The Daily Hotness: Freddie Wong heats things up

Freddie Wong’s videos don’t always do it for me, but his latest was pretty special. It’s more than just the story of a man on a quest for fire-based flora, it’s a critical look at man’s constant quest for power and the (often) unintended destruction that follows. The cycle th… Nevermind. 

Kingdom’s of Amalur has an online pass that people aren’t happy with, Samit reviewed NFL Blitz, PC players are getting an upgrade on their Witcher 2, and more happened on 1/27/2012.

Destructoid Original: 
BritToid Ep. 22: Keep Calm and Look Back At 2011
Dat DLC: Orcs Must Die! ‘Lost Adventures’
With Vita I am the greatest UMvC3 player alive!
DTOID Extra: I am in lava with Happy Action Theater
See how the MLG Pro Circuit Controller can swap sticks
Art Juice: The Mega Man
Exclusive: Meet Final Fantasy XIII-2’s sound team
This weekend on Twitch TV: Passing the torch
Friday Night Fights: Resistance is futile
The DTOID Show: Wii-Uඣ madness and Pokémon Photoshops

Community: 
Community blogs of 1/27
Forum thread of the day: 

Reviews: 
Review: NFL Blitz
Review: Mecho Wars
Review: The Blackwell series

Previews:
War 💯of the Roses is like Battlꦗefield, but with swords
A little more on A Game of Dwarves
Preview: Collisions are a glo꧋rious thing in DiRT Sh🐻owdown
Preview: 5 things to know about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD

Events:
David Jaffe invites YOU to a Twisted Metal🔯 Tournament!

News: 
SteelSeries’ eSports teams win big; ready for 2012
Kingdoms of Amalur hides seven quests behindꦏ online pa💜ss
Sweet Tooth ൲is gonna take you for a ride on January 31
Prototype 2 getting ‘Hardened Steel’ Best Buy bonus
Nintendo Network: DLC, digital distribution, more
PC users will get The Witch𒀰er 2 Enhanc🍷ed Edition for free
PixelJunk debuts on Steam with Eden
Indie developer🦩 red🥀esigns UI specifically for one player
38 Studios explains Kingdoms 🐈of Amalur online pass
Resident Evil: Revelations will be s♕old for $39.99
Fan project Renegade X♏: Black Dawn a🍎vailable tomorrow

Offbeat: 
Watch this dude play (Street Fighter 3) with himself
Egoraptor turns a critical eye towards Castlevania IV
How awesome is Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono?

Media:
The special forces of Mass Effect 3’s co-op
Have a ve💜ry classy Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer