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Artists Wanted: 'Crossover' recap and your next topic!

[Every month we post a new art assignment for the Dtoid community. Fun! You have until Friday, November 30th to finish this month's project, which is detailed at the end of the post!] It's a bird! It's a plane!...   more

Artists Wanted: 'Crossover' recap and your next topic! photo

It Came From Japan! Treasure of the Rudras

Squaresoft was second only to Nintendo in the 16-bit era when it came to influence and a strong track record. From the genre-defining Secret of Mana to the crowd-pleaser Chrono Trigger, Square had a knack for telling a gre...   more

It Came From Japan! Treasure of the Rudras photo

Goodbye, cruel will: Determinism in videogames

Inside everybody’s head lives a tiny mad scientist who governs their actions and whims. Most of the time it’s barely noticeable, even to the point of feeling perfectly natural. Every now and again something might ...   more

Goodbye, cruel will: Determinism in videogames photo

The DTOID Show's Halloween Special! Gaming News! OoOoO!

Happy Halloween everyone! On today's SPOOKTACULAR episode of The Destructoid Show, we talk about some festively spooky video game stuff. Because we didn't report on it enough this week, Grand Theft Auto V is coming out t...   more

The DTOID Show's Halloween Special! Gaming News! OoOoO! photo

Sound Card 009: The top ten Castlevania songs OF ALL TIME

This Halloween, you might feel like turning down the lights and cranking up the frights with a run through of a classic game like Resident Evil or Silent Hill. But for my time and money, nothing beats the premier name in acti...   more

Sound Card 009: The top ten Castlevania songs OF ALL TIME photo

Podtoid 225: Double-Ghost Gangbang

It's a spooky Halloween episode! The gang has a proper scary time, talking about Nintendooooaaaah and the Wii-OOOOOH, followed by some lovely Halloween tips for Jonathan Holmes. He will definitely do them, especially all the ...   more

Podtoid 225: Double-Ghost Gangbang photo

Getting It Right: Sanitarium

[Getting It Right is a monthly series in which I take a look at the elements that make up a classic game. What were the key ingredients that set it apart and make it hold up to this day? Read on to find out.] For a medium ...   more

Getting It Right: Sanitarium photo

The DTOID Show: GTA V, Assassin's Creed III, & Cliffy B!

Well hello there, jewels. How are you doing this fine evening? Staying dry, I hope? Wha-OKAY ENOUGH SMALL TALK. On today's Destructoid Show, we're treated to a launch trailer for Assassin's Creed III, a live-action trai...   more

The DTOID Show: GTA V, Assassin's Creed III, & Cliffy B! photo

Communitoid 002: Snog

On this week's extra sexy episode of Communitoid, Aaron says silly words from The South, Conor drinks too much and spoils Serenity, Jo entertains us all with another dramatic spam reading, I say inappropriate things...   more

Communitoid 002: Snog photo

From a bag of Doritos to a bag of dirty laundry

Who knew that a picture of a man sat next to a bag of Doritos could snowball into anger, humiliation, and intrigue? The most startling thing about this industry is that the biggest of avalanches can erupt from the humblest of...   more

From a bag of Doritos to a bag of dirty laundry photo

Learning to love the Assassin's Creed series

It took me a while to play the original Assassin’s Creed after the game released. The good-but-not-great reviews coupled with gameplay that didn’t look interesting to my Super Mario Galaxy-obsessed self just made ...   more

Learning to love the Assassin's Creed series photo

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will be my first

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will be my very first Professor Layton. This game, which I've learned is the fifth in the series, has just launched for the 3DS. With the huge following this franchise has gathered, ...   more

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will be my first photo

Forza Horizon: From simulation to driving experience

The Forza Motorsport series is known for its dedication to realistic physics and simulation-style race driving. Forza Horizon, released this week to Xbox 360, represents a considerable departure from the formula established b...   more

Forza Horizon: From simulation to driving experience photo

The Question: Is it time to retire the term 'RPG'?

[Every Friday (or whenever), Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] Semantics! As someone that writes and speaks for an audience of thousands on a regular basis, I spend more time t...   more

The Question: Is it time to retire the term 'RPG'? photo

Friday Night Fights: Enter this Mario Kart 7 tournament!

Our buddies at NintendoFuse are hosting a Mario Kart 7 tournament tomorrow, and the winner will take home a Wii U Deluxe! Today is the last day to enter, and I'd love to see one of our regular 3DS Friday Night Fighters take h...   more

Friday Night Fights: Enter this Mario Kart 7 tournament! photo

Flixist reviewed Silent Hill: Revelations 3D!

Matthew Razak was scheduled to promote the review for Silent Hill: Revelations 3D over on Flixist, but apparently his stupid office has Destructoid blocked. Can't think why! In any case, it falls to me to do the cross-pollina...   more

Flixist reviewed Silent Hill: Revelations 3D! photo

Impressions: New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC #2

First-party Nintendo DLC is a weird concept indeed, but at this point, I'm starting to get used to it. Despite the fact that one of the three Coin Packs in the last set of New Super Mario Bros. 2 add-ons wasn't up to snuff, N...   more

Impressions: New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC #2 photo

Sup Holmes dry humps a PS3 with McPixel's Sos Sosowski

[Destructoid's Director of Communications Hamza Aziz asked Jonathan Holmes to make a show called 'Sup, Holmes?' so that Destructoid could later sell a t-shirt that says 'Sup, Holmes?' on it. This is that show. Subscribe...   more

Sup Holmes dry humps a PS3 with McPixel's Sos Sosowski photo

It Came From Japan! Fatal Frame IV

[It Came from Japan! is a series where I seek out and review the weirdest, most original and enjoyable titles that never left the Land of the Rising Sun.] Distance has a way of making horrors insignificant. A car accident and...   more

It Came From Japan! Fatal Frame IV photo

Podtoid 224: Penisvaginaltitscube

On this week's barnstormer of an episode, Jonathan Holmes pitches an advert for the GameCube that silences even his loudmouthed co-host, we talk about the healing benefits a slimming fecal milkshake, and there's something abo...   more

Podtoid 224: Penisvaginaltitscube photo

The DTOID Show: XCOM DLC, Sim City, Zynga & Warfighter

Today on The Destructoid Show, we discuss XCOM: Enemy Unknown's upcoming Slingshot DLC, Sim City's momentary delay, Medal Of Honor: Warfighter's less-than-thrilling reception, and crappy ol' Zynga doing a bunch of crappy stuff. Again.   more

The DTOID Show: XCOM DLC, Sim City, Zynga & Warfighter photo

Exclusive: Ragnarok Odyssey OST with Kumi Tanioka

Ragnarok Online had one of the best soundtracks of all time. For that reason alone, I've since gravitated to anything related to the franchise. However, while soundTeMP (the Korean sound studio responsible for RO's soundtrack...   more

Exclusive: Ragnarok Odyssey OST with Kumi Tanioka photo

Destructoid's 2012 budget desktop guide

Last year, in preparation for Battlefield 3, Alex Bout created a basic part list that could run the game with moderate settings and a solid frame rate. This year, I wanted to see how much further we could push the specs on more or less the same budget. I was pretty surprised by what I found.   more

Destructoid's 2012 budget desktop guide photo

Team Fortress 2sdays: For the shorties part 2

Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play some Team Fortress 2 on the official Destructoid server! You should join us! In case you still don't know, this weekend was our annual ch...   more

Team Fortress 2sdays: For the shorties part 2 photo

An early Holiday 2012 buying guide for Nintendo

There's a funny story behind this video, and by funny I mean slightly uncomfortable. Last week I was asked to go to a Nintendo preview event out here in San Francisco and do some videos. This wouldn't have been a problem if ...   more

An early Holiday 2012 buying guide for Nintendo photo

Virtue's Last Reward has me caught up in the game

No, I am not LeVar Burton, but I've been told by several people (read: no one) that I greatly resemble him. This is your notice that Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is available right now on 3DS and PS Vita. I'm plugging my way through right now and can't think about much else. I've got Bracelet Points and sh*t on the brain.   more

Virtue's Last Reward has me caught up in the game photo

The DTOID Show: Bioshock, Borderlands on iOS & Mew-Genics

Hey gang! We're backed after a long, charity-filled weekend. Oh, and look! Some video game news! Since we haven't talked about Borderlands 2 enough, news of an iOS game has been leaked. Team Meat's new game is called Mew-Geni...   more

The DTOID Show: Bioshock, Borderlands on iOS & Mew-Genics photo

Five new designs have arrived in the Destructoid store!

Five new designs have been added to our growing collection of videogame inspired t-shirts over on our Shark Robot store! Our first new design is called Marioska by Mat Hudson, and is a combination of Russian Matryoshka dolls ...   more

Five new designs have arrived in the Destructoid store! photo

Deadly Premonition: the cult of split-personality

Deadly Premonition is, by far, one of the most polarizing videogames ever made. In fact, within the survival horror genre, it has won an official world record for its extreme split of critic opinion -- earning a 2/10 review s...   more

Deadly Premonition: the cult of split-personality photo

Merging toys and videogames with Skylanders

Who knew actual physical toys would propel a videogame to become the number one selling Activision title (so far) this year and generating over $200 million in sales? Developer Toys for Bob struck gold with its ingenious idea...   more

Merging toys and videogames with Skylanders photo

Join our 48-hour Extra Life marathon on Dtoid.TV!

[Update: We're live right now! Join the fun!] Beginning tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern, Destructoid is hosting a weekend-long Extra Life charity event on our Twitch.TV channel! Join King Foom and our other awesome Dtoid.TV streamer...   more

Join our 48-hour Extra Life marathon on Dtoid.TV! photo

The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade

Mount & Blade is one of my favorite games on PC. It's an open-ended world that allows just about anything. If you want to be a traveling merchant, a mercenary for hire, a thieving bandit king, or the champion ge...   more

The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade photo


The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade photo
The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade photo
The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade photo
The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade photo
The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade photo
The Weekend Modder's Guide: Mount & Blade photo



The DTOID Show: Halo, Hitman, & THE MINIBOSSES!

Today's Destructoid Show is actually very special: We had a musical guest in the studio -- The Minibosses! If you're unfamiliar, these guys cover old bleep-bloop Nintendo videogame chiptunes, except they do it using real...   more

The DTOID Show: Halo, Hitman, & THE MINIBOSSES! photo

Play Halo 4 with the Destructoid community!

Wanna play Halo 4? Of course you do! Wanna play Halo 4 with a bunch of awesome Dtoid staffers? Double of course you do! Well, on Friday, November 9, you'll have your chance! Destructoid is hosting yet another Xbox LIVE Commun...   more

Play Halo 4 with the Destructoid community! photo

Stop the madness! An open letter to videogame publishers

[Brett Makedonski is a freelance writer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, whose regular work can be found on 360Sync. Seeing how he's the conversational type, feel free to talk to him about videogames and sports on Twitter...   more

Stop the madness! An open letter to videogame publishers photo

Friday Night Fights: The Extra Life charity event!

Destructoid is hosting a 48-hour Extra Life charity event this weekend on our Dtoid.TV and Streamtoid channels! Please join King Foom, Spencer Hayes, and the rest of our badass webcasters as they interview celebrities and pla...   more

Friday Night Fights: The Extra Life charity event! photo

Rebuilding Dante in DmC: Devil May Cry

DmC: Devil May Cry has been controversial to say the least. Ever since Capcom announced a new game, developed by Ninja Theory and starring a redesigned Dante, fans have been furious, declaring this a grand travesty ...   more

Rebuilding Dante in DmC: Devil May Cry  photo

Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 soundtrack unboxing

As highly-regarded as the soundtracks to Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 are, you'd think the music would have been released before 2011. It didn't happen, however, as composer Masato Nakamura of Dreams Come...   more

Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 soundtrack unboxing photo

It Came from Japan! Laplace's Demon

[It Came from Japan! is a series where I seek out and review the weirdest, most original and enjoyable titles that never left the Land of the Rising Sun.] There are some games that live up to the hype, but then there are a fe...   more

It Came from Japan! Laplace's Demon photo

The Wii is blatantly better than Barack Obama

This year, two reigning incumbents are looking to win themselves a second term of power. I am, of course, talking about president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, and president-man of the eighth console gen...   more

The Wii is blatantly better than Barack Obama  photo

Podtoid 223: Stroke Me Through Castle Grayskull

On this week's Podtoid, Jonathan is deemed too heterosexual to enter his own home, Conrad hires assassins to eliminate two rude barbarians, and Jim converts to Christianity to help his 2016 presidential bid. Elsewhere, we hav...   more

Podtoid 223: Stroke Me Through Castle Grayskull photo

The DTOID Show: Skyrim DLC, Far Cry Minecraft, & CoDBlops

Hey gang! We're back again with the news about the bleep-bloops and the CoDBlops. Today, there's whisperings of new Skyrim DLC, codenamed: "Dragonborn," possibly involving us actually riding the dragons this time. The Wii U ...   more

The DTOID Show: Skyrim DLC, Far Cry Minecraft, & CoDBlops photo

Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble

[For a glimpse at Defiance (the game) and its new PvP modes, check out our recent preview and return here for a look at the TV series.] “Four years ago, both we and Syfy knew we were going to do this, but we were like, ...   more

Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo


Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo



This Week in the Community Blogs: Follow that robot!

[In "This Week in the Community Blogs", we highlight notable happenings in the Cblogs section of the site. Special thanks to the hardworking Dtoiders on the CblogRecaps team, without whom a feature like th...   more

This Week in the Community Blogs: Follow that robot! photo

Team Fortress 2sdays: for the shorties

Every Tuesday a bunch of us Dtoiders get together and hop online to play some Team Fortress 2 on the official Destructoid server! You should join us! This weekend is our annual charity event for Extra Life. You...   more

Team Fortress 2sdays: for the shorties photo

Obsidian is free as a bird with its Kickstarter millions

Ever since Double Fine enjoyed massive success on Kickstarter, eager game developers from all corners have attempted to replicate the success. Hungry upstarts and old veterans alike have seen "crowdfunding" as a way to pursue...   more

Obsidian is free as a bird with its Kickstarter millions photo

It's a Destructoid Dance Party!

Get your grind on with Mr. Destructoid! On Saturday, November 10th, Dtoid and PlayStation's own R3Y GUTI3RR3Z will be DJing his very first show in San Francisco, and you're invited! Come celebrate love, music, videogames...   more

It's a Destructoid Dance Party! photo

The DTOID Show: NYCC, Sleeping Dogs DLC, & CoD Elite

Today on The Destructoid Show, we do what we always do on The Destructoid Show: talk about video game news,  For starters, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be making CoD: Elite a free service, but will be offering a seaso...   more

The DTOID Show: NYCC, Sleeping Dogs DLC, & CoD Elite photo

Hunter S. Thompson and the Case of the Pirate's Booty

...is what I would have named Borderlands 2's first piece of campaign DLC, but maybe that's just me. That Shade character looks way too familiar. Either way, Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is shaping up to be one of...   more

Hunter S. Thompson and the Case of the Pirate's Booty photo

Sup Holmes swerves into Retro City Rampage's Brian P.

[Destructoid's Director of Communications Hamza Aziz asked Jonathan Holmes to make a show called 'Sup, Holmes?' so that Destructoid could later sell a t-shirt that says 'Sup, Holmes?' on it. This is that show. Subscribe...   more

Sup Holmes swerves into Retro City Rampage's Brian P. photo




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