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Wrote another free book about video-games

YES THIS IS WHAT I DO WHEN I GET BORED. I've released three books on video-games thus far as part of my Up, Down, Left, Right series. Volume Four is more about video-game communities than video-games themselves, though it specifically us...

 
 
 
 

Deep In Security

On top of completely failing to provide what anyone could consider a satisfactory customer experience with the SimCity debacle it has also come to light that there is a massive security hole in Origin; EA's digital distribution service and ...

 
 
 
 
 
 

RWBY: Black Trailer Examination

Allons-y! We have been graced with another trailer for RWBY and I'm here to talk about it. This time we get a character name of Blake and her male companion um.... whathisface, I'm sure they said it but the audio wasn't easy to hear w...

 
 
 
 
 
 

PS3 Friday Night Fights: Call of Camouflage Edition

But with more #swagyolobrodawgblazeit Two things that go on in Call of Duty lobbies are pubstomping and people leaving to avoid being stomped. For those that don't know, "pub stomp" referrs to an organized group of players ("clan") forming...

 
 
 
 

Un-rant a rant.

In an attempt to write something that was big and wordy and drawn out I wrote something that was stupid long-winded and pointless. BLOG POST SUCCESSFUL Anyway, to break down that wall of idiocy I posted about contrition and hate cake, it...

 
 
 
 

Indie Gems by Jinx - Steam Indie Spring Sale Edition

With Steam's Indie Spring Sale going on, I thought I'd highlight some great indie titles I've played that seem to get overlooked. I have included mini-reviews for each, plus media and links to make checking them out quick and easy! I start ...

 
 
 
 

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Review

So after weeks of procrastination, I have finally finished writing a review. Anyways, if you guys have any feedback about my writing, it would be much appreciated if you would post it. And now for the review: With the spread of phazon onc...

 
 
 
 

The Best Scarves in Gaming

Let�s face it: scarves make anything cool. Case in point, Fred from Scooby Doo. Do you think he became the leader of the gang because of his brains? Hell no. It�s because of that devilishly stylish scarf he wears. This doesn�t just apply ...

 
 
 
 

My adventures through the world of piracy

This I my first attempt at blogging on Destuctiod, I have been planning on doing it for a while now and I finally found the right time to get started. I thought I may just start by getting my piracy out of the way first. When I was st...

 
 
 
 

Contrition: The Fuck You Say

WARNING: This is a rant heavy rant. I like how the flair up of attitudes - what with emotions running high around the Sim5 launch and all - caused a little bit of a stir with some sensitive folks - who basically stepped into the spotligh...

 
 
 
 

Cblog Recaps of 03/20 and SAMURAI-ISMS

I'm actually finding a bit of a pattern going on this week. I bought Sakura Samurai for the 3DS earlier and I also bought 5 Ronin, a comic about 5 Marvel heroes reimagined as samurai. Yeah, this week is about samurai. Sakura Samurai is...

 
 
 
 

Thinking about Diving into Monster Hunter?

As Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (MH3U) just launched in the US and is on the verge of launch in Europe, I thought it would be a good idea to write a blog for anyone who is on the fence about picking it up, or anyone who has picked it up and is...

 
 
 
 

P4A: Be Happy You're Even Getting It

What with all this buzz and hype surrounding the new Gears and Walking Dead games coming out, you might have missed the news circulating about Persona 4 Arena finally getting a maybe solid release date in Europe. So as long as that presum...

 
 
 
 

Nintendo Power Retrospective - Part 12

This week I've come to the end of Nintendo Power's first year, and boy is this issue weak on games to review, with only four titles. On the bright side, one of those is a classic from Capcom. We also have the results of the first annual Nin...

 
 
 
 

PAX East Prep: Food! Glorious Food!

Last week I wrote up an article about how to prepare your devices' energy for PAX East. With the event literally right around the corner, I thought it was overdue that I wrote about a different kind of energy: yours. Food is expensive. I...

 
 
 
 

John Riccitiello and the Corporate Allegory

As bleak as the morning was, John Riccitiello (or Johnny C as his cool new friends had begun to address him affectionately) was in high spirits. Pulling on his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pyjamas, he bounded down the stairs, gleeful at t...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Facebook Responds to GoW:A Leonidas DLC

Meet Leonidas. He's a GameStop exclusive multiplayer character for God of War Ascension. His design is based off the character's model in 300, who is in turn loosely based off the very real person, Leonidas. He also happens to be wearing ...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Tomb Raider Review

The reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise, aptly called Tomb Raider, is an excellent example of an action movie in video game form. Every appealing aspect of the action genre is present; Explosions, Bloody fights, Explosions, powerful weapon...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Etrian Odyssey IV: D-toid contest!

I really dig the Etrian Odyssey series. Not only do I like a good dungeon crawl, but Etrian feeds my near-insatiable lust for... cartography! Any game that includes mapmaking as part of the adventure is aces in my book. I'm really looking...

 
 
 
 

Quickposts

Exber

Last night I was true to my will to get better and to get out of this depressive crisis I have befallen, as I seldom mentioned in my previous Some details in the comments (Dtoid), or over here

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tonight is the last VF5US Bi-Weekly of 2023! Lets have a proper sendoff before we enter into the new year!

 
 
Flegma

Time to be much more careful with citing sources in my

 
 
gozmaz
 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Dragon Quest XI (Switch) -CrossCode (Switch) -Judgment (PS4/5)

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Oh, wait until I write the last Blog on Virtua Fighters 30 I just read something that gave me

 
 
Anonymous 20

Respectfully, Zelda got Not so much the GOTY award itself, BG3 is absolutely But a game as good as TotK only winning 1 award? Doesnt sit right with me, not sorry

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tonight is the night for a celebration of video games! Join me, B_Ninja012, and Blitzball Champ as we go live with the official co-stream of The Game Awards!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Tomorrows blog is about Virtua Fighter And its an interesting

 
 
Exber

Last post was on Oct Feels like Update for those who follow me over here (Dtoid, I have hit rock November was difficult, and right now Im still recovering from all that Remember to speak / ask for help if

 
 
Flegma

Been playing Duke Nukem 1 Remastered, and Ive never played it this far before (still Episode 1, So I was positively surprised that the later levels introduced more abilities for Shows me for underestimating old

 
 
Virtua Kazama

NEC is this weekend, possible VF6 rumor at The Game Awards, and the final Bi-Weekly of 2023? Lets talk about it on tonights VF5US session of Virtua Fighter Takeover!

 
 
bong264

Average Tuesday Status:

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Huge birthday shoutout to Meanderbot!

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: time for cake and

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Kiry- err, I mean Joryu made a name for himself at The Castle! And were going back to it again on tonights session of Like a Dragon Gaiden!

 
 
PhilKenSebben
 
 
Whispering Willow
 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -Dragon Quest XI (Switch) -CrossCode (Switch) -Judgment (PS4/5)

 
 
Virtua Kazama

We only have two more Royal Seeds Lets keep making WONDERful progress as we go live with Super Mario Wonder!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Well, this is I released a blog talking about Virtua Fighters return to EVO through EVO Japan 2023, and they are not in the lineup for EVO Japan Mind you, I make these blogs a month in

 
 
taterchimp

Still Some days

 
 
Retrofraction

Had to share this, hey all!

 
 
The Actual Charlton Heston

So, whos still here? Sound

 
 
Vesalius

Current status:

 
 
bong264

Average Tuesday Status:

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Virtua Fighter 3tb Online is now available on Japanese arcades, but unfortunately I wont be able to play it unless I travel to But it wont stop me from talking about on tonights session of VF Takeover!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

To no ones surprise, I pre-ordered the VF3tb Premium Music I needed the soundtrack for the longest

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Current Status:

 
 
Flegma

Well, I got my first busted Evercade game (Its not a ROM cartridge, more like an SD card or USB On one hand, I have some tens of game cards already and this was the first case of a On the other, maybe is one too

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Happy 25th Anniversary to the SEGA Dreamcast! Lets reminisce about the console as we go live with Like a Dragon Gaiden!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

I will say that aside from VF3tb Online happening exclusively towards Japanese arcades because SEGA knew about the resurgence of VF3tb tournaments since 2014, we will be able to play the arcade version of VF3tb through Like a Dragon: Infinite

 
 
Flegma

I noticed Ive been playing games for months on almost As in, I might hear a sound effect played, but cant even identify which effect it Will be continuing like this for the foreseeable

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Happy early turkey day to the few, the proud, and the not so many still May your holiday be joyous, and mostly stress Be safe driving and always wear a

 
 
Flegma

I hear theres a lot of new commercial Game Boy software, but not enough proper Alas, I have found myself incapable of writing true

 
 
PatBateman17

Bump OK, Im hosting the annual Dtoid Secret Santa this No pressure to join, but heres the invite: love to see the usual suspects if we Holi

 
 
Virtua Kazama

This Thanksgiving Season, were thankful for this VF5US session that were about to And that is right now as we go live with the Thanksgiving Edition of Virtua Fighter Takeover!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

So I learned that theres a neat Easter Egg involving Fighting Vipers in Like a Dragon

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: I think I may be hallucinating

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: I think I may be hallucinating

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Were back in Sotenbori yet again, but this time we got the Jack-of-all-trades, Akame, to show us Its time for more Like a Dragon Gaiden!

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Current Status:

 
 
bong264

Well, may aswell keep going until judgement day for Got a precambrian khornezerker done up and have called him Kharn the World My vintage chaos warrior collection is getting pretty big considering how hard it is to find these damn things lol

 
 
Virtua Kazama

Instead of doing a Splatfest, were playing more Super Mario Wonder tonight! Lets get more Wonder Seeds!

 
 
Virtua Kazama

With the release of the Super Mario RPG remake finally out, I have a confession to I am godawful at playing Mario

 
 
PhilKenSebben

New Robocop game looks

 
 
Titannel

Anyone else having issues with their Cblog posts not showing the entire post? My latest one is skipping a lot of critical