Violence: The Gatekeepers
Before going any further into this site-wide discussion, let's take a moment to reaffirm what it is that we're talking about here. , ostensibly the topic at hand, like it or not, is absolutel... more
Before going any further into this site-wide discussion, let's take a moment to reaffirm what it is that we're talking about here. , ostensibly the topic at hand, like it or not, is absolutel... more
Hello everyone, or at least everyone who still remembers me. It’s certainly been awhile since I last had the time or inclination to submit a proper blog post here, hasn’t it? Granted, what you’... more
At the very least an always-online / anti-used-game console could be looked at as a great opportunity for gamers to put their foot down and take a stand against bullshit of this nature. Gamers... more
Haha, it roars at you thinking it’s all big and bad. He doesn't know he's the prologue. Because chainsaws are now illegal, and you are the chainsaw police. And finish her off kind... more
Ten years ago if you would have told me that Raiden, the protagonist from , would someday turn out to be more badass than ’s Dante I would have laughed you clear out of whatever building we w... more
I went and picked up last night (obviously), and after putting in a little bit of time with it I decided I’d do a quick first impressions blog before inevitably doing a full on review of the g... more
I’m not very good with scary things. In fact I avoid most of the horror genre like the plague, and if I ever do feel like trying out something of the sort, () the brightness is maxed, the lights ... more
Ninja Theory’s has been a resounding dud sales wise and doesn’t seem to have resonated with the wallets of gamers. It’s put up franchise low numbers and Capcom’s own revised expectations for t... more
You don't have to dig far to find out I've had my reservations about the reboot and that I think the end result was a sub-par game, but even with that knowledge I've been told by numerous peop... more
I’m fat. Fat as the guy who you’d expect to be followed around by a tuba player, to be exact. So when I roll into a local arcade and immediately rush towards the DDR machine in the back, I get q... more
Since Destructoid is Devil May Crazy around here lately I thought I’d contribute with something of my own (besides my forthcoming review for ). Admittedly I got my idea to do this because IGN r... more
Since the calendar flipped to 2013 and we survived the apocalypse, most people are now doing their blogs about their personal favorite games of the year 2012. I was going to do these, and I h... more
It's New Year's Eve ladies and gentlemen! Right now I'm sitting here doing two things; one, I'm preparing my liver for the insatiable amount of booze I'm probably going to consume tonight with ... more
It's been a while since I've done one of these blogs, in a moment of boredom I decided it was a good time to dust this recurring blog of mine and have a little bit of fun. You guys should know ... more
You’re all on Destructoid, I’m not going to pretend you didn’t read about the #1ReasonWhy thing on Twitter. If you really need a short tl;dr I’ll sum it up with “sexism is bad”. I had a few th... more
It looks as if an ugly “feature” from has managed to creep its way into . The infamous “daily online XP limit”, a function that cuts off your ability to gain XP and rank up, appears to be a ... more
In the gaming community the words “doomed” and “failure” might as well be considered slurs, profanity, or just a stupid troll comment, especially when talking about something that has yet to hi... more
http://youtu.be/5EjG-1U3wqA Marvel kicks into its post- "phase two" of its movie universe with . The story, from what I've heard, is that this movie is a loose combination of the "Extremis" and ... more
Crossovers are a magical thing that seem to work best in the media of video games (okay, comics tend to make it work too). Recently there’s been a slight renaissance in crossover titles in the ... more
in regards to exclusivity, so what was EA supposed to do in this case? Were they supposed to go “No, we would not like to protect our most stable franchise and provide a little extra job securit... more
For those of you who are not aware, a remake of is coming and it’s starring a who seem to have decent resumes as actors. Despite the list of good actors, early leaks of the script apparently sa... more
The “Big Picture Mode” for Steam reached open beta today. BPM, in short, is basically a console-like interface for Steam that is designed to be a lot more controller friendly. Obviously the ide... more
So yeah, as the above implies I’m not exactly a legendary presence (if any at all, really) within the fighting game community, but that doesn’t stop me from harboring a good deal of affection... more
I like to believe I have a decent variety in my tastes as a video gamer. If someone were to ask me to list off various titles I would consider my “favorites” I’d hit a few genres along the way;... more
Again I’m going to pick on Microsoft’s business model. Last generation, Microsoft decided that online gaming was going to be a thing you had to pay for instead of being a given privilege even ... more
Super hero movies are definitely the big thing these days in Hollywood, especially with big blockbusters like gobbling up all sorts of cash (and with expected to do the same). Obviously Mar... more
Being the ever proud overly cynical movie critic I am, I was bored one day and started thinking about movies that have one or two things that make me go "wait, what were the writers thinking ... more
The big three of 2012’s E3 (Microsoft, Sony, & Nintendo) have had their big events and the only appropriate way I can describe how I feel is by calling this whole thing a dusty finish. For thos... more
Hm. It would appear that my fellow c-bloggers are currently writing about video game-related collaborations and crossovers that they wish would happen. Interesting. Most of the community’s fo... more