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Best of 2012Out of all of our nominee categories this year, discussion over our RPG category was the most heated by far. And it makes sense. Things looked rough for role-playing games for a few years, but now it's one of the most varied and popular genres of games. From western to Japanese to massively multiplayer, RPGs are now fully in the spotlight. Feels good, right? Narrowing the list down to five was one hell of a task, but a clear winner has emerged. Here are the nominees for best RPG of 2012: And the winner is ...
Guild Wars 2 Some call it the second coming of MMOs. We're just calling it our RPG of the year. This fresh, rewarding, innovative, and grind-free MMO is exciting enough that it pushed ahead of more traditional western and console RPGs in our voting. Easy to get into, even easier to get hooked on, wonderfully community driven, and incredibly beautiful to look at, Guild Wars 2 made veteran MMO players sit up and take notice, and even had novices jumping in.
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1:30 PM on 04.09.2013 EA voted worst American company in 2013How time flies! In April of last year, Electronic Arts "won" the worst American company of 2012 award, beating out near-criminal banks and oil companies to achieve victory in The Consumerist's publicly voted poll. EA has now ...
10:00 PM on 03.29.2013 Phantom Pain, Destiny, & A Total Eclipse of Battlefield 4Holy moly, you guys, it's been a long week, and we had lots of news out of GDC to cover on today's Destructoid Show. For starters, EA showed off seventeen full minutes of Battlefield 4, which looks very pretty, albeit exactl...
10:30 AM on 03.29.2013 Journey inspired by World of Warcraft, lonelinessthatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen delivered a talk on Journey, right on the heels of a sweep of the Game Developer’s Choice Awards the night prior. Naturally, the room was packed full, and Chen received a lovely stand...
9:30 AM on 03.28.2013 Journey kills at the Game Developers Choice AwardsGame of the Year, Innovation Award, Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Visual Arts, Best Downloadable Game. That’s 6 out of 11 total awards, and the game was ineligible for two of them (and I’m still not sure why ...
8:30 AM on 03.28.2013 Cart Life and FTL win big at the Indie Games FestivalThe Game Developers Conference currently going on in San Francisco is home to the Independent Games Festival. A couple of months ago, the finalists were revealed. Last night, the winners were revealed. Richard Hofmeier’...
10:00 AM on 03.24.2013 The top ten MUST play games of PAX East 2013The PAX East show floor this year is a perfect reflection of how much of a transition period we're in while we wait for the next-gen cycle to start. There are several big name titles on display here, but a lot of the floor th...
4:45 PM on 03.06.2013 Journey wins big at the BAFTA Game AwardsLooks like the folks at thatgamecompany might need a new trophy cabinet after Journey picked up five BAFTA Game Awards last night at the ceremony in London. The PlayStation Network title won awards for Artistic Achievement, A...
9:00 PM on 02.07.2013 Journey wins Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards[Update: The show is over! Check below for a recap of all the winners. We'll be posting clips of the show as they become available. The 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards are live tonight, and will be starting at any moment. These ...
7:15 PM on 01.24.2013 Journey, Dishonored top Game Developers Choice AwardsThe nominees for the 2013 Game Developers Choice Awards are in, and it looks like Journey, Dishonored and The Walking Dead are leading. Hey, those were our favorite games too. Journey took six nominations as the top favorite,...
1:30 PM on 01.14.2013 Journey leads D.I.C.E. awards with 11 nominationsThe 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards take place next month in Las Vegas and the nominations have been announced by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. I'm not at all surprised to see Journey taking the t...
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| 9:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Guild Wars 2 sheds a little off its price |

Despite not playing as much Guild Wars 2 as I'd like to, that's okay -- it's not costing me anything. I can continue not playing free of guilt, which is the only way I can do MMO gaming any more, I've realized. ArenaNet has k...more
| 6:30 PM on 05.13.2013 ArenaNet is working on a Guild Wars 2 expansion (Update) |

[Update: Clarifying the comments made during the NCSoft earnings call, a representative reached out to confirm that ArenaNet is still "taking a wait-and-see stance" with regards to a possible Guild Wars 2 expansion. It is, as...more
| 10:30 PM on 04.19.2013 Guild Wars 2 April Fools' Day gag becomes a real game |

For April Fools' Day, ArenaNet devised Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box update that went into the actual game as content folks could play. Part of the joke involved a commercial which briefly featured a kid p...more
| 12:00 PM on 04.10.2013 A 'Looking for Group' tool is coming to Guild Wars 2 |

If you were put off by having to manually locate a band of fellow adventurers in Guild Wars 2 without a third party add-on, it appears as if a late 2013 target has been set for an official "looking for group" tool. "As we&rsq...more
| 4:45 PM on 04.01.2013 Guild Wars 2 goes old-school with Super Adventure Box |

There are some companies who can make coming up with great April Fools' Day jokes look effortless and ArenaNet has secured itself on my personal list with Super Adventure Box, an update for Guild Wars 2. Watch the commercial...more
| 2:30 PM on 03.05.2013 There are no Guild Wars 2 expansions in the works |

Speaking to IGN, Guild Wars 2 director Colin Johanson stated that there are no expansions planned for the game at the current moment. While they haven't completely ruled any out, don't expect any soon. Johanson states, "expan...more
| 11:00 PM on 02.25.2013 Guild Wars 2 removing paid tournaments |

With the recent introduction of a ranked matching system, ArenaNet has decided to drop the current system in Guild Wars 2 of paying to participate in high-level player-versus-player matches. The earlier system -- ch...more
| 11:45 AM on 02.25.2013 ArenaNet's sale for Guild Wars 2 ends today |

If you've been on the fence in regards to checking out Guild Wars 2, now is a good time to take the plunge, as the digital and collector's editions are on sale for $39.99 and $54.99 respectively. Buying the game will grant yo...more
| 8:00 PM on 02.22.2013 Chicken races? Guild Wars 2 gets guild missions next week |

ArenaNet has shared a look at a new aspect of Guild Wars 2 called guild missions. "Our team’s primary goal was to create a solid foundation to support PvE guild play," writes content designer Leah Rivera. "We wanted t...more
| 10:00 AM on 02.18.2013 Guild Wars 2 introduces the Spirit Watch PVP map |

ArenaNet has a new video out showcasing their new Norn-themed PVP map for Guild Wars 2, Spirit Watch. It promises huge idyllic vistas, crystal clear waters, and of course, deadly combat. The map will combine conquest g...more
| 7:00 PM on 05.22.2013 WildStar's Paths accomodate specific MMO play styles |
The new MMO on the block, WildStar, is gearing up for its release this year, and the developers at Carbine Studios are cranking out new details as we near that. As if making choices in MMO games weren’t tough enough, C...more
| 9:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Guild Wars 2 sheds a little off its price |
Despite not playing as much Guild Wars 2 as I'd like to, that's okay -- it's not costing me anything. I can continue not playing free of guilt, which is the only way I can do MMO gaming any more, I've realized. ArenaNet has k...more
| 7:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Star Trek Online adds a new preorder ship, goofy clothes |
Star Trek Online is less than a week out from its latest big free content update, Legacy of Romulus, which, as may be expected, will introduce the playable Romulan Republic faction and a new line of Romulan Warbirds...more


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