games  anime  |  toys Destructoid is gaming news, community, videos, and sometimes love. Take the tour or jump in with Facebook:

Gaming Pimps EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Season 2 of The Jace Hall Show gets up in your grill 5 I'm a fan of The Jace Hall Show, and I'm not just saying that because Hall is twice my size and could splatter my head like a watermelon with his gigantic hands. The online gaming show is genuine... The nine levels of 'Cosplay Hell' will burn your eyes 42 I actually have a lot of respect for cosplayers. The dedication it takes to fashion an outfit based on your favorite videogame, comic book, or American Idol contestant is astounding. Truly, we've... The Little Convention That Could: A look back at TooManyGames 6 31 For those of you out there who might be scratching their heads, wondering, "TooManyGames? Whazzat?!", let me be the one to tell you that you should remember that name well — for i... US Games industry salary averaged $73,600 in 2007 21 Games industry bloggers? Not so much (no offense, boss). The $73,600 American industry average is only up a few hundred dollars from the 2006 average, according to Game Developer magazine's seven... Uwe Boll graces G4 studios, reminds us why we need him to continue on 50 Following up his no holds barred rant on the Internet, the man who has somehow managed to do the seemingly impossible (get even less respect than Rodney Dangerfield), gives Kevin Pereira the do... Trent Reznor likes it when you cry: The Perfect Drug on expert 52 Yesterday met with three Nine Inch Nails tracks being added to the vast roster of downloadable content for Rock Band, and in the days leading up to the songs' availability Rock Band aficionados a... GDC 08: Peter Molyneux, private meeting edition 35 At GDC, we often get the chance to attend private meetings with developers to talk about their upcoming releases. This gives us a chance to hear about all the game related information on a profe... Bead-based consoles, no batteries required 14 I've been fortunate enough to find a group of bead sprite fanatics like me in a little place called The Bead-Sprites Forum, and this group has one member whose pieces are making him stand out fro... Mikami, Kojima, Suda drop science (now is not the time for jokes) 8 (Editor's Note: The above clip comes courtesy of 1up, and portrays a roundtable discussion between Hideo Kojima, Shinji Mikami and Goichi Suda at the recent Snake Vs Zombie Event in Tokyo. F... Jhidekim's top notch E3 coverage 62 The Dtoid crew has a new Barbara Walters on board and Jhidekim is his name. Bringing you only the highest quality coverage from the Santa Monica Pier, this is his version of what Spyro and Crash... Ikaruga's final stage, double-fisted 37 Disclaimer: The above video contains scenes of ridiculous awesome, and things that will make you question the value of your own life. Keep in mind that the gentleman you are about to see is alm... Podtoid 24: As long as we got each other edition! 52 Once again, we come to the time of the week when the sun is shining, young men's fancies are turning into thoughts of love, and birds are alighting from their perches in order to have sex wit... On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness trailer; Lovecraft is the new Heinlein 15 Gabe and Tycho, the boys behind Penny Arcade, PAX and the annual charitygasm that is Child's Play, decided one day that they wanted to make a game. Unlike you, however, they apparently had... Rob "Sheir" Martinez stars in The Forgettables 31 If you're a fan of Sheir -- and if you're not, you should be -- you'll be interested to know he and his friends have started an episodic, gaming-related comedy show. The pilot can be ... Zach Selwyn busts a Destructoid freestyle 20 In case you didn't know, Zach Selwyn is the man. Not only was he kind enough to stop by our buddies over at Epileptic Gaming and hang out last week, but he also performed some freestyle so... DIY Mario clock; 4D meets 2D (and the resulting explosion destroys reality ...) 5 (Editor's Note: I realize Colette usually handles these arts n' crafts type posts, but she's spending the week on the Champs-Élysées educating French orphans on the dang... Whore out Mario and this is what you get 34 Mario has had a rough 20 years or so. The man gets used and abused at just about every turn. It should come as no surprise that the guy needs to resort to alternative forms of relief to ease th... Pro gaming circuit announces a $5 million annual player payroll 24 Pro gaming is the future of sports. We're starting to see little hints at it now, but believe me, this genre will be huge -- just ask Asia and Europe. The latest step in this growing field is... Happy Birthday G4! We don't know how to use a calendar ... 22 Today Yesterday Half an hour ago was G4's fifth birthday. The staff of Destructoid would like to wish the entire network a happy birthday, but unfortunately, they were in talks to merge wit... Citizens, unite: vote Mike Haggar in 2008 37 As you’ve no doubt been following the prospective 2008 U.S. presidential nominees, you must be asking yourself several questions: Who should I vote for? Which candidate does Destructoid ... Stringer says PS3 Euro launch was dandy 15 Despite the talk of massive layoffs, Sony and Howard Stringer seem to be pleased to death about the launch of the PlayStation 3 in Europe. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt, right Howie? Fro... Gamers, these are the people who you should base your lives around 28 In light of all the bad press video games have been receiving lately, it felt like the perfect time to bring to the attention of the media all the names in the gaming industry that have been us... Luke Smith clears schedule to play Halo 3 beta, leaving Ziff Davis 20 In the most shocking cliffhanger ending since NBC's Heroes hiatus, the latest episode of The 1up Show ended with news editor, Luke Smith, announcing that he will be leaving Ziff Davis. His la... A new kind of Virgin comes to gaming 19 Virgins and video games, it's sort of like peanut butter and jelly, really. So, it should come as no shock that the actual company Virgin wants to somehow get more involved with the gaming in... The top 20 video game properties 57 If you're like me, then at one point in your life you got suckered into a free subscription of Game Informer by way of GameStop or EB -- whichever does that stupid thing. Anyway, usually I ju... Destructoid = devotion 24 Our community is the best damn Internet gaming community on the entire Web. Don't believe me ... still? Take a look at what one of our most hardcore members, tehuberone, did to the back of so... Lil Jon on Def Jam ICON; the A-T-L represents, apparently ... 14 Ryan Stevens, one of our favorite tippers, and the whitest guy since Kip Winger, took time out from his busy schedule of listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and ironically commenting on knee-high leg ... Reason #434 to move to Oz: Aussie game journos offered sex for bonzer reviews 15 Oh, how I love the Land Down Under! The country itself is populated almost entirely by deadly, poisonous animals and pretty blonde girls, and apparently game journalists are the equivalent of Bon... Thank you Yanier Niero Gonzalez 88 On top of it being Destructoid's one year anniversary today, it also happens to be the boss mans birthday today. We at Destructoid all agree that we are truly lucky and fortunate to be wor... Tycho and Gabe make digital debut in Penny Arcade Adventures 27 And, lo, the first episode of Penny Arcade's game, "On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness," is upon us, and I saw that it was good.Penny Arcade Adventures looks like a cartoony f... Mushroom Men teaser: strangest game you'll see all day 20 Indie publisher, Gamecock, is on a mission to bring us games that feel hip and stylish instead of the latest fragfest or movie spin-off. One such title, Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars, fits nicely... The greatest Mega64 skit ever 36 The latest from Mega64 is really short because some jerk at the end ruined their skit. Still though, you should definitely check it out ... One thing is for sure, GameJew wasn't the only o... Leo Laporte: WoW addict? 14 Scott Johnson over at My Extra Life.com reported today that Leo Laporte of TechTV fame has joined his World of Warcraft guild. Now I know you're thinking who the heck cares about Leo and h... Epileptic Gaming episode 108: How I crushed Kam-Ra in Fight Night 12 Tonight, our brothers from another mother, Epileptic Gaming, broadcast another live show for all you video game junkies. Why do we mention this each week? Because we love and support what people ... Web mag Play.d profiles my favorite game journalist: Luke Smith 22 There are a handful of gaming journalists I actually respect in the industry and the one at the top of that list is 1UP's Luke Smith. Believe it or not, but I come from a hard-core journalist... Pilot trailer for up and coming TV comedy about gamers 40 Gamers isn't another one of those lame video game shows that try way too hard to pull off unnecessary punchlines. Instead, it focuses on over the top video game players and the geek lifestyl... Juggling guy rules Dance Dance Revolution 17 I can't say much on Dance Dance Revolution other than I can't work it on the dance pad. I suck at DDR which I swear fails me as a female in some rule book somewhere.One guy out there not... Crackdown rocks! We'll tell you why later (Nex is eaten by a swarm of NDAs) 30 This last weekend, Nagiko, Dyson Grigsby and myself were all invited to attend an event in San Francisco where we were able to play a full version of their upcoming Xbox 360 release Crackdown. Y...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! Dive in! meetup+play for a chance to win a PC Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com Reviews & Previews Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles review Left 4 Dead 2 review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review EyePet review more reviews Bad Company 2 beta dishes out meaningful experiences Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks Monster Hunter Tri Hooking onto, under and above Just Cause 2 PS3's 256-player MAG more previews - The Dtoid Army is 50789 strong - Showing Cblogs with 3+ faps   show all Call for entries: do the wrong thing New to Dtoid? Read the survival guide  Originals Jim Sterling: The ultimate PC gamer to-do list Think L4D2 is an expansion? You're a f*cking idiot The Memory Card .76: Brotherly love The Zen of Gaming: What games chill us out Do the wrong thing: Breaking Sasha's promise A spotter's guide to videogame bosses My sexy, nerdy, fertility boosting ReBirth wish list Revisited: the ending of Prince of Persia is broken The Memory Card .75: The blind fighting the blind Game SERIES Debate to the Death! The Legend of Zelda Attention, everyone buying L4D2: I have dibs on Ellis Does sexual orientation have a place in games? The art of Once Upon a Pixel: Katamari Damacy How to respond to a videogame review Ten 'classic' games that did not age well Attention, everyone buying L4D2: I have dibs on Coach The Memory Card .74: Crono's trial Attention, everyone buying L4D2: I have dibs on Nick Why the Left 4 Dead survivors may secretly be infected Why I will support Modern Warfare 2 More Destructoid Originals  Popular now more Think L4D2 is an expansion? You're a f*cking idiot You are so not ready: City Bus Simulator 2010 The wrong thing: Only cream and bastards catch 'em all. The Videogame Show What I've Done: Assassin's Creed 2 Weekend Destructainment: Mohawk grenades! Actual good games are coming to the Wii Virtual Console RESPECT = DESERVED (NSFW) Black Friday: Wal-Mart has a great PS3 bundle More Project Natal at Gamefest 2010 Chugging along with Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks People who suck at TF2, Rejoice! (short but game related) Today's TeeFury shirt wants you to play outside Review: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Learn about UPlay from soothing female voice Gameloft: Devs scaling back game development on Android Black Friday: GameStop deals leaked for your pleasure Are You a First Person Shooter N00b? Crazy enough to work: Left 4 Dead campaigns in L4D2 Man and videogame are wed, face and palm meet again Rumor: New studio working on Call of Duty, also MMO Team Destructoid   tips@destructoid.com Nick Chester Editor-in-Chief Niero Founder, publisher Jim Sterling Reviews Editor Hamza Aziz Community Manager Dale North News Editor Rey Gutierrez Video editor & director Anthony Burch Features Editor Colette Bennett Tom Fronczak Brad Nicholson Ashley Davis Ben Perlee Conrad Zimmerman Chad Concelmo Jonathan Holmes Jonathan Ross Brad Rice Jordan Devore Will Maddock Matthew Razak Dyson Joseph Leray Topher Cantler Samit Sarkar         Dexter Adam Dork Daniel Lingen Hollie Bennett Joe Burling Mikey Stella Wong Josh Tolentino

	get involved register or login post a blog post a forum enter a contest contribute a news tip suggest a feature be a guest editor	support new member's guide login assistance tech support report abuse email our editors read our dev blog nuclear crisis?	keep in touch RSS feed Twitter Facebook Myspace Flickr Game nights Meetup+play online	seriously about Destructoid advertising terms of use privacy policy jobs at MM buy our crap	our network Tomopop Japanator Despingation?
Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming community's need of accountable enthusiast press living the dream since March 16, 2006