Journey to the Omegathon Part Two: Photo Op
A few days after the initial phone call, I was scrolling through my gmail and got my next contact from Penny Arcade. A few of the organizers sent out a notice that they would need some basic info... more
A few days after the initial phone call, I was scrolling through my gmail and got my next contact from Penny Arcade. A few of the organizers sent out a notice that they would need some basic info... more
Hey there Dtoid community. For those of you who don't know, I'm Nintendoll, long-time site member. I haven't been very active recently; working two jobs and going back to school can do that somet... more
There are a ton of great free 2 play games out on the market now, so it's easier than ever to play with others. So what do you think of doing nightly F2P game nights? We have Team Fortress 2sdays... more
It's funny being in this business. Ask anyone and you'll find out that most people end up talking about videogames more than they actually play them. Usually that's been the case with me, but thi... more
Everything makes so much sense now. So so so much sense. Tonight on Twitter The examples of how to use my name in a sentence are equally priceless: Girl 1: Holy fucking shit Hamza is the best... more
http://youtu.be/hHz7SINF7vw We get a LOT of stuff sent to us on a regular basis. Here's what I've gotten in the last week and a half alone. more
Story time! I’m at home, watching TV with my mom and a Papa Johns ad just reminded me of a funny period where I was trading NES game for pizzas at work. Years ago, my dad and uncle owned a game ... more
A long time ago, I posted a C Blog where I dumped a ton of game codes sitting in my inbox. Now I'm doing it again! Most of these codes were supposed to be given out during contests. But get this,... more
I will miss Destructoid's people the most, and I will miss working with them. I can't yet say where I'm going from here, but if you , you'll find out very soon. You can at least rest assured t... more
So the amazing AlphaDeus made songs about the staff and various community members at Destructoid. I can't believe I can say I have a theme song now. How cool is that?! The song AlphaDeus made for... more
Yesterday I spent most of my day looking back at Destructoid's content that went up while I was away in Europe for a month. Partly to just see everything that happened and partly to keep better t... more
So now, after the new Xbox dashboard has pushed forward through all the hate, people seem to be quieting all their grumbles and life goes on as normal, right? WRONG. The new dashboard has comp... more
SOPA and PIPA are really bad. Like really really really bad. Sites like Destructoid, Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia and so many community minded sites will be gone for good. EVERY entertai... more
OKAY! We're all drunk, it's great. Of course it's great. It's the Dtoid Community getting together at a convention for the sole purpose of getting drunk and maybe MAYBE playing some videogames.... more
There has always been one posting that I have dreaded writing since I started working for Destructoid and that is this post, the post where I say goodbye. The time has indeed come to move on ... more
I don't even know where to start, you guys. I meet so many people, did so many things that I just don't even know. Thank you to Carol who put me up at her place Wednesday night, made cookies ... more
Yes, this is in response to the much debated blog a few days ago. TheManChild's experience working there brought back memories of the good old days, and I thought it was time for a trip down mem... more
I wanted to start be referencing a specific article, but unfortunately it seems to be lost within the black hole of the internet. In the article, a Japanese developer said something along the l... more
So yeah, lots of new faces right? I'm sure you've all noticed ... or haven't because you just go straight to the C Blogs (which is cool!) We've brought on a lot of new people for a variety of r... more
Remember that panel I talked ? Well here's the video of it. I barely remember saying any of it, even five minutes after the panel was over. Many thanks to Derek Nolan of for letting me be a p... more
Hi! I suck! I've been very much in the shadows as of late and I hate that fact. After E3 I'm hoping to drop a majority of my editorial duties so I can refocus on what I love the most: The commu... more
Normally when we do contests on the site, prizes will default to a random person if a winner doesn't get back to us in the allotted time (five days). Starting NOW, instead of defaulting to some... more
At PAX East 2011 this past weekend, I joined Derek Nolan of on his long running panel, Online Gaming Communities and "Real Life" Relationships. I got to speak about my personal history as well a... more
So for awhile now, I've been noticing a ton of one sentence blogs popping up. Hell, the post right under this one sentence of nonsense.To all those people I say *ah-hem* YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. ... more
Well I couldn't help but participate in this months Monthly Musing and decided to do so in video-format. Thats right, you can now watch me complain about the way SquareEnix decided to rip out m... more
Half way into 2010, I realized there's probably a ton of unused codes that I've sent off to readers. You'd be amazed at how many people enter Dtoid contests and then never check their e-mails to ... more
Well it is nearly 7pm here in the UK and very soon I will be starting my 'KFC and Scott Pilgrim' New Years eve party - you see I currently have the flu and I can't be arsed to do anything speci... more
Planning on going to PAX East 2011? Then join up in our Google Group where we'll plan out things such as hotels, bars to crash and whatever else Boston can provide! Check it https://groups.goog... more
This happened. Yeah, it's late. Whatever, I just saw it you fucks. XOXO more
*Brofists* to CrimeMinister for being the new official Intern Bitch. *Brofists* to Magnalon, Uber Mashu, Rabite, Aurvant, Xzyliac, Daxelman and Guncannon for being the newly reformed old mod t... more