A few months back, reports started coming out that developer Quantic Dream, known for titles Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit, had been running a fairly toxic workplace. There were claims from former employees of sexist and racist jokes being thro...

At Netflix' "See What's Next" media event, held this weekend in Rome, showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich gave some sparse new deets regarding the television adaptation of the video game and book series, The Witcher, which was first announced abo...

May's Xbox Games with Gold offerings are confirmed, and as usual it's a pretty good mix. The big highlights are easily Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain, a game that everyone needs to have played at some point, as well as Vanquish, the Plati...

It's not as if we didn't see it coming. Sony's sombre father and son adventure, God of War, has handily strolled straight into the number one spot of the UK Charts. Sega also have reason to celebrate, as their roaming brawler Yakuza 6: The ...

The time has come for us to learn a little bit more about the Final Fantasy VII Remake project. We've heard plenty of bits and pieces by way of job listings and such, but Square Enix has been pretty hush hush on what this hype-fest act...

This May, players will be able to take Street Fighter's schoolgirl extraordinaire (and part-time arcade worker) Sakura Kasugano into battle with the terrifying behemoths of Capcom's blockbuster adventure, Monster Hunter: World.From May 4, t...

Usually the week before the summer season officially kicks off, which is now basically whatever week that summer's Marvel film lands, is DOA. No one even wants to touch it with big releases and audiences are saving their money for the big b...

If you can't see for shit, like me, then you might find yourself occasionally struggling with on-screen text in some video games. I know it's a problem I've had with some titles, on both console and PC, when sat at a comfortable distance fr...

Campo Santo has made quite a few moves since releasing their very first game, Firewatch, in 2016. They've been hard at work on their next project, In the Valley of the Gods, and bam, they've just announced that Valve has purchased them. Wha...

It's 2018 and I'm still amazed at the number of official tokusatsu (live-action special effects) productions that have left Japan. Shout! Factory gave us some classic Super Sentai shows (Power Rangers' source material), Tsuburaya ...

[Panda is playing Frostpunk and Battletech and will likely never be seen again. The List will continue being updated as long as there is a use and demand for it.  -Panda] Good morning/afteroon/tomorrow, my Friends/Robots/Gardevoir/-Cu...

Another round of ink-blasting fun has come to an end, as Japanese squid-kids have ended their latest 24-hour war on Nintendo's arena-shooter, Splatoon 2. This time around the topic, sponsored by JAMSTECH: The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth S...

While there were plenty of people initially skeptical of its tonal shift, there's no denying that God of War has really taken off. Although quite a few members of the community had said they had no interest, the Quick Posts on Destructoid a...

A little over a decade ago, Midway – a company spiraling towards bankruptcy – dropped a trailer for what could have been, should have been its saving grace. This Is Vegas would be an open-world title set in Sin City where gaming...

The past week in games has been all about strong, imposing men getting in touch with their softer side and nurturing their young – well, and cardboard boxes. Both Kiryu Kazuma in Yakuza 6 and Kratos in God of War may not quite be...

Nintendo Labo has a lot of stuff crammed into its box. I initially thought I'd sit down with my son today and whip up a few cardboard creations, play the games, and then write this review. After making our first larger Toy-Con, as Nint...

Hi everybody! PlasticTree is back to bring you Comments of the Week. I fell ill on my birthday back at the end of March and have thus been out of the game for a little while. I'm all pumped up and back in business again. So the recent annou...

It's been 16 years since Broken Lizard exploded onto the scene with their stoner-comedy Super Troopers. Ever since then, they have had ups and downs in terms of their movies but for the most part, their comedy has always tickled me in just ...

As many of you already know, A Profound Waste of Time is a limited print magazine that includes contributions from Yacht Club Games (Shovel Knight), Rami Ismail (Ridiculous Fishing/Vlambeer), Toby Fox (Undertale), and our very own Jonathan ...

Good Smile Co. are on a roll with the cool-looking gaming memorabilia at the moment. Joining their catalogue of Persona merchandise this week are P5's Velvet Room assistants, the incomparable twin jailers; Justine and Caroline.Caroline, is ...

Rockstar's 2013 magnum-opus Grand Theft Auto V has seen a re-release this week in the form of the new Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition. This definitive edition-style release is on retail shelves for consoles now, and will be comin...

Over the course of the week, Nintendo took to Tumblr to reveal screens and details from the upcoming Switch title Mario Tennis Aces. Not only did we get to see cool images of the game's roster in action, but we learned a little more about t...

This month saw the release of the BAFTA award-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice on Xbox One. After shifting over 50,000 units in first few weeks, developers Ninja Theory are to donate thousands of dollars to the Mental Health America org...

In a talk about game design philosophy at Reboot Develop 2018, SimTower, Seaman, and Odama creator Yoot Saito revealed that he once worked on an unusual Nintendo DS game codenamed Mario Motors. Saito told some heartwarming stories about his...

Last year, Super Stardust HD and Resogun developer Housemarque ended its run of excellent arcade games on a high note with the Nex Machina, a Robotron-style shooter made in collaboration with arcade legend Eugene Jarvis. The studio said it ...