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Update: Until we come up with something cool I just removed the word like altogether. There's a little thumb icon in its place. We'll come back to this later, until then I owe you a dark them... more
Update: Until we come up with something cool I just removed the word like altogether. There's a little thumb icon in its place. We'll come back to this later, until then I owe you a dark them... more
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... is now silenced. Apparently the fap button has been replaced by a generic "like" button and previous fap records have all disappeared. I find I rather miss seeing the fap numbers on some of... more
http://youtu.be/JLmF4rYsLIQ Like most guys in the gaming industry I sit at my desk all day, which apparently , so I try to get up every few minutes and do some exercise. We hung a chin-up bar in... more
As a male gamer, there are certain privileges that I have: I can play online without prejudice, I can project onto 90% of the protagonists, and I am constantly marketed to. There are a few pl... more
While it may just be a fan effort, I think Zelda: Clockwork Empire is a mix of interesting ideas and flawed ones as well. Where it gets it right conceptually, it nails it but it also seems to und... more
Destructoid has, like everyone else, fully embraced the Kickstarter craze, and for good reason. The brave, exciting new world of crowd-funding offers a world of opportunities and possibilities un... more
Yup, the next Xbox might not be for you. The rumours of an "always on" internet connected next-generation Xbox aren't particularly new, though recent leaks and the distinct lack of any outrigh... more
After finishing up , I have something to say about the AAA industry: It sucks. (But, of course, ) has been the most talked about game since , with 9's and 10's across the board. Even our most... more
At the very least an always-online / anti-used-game console could be looked at as a great opportunity for gamers to put their foot down and take a stand against bullshit of this nature. Gamers... more
I got to level 157 or so in Defiance during the beta week... so apparently I liked the game. It releases today on my Birthday, April 2nd, and there's a pretty decent chance I'll be getting the... more
I realized it had been a while since I shared my (other) family with you all, so I thought some updated pics were in order! Here's Alice on the day before her 3rd birthday: The wife and I sur... more
April 1st, that special day in which Destructoid falls under the spell of the blood moon and transforms into the Foolish April Beast. It's a day I look forward to every year, not only for what t... more
I think I am becoming a raging atheist now and le men's rights activists. more
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Excuse me while I rant, unedited and not pre-written as I had planned to for months now on the subject. I'm a Christian. Probably not a good one among my peers but it is what it is. This g... more
So this one is going to be pretty short, but I just had to share it with you guys. After working like crazy at PAX East this weekend, getting my hands on every game I could, I came back to an... more
Destructoid ran a story two days ago praising the Kickstarter campaign of Susan Wilson, a mother who was asking for $829 to send her 9 year old daughter "Kenzie" to RPG camp. (Nevermind the next... more
The past couple days have left me in a very not nice place. However, I was sitting in my chair today, lost in my horrible thoughts and my phone buzzed. A fellow dtoider had texted me, inquiring... more
I’ve always been a picture guy. I’m a visual learner almost to a fault (math is hard) and the way I recall memories is by shuffling through pictures in my head until I find the one I am trying t... more
It's been awhile since I've been around. Stuff happened. It wasn't pleasant. It's over now. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I need to deal with something else. After going without gam... more
I've been a gamer since I was a nameless, genderless, adventurer in games like Zork and Myst. I then moved on to the Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dales series of games and I alwa... more
This is a Public Service Announcement: there’s an amazing game on Xbox Live that nobody seems to be aware of. It’s an old-school beat-‘em-up that combines the stunning pixel art of Scott Pilgrim ... more
Hello dtoiders. I thought of you today because of . . I miss him :-( I miss Dexter too. In fact, I miss all the . Random Fact: I last posted exactly two years ago. more
I know that Anita Sarkeesian's "Damsel in Distress" initial video of her examination of Tropes vs Women in Video games is due to drop tomorrow, so I wanted to get some of my thoughts out previo... more