The Killzone franchise has earned itself a place as one of gaming's more turbulent properties. All sorts of self-perpetuating controversies seem to spring up in its wake, often providing a disservice to the games themselves. ...

Kingdom Hearts fans are a long-suffering bunch. After feasting on the highly polished Kingdom Hearts II, they have had to make due with half-hearted gestures intended to tide them over until something significant could be pro...

When Kirby's Epic Yarn was announced, many people thought Nintendo was stringing us along, that the game would be poorly stitched together or otherwise patchy. A 2D platformer with a cute gimmick runs the risk of being threadbare, but it would appear that developer Good Feel has it all sewn up. You might worry that the bad yarn puns are a bit woolly, but I refuse to change my material.

Reviewing a game that you've already played in some other form is usually pretty easy. And to be honest, it's rarely ever quite as good the second time around. These days, with everything being ported and translated, the chan...

More than any other videogame series, Sierra’s classic King’s Quest may be the one I hold most near and dear to my heart. Released during the golden age of adventure games (1984-1994), the seven main entries in th...

What's worse than an escort mission in a videogame? A videogame that is nothing but escort missions.  This is Knights Contract. A game in which your health meter is determined by a meandering, mentally subnormal woman wi...

Pay no attention to the silly kids that jumped around on the stage at Microsoft's E3 press conference. They might have left a bad taste in your mouth. That was definitely the case for me. The on-stage presentation for Kinect ...

If you were a bit put off by how different Kirby's Epic Yarn was from the rest of the series, I think you're going to be happy with Kirby Wii (official title pending). The game takes the classic Kirby formula and adds four-p...

At Nintendo's developer roundtable this evening, Ubisoft announced a new game for Wii U by the name of Killer Freaks From Outer Space, currently scheduled for 2012. I know what you're thinking based on the name, but it actual...

Just about everything has been ported to iOS. The newest game to get the iPhone treatment is SNK's King of Fighters, now called King of Fighters-i.  As you'd expect, this is KoF with touchscreen virtual controls. These c...

When you play a certain videogame series or genre, it is sometimes expected that you will encounter some form of memorable videogame moment. If you are playing a Metal Gear Solid game, for instance, you know one of the boss b...

Finally, that little pink puffy character with the suction power of a Dyson will have his first adventure for the Wii in the style of the old school games. Sure, there was Kirby's Epic Yarn, but Kirby Wii (working title) is all about the consuming and gaining of new powers. I had the chance to to check out a few of the levels the other day and from what I played, Kirby Wii is looking really good.

The above video gives you a glimpse at Kyuuin a Japanese PlayStation 1 game that is getting a release next week on the PlayStation Network. The story seems to involve some kids saving a mythical book-world from evil with the...

Kyuiin sucks. It sucks because it's about a boy that flies on the back of a canister-style vacuum cleaner. Well, I take that back; it's not really about a boy that flies on the back of a canister-style vacuum cleaner. It's ab...

Ikaruga fans might be interested in this rather unashamed clone, Kyotokei. While it has a differing horizontal perspective and a more fantastical aesthetic, the games core mechanics are clearly derived from the Treasure Co. c...

King's Bounty: Legions, like many social networking games, has by and large had little relevant exposure to the "hardcore" gaming community. It should come as no surprise that many of us who have grown up alongside the videog...

What happens when you combine the random puzzling fun of Peggle with the heady delights of child abuse? You get Kickin Mama, a new iOS game from the folks responsible for Swarm. The Swarmites are back, and this time they've b...

It looks like Todd MacFarlane was right: Kindgoms of Amalur: Reckoning is launching next February. The date in North America is February 7, to be exact, with a European release of February 10. The open-world action role-play...

A new Bigpoint browser-based free-to-play MMO called Kultan: The World Beyond has entered open beta today. I'm not much of a F2P MMO (or any MMO) guy after the World of Warcraft closed beta ruined plenty of my exams back in ...

I absolutely adored Kirby's Epic Yarn, but there's something very special about seeing Kirby going back to his classic style in a game that goes back to the series' roots. It also helps that Kirby's Return to Dreamland looks...

Kirby's Epic Yarn was a triumph, but there's no denying that Kirby's true home is on a handheld platform. It's where he debuted and it's where he's had his biggest adventures. Kirby Mass Attack brings Kirby home, both in term...

In promotion of their upcoming Kinectimals release Microsoft will be partnering with the Build-A-Bear Workshop in offering up four collectible teddies. In what can only be called the sneakiest DLC ever, these $...

In promotion of their upcoming Kinectimals release Microsoft will be partnering with the Build-A-Bear Workshop in offering up four collectible teddies. In what can only be called the sneakiest DLC ever, these $...

Feeling the need to get the ball rolling? Well Namco Bandai foresaw this and decided to whip up a portable Katamari for your iPhone. Katamari Amore will be hitting the App Store today and it's more of exactly what you'd expe...

King Arthur: The Roleplaying Wargame was a really fun and interesting hybrid real-time strategy/turn-based strategy/role-playing game. It pulled a lot of good elements from these genres and it felt unique and it really stoo...

Former Capcom production chief Keiji Inafune has shown his hand with a trailer for King of Pirates, his brand new 3DS game. It's due to be published by Marvelous AQL, known best for bringing us the Harvest Moon series. ...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Kirby's Return to Dreamland cake pops! They're so cute!  Far too cute to eat, right?  I mean, I should freeze these forever and crawl into the freezer every night to hang out...

As we all know, there are dozens of new games coming out this year. I'm not just talking about the big blockbusters for us grown ups. There is also a large group of gamers that happens to be a bit younger and some of you migh...

I like cats but I love bears. How could you not love those rounded ears, that fuzzy face and little nub tail? I've been known to talk to bears. At bookstores I'll flip through bear picture books like some kind of addict. At z...

According to our own Jim Sterling, Kirby's Return to Dream Land belongs right up there among New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Donkey Kong Country Returns in the upper echelon of modern-day multi-player platformers. That's p...

Three weeks after its initial release, Kinect Sports: Season Two has just come out with the first piece in its monthly add-on content. Challenge Pack #1 features a new game mode for each of the six activities already include...

If there is one piece of Western mythology that has stood the test of time, it would be that of the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round. Whether it is Disney’s Sword in the Stone, Sean Connery in First Kn...

The boys of Rooster Teeth, makers of Red vs. Blue, decide to give 360 game Kinectimals: Now With Bears! a spin. Looks like the kind of game anyone can enjoy. Look at the cute tiger cubs! D'awwwww! Soooo cute! D'aaaaAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGBLBLBLLLLBBL! Achievement Hunter: Joel and Jack meet the Kinectimals [YouTube]

As a Kinect owner, I can't help but be constantly jealous of kids. They're getting some of the best software for the device with games like Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster and Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Come March 20, ...

Katawa Shoujo is a game I first heard about years ago but that hasn't been discussed on the Destructoid main page. At least, I didn't notice any posts after a cursory search. Anyway, Katawa Shoujo (which translates to "Disab...

Still waiting on that King of Fighters XIII online patch to go live? Here's some details on the patch to hold you over. Atlus and SNK Playmore say that the patch will make the network infrastructure more consistent for player...

Sometimes, I have no idea what is going on in the minds of Nintendo execs. One minute, they're playing it safe with games starring Mario and Link; the next minute, they're releasing off-the-wall sh*t like Captain Rainbow and...

  I got rather caught up in the Arthurian legend when I was a mite, enough so that when I played King Arthur - The Roleplaying Wargame I was rather charmed by it. The real time battles were fun, the choose your own adven...

You look at a list of new PC releases. The list is populated by arcane words and you sense strong magic at work behind the somehow familiar titles. To your surprise, the list asks you in an inaudible voice, "Do you like tacti...

According to the official Killzone Twitter, the Sony Entertainment Network re-release of Killzone has been indefinitely delayed after missing its January 24 release date.  "With regards to KZ1 for PS3, not sure what happ...

If there's anything that brings out the Veruca Salt in me, it's Japanese exclusives. The Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Box will be no exception. The set, so far unconfirmed outside of Japan, includes three games: Kingdom He...

If there's anything that brings out the Veruca Salt in me, it's Japanese exclusives. The Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Box will be no exception. The set, so far unconfirmed outside of Japan, includes three games: Kingdom He...

It goes without saying that Nintendo has a lot riding on the revival of their winged warrior in Kid Icarus: Uprising. It’s the first major, first-party release of the year for the thriving 3DS and something even more...

Sony has announced that the multiplayer component of Killzone 3 will go free, available on PSN as a standalone download. All the maps will be playable, but player progress will cease after they reach a certain level. So, it's...

Ever wanted to star in your own comic book? No? Liar. If you consider yourself a geek, chances are you've spent some more than just a brief hour or two daydreaming and wondering what it was like to be the hero. Or if you're m...

One might wonder if a game like Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning really needs a downloadable content expansion along the lines of "The Legend of Dead Kel," given the enormous amount of quests and content already available i...

Too soon? In Japan, Kingdom Hearts 3D launched to great first week success, but it looks like it may not have the staying power the series once had. Numbers wise, KH3D sold 213,579 copies the first week, but only 42,231 units...

As much as this might sound like an odd week for downloadable games on Nintendo platforms, it's actually on par with the same mishmash of content we're regularly given. I want to believe that someone is literally drawing name...

The second piece of downloadable content in the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning saga has arrived to further pad your already ridiculous list of quests. The previous DLC, "The Legend of Dead Kel," was a varied and fun adventure ...

This month ugly Americans (or at least, I'm pretty effin' ugly) aren't the only ones getting a chance to show some patriotic pride through their Microsoft purchases. Now the UK can get in on the thematic fun. Soon Britis...

This month ugly Americans (or at least, I'm pretty effin' ugly) aren't the only ones getting a chance to show some patriotic pride through their Microsoft purchases. Now the UK can get in on the thematic fun. Soon Britis...

Last year, I got to take a quick look at the in-progress alpha for an interesting little game called Kerbal Space Program. The game was centered around building a rocket ship -- or, more a kind of rocket-propelled contraption...

Rejoice, Nintendo fans! One of the best pinball games of all time has been recently rated, and is probably set to hit the 3DS' Virtual Console at some point. Kirby's Pinball Land was not only one of the best portable pinball ...

Well this is just providence. I don't know about you but I was just itchin' to demo a game that is barely playable in the first place. I can't think of a better way to spend my afternoon. Except perhaps running over my own fa...

Say it ain't so, Lady Palutena! When asked point blank by IGN regarding a potential Kid Icarus: Uprising sequel, project head and famed Smash Brothers creator Masahiro Sakurai had this to say: “because we pushed a lot i...

The wonderful guys at Spike Chunsoft who gave us gamers an excuse to beat up tons of cocky, chauvinistic, angst-ridden Japanese delinquents time and time again are about to give us yet another offering. It's time for Ke...

Recently, Zen Studios revealed that they were broadening their horizons from the pinball games they're best known for. One of their new projects, Kick Beat, is a rhythm/music title with a martial arts theme planned for releas...

Today has been officially recognized as the seven-year anniversary of Killer7, one of the most awe-inspiring and beautiful videogames ever created. Seven years ago today, the game launched in Japan. It actually came to North ...

EA says they'd love to see a Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning sequel despite rejecting the project in March, according to a source on the development team. EA labels President Frank Gibeau said he'd "love to be a partner for [a ...

Knytt and Knytt Stories were both wonderful freeware platformers, especially when it came to the user-made levels for the latter. Developer Nifflas, Green Hill Studios, and Ripstone Publishing have announced a new game, Knytt...