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Did LulzSec Leak Your Data?

While we could all argue between the righteousness and asshatery of what LulzSec, an off-shooting branch of Anonymous, has been up to lately, I think if there is one lesson to take away from recent events is that we should all be very, ve...

 
 
 
 

Introductions and Shenanigans

I guess it's time to get my writing hobby off the ground. I'm surprisingly well versed in writing, but I don't often spend time actually doing it. So I guess that means I need to introduce myself and what I'll be doing here. My name is J...

 
 
 
 

CaptainBus: The helmet comes off.

Hey guys! It's a big superhero reveal! Just like all great superheroes, I have my alter ego. The catch is that I'm not quite as mild mannered, and I am now revealing my true form as I am now officially Destructoid staff. Oh yes! What doe...

 
 
 
 

Phone Lime

I'm going to try to do this thing where I write e-mails to my friends in an attempt to have more meaningful exchanges with people I know and care about but do not have much occasion to speak with. This would be instead of sort of casually ...

 
 
 
 

Redakai: Conquer the Kairu Review + Contest Winner

Yesterday saw the national launch of a new CCG called Redakai. Flashy, Gimmicky, and expensive, how does it stack up in the market as a whole? Ultimately, it depends on the type of gamer. So sit back, relax, and read up on the latest CCG...

 
 
 
 

Pretty Fly (For a Kaz Hirai)

Let me preface this by saying I DO NOT have "BIAS" against Sony. This parody song just came from a weird idea while working, and how Sony hasn't had the best image as of late. Kaz Hirai fit really well in the song title, and I just went f...

 
 
 
 

I'm writing books

Plural there. Up, Down, Left, Right - Volume Two The sequel to Volume One, naturally, that was mostly experimental. I had no idea what sort of response I'd get and it was slow at first. Over the months it has gathered views and interest c...

 
 
 
 

Hi boys and girls

I've been stalking dtoid since 2008 I believe, I first met the site thanks to the hilarious HAWP series. Since I noticed I spent more and more time entering this site, I decided to make an account today. Nice to meet ya! Hope we can get alo...

 
 
 
 

Conversion of a Board Gamer

As I finished cleaning up and making space for a third board game shelf, I had to look back. Less than two years ago, all I knew of board games was Monopoly sucked, Stratego was win, and Sorry was (and still is) among my favorite games. ...

 
 
 
 

RE: Absence

Pretty short explanation: Exams are heating up for me, will still post here every week or so. Maybe hop on over to my Flixist blog as usually every other week something will go up there. Sorry about the whole 'no game critique corner' thin...

 
 
 
 

Happy Birthday Funktastic!?

Well you know tonight is the birthday of the crazy game collector dude. As you know, he just reach a milestone in game collecting. Funk just reach to his 1500 game. Even though Funk has everything, Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack makes great p...

 
 
 
 

Custom Corner - Avatar Takeover

Greetings kids, it's been awhile, but don't for one second think that means I've been resting on my laurels, whatever those are. Instead I've been super busy pushing out custom orders and that means I have a few goodies to share with you to...

 
 
 
 

Let's Talk Turkey (dumb name) (NVGR) (pic heavy)

I left the country for about a week and a half in April. I was visiting Turkey with my parents. It was a wonderful trip, and I saw some amazing stuff. My trips: let me show you them. In honor of the esteemed Dr. Feynman, whose book I had ju...

 
 
 
 

TAPIR

A tapir is a large browsing mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Airport Road Presents: The Woods III

THE GOVERNMENT HAS LIED TO YOU. DRAGONBEARS EXIST AND THIS VIDEO IS PROOF OF THE CONSPIRACY. THEY LIKE NUTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION SUBSCRIBE TO AIRPORT ROAD: THE PODCAST AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE!!! PS: Scribblenauts short hopefully shootin...

 
 
 
 
 
 

(NVGR) Thoughts of Death

When it comes to media, I try to be as objective as possible. Obviously I�ll berate something if I dislike it or cheer when I�m captivated by something, but I usually go into things with an open mind. It pains me when television shows lac...

 
 
 
 

What's an Intro?

So the voice inside my head that I use to personify my thoughts has been bugging me to do this, but I went against it. I figured other people were introducing themselves and I didn�t want to be a jerk and fill the blogs with intro posts. I ...

 
 
 
 

Getting into comics

So you've recently went and seen Thor, Iron man 2, or Spider man. You thought they were pretty good, so you've picked up their latest game. But, that sucked, so you start thinking about the comics. You nervously stumble into your local comi...

 
 
 
 

Destructoid is in my thesis!

Super thanks to you guys! Just thought I'd share something with you guys. As you probably have heard, I filed my thesis yesterday. Well, in the acknowledgements I made sure to give thanks where it is due: "I must spend some time thanking...

 
 
 
 

Deadpool took my virginity, advice needed (NVGR)

I bet it happened so much sooner for most of you guys, I know that most people lose it when they are teenagers, trying to experiment with new ways of pleasures. But here I am now 20 years old and afterwards I�m thinking, why didn�t I do thi...

 
 
 
 

A Yarn of Sorts, from the 10th of May

As I sip on this warm sake, a yarn I will weave. A tale of epic proportions; when the trolls invaded and the blogs were thought dead. All hope was thought lost, courageous and kind blogs falling to the depths of forgetfulness and woe. At th...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Rad Albums for the Rad Person In You!

I've been listening to a lot of music as of late. I've also been paying membership for Giant Bomb and not really using it to it's fullest other than HD Persona 4 Endurance Run and the like so I decided to talk about some musics. Let's get ...

 
 
 
 

Quickposts

Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Daemon X Machina (Switch) -Indivisible (Switch) -DOOM Eternal (PS4/5)

 
 
Exber

#53 Game beaten in 2023 is: the Unfinished Splatoon made me realize painting your surroundings is actually quite Here you paint to make your way through various puzzles and discover a fable like Lovely voice Wish it were

 
 
Xeo

A lot of wild shit has gone on this year in my A lot of it But Im still Got a new job when I desperately needed it, so thats a Ill discuss a bit more below if anyone is But hi, Im

 
 
humantofu

Apparently theres FPGA-based clone consoles of the 3DS, Sega Saturn, and GBA shown off at Tokyo Game Show? Baffling but also very intriguing, GAME WATCH even brings up a possible Hyperkin connection?

 
 
imkingb

Anyone know where I could get press for the fact that I set a literal gaming world record and the game themselves verified 😭😂

 
 
Virtua Kazama

So I love playing F-ZERO I really And were going to play more of it tonight since were going live with the first FULL session of F-ZERO 99!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Im addicted to F-ZERO

 
 
bong264

Current Status:

 
 
Flegma

The much-maligned Mortal Kombat 1 on Switch, spotted on store shelf for Im still happy to not play fighting Also on a happier note: Eurogamers review of the game (PS5) was by a certain Chris

 
 
Flegma

Its autumn again, so its time for me to replay Dear

 
 
Exber

#26 Movie of 2023: Talk to I can say this is more drama than horror or psychological horror, but whatever the case, it is done remarkably Social commentary since the beginning, and a good Created by Youtubers, less is more,

 
 
Anonymous 20

I think one of my favorite parts of MK1, legitimately, is watching Johnny Cage and Kenshi become best

 
 
humantofu

I never knew Megan Fox was in the new Mortal Kombat but man her acting is HORRID compared to the other AAA developers really need to ease up on hiring hollywood

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Typical Tuesday status:

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tokyo Game Show is coming up this week! Lets talk about it on tonights session of Virtua Fighter Takeover (while I drink some Ranch Soda as

 
 
Flegma

Well, Bone Marrow on Genesis is the more in-depth version of 2048 that I hoped to see after one on Switch was a But it also feels rather boring after two

 
 
bong264

Average Tuesday Status:

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Its been years since Ive done a Crowd Control I know what were doing

 
 
Exber

Yesterday, I finally participated in a local Just Dance tournament after being a fan of the series for so long, and came in second Golden trophy for that, and Platinum for overcoming my social anxiety and dancing around

 
 
Vesalius

Late night pajama party status:

 
 
Flegma

I looked at the number of comments on FP I suppose I can now start looking into creating a site for my random blogs

 
 
bong264

Causal Sunday Evening Status:

 
 
Flegma

Hover cars in Horizon Chase 2 on Switch? Not liking the double nag screens about creating an Epic account every time I start up the game

 
 
Exber

#52 Game beaten in 2023 is: Oddworld Strangers Wrath Having played the first one in the series and not liking it much, this spin off was on my radar for quite some I loved how experimental and unique it 4/5 due to pacing &

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: I took an ibuprofen

 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Daemon X Machina (Switch) -Panzer Dragoon (Switch) -DOOM Eternal (PS4/5)

 
 
ooktar

Howdy Been a long while since I posted Some gaming hot Starfield is fucking booooring, Karlach is new best girl, Unity can eat a bag of dicks and that Robocop game looks Ok now back to my

 
 
bong264

Hey! Did you know I paint minis! Yeah its been awhile but the weather is finally cooperating aka its not hot in my painting Up today is another carter era mini: 1979 Elf Hero from Tom Meier Need to come up with a weird 70s name for him �

 
 
Sleeeves

Ive been deep diving first person shooters where shooting is secondary to everything else (if that genre has a name) and I finally arrived at the father of them all, System Shock - god DAMN that hud

 
 
darrenhupke

19 hours to go! Get yourself a giant retro gaming coffee table book ASAP! These are only printed once in this size, so don’t miss it!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tonight on Fortune Roulette: F-ZERO 99 IS REAL, BABY! Were playing the recently-released F-ZERO 99! You dont know how happy I am to play this on stream!

 
 
Flegma

I also finished Dysmantle on Annoying sluggishness towards the end (the higher the ground the player is on, the worse the framerate The trailer isnt all truthful - the majority of the game for me was cutting and smashing trees, walls,

 
 
Flegma

Ive long ago deleted my reviewish blog on Another Code R, but in case someone cares, heres DR: 17h long, few puzzles, last (third) act felt like it was from another game, too many Wiimote gestures (not Zack&Wiki -level,

 
 
Exber

#51 Game beaten in 2023 is: Paper Mario Sticker While you can easily beat this game without having to fight many enemies except for bosses, the good ideas were there, just not well A simple (sadly), portable entry in the

 
 
Flegma

Tomb Raider Anniversary Edition looked

 
 
Sir Shenanigans

Its been September 14th for awhile now in Japan, where our baby has been celebrating their 17th birthday If youre reading this, I care, we care, and we can all care for GOD <3

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Current Status:

 
 
Vesalius

Blob coming

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Judgement Six has invaded the main server! Their goal: WORLD DOMINATION AND CHAOS! Lets stop them on tonights session of Virtua Quest!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Blog coming

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Blog coming

 
 
Exber

#50 Game beaten in 2023 is: Of the few indie titles I grabbed before the stores The games 1 hour of clever puzzles, soothing soundtrack, and I found out about it thanks WiiUs best user score in metacritic (new UI?)

 
 
ScionVyse

And its that time again! I finally finished my video on Dream Team, so I figured Id share it with the Dtoid crowd as well! Check it out if youve got time, its a good one!

 
 
bong264

Average Tuesday Status:

 
 
Vesalius

Nightmare status:

 
 
bong264

Casual Sunday Status:

 
 
Exber

#49 Game beaten in 2023 is: This one came with the used Wii U alongside BOTW and 3D World, and I dont know why I hadent played it Could enjoy it more online but I dont like Short campaign, but a blast to

 
 
Flegma

I never knew what American Tail was about beyond the some mouse going to presumably the USA on a That the game review part couldnt go deeper to the failure here was a bit

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: