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Seriously, just because. Look at how derpy Yoshi looks! Remember that dumb running Sonic meme? I seriously want to see derpy videogame characters take off like this. It's so cute! The artwork was done by lxromero, who also did some cute takes on Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Mega Man. more
You remember Gears of War 3? Yeah, that was a fun game. You still playing? Well it's not 2011 anymore is it. Epic has noticed too, which has to be why they're doing a 10XP event. Now that's just trying to hard. Interestingly ... more
As we do every Friday (except for sometimes) we did a live Destructoid Show. CD Projekt Red announced some stuff about The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, and then dropped some new screens. Some stuff is being released in May... more
Filmmaker Warialasky and friends made this live-action movie based on Splinter Cell: Conviction and it's pretty damn cool. There are several scenes in the film that's just one big long shot, which is no easy task to do. The ... more
The countdown website for Prey 2 has ended, and even with publisher Bethesda stepping in to warn anxious fans that it was not involved, a part of me wanted to believe that it was all part of an act. As it turns out, the Alien... more
GamersGate always has a lot of offers every week but some of the standouts this weekend are the Two Worlds franchise which has 70% off its price, and Rocksteady's Batman Arkham Asylum and Arkham City which are both half price... more
Over on Rock, Paper, Shotgun, we're given our first real look at Full Control's Space Hulk in addition to numerous details about this adaptation of the board game. According to studio head Thomas Hentschel Lund, the team is a... more
This isn't the first time that a scientific study has come up demonstrating the benefits that videogames can have on budding surgeons, and it surely won't be the last. It makes sense: spend time developing hand-eye coordinati... more
Pokémon plus Nobunaga's Ambition? That's hot. Pokémon plus The Legend of Zelda? Why hasn't this happened yet!? Artist Finni Chang decided to recast Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf as Pokémon trainers with appr... more
Square Enix has just opened up the beta for their free-to-play warfare game, Heroes & Generals, meaning that you can go sign up and play right now if you felt so inclined. Here we bear witness to a trailer announcing thi... more
[Update: We're live right now! Send us a PM on Xbox LIVE if you want to join, or watch the stream over on Streamtoid (streaming now) and Dtoid TV (taking over in about an hour)!] This Friday, March 1, Destructoid will be taki... more
When word got out about Square Enix trademarking Deus Ex: Human Defiance, some of us got a bit carried away. The name, in our defense, did seem like a rather fitting title for a potential follow-up to 2011's Human Revolution.... more
Well we all know Takenobu Mitsuyoshi is great, but just how great is he? So great he now has a third compilation album featuring his works lined up for release. His album series From Loud 2 Low started in 2003 including some ... more
Have you played Skulls of the Shogun yet? Why the hell not!? It's pretty awesome, and a blast to play. Well for those of you who have yet to pull the trigger, good news! Skulls of the Shogun just received a price drop. The Xbox Live Arcade version is going for 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99), and the Windows 8 and Surface versions are $6.99 now. The Windows Phone version will remain at $4.99. more
Last Sunday on Sup Holmes (now on iTunes) we spent a very fruitful hour and a half with one Mr. Austin Ivansmith. Austin spoke of a many splendorous thing, from starting out as a painter, to the pros and cons assessing a gam... more
If you fancy yourself some Gears of War 3, then it's time to dust off the trusty Retro Lancer and get ready to roll into some chest-high walls. According to the official Gears of War Facebook page, a multiplayer event re... more
[Mash Tactics airs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific on Dtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as m... more
Remember the Street games? NFL Street was probably my favorite, but NBA Street was right up there with it in terms of arcade-style quality. Well, it looks like NBA Street in particular was only living up t... more
I keep believing that I know what to think about March of the Eagles, Paradox's not-quite-grand strategy Napoleonic war game, and then I go and do something mad like play it a bit more which inevitably causes me to question m... more
The first add-on for Black Ops II has finally made its way to PlayStation 3 and PC. The DLC, titled Revolution, was a timed-exclusive for Xbox 360 and released in January 2013. Available for $15, Revolution features... more
Origin is currently offering between 30% to 50% off on every Dead Space game in their store. The first Dead Space is available for $10 as a PC download, and Dead Space 2 can be grabbed for $10 either as a PC download, or phys... more
Mac users, long denied the opportunity to scream in impotent rage at League of Legends at the same time as actually playing it, are finally getting what's coming to them. Today, Riot Games announced the launch of the Ma... more
After the extremely sour-tasting Ninja Gaiden III that was, in my mind, a disaster in nearly every way possible, it's a bit hard to trust Team Ninja without Tomonobu Itagaki at the helm. Nonetheless, Team Ninja is still extre... more
XSEED is going mobile! Today, the publisher announced the release of its first title to come to iOS and Android platforms. Ark of the Ages is an action role-playing game said to feature swipe-based combat similar to Infi... more
Welcome to another edition of Destructoid's Friday Night Fights! Tonight we have a very special treat for you in the form of another Xbox LIVE Community Playdate! Destructoid staff and community members will be playing Halo 4... more
As we trundle toward the end of Rock Band 3 DLC as we know it, Harmonix is still working through adding the tracks produced for Rock Band Blitz to the storefront. Next week, you'll be able to snag "Always" from Blin... more
German developer Shin'en is quite the wunderkind on Nintendo platforms. The studio has a history of pulling off technically impressive feats, such as the Iridion series on Game Boy Advance and most recently Nano Assault Neo o... more
It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating our 100th episode of the Destructoid Show, and yet here we are, two and a half years later with 420 shows under our collective belt. I guess time really does fly when you'... more
I won't blame you for only vaguely remembering The Conduit, the Wii-exclusive first-person shooter that developer High Voltage Software claimed would be so technologically proficient that it would demonstrate just how little ... more
Valve continues on with the updates to Dota 2, with the introduction of a full-fledged quest-based tutorial system. As any former MOBA beginner will tell you, this is pretty much a must have for new players, and it's a highly... more
This past week has been very refreshing for this late thirty-something, old-fashioned gamer. While I'm finally starting to embrace the sweeping changes to how we buy and play videogames, at my core, I still just want to buy a... more
In an attempt to drum up more interest for the Project Awakened Kickstarter, Phosphor Games has released an Unreal Engine 4 tech demonstration. The campaign ends in four days and has managed to pull in over $200,000 which is... more
While I really don't think there's anything inherently wrong with free-to-play games, they can definitely be problematic -- especially when a developer places the mental pummeling of customers above gratifying gamep... more
Official screenshots for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have been released, allowing us to move away from looking at watermark-filled images and magazine scans. Some of this stuff will look familiar if you've been keeping track, bu... more
Despite the fact that there's already some gameplay on display, we haven't seen much from Star Wars 1313 since its initial buzz. Kotaku reports that after reaching out to LucasArts to see how development was going, they stat... more
All throughout last month's PlayStation 4 announcements, I was waiting for the words "PlayStation Plus" to come up. Now, thanks to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president and CEO Jim Ryan, it has been talked about in rel... more
Our own Patrick Hancock has stated that upcoming indie game A Hat in Time needs to be on your radar -- and for good reason -- it looks amazing! Clearly inspired by Wind Waker, this new platformer looks incredibly charming, a... more
Tecmo Koei has confirmed that in addition to the new content that was added to the Wii U version of Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, the Xbox 360 version of the game will be getting Smartglass support. Basically, this version of... more
Yesterday, GamesIndustry International published an interview with Ubisoft Reflections' managing director Pauline Jacquey, whose studio is contributing to Watch Dogs' development. The big takeaway from the interview, as NeoGA... more
Although Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag has been acknowledged by Ubisoft, the full reveal has yet to happen. There's currently a teaser site set up for the game, and through tinkering with the URL, Game Everything was able t... more
If you're curious about Omerta: City of Gangsters on the Xbox 360, a demo is now live. The game itself is basically a bare-bones simulation similar to the Tropico series mixed with portions of gameplay similar to XCOM. There'... more
For years, numerous pundits have called for the death of single-player games, and while some of us gnash our teeth at the thought of losing solo experiences, the creep of multiplayer has been undeniable. This is good news for... more
Mark of the Ninja, one of the best games released last year, is now on sale for $4.99 on Steam. If you haven't gotten a chance to play this gem yet, now is the time, as you can spend your entire weekend slinking around and sl... more
Metro: Last Light is still in development despite the demise of THQ, and is now on track for a May 14 release date in North America. Europe will be able to sink back into the post-nuke depths on May 17. "The new release... more
Following up yesterday's Resident Evil fire sale, Call of Duty joins the ranks as the massive Xbox Live discounts continue. Today, we have Call of Duty both new and old on offer. You can grab Black Ops for $19.99, Black Ops I... more
Legendary actor and Destructoid patron saint, Willem Dafoe, has been revealed in Beyond: Two Souls. Quantic Dream's upcoming game just got 100,000,000,000 times more interesting! The above trailer showcases America's f... more
Hawken is the badass twitch based first-person shooter that sees you controlling giant mechs of destruction.The game offers a few different types of mechs ranging in different sizes and classes, and the collection of giant ro... more
You saw League of Legends' Quinn and Valor in action recently, but now, you can let Riot Games walk you through them completely with their new Champion Spotlight. Based on the footage, Quinn and Valor look really fun to play... more
I've just "played" Auti-Sim, and I feel awful. The short interactive experience, brought to my attention by the fine folks at Rock, Paper, Shotgun, has been designed to recreate the effects of auditory hypersensitivity d... more
Remember when Konami said there was "no chance" for a Wii U version of Lords of Shadow 2? Well it appears as if they spoke too soon, as there is now a possibility of it happening. Konami's Dave Cox, speaking exclusively to Ni... more
