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For the first time ever, footage of the Point of View developed version of Sonic X-treme is being shown publicly, running on Sega Saturn hardware to boot. This build is going to be released for download on May 6, so if you've been hankerin...   read

Back in the '90s, they had a mascot platformer for everything --  a glove, a bandicoot, a star, the red dot from the 7UP logo -- you name it. So why not an anthropomorphic taxi cab named Deppy that walks on its hind wheels? That's what...   read

The titled epitome of '90s raditude done in by hubris, Sonic X-Treme, was meant to be the first full 3D Sonic -- a Mario 64 colleague -- and the first of SEGA's star series for its Saturn system. Like so many subsequent 3D Sonic games shou...   read

Over the past few days, Sega has been forcing YouTube users to remove uploaded videos of the Sega Saturn RPG Shining Force III lest their entire channels get shut down. While this is not an altogether uncommon practice for a company trying ...   read

YES! Sega has announced an HD remake of the Sega Saturn classic NiGHTS into dreams... for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC this fall. The game was originally released on the Sega Saturn 16 years ago today, and now it returns wi...   read

Happy Independence Day, dear readers! I am, of course, referring to AMC's annual marathon of the film Independence Day, starring Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith. Those two make a better couple than Bobby and Jamie Deen! (I assume they're love...   read

We all have our holiday traditions; whether it be caroling, building snowman, or watching It's a Wonderful Life. Mine... that's easy. It's playing Sega's ultimate ode to the winter season, Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... Come join the holid...   read

[Not sure what Mash Tactics is? I've included a classic clip to show you just a glimpse of what you've been missing, you daft fool! You can see all of Destructoid's previously-aired live shows in our archives.] Today, Mash ...   read

If you haven't been going door to door to convince the world Guardian Heroes is worth playing, now's the time. Speaking of the Xbox Live Arcade game, Treasure's Hiroto Matsuura tells Eurogamer "The project started as Guardian Heroes 2, but ...   read

The worst is always the best at E3.  Cutting edge technology becomes dated. Memorable demos are quickly forgotten. An impressive trailer means nothing when the game attached comes out and bombs.  But CEOs talking about "hot chicks...   read

The classic Sega Saturn game by Treasure, Guardian Heroes, is coming out at the end of Summer and it seems like a lot of you are excited for this based on the announcement post. Well prepare to get even happier as the original version will...   read

Treasure's classic Sega Saturn title Guardian Heroes is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this fall, Sega has announced today. The action-RPG beat 'em up is coming to the Xbox 360 "fully re-mastered," which Sega says means "all-new graphics and vi...   read

By now, we all know full well that Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi (sans the original music) are heading for PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade later this year. Dreamcast ports on these two platforms is a potentially delightful concept...   read

In the last debate we tackled the entire Dragon Quest series and tasked everyone with choosing their single favorite game. Some older titles got more support than I expected, and some got less, but when the dust finally settled there was o...   read

You may not have heard, but Sega's got this new thing called PlaySEGA, which is a browser-based service that lets you play old Genesis games and such. To both promote and enhance that experience, they're now offering the thoroughly awesome ...   read

Features writer and talented doodler Ashley Davis wrote an article a few weeks ago about Sonic X-Treme, the Saturn game that never was. An interesting 3D title with a fish-eye lens and spherical level design, the project was scrapped, pro...   read

We simply can't pass up stuff like this when it comes along. UK Resistance spotted a rare Dreamcast-branded first aid kit, complete with bandages and wrist gauze worn by an escapee of The Yellow Submarine. I think I would rather bleed to de...   read

Ted Turner is totally awesome.Not only does he command one of the most powerful moustaches this side of Tom "Moustache P.I." Selleck, he was the creator of one of the most influential, and endearing television shows of the last mi...   read

Back in March 06, Famitsu noted that "A Game creator who recently went solo is developing a [Wii] action game featuring an evil-spirit that looks like a pierrot clown flying through the air.”, which doesn't exactly leave a he...   read

As always, read the headline. RUMOR. RUMOR. RUMOR. OK, now for all you Europeans: RUMOUR. RUMOUR. RUMOUR.Righto. Now that we've driled that into all our heads, let's see what Rumor Reporter has for us this week:The rumor comes from...   read

One of my favorite things to do is visit the comment and forum URLs from our readers. Among domestic favorites, I'm always fascinated by international gaming sites as they always prove that a gamer is a gamer ... is a gamer. As a greasy...   read

...wow. I'm at work right now, and I had something really witty to put here...but completely forgot it cause someone just asked me if our store's business cards were our business cards. He pointed to them, asked if the cards (with the n...   read

In Japan, vertical 2d shooters are still a thriving genre. You can actually still patron arcades and drop a few yen on these vertical little-airplane-vs-gigantic-inferior-stuff titles, whereas in the States I feel like we get the occas...   read

So I'm feeling a little retro tonight, shoot me! Here's a classic case of 80's video game advertising complete with the Saved By The Bell looking dork rocking out in his parent-free unregulated dark surroundings. I think ad agencies didn...   read

"And here are our limited edition Sega Saturn Cufflinks, imported. Oh I see. Too 32 bit for your wardrobe, sir? May I suggest the Monochromatic 8-Bit Gameboy Cufflinks instead? Yes, vintage 1987. An excellent choice." Wow. Gameboy...   read