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Battlefield 3 Lawsuits, NFL Blitz Outrage, Eidos' Montreal Expansion, and Releases of the Week!

Monday, November 21st, 2011 – running time 13:22

Happy Monday! We're back with fallout from the PS3 launch of Battlefield 3, news about Eidos' Montreal expansion, and the releases of the week. LET'S GET TO IT!

Happy Monday! We're back with fallout from the PS3 launch of Battlefield 3, news about Eidos' Montreal expansion, and the releases of the week. LET'S GET TO IT! This is episode 233 of the Destructoid Show.

Releases of the Week

It's like everyone knew to back off from releasing much of anything because they knew The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword would be out. Yes, the latest Zelda offering has finally arrived for the Wii and looks like a wonderful time. (Hamza Aziz)

01:01 | Play

NFL Blitz is Not Gonna Have Late Hits

The game that was once known for having absurd acts of violence on the football field has cut out late hits, thanks to new policies enacted by the NFL.

05:29 | Play

EA Sued Over Lack of Battlefield 1943 in BF3

Electronic Arts is being sued over its broken promise of extra content in the PS3 version of Battlefield 3. The publisher said that a digital copy of Battlefield 1943 would be included in the game but failed to deliver, instead offering angry PS3 users the chance to purchase DLC a week earlier by way of a ludicrous apology -- despite the fact early DLC was already announced. (Jim Sterling)

07:55 | Play

Saints Row: The Third PS3 Owners Get Saints Row 2

The bonus content for the PS3 version of Saint's Row: The Third has been revealed by THQ today. Get the game and redeem your online pass in 90 days to get a digital copy of Saints Row 2 for free! Sometimes "additional content" is crap costume DLC. This time it's a free game, and a good one at that. (dale North)

09:25 | Play

Square Enix Creates Montreal Studio, Eidos Expands

Montreal? Nice city. Scenic, some pretty decent food, and the biggest underground shopping mall in the world. It has this very Paris, but clean thing going on. I always enjoy my time there. It seems like a good place for Square Enix to further expand. (Dale North)

09:58 | Play

Win a Pair of Saints Row Themed Astro A40S!

Want a pair of one of the best gaming headsets in the world? Of course you do. We've teamed up with Astro to give away TWO pairs of A40s, and all you need to do is play Saints Row: The Third. We're breaking the contest up into two weeks. For the first week, your challenge is to make a video of your sickest Saints Row: The Third stunt (with your character wearing A40s in-game), and upload it as a video response to this episode on YouTube. The deadline is Sunday at midnight, so you've got just under a week! Good luck.

10:40 | Play

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Destructoid is the gaming show brought to you by gamers, for gamers. And also for anyone interested in robots, unicorns, and jet packs.
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