As I’m sure is the case with most gamers, my favorite Christmas presents over the years have always been video games. In fact, certain Christmases are virtually defined in my mind by the games I received that year. While this year’s festivi...

Last year, Harmonix released three Christmas tracks for Rock Band download. While the tracks themselves (Barenaked Ladies’ “Hanukkah Blessings”, The Pretenders’ version of “Blue Christmas”, and Billy Squire’s “Christmas Is the Time to Say I...

A few months back, various previews and interviews put out the claim that Beatles Rock Band was an emotional experience for its players – even to the point of inducing tears. “Hmm, that’s interesting,” said I at the time. “We’ll see.” Las...

(This may become apparent upon reading, but this post is my entry in Colette's Survival Horror contest. It's long and there aren't any pictures, so the TL;DR crowd might want to save themselves some time and get out now.) I was thirteen...

It seems like there’s been a lot of gamer angst lately directed at games that are considered too short. “8-12 hours is just not long enough to justify the $60 price tag,” says the collective internet. “We want value for our money, and if ...

One of the many great things about the DS is that it’s inherently region-free; that is, can play games from any country, no modding required. There are some Japanese DS games that have practically become required playing for true fans of th...

Everybody always talks about their “desert island” picks – you know, the whatever-certain-number of entertainment products you could take with you if you were gonna be stranded on a desert island. The implication, of course, being that thes...

What’s going on, everybody! I’m Dylan, aka DeathoftheDead, and I’m a new… Destructoidite? Destructoider? I’m new to the site, and thought it was about time I introduced myself to all the lovely people at what’s undoubtedly the greates...