The Fantastic Beasts franchise was always going to face an uphill battle. After the 10 year journey that was the Harry Potter eight-film franchise, going back into this world with a new setting, new characters, and new mysteries w...

It's no secret the output of the DC Extended Universe has been less than exemplary. Yes, the movies have all made money, but only Wonder Woman has established itself as a box-office, fan, and critical darling. After the disaster that was Ju...

I am a staunch defender of the 2014 Godzilla soft-sequel-reboot as a worthy member of the Godzilla family. Sure it wasn't great but for a westernized adaptation of a purely Japanese creation it held onto some of the more subtle themes, such...

It's the weekend again, good people of Destructoid. For many of us, a week of work and other chores can be put to rest, replaced by a couple of days of reflection, relaxation and some other third thing.Gaming-wise, I put some time back into...

As much as I love the system, it’s nearly always possible to improve things though. Here are 5 little improvements that I’d love to the system that could make a big difference for some gamers.

San Diego Comic-Con is well underway. Movies and shows are making their debut, and trailers are surfacing on YouTube. Warner Bros. has yet to announce anything yet (its panel is scheduled for Saturday morning) but there are already rumors c...

Treyarch revealed a new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at SDCC this week, giving us our first real look at Blood of the Dead, a Zombies mission which sees the fan-pleasing return of some classic characters and maps.Richtofen, Dempsey...

During their panel at SDCC yesterday, Treyarch announced a collector's edition for their upcoming military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. I say "military shooter" but this set is clearly inspired by the game's equally-as-important Zombi...

San Diego Comic Con, or SDCC as the kool kidz call it, opens today. Thousands upon thousands of attendees, cash burning a hole in their Black Widow costume, are expected to attend the annual event, which will be used as a platform by variou...

Telltale Games has released a trailer for the final season in their very popular, highly-acclaimed series; The Walking Dead. In The Final Season, long-surviving hero Clementine will make her swansong appearance as series protagonist, reflec...

[Update: Activision have dropped a new trailer, which you can check out below, revealing the owner of the creepy eyes above. Meow.]It's San Diego Comic Con this week, a place for thousands to gather, sweat and spend way too much money, usua...

Between the SNES Classic and Cuphead both launching today, I'm in gaming heaven. Chris joked that it was like Christmas morning for me. It really is! Now here's even more stuff I gotta get my hands on. Funko is producing a series of Cuphead...

We may not equate SDCC with toy collecting, but that would be a mistake. The industry's biggest names are always in attendance; who would give up a chance to market to that many pairs of eyeballs? Indeed, the main reason I used to go to Com...

If there's one element of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games I tend to forget about until I go back to replay them, it's the special stages. Favorite? Least favorite? I like them for different reasons. Sonic 1's bouncy mazes were mesmerizing ...

What a weekend its been, while nothing really overly exciting or brand new was announced at San Diego Comic-Con there was a ton of trailers from previously announced TV and movies. So to cure your Monday blues we at Flixist have compiled ...

While you can "drink to Sonic" every day, it's a rare occasion when you can actually say that you can "drink Sonic." Jones Soda unveiled a way to make that possible this past weekend, as they're crafting a Sonic Mania brand exclusively...

This weekend at SDCC, Capcom revealed sporty attires coming as DLC for three members of the Street Fighter V roster. The costumes will drop on July 25 alongside that lunkhead Abigail.Pocket-sized ninja Ibuki will be getting ESPN-worrying tr...

For a good while, my body has adapted to the underworld's sub-zero temperatures. During Comic-Con '17, Shout! Factory confirms this climate change as they reveal their plans to release Power Rangers Lost Galaxy's source material, Seiju...

There's something strange about a company revealing plans for merchandise of a property they might not care about. In fact, it's weird when it's related to a title made by a team who doesn't work for them anymore. Honestly, this was my reac...

Thor: Ragnarok had a tough encore. Its first trailer was the stuff of movie nerd dreams, and it bowed during the Super Bowl. It's hard to make a better entrance than that. Now disregard everything I just said as its second trailer, unl...

Now that half the internet is riled up [again], let's take a look at the awesome new Netflix original Stranger Things season 2 trailer, hot off the presses from the San Diego Comic-Con.

Ready Player One should be taught in schools across America because it's about video games, virtual reality, pop culture, and Americans getting fat asses. You know, reality. But until national and state by state curriculums get their acts t...

At an SDCC panel, Twitch announced an upcoming marathon of '80s video game show Starcade. This is in collaboration with Blu-Ray publishers Shout! Factory, who picked up the rights to day-glow series at the start of the year.Starcade was a s...

That was fast. After more than two decades of Sonic adventures at Archie Comics, Sega has decided to end its partnership and start a new one -- with none other than IDW Publishing. Shout-out to Destructoid commenter Austyn Wiles for totall...

San Diego Comic-Con is heating up in the lead in to the big weekend with some trailer tapas to hold us over until the main course of the big panels. This teaser trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising may be a bit light on any story elemen...

According to a tweet by NetherRealm scamp Ed Boon, there will be a livestream event at SDCC today, July 21. It's seemingly based around DC hero Starfire, which would hint at a trailer for the arriving Injustice 2 warrior.The livestream, whi...