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Nintendo Land appears to be positioned as the Wii U's version of Wii Sports, a collection of minigames designed to familiarize players with the new system's features and functionality. Our own Jonathan Holmes checked out the...
| Samit Sarkar |
Bethesda is expanding the realm of Skyrim with the game's first piece of downloadable content, Dawnguard. You've seen the trailer and screenshots, and now you can watch The Destructoid Show's Max Scoville give you his though...
| Samit Sarkar |
Gearbox Software's Borderlands 2 will be a much more story-driven experience than its predecessor, and that's largely thanks to its principal writer, former Destructoid features editor Anthony Burch. In an interview with The...
| Samit Sarkar |
I know, I know -- with such a witty headline, you were immediately compelled to start watching. In my defense, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate is such a long-ass name that I perfectly maxed out our character li...
| Jordan Devore |
We're approaching the singularity, folks: Final Fantasy games on next-generation hardware could finally look as good as the pre-rendered cutscenes we've been watching for the past decade and a half. Yesterday at E3, publishe...
| Samit Sarkar |
I bet that headline is a sequence of words you were never expecting to see.At E3, didn't-see-that-coming shockers tend to fall into the category of unlikely or unforeseen alliances, like Gabe Newell announcing Portal 2 for P...
| Samit Sarkar |
In this behind-the-scenes video, various members of Treyarch speak about why we should care about Call of Duty: Black Ops II. And, to be frank, I do find myself starting to care -- despite having managed to pass on the last ...
| Jordan Devore |
In addition to our Nintendo story round-up, Max and Tara have kindly done their own Nintendo recap. They have thoughts and opinions, which you can hear in this video. I missed the Nintendo conference this year, but this was a good way to get a quick overview of everything. Pikmin 3 and Lego City. Got it.
| Victoria Medina |
You've watched the Nintendo press conference. You've seen all the latest news from Nintendo all day long. You've learned our opinions of the press conferences. You've heard how adorable the new rock Pikmin are. But have you ...
| Bob Muir |
Our earlier coverage of Halo 4 focused on the game's single-player campaign, which looks to be a step in the right direction and especially worth getting pumped up for if you are a long-time fan of the franchise. Today, howe...
| Jordan Devore |
Seriously, just watch the video that's made up of all in-game footage. It feels so good knowing there's an open world Spider-Man game once again. Hopefully the end products ends up being worth it. What I played was awesome, ...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
This proves one thing: you can make a LEGO game out of anything. I am not complaining, mind you, and am a huge fan of previous LEGO titles. The footage that's come out of E3 for Lego City looks solid and I expect another entertaining, fun game. Too bad I'm still not convinced I want a Wii U.
| Victoria Medina |
Trine 2: Director's Cut was one of the games shown in a montage of third-party software during this morning's Nintendo press briefing. Finnish studio Frozenbyte is building a definitive console version of its well-received c...
| Samit Sarkar |
This game embodies all of my foolish childhood aspirations in glorious bright and vivid colors. What can be better then going around a city in a tank and using ridiculous weapons to take on huge monsters?...
| Jason Cabral |
As we heard earlier today, New Super Mario Bros. 2 has been dated for August 19, 2012 by Nintendo. To coincide with this information, we've got a new trailer for the game that can only be described as follows: "Coins. Coins ...
| Jordan Devore |
Tara is joined by Anthony Carboni for a blether about what's looking like one of the first things I'll be getting for the Wii U. Rayman Legends was one of the best parts of Ubisoft's conference, I could watch it all day long, but I'd rather be playing it. Check the video out for tons of fast-paced gameplay and details. I can't wait to get stuck into the five player co-op.
| Fraser Brown |
Did you miss out on the Microsoft press conference yesterday? Leave it to Tara and Max to give you a video recap of what went down. Trust me, you're far better off just watching these highlights than going back and finding a...
| Jordan Devore |
Max and Tara get appropriately flustered about Assassin's Creed III tree parkour and the surprising naval combat in this E3 2012 video. Vita owners are also getting their own new AC game, Assassin's Creed: Liberation, and a ...
| Fraser Brown |
There was tons of news coming out of Nintendo's press conference. Unsurprisingly, most was about the Wii U. We saw a new Pikmin, the reveal of Nintendo Land, and proof that Nintendo is courting third parties. But for some pe...
| Bob Muir |
That music. Those adorable sound effects. Motherf***ing Rock Pikmin! Oh my goodness, Pikmin 3 is a real thing and, one day, I'll get to play it. Many of you probably know Chad as our resident series fanboy, but I'm right the...
| Jordan Devore |
Following the first details on the next entry in the Elder Scrolls franchise, Bethesda has just released a new teaser trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online. Not much is revealed in the trailer, other than a few glimpses at so...
| Jason Cabral |
South Park games have never really been the best and, after that last one that came out earlier this year, I had zero expectations on Obsidian's take of the hilarious show. After getting a demo of South Park: The Stick of Truth and seeing just how the game plays, I have to say it's now become one of my highlights of E3.
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
I don't get it, Nintendo. You claim you were dedicating an entire morning to Wii U games, yet you showed pretty much the same third-party sizzle reel as last year. The only new third-party game announced was Scibblenauts Rem...
| Tony Ponce |
Dungeonland is Paradox and Critical Studios' new co-operative dungeon crawler. In this quick "Developer Snapshot," game designer Mark Venturelli describes some of the key aspects of the title such as the role of the Dungeon ...
| Fraser Brown |
[Update: Check out the behind the scenes trailer!] Just in time for Thanksgiving, and the inevitable Black Friday rush, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be hitting stores on November 18, 2012. The game will aga...
| Jason Cabral |
I'm really glad that Square Enix picked up United Front Games' Sleeping Dogs after Activision dropped the project (back when it was called True Crime: Hong Kong). Hamza's write-up of the hard-boiled open-world crime thriller...
| Samit Sarkar |
If there's one word to describe Lara Croft in Crystal Dynamics' upcoming reboot of Tomb Raider, it's "resilient." Just look at how much punishment she takes in this trailer, whether from thugs or Mother Nature. At least she ...
| Samit Sarkar |
Dtoid has a lot of new writers here at E3, and they are working their asses off. Most of you probably don't know these guys' faces yet, but you've sure seen their names next to some of the big stories they've broken at this ...
| Jonathan Holmes |
Gears of War: Judgment is the latest in the Gears saga, and with it comes a really fun new multiplayer mode called Overrun. The mode sees a team of COG players defending a generator, while a team of Locust players has to des...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Trion and Crytek have shared a new trailer for Warface in addition to a silly amount of screenshots to help usher in this week of never-ending news and asset dumps. We get it -- the game looks good, particularly for somethin...
| Jordan Devore |
That brief trailer for Gears of War: Judgment was a nice start, but now we're talking. Epic Games' Rod Fergusson describes this prequel's gameplay as being a lot more open than other Gears titles, and while it's hard to tell...
| Jordan Devore |
One of the new games Microsoft announced at its E3 2012 press briefing yesterday morning was Twisted Pixel's LocoCycle, the studio's sixth original IP. Here's the short teaser trailer from the show.The titular motorcycle is ...
| Samit Sarkar |
Halo 4 kicked off the Microsoft press conference and it's loo--oh, why ... yes, this is the part of the day when we start to play catch up and write about things we didn't get around to earlier. Ahem. The footage runs throug...
| Jordan Devore |
Quantic Dream co-founder David Cage came out on stage at Sony's E3 2012 press briefing to introduce his studio's next project, Beyond: Two Souls. Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page (Hard Candy, Inception) stars as heroine Jod...
| Samit Sarkar |
GameTrailers caught up with LucasArts creative director Dominic Robilliard to offer a first in-game look at Star Wars 1313, the new M-rated game in which you play as a bounty hunter. If you were already on board based on tha...
| Jordan Devore |
The Last of Us is beautiful. During the demo at the Sony press conference, I gasped several times. And not even because of the action on-screen. That was cool, too, but the game was so gorgeous I couldn't help but stare in a...
| Chad Concelmo |
Those rumors about the Assassin's Creed game for PlayStation Vita have indeed panned out. During Sony's press conference, we were shown Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, which is set in 18th-century New Orleans; it's headed ...
| Jordan Devore |
This is the kind of stuff that makes me happy. When Rayman Legends was announced as a Wii U exclusive at the Ubisoft press conference, the above outstanding, joy-filled footage was shown. As much as I love it all, check out ...
| Chad Concelmo |
I'm rather looking forward to Far Cry 3, having enjoyed its predecessors despite their less-than-subtle flaws. If absolutely nothing else, these games offer locales that I always find myself wanting to explore for a little w...
| Jordan Devore |
We all knew Assassin's Creed III was coming. We knew its setting. We knew about the main character. But this is the first time most of us are laying eyes on the extended demo. And it looks pretty great. It's still a little h...
| Chad Concelmo |
[Update: Ubisoft's press site lists Watch Dogs for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, with a "to be confirmed" release date. That could just be placeholder platform information, though. While you're pondering it, we've got the...
| Fraser Brown |
Criterion Games is bringing back speed and high-stakes action in their upcoming reboot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The scenic vistas and sun-soaked highways return with more destructible items and explosions then before....
| Jason Cabral |
Here is your E3 trailer for Dead Space 3, showcasing the game's long-rumored ice planet, alongside plenty of action. The game's showing at EA's press conference was sleek and stylish, but the cover-based combat was potential...
| Jim Sterling |
Those graphics, am I right? Unlike the other shooters EA showed off, Crysis 3 actually has some great color. It seems to be a blend of Crysis and Crysis 2 in terms of setting; an "urban rainforest," as EA describes. We also s...
| Steven Hansen |
Man, what's going on with all of the publishers deciding that today is the day to drop all their new trailers and screenshots? Here I was, planning to relax, maybe read a book and have a nice cup of tea. Instead, I bring you...
| Conrad Zimmerman |
EA have confirmed the existence of their new Battlefield 3 subscription service, entitled simply Battlefield Premium. Confirming the rumors from last month, Battlefield Premium will cost $49.99 and will get you access to fiv...
| Alasdair Duncan |
I promised myself that I wouldn't get excited for a new Gears of War game after the third installment wrapped things up. Maybe a game about the Pendulum Wars would be cool, but I thought I was pretty much done with fighting ...
| Bob Muir |
I can't speak for everyone, but -- SCREW IT -- I'm going to speak for everyone: South Park: The Stick of Truth was the best part of Microsoft's press conference. Even as someone who fell out of love with the show long ago, I...
| Allistair Pinsof |
With over four million units sold across the world, you knew this was coming. All the same, I am EXCITE (yes, as in I am now the literal walking embodiment of the word "excite"). Dance Central 3 was just officially announced...
| Holly Green |
[Update: Watch the debut trailer above!] [Update #2: New screenshots and concept art]Signal Studios, developers of the Toy Soldiers games, will be working on a new title for the Xbox 360 titled Ascend: New Gods. As showing d...
| Patrick Hancock |
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