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Hello, bloggers. I have been struggling with what direction to take The Buy it/Avoid it Report for a while now. Although I have always enjoyed writing it, lately I just haven't been buying much... more
It was long ago, feels like a dream, when did me a service only a true father can: he lent me his very own physical copy of more
Last month was a good result in taking on my Backlog; I took on three games, two old and one new and completed all of them. First up was , the old school sci-fi FPS. Boy, I tell you I haven’t ci... more
About two months ago I got a message from Andy asking me what shirt size I wear, that Niero wanted to send me a little something for all the "badass blogging" I've done. Cool! A free Dtoid shir... more
... is now silenced. Apparently the fap button has been replaced by a generic "like" button and previous fap records have all disappeared. I find I rather miss seeing the fap numbers on some of... 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
Before last weekend, I could honestly say that I've never walked out on a movie. That was before I went to see . I'm not going to sugar coat it or try to defend my delicate ego, I couldn't h... more
My wife and I are having a baby. I’ve written variations on this sentence many times now over the last week while texting people to notify them of the good news, sending emails to friends and fam... more
I’ve been working on , the idea, for more than two years. I’ve been writing and editing for the last year. In the last two weeks I’ve gone through about five drafts? Maybe more? What you shou... more
Hello everyone. It's been a while since a serious blog post. I've been meaning to write one (I had a great idea for a "NES music that inspired me" blog post, but it would have been too long and p... more
Yup, the next Xbox might not be for you. The rumours of an "always on" internet connected next-generation Xbox aren't particularly new, though recent leaks and the distinct lack of any outrigh... 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
Okay so that took longer than expected. At the start of February you voted that I should play The for the first time. And play it I did but it took a whole lot longer than expected. So here’s my... more
I got to level 157 or so in Defiance during the beta week... so apparently I liked the game. It releases today on my Birthday, April 2nd, and there's a pretty decent chance I'll be getting the... more
Hello as I'nm typing this I've had a few frinks and I'm being chased by cht cops. I fnished vel3 of dtoid and uploded to ybtoube before I get arrested. I wnt frm memory so it might nt be wht ... more
Back in the early 1990s I was a big Sega fanboy. I was the proud owner of a Sega Megadrive (Genesis for the American readers out there), and as a diehard Sega fan I regularly purchased Sega gamin... more
Short answer? Of course they do. Post's over. Long answer? The rest of this post. If you’ve seen my posts before, you probably know what I’m all about. Good stories! Interesting leads! ... more
YES THIS IS WHAT I DO WHEN I GET BORED. I've released three books on video-games thus far as part of my series. is more about video-game communities than video-games themselves, though it sp... more
I never did play Demon Souls... even though I normally love WRPG styled games. I heard it was difficult, as in brutally difficult and when I want to have my ass kicked, I generally load up an on... more
I love rain. I love the sound of rain, especially on a tin roof. I love watching rain as it trickles down a window. I love the earthy smell of a rain shower after a hot day. I love how soothing r... more
Hope you enjoy my confusing title. DCA obviously refers to Destructoid Community Album, a project which I am really proud to have created. If you don't know what it is, I basically wrote video ga... more
In the new generation of consoles, reboots and reinventions are in, and sequel numbers have become passe. Chopping off the number at the end of the title and adding a colon or subtitled to a ... more
In January 2011 I got married to the love of my life. No, I didn't get married to video games. I got married to a real, human woman! We decided not to take a honeymoon straight after the marriage... more
I throw a grenade and watch it slowly tumble behind the concrete block. I reload my pistol as the lens flare blinds my vision. Ragdolls erupt seemingly from the ground and block out the... more
Hey hey! It's your crazy manic-depressive composer Alphadeus here :p Today's my birthday and I'm passing the savings on to yoooooooou! But I need your help. It seems like every year I do someth... more
I've been a gamer since I was a nameless, genderless, adventurer in games like Zork and Myst. I then moved on to the Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dales series of games and I alwa... more
When people talk about weapons having 'weight' in video-games I always think of 's wrench. From the minute Atlas said with his Irish laden lips "Pick up a crowbar or something." ) but there was... more
I know that Anita Sarkeesian's "Damsel in Distress" initial video of her examination of Tropes vs Women in Video games is due to drop tomorrow, so I wanted to get some of my thoughts out previo... more
Video-games are too obsessed with weaponry. I understand guns give that 'instant feedback' which is utterly crucial to tactile experiences but interactivity for a good amount of time has always... more
With the PlayStation 4 on the horizon, Sony's consoles are on everyone's minds lately. The recent Twitter hashtag, #playstationmemories, got me thinking about my own time spent with the consoles.... more
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