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I apologize for the hiatus we had with the last couple months. The switch to New Destructoid and subsequent switch back caused some issues with blog promotion, but it's all been sorted, and every...
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Epic Mickey for the Wii hits store shelves today and I couldn’t be more excited! Sure, reviews have been mixed, but as a huge, gigantic, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Disney fan, the i...
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We did a live stream of Bit.Trip FATE and Bit.Trip RUNNER last night. As is customary, we ended up getting too into it and the planned 3 hour show turned into a +8 hour marathon. Good times indee...
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Seriously, nobody cares how good you are at videogames. You are still an incredible dick no matter what. That's the basic jist of this week's episode.
Anyway, hope you enjoy it. I had a lo...
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For me, there is something very special about playing videogames over the Thanksgiving holiday. The combination of the cold, crisp air outside and the few extra days of relaxation are the perfect...
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Last weekend, Hamza and I went to Las Vegas. Then, the next day, we wound up in Phoenix, Arizona. The reason? Because videogames. More specifically, Activision wanted us to take a look at NASCAR...
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I've been working on making a "best of" video of our live stream chat with with Massimo Guarini (Naruto: Rise of the Ninja, Shadows of the Damned) and Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill series, Shadows ...
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["This thing that I do", a new feature on Destructoid, is where I interview people who work in the industry or people who have achieved something worth taking note of to give us a little insigh...
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You would think Donkey Kong would be on top of the world.
He is one of the most iconic videogame characters ever created, his love of banana coins is known the world over, and his new game, the m...
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While Ben Perlee was busy writing words about Darkspore, I've been hustling up this video for you. Oh Ben, you and your written word. So old fashioned.
I didn't get into Darkspore with the same ...
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I'd never heard of MicroBot before last night, but from what I'm hearing, it could be pretty rad. It's another game in this new genre of "bio-shmups"; shoot 'em ups that task you to kill amoebas...
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[Editor's Note: Despite how hard cameraman and tech guy Roy Malcomber tried, we had several technology fails. Apologies for the sound quality and the delay in posting.]
A lot of videogame charit...
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[Editor's Note: Despite how hard cameraman and tech guy Roy Malcomber tried, we had several technology fails. Apologies for the sound quality and the delay in posting.]
We see a lot of futuristi...
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[Editor's Note: Despite how hard cameraman and tech guy Roy Malcomber tried, we had several technology fails. Apologies for the sound quality and the delay in posting.]
While I have always owned...
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Monday evening was a special night for me for many reasons. I finally got Ben PerLee to agree to touch my breasts, but more importantly Deep Silver hosted an event here in San Francisco for thei...
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In today's episode of Destructoid, we recap the mortifying events of the Super Meat Boy charity live stream, show off a Call of Duty: Black Ops Kobe and Kimmel commercial, cringe at some leaked ...
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[Introducing "This thing that I do", a new piece on Destructoid where I interview people who work in the industry or people who have achieved something worth taking note of to give us a little in...
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Last week was insane, especially yesterday. The Destructoid (the show) was pretty nuts as well. We started giving away a bunch of rare Super Meat Boy, Super Mario, and Bit.Trip stuff, we reviewed...
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Every review I have read of recent indie platformer Super Meat Boy has had one thing in common: almost all of them -- including our own! -- have mentioned how brutal the game is on the reviewers&...
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This past weekend, the very kind people of Destructoid LA hosted Ronathon, a fundraising event to help Dtoid community member lv99ron raise money to pay a ludicrous medical bill. Event organizer...
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In the third chapter of our exclusive look at Comic Jumper, Director Josh Bear and CEO Michael Wilford take Max and me through the Improbable Paper Pals! comics section of the game. Captain Smil...
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Here's the second part of the awesome Comic Jumper playdate we had with Director Josh Bear and and CEO Michael Wilford from Twisted Pixel. In the last video, you got a look at Captain Smiley in ...
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No Apparent Reason Parties, NARPs for short, are a long standing tradition here at Destructoid. NARPs are parties hosted by Dtoiders for Dtoiders and everyone is welcome to attend a party. It's...
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Director Josh Bear and and CEO Michael Wilford from Twisted Pixel got themselves up to Dtoid HQ last week and brought a copy of Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley with them. We playe...
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God of War gave me hack and slash fever. I guess I could have caught worse things from Kratos, that dirty sailor. Anyway, I sought to cure it by heading over to eBay and grabbing a Japanese deve...
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It's a new month, a new Musing, and a new lame attempt by me to somehow make this month's Musing topic thematically fit in with October.
Technically, Autumn began back towards the end of Septembe...
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[Character Studies is a series about videogame characters talking about videogames. It used to be called Sundays with Sagat, but then we had to fire Sagat because he was unprofessional towards a...
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Dynasty Warriors is ten years old today! Tecmo Koei is celebrating the tenth anniversary of a game that has single-handedly sold systems in Japan, and single-handedly done very little everywhere ...
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[It's been a while since I've done a Monthly Musing, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to gush about my favorite face-melters from the chiptune days! -- Tony]
I love chiptunes, and not just b...
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Activision held a press event last week to give all us gaming types the chance to fiddle around with their upcoming DJ Hero 2. While there, we ran into DJ Blakey, who was one of the DJs responsi...
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I had originally intended to finish posting Destructoid LIVE last Thursday, but AT&T decided I didn't need Internet. Now I'm back, and I come bearing gifts -- the whole damn show. If you've a...
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We've seen decades of RPGs, shooters, and action adventure games dominating the sales market. It's rare that a genre emerges as a force to be reckoned with, and when that does happen (cough music...
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This past weekend, Ben, Tara, and I took a little Destructoid field trip to the 2010 J-Pop Summit Festival in Japantown, San Francisco. We got a chance to check out SEGA's latest offerings of&n...;
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[Character Studies is a series about videogame characteres talking about videogames. It used to be called Sundays with Sagat, but then we had to fire Sagat because he was unprofessional towards ...
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In this fourth installment of Destructoid LIVE, Chad gets topless and a very special guest hijacks the panel in order to give out some free stuff and lead our exclusive reveal of Bit.Trip FATE, ...
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In this third installment of Destructoid LIVE, filmed at Pax Prime 2010, we kick off with the famous 3DS "exclusive" video demonstration, then transition into the "cereal business" part of the s...
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Here's the second half of our look at the cosplayers and crossplayers of TGS, as edited by the lovely and talented Dale North.
I forgot how crowded this whole scene was. All the cosplayers were ...
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In this installment of Destructoid LIVE, Niero Gonzalez, Jonathan Holmes, Chad Concelmo and Jim Sterling each talk about their favorite moment as writers for the best independent gaming blog in ...
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[Watch Part 0: The welcome movie first!]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Destructoid LIVE! Filmed in front of a wild and stupendously loud audience at PAX Prime 2010, this panel extravaganza co...
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Here's the first in a two part TGS cosplay spectacular, edited by Mr. Dale North. Thanks again, Dale. These videos were brutal to cut together. I think there were over 200 clips in all, hence th...
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I can easily say that PAX Prime 2010 was Destructoid's best PAX yet. There were more games, events and more importantly, more community this year than ever before. Dtoiders from all over the US, ...
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This week's Jimquisition is all about superhero games and how they often make you feel anything but super. The games I pick on are Crysis, inFAMOUS, Prototype and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed....
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So, I scored 12 minutes of Mega Man Universe footage. Like with the Dream Club Zero footage, it was shot from my shirt pocket, so I apologize if things go out of frame from time to time. I reall...
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Last Saturday night, a small squadron of Dtoid operatives infiltrated the Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit On Tour event. We got to play around with the game a bit, and just when we were about to int...
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One of the most pleasant surprises of TGS thus far has been Quantum Theory, a new third-person shooter from Koei Tecmo. At first glance, the game may remind you of Gears of War, but scratch the ...
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The first game that I played at TGS was Onechanbara SPECIAL!. We here at Destructoid have a long history with the Onechanbara series. That's probably why I was drawn to it. I found this ...
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[Character Studies is a series about videogame characteres talking about videogames. It used to be called Sundays with Sagat, but then we had to fire Sagat because he was unprofessional towards ...
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So I've been playing a lot of Halo: Reach lately and of course I'm going to blast our surround sound system to fully enjoy the game. Oddly, our neighbors here in San Francisco don't appreciate v...
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[Editor's Note: We're not just a (rad) news site -- we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware that it may not jive with the opinions ...
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Being a European Community Manager, I will always have that soft spot in my heart for the European games industry. Ben, the new Community Manager for Rare, had been one of the first friends I ha...
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After years of disdain, I finally get why people love Goldeneye. It's the perfect "bridge" FPS.
FPSs are normally a love it or hate it affair. People who love the genre love it with a passion ra...
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This. This is a perfect example of why Firefight is rocking now in Halo: Reach. You can tweak everything, from what type of enemies you face to how the physics work in the game. Want to fight no...
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I think the DMR is my new favorite weapon in Halo: Reach. It's a perfect blend of the Battle Rifle from Halo 3 and the sniper rifle. Oh, and yes, I wrecked the other team in this game of SWAT. I...
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Nexius is designed to be an homage to those arena shooters we all know and love, but have seen a decline in over recent years as Halo and Call of Duty have replaced games such as Unreal Tourname...
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Halo: Reach is out on September 14 and unless you've been lucky enough to find retailers selling the game early, the wait is KILLING YOU. It doesn't help that the review embargo was lifted last ...
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Considering how excitable I get around games I am looking forward to, this is actually the first time I had gone hands on with Gears of War 3 and been given a chance to do an interview. Despite ...
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I sure do love rolling and these Roller Girls really know how to party!
Jam City Roller Girls is an upcoming WiiWare game developed by Frozen Codebase. I was able to get some exclusive details a...
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Anyone in attendance at PAX Prime would have noticed a heavy Astro influence not only on the show floor but also within the Destructoid camp. With brilliant design, high quality and a the abilit...
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We see the return of F.E.A.R. with this third installment in the psychological thriller series. I spoke with Jason Frederick, associate producer at Day 1 Studios, and despite this being his thir...
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Despite there being a series of licensed games already on the market, Lord of the Rings: War in the North is the first M rating for the Lord of the Rings series -- a more "true to the books" fee...
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