BMX XXX sounds like a terrible idea on paper. It’s technically a perversion of the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX series, which itself is a perversion of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Acclaim decided that they weren’t making enough mo...

I’m not sure if this is unusual since I don’t typically discuss “emotions” with other “humans,” but I generally play psychological horror games to feel sad rather than scared. Video games lost their abili...

I’m going to be honest with you, the advice I usually give people who are looking to give Chulip a try is to make sure you have something nearby to read. Chulip is an unfriendly game, and among its unfriendly features is a nasty littl...

I’m the world’s foremost expert on the Army Men series of games, and while I can see you raising a skeptical eyebrow, I have to ask: do you really want to challenge that claim? The series is something of a guilty pleasure of min...

Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has announced the launching of a new retro range. Prinny Presents NIS Classics will tag-up titles from the NIS archives for release on modern platforms. The first volume launches on PC and Nintendo Switch this sum...

In case you haven't heard, people have been stretching the "developer mode" of the Xbox Series X/S to its limit. And it's only been a few weeks. Amazingly, intrepid and plucky users have managed to get tons of old games running on the syste...

As some of you may know, I've stuck by the PS2 through thick and thin. When I first started my Destructoid profile over a decade ago I noted that the PS2 is probably my favorite console, right alongside of the Dreamcast. When I asked our re...

[Update: Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has confirmed that PS5 won't natively support PS3, PS2, or PS1 games through backward compatibility. We'll see about digital re-releases, though.] Don't pack up your original PlayStation ...

Killer7 should probably be on more platforms at this point. Okay, it definitely should. After living comfortable on just the GameCube and PS2 for over a decade, Grasshopper Manufacture/Engine Software and NIS America got together to make Ki...

Japanese developer Sting has revealed plans to release classic first-person adventure Baroque on the Nintendo Switch later this year. As announced on the company's Twitter, Baroque: Original Version will be a port of the 1998 Sega Saturn re...

Today, May 16, marks 18 years since Final Fantasy XI released in Japan for the PlayStation 2. Despite the closure of its PS2 and Xbox 360 servers back in 2016, its developers still nourish a healthy PC community with consistent updates...

We are just about to get into one of the busiest parts of the year for gaming with titles like Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons releasing this month to much anticipation. Not long after both those games hit, fans wil...

I love a good retro video game sale. They're a chance to finally jump on older games and re-releases you've been mulling over without feeling guilt creep in the moment you complete your purchase. Over the next two weeks, Sony is running a R...

After reporting that the PS4 had beaten the Wii and the original PlayStation and became the second-best selling home console of all-time (behind the PS2), I had no idea that such an interesting conversation would break out among the communi...

One of the most genre-defining video games of all time, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto III, has been mysteriously re-rated by the Australian Classification board, leading to speculation of a re-release in the near future.Released in 2001 on PS...

Unless it was made by just one person, it's a bad idea to give all the credit for a game's success or failure to a single individual. Koji Igarashi has produced many of the best games in the Castlevania series, but he's far from the only re...

First 4 Figures has released video and images of the next statue in its growing Sonic the Hedgehog range. This nicely-dynamic diorama features the blue blur getting a lift into Sonic 3's Angel Island Zone, courtesy of his dopey pal Tails.St...

15 years ago today, Square Enix released Final Fantasy XI for the PlayStation 2 in North America. It was quite the unorthodox release for its time. In order to play FFXI on the PS2 (before the PS2 servers shut down), you had to connect a ne...

Square Enix has announced the release of an upcoming 3D CG animated movie based on their legendary RPG franchise, Dragon Quest. The film, titled Dragon Quest: Your Story will hit theatres in Japan this August.Not a lot of details were forth...

Kingdom Hearts III is almost here and I don't know if I can breathe! While I'm not exactly a die-hard fan of the series, I got into the original two in my youth and have been eagerly awaiting the third entry for almost half of my life. That...

Over the last decade, gaming auteur Suda51 has become a force to be reckoned with. His games have subverted standard video game tropes and provided some of the zaniest and most esoteric experiences around. Pick any random title from his cat...

And just like that, Sony's PS2, PS3, and PS4 game streaming service for PlayStation 4 is worth another look. A bunch of games featured in PlayStation Now will be made downloadable, meaning you no longer have to stream them and put up with a...

Bandai Namco has announced a whole slew of information regarding Ace Combat 7. A lot of it is probably stuff you don't want to hear, though. I'll start with the good bit: the game is still on track for its January 18, 2019 console release d...

It's still kind of surreal to me that the Yakuza series is actually popular in the West. I've been playing them for roughly one-third of my life and I never expected the series to break beyond its niche. It has truly been a wild ride and I'...

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 ...