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You're browsing in compact mode. Expand all stories Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin': Uncharted 2 44 Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin is a Dtoid-created comedy series about videogames and cupcakes. This week's episode may initially seem the stuff of tired conversations and unimaginative theories, but sti... Tim Langdell is a dick, indies respond...from the EDGE 54 Tim Langdell, founder of EDGE Games and former IDGA board member, is evidently not a big believer in freedom of speech -- at least, not in respect to the word "edge."  After managing to remo... Rev Rant: Modern Warfare 2 163 Every week, sort of, features editor (Reverend) Anthony Burch discusses games and gamer culture in his "Rev Rant" video series. This video includes SPOILERS for the Modern Warfare 2 "No Russian"... Podtoid 124: Gun Good 27 First of all: spoilers for Modern Warfare 2 and, at the very, very end, some stuff about Metal Gear Solid 4. Second of all, this week's episode of Podtoid focuses mainly on Modern Warfare 2. Sto... Does sexual orientation have a place in games? 126 [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 it may not jive with the opinions of Dest... Podtoid 124 is tonight, will kick it with DJ Jazzy Jeff 97 Podtoid is Destructoid.com's official podcast. This is the best YouTube video I've seen all year. Tonight, the Podtoid crew will discuss piracy, Modern Warfare 2, BioWare story structure, and ot... HAWPcast: Once Upon a Pixel 21 Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is a surreal comedy series made by Anthony and Ashly Burch. Once Upon a Pixel is a completely different series made by some of the same people. If you hate one, you may l... Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: Penny Arcade Expo 2009 35 Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is Destructoid's surreal comedy series about videogames and gamer culture. It's pretty good. At this year's Penny Arcade Expo, Ash and I had a panel, and that was fun. Du... Attention, everyone buying L4D2: I have dibs on Nick 93 Just in case you haven't tried out the Left 4 Dead 2 demo yet, know this: it's good. After I finished writing a three-page diatribe on how the 24 hour delay for the PC demo incontrovertibly prove... Rev Rant: gaaaaaaaaaaaaay 119 Every week, sort of, features editor (Reverend) Anthony Burch discusses games and gamer culture in his "Rev Rant" video series. Sorry about the lack of a rant last week. Camera was in the shop. ... Podtoid 123: Scary Basement 15 Finally, Podtoid's officially unofficial commentary track for Resident Evil is complete. We hope you like it, because it's the last commentary track you'll be getting for quite some time. As alwa... Why the Left 4 Dead survivors may secretly be infected 91 As the Left 4 Dead 2 demo recently illuminated, some survivors in Valve's zombie-filled world are actually "carriers," people who can transmit the supposed zombie virus but are immune to the infe... HAWPcast: A bunch of stories you can't relate to 16 Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is a surreal comedy series made by Anthony and Ashly Burch. They do a weekly podcast about the show, and everything else that comes to mind. God help the stream-of-consci... Monthly Musings: do the wrong thing 25 Every month, the Destructoid Monthly Musing topic gives community members the ability to have their work posted on the Dtoid front page. Evil. It's ubiquitous. It's poorly-defined. It's sexy. And... Podtoid 123 is tonight, ideally the last movie commentary 80 Podtoid is Destructoid.com's official news and discussion podcast. I decided to type "duck motorcycle" into Google image search and I found that picture. Evidently everyone on the Podtoid cast ha... Review: Osmos 16 Upon reading the title of this post, I assume you will have one of two reactions: 1. What the hell is Osmos what is this crap why are you wasting my 2. Didn't that game come out, like, almost thr... Indie platformer Igneous is like Mirror's Edge, but good 103 Igneous, the remarkably pretty and well-paced student project I highlighted a few months back, is finally complete and can be downloaded for free right here. To summarize: Igneous is a 3D platfor... Steampunk brawler Hammerfight now available on Steam 11 Then again, maybe "brawler" isn't the right word -- Hammerfight is, to briefly summarize, a ship-versus-ship combat game where you swing boulders, hammers, swords, and other melee weapons around ... Buy Lugaru for 75% off, spend the day maiming bunnies 10 Lugaru, the much-beloved indie game which can be most easily and enjoyably described as "a violent kung fu revenge story starring rabbits," will be available for a fourth of its usual a... Podtoid 122: One two two 15 This week's episode is so named because I screwed up the episode number in our intro. Seems to happen with alarming regularity, these days.This week, the regular cast minus Sterling discussed Bor... Fourth Tales of Monkey Island episode hits this Friday 6 The fourth and second-to-last episode of Telltale's Tales of Monkey Island series, intriguingly entitled "The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood," comes out this Friday.Accordin... Podtoid 122 records tonight, is uncertain 100 I have no idea what we (as in, the case of Podtoid™, Destructoid.com's official news and commentary podcast) will be talking about. No damned idea. Maybe we'll discuss Borderlands. Maybe we... The HAWPcast: Tarantino and Zombies 15 Yeah, it's called the HAWPcast now. "Hey Ash, Whatcha Podcastin'" is so three-to-six weeks ago.In this episode, Ash and I talk about nonlinear plot and characterization in videogames (t... Modern Warfare 2 level about (SPOILER) confirmed 221 SPOILERS, first of all.Secondly: what you see above may be a leaked gameplay video from Modern Warfare 2. We're currently awaiting comment from both Infinity Ward's PR guys and the community mana... dTunes Editor's Week: Anthony Burch 37 [dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furth... CONFIRMED: LL Cool J is playable in Super Meat Boy 29 I may not post much news on the Destructoid front page, but I do, occasionally, have my moments. I've been known to investigate things. I once reported something. Every so often, when the sun is ... Review: Eufloria 26 Eufloria -- formerly known as Dyson -- has been on my radar for a while now. Firstly, one of its creators also made Cottage of Doom. This, in itself, is sufficient reason for excitement.Secondly,... Check out Small Worlds, a TRUE exploration game 44 A week ago, I complained that too many so-called "exploration" games were actually about collecting doodads and less about the joy of progressively uncovering and understanding more of ... Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin': Scene It? 47 My favorite user comment on this week's episode of Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is as follows:HaroAndTorii: the dad looks like he is racist I couldn't write something that good if I tried. And I... Podtoid 121: Double Down Dragon 27 No Linde and no Samit for this episode, but we do have Topher, Jim, Brad, and Conrad. You will please to be enjoying it anyway.Listen to the podcast here, as per usual.This week, the Podtoid crew... Podtoid 121 will have no Samit, or zombies 75 Podtoid is Destructoid.com's official weekly podcast, full of gaming news and opinions on gaming news. And also dirty language.I'm convinced we're never gonna get a full cast for Resident Evil-to... Hey Ash, Whatcha Podcastin': Twilight and cosplay 31 I'll be the first to admit that a lot of the stuff Ash and I discuss in this episode will seem kind of outdated to most of you. Twilight fans ruining Comic Con, Adella, the sexy Link twins -- if ... Hey Ash Whatcha Playin Season One DVD now available! 51 Woot.If you enjoy "Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin" but are tired of waiting for new episodes or listening to our podcast, then mayhaps this finely crafted DVD will do something for you. Featur... Review: Machinarium 64 Machinarium may be the best adventure game I've ever played. I don't know if I outright prefer it over the motion-controlled glory that is Zack and Wiki, or the wacky time-travel-laffs of Chariot... Hell is Other People will make you loathe humanity 15 If you're not familiar with the concept of asynchronously multiplayer games, then there are two games you would do well to try out: Tetris Friends, and George Buckenham's Hell is Other People. Wh... Interview: Tom Sennett & Matt Thorson, creators of RunMan 14 ...": Race Around the World," the headline would say, if Elephant's character limit weren't so painfully brief.Of course, I don't have to tell you that. You've already played RunMan: RA... Rev Rant: exploration 74 Every week, Destructoid editor (Reverend) Anthony Burch discusses some aspect of gamer culture or game design that interests him.This week's rant may seem like an extension of last week's two-par... Podtoid 120: You just suck at games 45 This week's Podtoid is about Demon's Souls, a really long games of the week segment, and Double Down Browntown. I'd make that a link to Phallus Knife Fight's picture, but...you're better off find... Could user-created RunMan: RATW levels be on the horizon? 6 We've already discussed the greatness of RunMan: Race Around the World in some detail. But now that you've played it, beaten it, donated money and unlocked all the characters, what's left to do? ... Sorry, no enhanced version of new RunMan game coming 12 Upon completing Tom Sennett and Matt Thorson's RunMan: Race Around the World, I had only one thought -- namely, that the two creators oughtta be drowning in money for making such a damned good pl... Podtoid is putting off Resident Eviltoid again 110 Podtoid, Destructoid.com's official news and discussion podcast, essentially ignores the whole "news and discussion" part and records MST3k-esque commentaries to bad videogame movies. J... Hey Ash, Whatcha Podcastin': Raimi & Evie 45 If you're not familiar with the moderately popular web series "Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'," we're not really surprised. Still you may enjoy it -- and if you do, you may also enjoy the off... Review: JUMP! 73 I'll be as forthcoming as I can: I didn't finish, nor will I probably ever finish JUMP!, the first of several XBL Indie Game from Arkedo (the guys behind Big Bang Mini, if you're keeping track) p... Why comparing Metroid Prime to Citizen Kane is ludicrous 163 If you're the kind of person who just looked at the title of this article and said to yourself, "Wait -- that sort of thing has to be proven?", then watch this. Your short-term question... Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: Season Two begins! 54 Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is a surreal web series about videogames and cupcakes. You might like it, you might not. Our midseason break is finally over, and I'm pleased to announce that the second ... Rev Rant: what 291 Every week, features editor Anthony Burch rants to a camera about some aspect of game design or gamer culture. He'll change the name of the series to "Ant Rants" when he grows the balls... Tale of Tales' Fatale puts a price on ambiguity: it's $7 16 I do not like Tale of Tales' work, but they so fervently attempt to push against the grain of conventional game design (at least in part by not making actual games) that I feel compelled to buy e... Podtoid 119 is tonight, not necessarily about zombies 92 Yeah, Resident Evil-toid is overdue, but I don't really like springing these movie commentary episodes on you without giving you at least a week's notice on the podcast itself. We'll hang out wit... Hey Ash, Whatcha Podcastin': a few decent stories 30 If you're not familiar with the moderately popular web series "Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'," we're not really surprised. Still you may enjoy it -- and if you do, you may also enjoy the off... Indie game 'Dyson' is now 'Eufloria,' still looks neat 6 If you haven't yet played Dyson, then you can play the free, original version here. I'm told it's very good, though I can't speak personally because -- despite how simple it looks -- I couldn't f... Indie shmup Bullet Candy Perfect on sale for as low as $1 8 Ah, the old "pay as much as you think it's worth" business model. In theory, a giant middle-finger to the greedy corporations who feel justified charging exorbitant amounts of money in ... Review: Gridrunner Revolution 11 Jeff Minter's Gridrunner Revolution is a good game, and I say that as someone who absolutely hated Space Giraffe. I have no time to play the coy, "these are the opening paragraphs so I don't... RunMan: Race Around the World is a really good game 28 If you never played RunMan's Monster Fracas, that's fine. You missed out on a great little platformer, but it's really not that big a deal. Regardless of whether or not you played RMF, my opinion... Canabalt now available on iPhone, I still suck at it 20 Remember Canabalt? The surprisingly addictive, surprisingly pretty one-button platformer that we raved about nearly a month ago? Well, you can now buy a copy of the game for your iPhone or iPod t... Monthly Musings: nothing is sacred 28 Every month, the Destructoid Monthly Musing topic gives community members the ability to have their work posted on the Dtoid front page.Another month, another opportunity for you -- yes, you -- t... Rev Rant: grinding 149 Every week, features editor Anthony Burch bitches to a camera for a few minutes and calls it a "Rev Rant" even though he's sort of trying to get rid of the "Reverend" moniker... Strange Adventures in Infinite Space is finally free! 16 Download this, right now. Strange Adventures in Infinite Space used to be the most surprisingly expensive indie game on the PC market -- $20, despite being almost a decade old -- but now it's fre... Left 4 Dead's survivors evidently visit 4chan a lot 62 You should admire "Crash Course," the new versus-focused bit of Left 4 Dead DLC, for several reasons. A few of those are obvious -- it's free, it's well-paced, etcetera -- but I was awf... Indie game Immortal Defense is awesome, on sale for $3 20 If you haven't already played Immortal Defense -- known around the Burch household as "the single best tower defense game ever made next to Plants vs Zombies" -- you're in luck. In cele... Hey Ash, Whatcha Podcastin: One Fatty, One Choice 65 All new episode of the official podcast from the creators of Hey Ash Whatcha Playin, all new audio issues. You can actually hear what Ash says this time around, but I'm too damn loud much of the ... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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