15/09: Herring edition
Weekend Destructainment: Buck F1tches edition
Resident Evil 5: So not-racist it’s shocking
Discountoid: F.E.A.R. 2, Overlord, Spongebob and more
Destructoid three-year anniversary live stream!

Community:
Forum of the Day: Timewarp to the future!
Community Blogs of 03/15/09
Community Blogs of 03/14/09
The Destructoid children’s alphabet book
Expanded Universe: Why do we watch video game movies?

Reviews:
Blue Dragon Plus
Resident Evil 5

News:
Times Online: German school shooter copied Far Cry 2
Bob lets the cat out of the bag, explains viral campaign
More Killzone 2 ads pulled after child ‘saw a monster’
Assassin’s Creed iPhone details sneak out
Hey, Mr. DJ: Street Fighter II 12″ is here! And now it’s gone!
Rumor: Here’s what BioShock 2 is really about
Capcom hyper hyping: More (and better) HD remakes on the way
Upcoming free F.E.A.R. 2 map pack is … free

Offbeat:
Prat uses PS3 to get kiddy porn, then distributes it like a moron

Galleries:
What’s the worst thing a game’s made you do?
Launch Event: Resident Evil 5 in San Francisco
Bayonetta screens do little to curb our lust for the game

Videos:
Oh, the humanity: The tornado in Noby Noby Boy
First footage of Fallout 3’s ‘The Pitt’ is very orange
Check it: Batman: Arkham Asylum has stealth and fear takedowns