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Pimps of gaming EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Take a photo tour of Blizzard's awesome offices 7 Even though Jonathan visited Blizzard HQ twice over the summer and brought back a few photos, Blizzard has always been a rather secretive company. In an industry full of leaks and rumors, Blizzar... Miami's biggest gaming party is tonight! GameNarp.com 29 If you're in South Florida and missed the last one, here's your chance to redeem yourself! Destructoid and friends are hosting our next gaming event TONIGHT at Florida International University So... Rumortoid: Nolan Bushnell to keynote ScrewAttack Gaming Conference 10 You'd never believe what happened to me today: I was out jogging with pineapples (as I usually start my week) when I slammed head-first into a six foot bird. He began spewing all kinds of nonsens... Can you dig it? 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand won't be axed after all 21 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is one of those games that you buy not because it's going to be "good," but because it will provide plenty of laughs after you have downed a few drinks. Don't... EXCLUSIVE! The lost Metal Gear 2 codec 87 Did that just really happen? Destructoid's Dale North recently interviewed the voice of Solid Snake, David Hayter, and picked up something unique that I know our weekend Dtoiders will enjoy. Chec... Phil Harrison on the new Atari: No single-player games or big-budget titles 22 Phil Harrison is a bright man, tall as the PS3 is heavy, and full of vision and a knack for hitting the nail on the head when it comes to what gamers really want. Like no more single-player games... Beauty is skin deep: Calling out the graphics pimps 108 There is a term among the gamer community the describes a certain subsect of gamers interested only in how impressive a game looks -- "graphics whores." These are people who get excited... New York Times maps the geek universe around Gary Gygax 37 Here's some chicken soup for the geek in you: the New York Times has mapped out a matrix of all of the things that may have directly benefited for the geekery that was Dungeons and Dragons. It m... PopCap founder: we can destroy the depth of console games 29 To most people, they are the often played but little known name stashed away in their favorites folder for when the boss isn't around, but PopCap games doesn't like to think of themselves that wa... Destructoid interview: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw 83 He is one of videogame media's most recognized voices, a quick-witted, fast talking Englishman with a bitter world view and a need to be pleased. He was named one of Destructoid's icons of 2007, ... Ceramic white PS3 may be coming to the US 44 If you have bitterness about Japan's neverending array of colored consoles and portables, this bit will hopefully help to erase some of that simmering hatred. Per filings at the Federal Communica... Someone stuck an NES into a shoe ... that's about it, really 26 Sneakers and the NES, together at last! It was once such a fruitless struggle -- I'd spend hours, sometimes days of my childhood cramming NES cartridges into my Thomas the Tank Engine boots, desp... Destructoid reader has a license plate more epic than yours 44 The Burling recently posted this community blog about a Destructoid community member's awesome new license plate. Who is this user? Why, it's none other than tazartheyoot! He's got this bad boy f... RetroforceGO!: Episode 14: Everything's coming up Metroid 51 Another week, another podcast, and another chance to hem and haw about games from a cranky old gamers point of view. Yes folks, it's time for another RetroforceGO! This week, the Core Four reunit... Balrog finally gets the tribute he deserves 44 Aaah, Balrog, you never get your dues, do you? Recognized only for having your name swapped with M. Bison, you will remain one of the least cared about Street Fighter characters ever. But fret no... The King of Kong review: Go see it, like, yesterday 16 Our beloved Tiff was kind enough to post the trailer for The King of Kong for us last month, and I've been patiently waiting ever since to see the full film in the theatre. What I was expecting w... Make your own NES controller iPod remote 25 Look I drink...but I also love cool tech gadgets. Awhile back Aaron brought you coverage of a NES/iPod mod and I think I  have found you another one. As soon as I caught this, I knew th... Stupid Sunday rumor: Phil Harrison dating Jade Raymond 27 So, with the fun of E3 now over and even the UK staff recovering from hard journalistic work, it's time to get our noses back to the grindstone and, very much like cleaners dealing with the ... Guitar Heroes Never Die! 15 Look I drink...And if anyone can make me laugh at Guitar Hero, it has to be the guys at mailordercomedy. I could write more, but it would be pointless. Like the time I tried to marry a piece of B... Podtoid 24: International Edition! 14 This week's Podtoid took on a bit of worldly flavor with the addition of Cheapy D (coming at ya' from the dank, post-apocalyptic streets of Neo-Tokyo Japan), and a sleep-addled cameo fro... Australia loves Vegemite sandwiches and Xbox 360s 19 In news that is guaranteed to bring a smile to the battle-hardened face of Bill Gates once again, Xbox 360 software sales have set a new record for the world's smallest continent you may have... Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii speed run: Done in 44.5 hours faster than you 23 While some many complain that new games are too long and involved, a small elite group of gamers are burning hundreds of hours ... to ironically figure out how to beat them in one sitting. The ma... Podtoid 23: The MP3 release party! 39 It's up!I would like to thank my co-conspirators: Aaron Linde and Ron "Cease and Desist" Workman, as well as our guests, Nick Chester, Aktrez and Virtualgirl.As usual, you can hit u... Podtoid 23: Kerouac couldn't make it ... [UPDATED! AGAIN!] 62 A new week, a new reason for Nex to rack his brain coming up with pertinent reasons to post pictures of dead proto-hippies!Podtoid 23 is being recorded tomorrow, and it wouldn't be a Podtoid ... Yo, check it, some fly new GTA IV screenshots, for reals … word … 45 Yes, I know, I'm gangsta'. Don't be intimidated.A slew of new images from little-known indie game Grand Theft Auto IV were just released and, I have to say, I am very impressed (check... Sony Gamers Day 2007: Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 12 Sadly, especially for me, I wasn't able to get any hands-on time with Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. But, I did ask around to find out impressions others had of the game an... Another professional gaming channel set to launch ... but in the UK 20 While pro gaming is certainly huge in the likes of Asia and across Europe, it really hasn't caught on quite yet in the States. We have our own e-sports channel on DIRECTV, but who in the hell... Epileptic Gaming goes epic this week: Start off today right with a bit of Summa 13 Our pals over at Epileptic Gaming have got quite the week planned for gamers who like a show that "gets it." I'll be kicking off the stellar week with them today as I drop by to do... Miyamoto nominated for TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People 28 Every year, TIME magazine compiles a list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World." Out of the 204 nominations this year, readers can vote on who they want to be in the final 1... Happy birthday to G4 TV's Zach Selwyn 13 Look, I drink......and from time to time I have the luck of meeting some great people in the industry. Aside from my chance meeting with Jesus at a bar in Denver, Zach Selwyn is one of the&n... 300 advance tickets to E for All -- limited supply, available ... RIGHT NOW! 22 As promised, Destructoid locked in 300 advance VIP tickets for our readers and are available starting today until they sell out. Here's the link with my super secret code (dtoid):http://tix.... Serkis goes insane for Heavenly Sword 13   Pro tip: Don't mess with Andy Serkis. He's plotting to rid the kingdom of the weak, old, sick, perverts, fanatics, self-professing messiahs, spineless freaks, terrorists, dege... Activision sends Piano Hero fella cease and decist; denies plans of Lawyer Hero 29 APRIL 5th, LOS GATICOS MUY MUY MALOS, CALIFORNIA -- Activision has apparently sent a sternly-worded cease-and-decist letter to the unsuspecting maker of Piano Hero. The game is supposed to be a ... The story so far: Prince of Persia 30 Welcome to the first “Story So Far” ever. This series will help you catch up to speed on game sequels and the storylines that preceded them. Today sees the release of Prince of ... UNO is the first Xbox Live Arcade game to be downloaded one million times 13 According to Albert Penello, marketing director for Xbox, UNO, a card game deemed “the devil’s work” by my loving grandmother, is the first XBLA game to go platinum.Most people ... Podtoid 20: Jägermeister & video games 47 [ Update: You can now stream it from Podtoid.com -Niero ] This one's a fatty, weighing in at an hour and a half, but it's a good ride with guests like the lovely Jessica Chobot and Cheap... South Korean StarCraft championships video leaves me ... well, speechless 42 Oh the pageantry of two nerds sitting at a computer surrounded by adoring crowds, bright lights and the pressure of being the best ... simply the best. Color me weird, but I always found the wa... Pac-Man legend: There is only one A.S.S. 20 Take this documentary of one of the world's most legendary Pac-Man players, Alexander Seymor Smith (best initials ever) as a cautionary tale: Let the world know that there is only one A.S.S. ... SXSW 07: Killer swag contest 68 It's fairly standard: You go to a convention, you get a ton of swag. One of the most pimped-out swag items we've seen so far, though, is this hotness from Killer -- they make high-end ne... GDC 2007: Last night's pre-party at the W Hotel, Ron loves CliffyB edition 31 These guys know how to party: last night we spent some quality time with a ton of industry folks at the W Hotel -- en evening of screaming, sharing stories, and testing the body's physical al... GDC 2007: Stay at the W Hotel, score a job with Sony 44 The initial crew of Destructoid has landed in San Francisco as we prepare to demolish the Game Developer's Conference with our mighty foot. As Nex, Colette and I checked into our hotel (t... Ode to the Extra Life 20 Oh, extra life, how we adore thee. You're always there to pick us back up when we have fallen. You're always there to heal our every wound up good as new. You are a stalwart companion and... Nintendo completes phase one of world takeover plot 24 Nintendo stated that their plan with the name "Wii" was an effort to make a console that could appeal to everyone universally. While I wasn't so crazy about the name itself (or the ... The manliest men of Final Fantasy: Part five 25 Well, its been a long run for us, kids but we're finally at the end. I wanna thank the fans for sticking with me through parts one through five and I hope it was worth the journey for us all.... The manliest men of Final Fantasy: Part four 17 Yea! It's time again for more manly men from Final Fantasy games. *audience applause*Now sit back and relax as we present to you the next three contestants in our list of manly men. All are v... The manliest men of Final Fantasy: Part three 18 I thought at first it would be hard to make a new silly picture each day to go with my posts, but Final Fantasy XII screen shots are pretty easy to make fun of, which is just wrong I think. Or at... Gears of War officially coming to the PC 28 In the spirit of he whom doth unpack mountains of expensive UPS boxes I bring you another installment of Captain Obvious, or Capitan No Jodas for you spanish kids.  Confirming what our lit... Handful of ex-Clover staff form Seeds, Inc 16 Okay, so it's not quite as grand a gesture as, say, Capcom showering the former employees of the now-defunct Clover Studio with cash and concubines and granting them carte blanche to create w... The manliest men of Final Fantasy: Part two 20 I hope Lady Ashe checked that her husband to be was actually a man first, because that is one girlie looking guy. Yesterday I posted the first of 3 examples of manly man from Final Fantasy g... The manliest men of Final Fantasy: Part one 40 I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XII for the last few days and I’ve come to the realization that SquareEnix needs to be reminded what a real man looks like. Every male character in t... Broken Pixels 6: Spice Girls and Arnold 16 I've professed my love before of Broken Pixels, so Jesus Christ on a cracker was I happy to see a brand new one today. They don't come out often enough, so when they do, it's like m... Good joke: ex-ESA says don't cut and run 18 Next-Gen is running a feature on the ex-ESA president's speech at D.I.C.E. that criticized publishers to stick up for their games, litigate to the bitter end for them, and take more respons... Coolest characters in gaming ... word 36 Ever questioned who was cool and who wasn't in gaming? For instance: Kratos = cool; Tingle = not cool. Our good friends over at ScrewAttack put together their own little list of cool. Ag... Mario talks to The Sun about The Galaxy 13 Charles Martinet has made a life-long career out of screaming things like "Mama Mia" and watching it come out of a fat little plumber's mouth. Do you envy this man's job? I did ... Podtoid 16: The travelgate edition 59 We're a little jet lagged, so excuse us for our tardiness on the weekly Podtoid front. Tonight we record episode 16, which is sure to go down in history as the one piece of art that changed ... Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? On PBS 43 If you were a cable deprived child like me, you were forced to watch the few channels you could dial in on the antenna. You remember playing with the antenna, don't you? It was like being a c... Sony's Phil Harrison do deliver GDC keynote ... will try not to copy Gates 34 The Game Developer's Conference announced today that Sony Computer Entertainment's Phil Harrison will be delivering the opening keynote on March 7 at this year's GDC in San Francisco... Microsoft hand picking Halo 3 beta testers tonight, sending howdy ho's 47 Our community manager just received a spiffy email from the big M confirming his place in the Beta, (although keys and the game are not in his hands yet).  In other words, we hate Ron. In fa... Dtoid readers get their Nerdcore on 75 A couple of weeks ago I asked the brave men of Destructoid to send me their sexiest Nerdcore pictures and they responded. My e-mail inbox has been full of the hottest gamer bodies just dying t... A modest proposal to the Warcraft ladies 31 Are you a single, lonely gamer girl looking for someone to spend some time with ... in Burning Crusade? Meet Awesimo. I found this guy on Craiglist and he has everything a woman could possibly w... « 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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