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Who's ready for a shortblog on Bastion and a bit of a fireside chat? I hope you are! Let me start with the chat part. The big theme? How's everyone doing? To be honest, life has been absolutel... more
Today was what we might refer to as a "hot mess." Normally, we'll see a spam blog or two per day, and maybe a harmless failblog or two. Today, it was a perfect storm of fail. The fails piled u... more
Hey community writer people types! It’s time for another C blog cheat codes post. Looking to get some awesome writing done? Here’s a great place to look for that little bump that’ll get your wr... more
Hey everyone. We've received a few requests recently from people who wanted to donate something to Jonathan Holmes after hearing that his place had been broken in to and a bunch of awesome stuff... more
Why the hell would someone want to interview a bunch of people all the time? Yeah, stupid question, but it's that question that led me here today to present this interview to you, which is pret... more
Alienware has a cool community opportunity coming up for all of you -- something E3 related, if that gives you a good hint. So, how do you get involved? Great question. If you want to be a par... more
While your first blog at Destructoid isn’t the best, most important blog you’ll ever write here, it’s close. A good first impression is key with the community here; take it from someone who did... more
In the interest of your time and to save some tl;drs, I’ll start off today with a summary: I’m Andrew Kauz, and I’m your new Cblog Commander, Blog Boss, or whatever you want to call me. In any ... more
Yes, I'm using a football-related quote for my PAX East blog. But, at plenty of people have said in the past, it's extremely difficult to put your first PAX experience into words. At the same t... more
If you flip to the back of your average game manual, you might find a window into the past, hinting at simpler, more infuriating times. If you're lucky, your instruction manual might have a sec... more
Death is an inevitability in life and in games alike, and in both we try to prolong the time that we get to spend on Earth, on Mars, in Hell, or in some generic fantasy land. Whether it's life ... more
Thank you for calling the Review Score Crisis Helpline. For English, press 1. For Nerdrage, press 2. [happy music] You have reached the Review Score Crisis Helpline, your devoted friend in thi... more
Much has been said about how much does right. offers a ton of praise for the game, especially its ability to offer thrilling moment after thrilling moment, keeping your adrenaline pumping and... more
OK, so maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. But take a short trip with me into the past. A Mega Man poster hangs on a young boy’s largely undecorated walls, situated directly above a television... more
You’ve been telling yourself to stay away from that latest gameplay video even as you’re clicking through the post and staring at the screen as the video buffers. The rise in your hype level is... more
The walls have ears, and I know what you’ve been saying. “Ohh, if you hate status effects so much, I’d like to see you do better!” you said in your best Scottish accent. Bagpipes played softl... more
The nightmare continues. What, you thought that it was over? Unfortunately, this is not the case, as status effects are nearly as numerous as the hitpoints of a high-level Final Fantasy chara... more
If you’ve played an RPG, be it a JRPG, western RPG, Korean RPG, or ZuluRPG, you’re familiar with the bane of the item-hater’s existence: the status effect. With the power to turn a potential vi... more
Heroes and villains have been a staple in gaming since its inception. Of course, this is the same in any storytelling medium, as prototypical stories must contain conflict, and the most direct ... more
Welcome, friends, welcome. Step into my world. As some of you swell forum-dwellers might already know, I recently moved into a new apartment, where I make my bed below what can only be described... more
His birth was so many years ago that few among us remember it. It was one of little fanfare; many others were born around the same time and often received more attention than our little child... more
I started playing videogames at a very young age – a time when gaming was largely viewed as a hobby for children. This was the prevalent belief in my household as well. As my brother moved on t... more
[] This story starts in a generic gaming magazine in the late 90s. To be exact, it starts in the back of these gaming magazines – the place where you might find an advertisement for a peripher... more
They say that you can’t keep a good game company down. Actually, I don’t know if anyone really says that, but the fact of the matter is that it supports my topic for today, so let’s just go wit... more
My recent acquisition of a SNES and has taught me a very important lesson about the world. Coupled with the reminder of my dissatisfaction with , I’ve come to realize that I’ve been fighting a... more
It’s more than a little ironic that Sega’s death as a hardware developer came not after one of its terrible consoles or console expansions, but after what is perhaps its greatest console ever: ... more
The landscape of gaming companies is vastly different than it was ten years ago. Then, it was a world ruled by names like Acclaim, Hudson Soft, and Interplay. These companies were titans in the... more
[] Diablo was the first game that I played online, and it’s one that I wish I had a tally of the hours spent in-game. It was more than enough to convince my father that it was worthwhile to g... more
So, I normally hate these sorts of things, and despite feeling really bad for the recappers (and the fact that the time for these is pretty much over), I'd like to offer a few thoughts as someo... more
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