Hi. Hello. Boy. Yikes. Twenty-sixteen. That was something. I feel like I’m not going to cover enough ground if I write anything about how just absolutely terrible 2016 was, so instead I’m just going to focus on th...   read

  Watch Video I recently swung (swang?) by the Devolver Digital booth at PAX West 2016 to take a good hard look at STRAFE, a hardcore-old-school-ultra-stylized-FPS-roguelike-simulated-gorefest. I've been side-eying STRAFE since its ridiculous Kickstarter campaign in 2015, and now that I've had a bit of hands-on time with it, you know your boy's got some thoughts about it.   read

  Watch Video Hold on to your Heads™, folks, because here's another Destructoid Original Video Review™ to pump into your Eyeballs and Ears™! Mike's review of Headlander has been transformed alchemy-like into video so you...   read

  Watch Video Today I stopped by the PlayStation booth at PAX East to take a look at a rhythm-hell fever dream that I’ve much looked forward to: Thumper. You know your boy hopped directly into the opportunity to experience Drool&rsqu...   read

(Update: it was a popped blood vessel. Sorry for the scare!) We've all joked about it. Now the chickens have come home to roost, and shit, directly in my eyeball. I've been doing VR demos all day at PAX East, and at least on...   read

  Watch Video Capturing video from a 3DS is cumbersome. It requires a physical mod to be installed onto your console, costing a ton of money as well voiding your warranty to hell and back. Who has the time for that? That's why Reddit user ...   read

  Watch Video Whoops, Nintendo! This morning we received an anonymous tip containing nothing but a video file containing what looks to be an internal Nintendo presentation, shedding new light on the touchscreen NX controller we should be hearing more about very soon. We're absolutely sure this is totally legit, no doubt about it.   read

  Watch Video And we're back with video reviews! This time we're looking at Far Cry Primal, a game that I've been side-eying for a while now. Kyle did a lovely job reviewing the game -- and if you'd like to see some dope gameplay while hearing Kyle's words coming out of my mouth like some sort of possessed puppet, hoo boy do I have a treat for you.   read

Ever since the invention of save games, losing your progress has always been a major issue. Way back then, it wasn't as much of a problem, simply because it was inevitable -- the battery in your cartridge is dead. Easy fix: r...   read

The rise of the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament scene has been almost impossible to ignore, even to casual players of the series. Even as of this year (year three of Luigi, mind you), Smash players travel all across t...   read

  Watch Video Xenoblade Chronicles X is certainly one of those games that you probably have to see to believe, rather than simply just taking some stranger's word for it. The written review just doesn't do it enough justice in my humble o...   read

  Watch Video Looks like it's about that time again, Chris the Miracle Worker has managed to review a relatively little known game called Fallout 4. That said, who the hell reads reviews nowadays? So much time and reading text and you hav...   read

  Watch Video Windjammers on the Neo Geo has to be probably one of my favorite multiplayer experiences of all time. Unfortunately if you'd like to actually play it today it's going to cost you hundreds of dollars as well as a plethora of ...   read

  Watch Video In case you haven't seen Chris' written review of The Phantom Pain (or you're not fond of reading), I've prepared a relatively* spoiler-free video review of the long-awaited final(?) entry in the Metal Gear Solid series. *All gameplay footage is spoiler-free. All cutscene footage has been shown in previous trailers.   read

  Watch Video The dawn of ubiquitous consumer virtual reality is nearly upon us, and there are still some questions left unanswered. While Oculus may have led the monopoly in the VR game for a few years, multiple VR solutions have started ...   read

  Watch Video Super Mario Maker is playable on the show floor at PAX, and it turns out Nintendo is giving players a rather generous amount of hands-on time with the game. If you're patient and don't have anything else to do (also if y...   read

  Watch Video A disturbing and cryptic press release today from Internet comedy troupe Mega64 is making waves online. Naturally, Mike Cosimano and I were on the scene with an exclusive interview about their journey from making videos about video games to making video games themselves. Full Exclusive Interview™ below:   read