Moving on (also, baby bats in blankets!)
With nearly five years of some of the best times of my life under my belt, I can't seem remember a time when I wasn't on this crazy Destructoid train. So this is going to be weird to type: as t... more
With nearly five years of some of the best times of my life under my belt, I can't seem remember a time when I wasn't on this crazy Destructoid train. So this is going to be weird to type: as t... more
I'm in Utah this week, learning that being high up in the mountains means that I feel like I've run a marathon if I walk across the street. Pretty neat! I'm here for Bethesda's BFG 2011 event, w... more
First come, first served: C2PM-ACNC-CKAH Have fun. Spoiler: the money dies. more
Thanks to everyone who listened to and gave feedback on the last episode. We recorded another test this week, the unofficial episode #2 of the "beta." I'm making it a bit easier to access now, so... more
About a month ago, the guy who signs my checks (that's Niero) said to me: "Hey, we need to get another podcast off the ground with the site's everyday, core writers. Get it done." He doesn't of... more
[Note: This is a first draft ramble about the process; I had originally intended to just dump my choices here and move on. So please forgive any errors or oddities.] Little known fact: to choose... more
So first off, Bethesda has the best fucking stamps. When they sent me a holiday card last December, the stamp had a picture of Vault Boy wearing a Santa Claus hat. Here's the stamp that was on th... more
Firstly, . Any excuse to watch Escape from City 17, right? Secondly, The Void is currently on sale for half off ($9.99) on Steam, and really deserves to be checked out. Maybe. On the one han... more
Firstly, is about the most prolific video game movie actors in Hollywood. Two are supermodels. The Saboteur is, to me, an incredibly enjoyable game that isn't actually all that good. While i... more
Just another day at the office. more
First of all, . Second of all, I think AC2's ending has to go down in history, alongside the Star Destroyer bit in Force Unleashed, as one of those gameplay moments that sounds absolutely spec... more
I mean, holy . These are goddamn amazing. I'm reading the backs of the boxes now, and god . And the DVDs actually work in my PC. I'm watching Mortal Kombat as we speak. Thanks, a thousand time... more
p Firstly, a top five list about the (and the if you feel like it). Secondly, the forumites already found it but Ash and I did a scene for the Star Wars Uncut fan project, which can be viewed ... more
Which is odd, because I have the exact opposite opinion when it comes to, like, actual games. Sold Demon's Souls a little while ago, and despite loving the first Way of the Samurai like it we... more
This will get a frontpage post very soon, but you should probably know that the HAWP Season One DVD is now available: https://www.createspace.com/274598 And if you're on this list, that means yo... more
At the time of writing the review, I hadn't completed the game and thus didn't give it a score. The Dtoid tips line got an angy email from some guy who hilariously ended with "email me back if ... more
I am the stupidest person in the world, and one of the credits in the fanart menu section on the DVD will be wrong. I am intensely, intensely sorry for this and will try to mention the real artis... more
Just writing about the goddamn thing makes me want to see it again. HAWP DVD UPDATE: I finished the proof and sent it off to CreateSpace. Now I just wait for them to send it back, and approve ... more
While the Podtoid crew will be talking about pecs and Super Street Fighter IV tonight, I'm going to be on at 9 pm Arizona time (in other words, roughly three hours from now). You can listen ... more
and how close we are to reaching it in reality. On the subject of future-tech, I just got an iPod touch and am flabbergasted by how willingly people will put up with an intrinsically bullshit... more
Yeah. If you're into it, you can . If you're not, well, we tried. more
and you could read it if you wanted to. It's about fictional videogames that kill people. Also, Ash and I took these pictures at PAX and gave them to the guys at Rockstar. more
I'm leaning toward the assumption, but there are very small rays of weird, postmodern to be found in the basic premise. I went to an Arkham Asylum midnight release with Davis, and spent aroun... more
Doing an email Q&A for a story on Bowser's Inside Story with Nate Bhildorff, the game’s localization producer. If anyone has anything they'd like answered, let me know! I intend on shooting Nint... more
I wrote an article about videogame sequels to movies that often equal their source material (The Warriors, Tron 2.0, etc). It's . After next week's HAWP season finale, I'm gonna start working o... more
For reasons outlined . Also: am I the only person freaking the shit out that Jeff Bridges seems to be a bad guy in the next Tron movie? Will Bruce Boxleitner's son have to take him down, or som... more
about how David Hayter could save videogame movies. You can read it at the link I just put in the blog in the previous sentence on this web site blog. So as to prevent this post from being a co... more
I'll be speaking with Gearbox Software's CEO Randy Pitchford today about the developers upcoming title Borderlands, among other things industry- and gaming-related. Before I do, I wanted to see... more
is about how videogame movies are infecting videogames with their shit quotient. Regarding HAWP -- we could be nearing the end of our first season very soon. Maybe. I'm not sure how it'll tur... more