Well over a decade ago, the heavens opened and this very website came hurtling out of the sky and landed on the information superhighway. Some said it couldn't be done (probably) and many have tried to hold us back (not really) but we've fo...

There's always those games that just don't seem to wanna come out. Not quite vaporware because they aren't announced but still expected because of cliffhangers from a previous entry. The obvious and most painful one is Half-Life 3, and to a...

Writing "Best of the Year" lists makes me feel pretentious and self-aggrandizing. That's probably because these lists operate under the pretense that the writer is able to both assess an entire year's worth of games and make some sort of ab...

In the year since its release, Gran Turismo Sport has seen quite a few substantial updates. A new career mode, more tracks, a crapton of cars and even microtransactions: Sport is a much heartier title than its 2017 incarnation. Even with th...

The next six months in video games is insane, no matter how you look at it. Even if you hate big budget games from major triple-A studios, there are still likely to be multiple titles that grab your interest. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Res...

Upon the release of Super Meat Boy in 2010, independent game creator Edmund McMillen had finally struck it big. After years of making obscure and much smaller projects, he and Super Meat Boy co-creator Tommy Refenes became overnight success...

We have a new show! Impulse! It's about topics and news in video games! Wow! Join me and Destructoid's Associate Editor Peter Glagowski every week as we discuss new, hot subjects in the gaming industry as they happen. Our reactions and stat...

For nearly as long as I’ve been playing Yakuza games, I’ve always read comments from fans saying, “These games are like Shenmue”. At first glance, that definitely sounds accurate. I even remember making such a claim ...

[I found this crazy post originally written in 2007 while looking for a Dtoid wallpaper. Resurfacing for great justice! Are you good at Photoshop? Send us some love! 1080p was crazy rich people talk back then.  -Niero] This took a lot ...

Hey there guys n' gals, lads n' lasses, dorks n' dweebs, dicks n' asses - welcome to yet another month of C-Blog Recaps. Since restarting the feature last month, we've had a pretty good number of new bloggers join the fray, eager to thought...

For the past three or four years I've been helping game studio Secret Base to connect with other people in the industry while offering general PR advice for Streets of Red: Devil's Deluxe, which just released on PS4 and Switch yesterday. I...

Just kidding. It's actually Trio the Punch.

Local rap group "Trio The Punch" will be headlining the "Mr. Destructoid First Annual Rap Festival" in Miami, Florida this year! Taking inspiration from nerd rap legends The Beastie Boys, the group is primarily a cover band with creative in...

Justin was like any other kid growing up in the '90s; he idolized the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He spent his Saturday mornings watching the latest episodes before running outside to reenact his favorite scenes. He recalls fond memories ...

Toy manufacturing companies the world over have come out this week in support of greater protections for intellectual property rights. This comes in the wake of several incidents in which vigilante mobs have borrowed slogans from such compa...

Earlier this morning, local police began receiving reports of a man chasing animals into the jungle. Witnesses couldn't identify the suspect, but they did point out he was wearing barely anything clothing and carrying a large sword. The ext...

Gather 'round Papa Niero, it's that time of year to tell our best story: The story of how Destructoid came to be as a video game community. Most of you already know the story, so please humor us as we enlighten the new people just rece...

Do you like hats? Do you like Destructoid? Do you have terrible haircut? We've got the cure! One of the guys from Enthusiast Gaming has a giant gifted boner for designing merchandise and he came up with these just as concepts. Should we mak...

We're excited to announce that Destructoid will be presenting next year's Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo. What does that mean, exactly? It means that it's going to get weird, emotional, and definitely more about the community: We're conducting...

I’ve got a lot to say about this, but let me squeeze out the “news” portion of the article first, before I start gushing. Stick it to The Man is heading to the Nintendo Switch on November 23, 2017. It’ll feature HD R...

Sonic and crew are back as well, perfectly curated into a 16-bit throwback for the Switch! Sonic Mania is one among many nostalgia kicks for the ever so glorious new platform, which is totally rad... but I don’t know, can you not hel...

We're having a thing at E3. You should come.  Come have a chillaxing, refreshing, possibly fatal non-dance party drink-up hosted by Destructoid's Editors and the Enthusiast Gaming Network. We're gathering in wrinkled clothing on Monday...

Somebody just asked us if we had Destructoid shirts. Why yes, we do! There's hoodies and some other nonsense on sale at Ye Olde Destructoid Shoppe. 100% of profits go towards the artists and overpriced airline beer, as we all get ready to f...

Good news, Destructoid community: it's WrestleMania week! For the uninitiated, WrestleMania is basically the season finale of wrestling. It's the biggest WWE show of the year, where the company (ostensibly) brings long-gestating storylines ...

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