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E3 Bingo: Where Dreams Come to Die

E3 is upon us once again, and so too are ridiculous predictions. Having exhausted every form of divination available in past years – tarot cards, coins, magic 8 balls – I was left with either the last resort of “Erot...

 
 
 
 

8 Game Trends That Need To Go

You Know what else needs to go? Intros. You know what a list blog is, you're smart, I trust you. (No, I'm not being lazy...) Tailing Missions You know what I love to do in my openworld games built around traversing the environment in ...

 
 
 

The Brave New World We've Won.

  At first games were held in contempt, a toy for children and nothing more, and to an extent they were right, but gamers and the medium grew up together and came into their own. When the moral guardians told them they were sick ...

 
 
 

What if Mario was... a GIRL!???!!!?

When they announced new Super Mario 3D World heads were sent spinning at the prospect of playing as Princess Peach, unfortunately, many were disappointed as both Peach and Rosalina reinforced gender normatives by running slower and jumpin...

 
 
 

E3 Predictions: The Results

With the dust settled I thought we�d take a look back at the E3 Predictions post to see who came out on top, and to just reflect on E3 in general. All in all I think it was a pretty good showing, something for everybody no matter what your ...

 
 
 

Is Toad Middle Eastern?

First, we discovered that the clouds and bushes in Super Mario Bros. were using the same sprite.� Later, mankind theorised that the entirety of Super Mario Bros 3. was actually a stage play. And now, I have unearthed the next �it was ther...

 
 
 

2013 in Gaming: Better/Worse than Ever

What a year, eh? Another triumphant year for current gen consoles, the introduction of the next generation, the higher standards of AAA experiences and the greater exposure and availability of indie games. Yep, it�s a pretty great time to b...

 
 
 

Carry Over Saves Are a Near Impossible Dream.

Can The Walking Dead deliver on its promise of past decisions affecting Season Two? Carry over saves were a revolutionary idea, the concept that decisions you made could have repercussions that went beyond just later on in the game, but c...

 
 
 

Fanart Flops: Sonic walks with Christ, do you? (NSFW)

Welcome to Fanart Flops, the blog that insists fanart is one word no matter what spell check says. For those not in the know Fanart Flops is a collection of the oddest and most confusing videogame fanart by otherwise talented artists. The b...

 
 
 

7 Demos better than their own game.

WARNING: THERE WILL BE NO MENTION OF ALIENS. There�s been a lot of talk of demos lately since it was suggested at DICE that demos hurt more than they help in terms of sales, to which we all responded smugly and said �Ha, only the rubbi...

 
 
 

Sex: No. No no no no no no nonononononono. NO.

If you can�t do sex right, don�t do it at all. That�s why I don�t do sex, and that�s why developers shouldn�t either. I�m no prude, sex is a natural part of life and an unavoidable storytelling device, the thing is I don�t think gaming ca...

 
 
 

The Big Bang Theory�s Greatest Game Moments.

Finally, we�ve received the social acceptance we�ve strived so hard for. For years we were the victim of bullying and mean spirited jokes but finally, finally, nerds and gamers are no longer singled out as socially maladjusted manbabies....

 
 
 

Search my name? That�s just masturbation.

So this is a thing now. But after searching my name I only found out there�s a lot of sad people out there that share my name and feel the need to self aggrandise on Urban Dictionary. So unless you legitimately believe that on the day of yo...

 
 
 

Metal Gear Rising: Impractions

Yes, that is a combination of impressions and reactions, expect much more wordbining in the spirit of Revengeance. So, the Metal Gear Rising demo has been in the hands of those who bought the ZOE Collection for quite some time now, and se...

 
 
 

It�s All About Context.

I�ve always been of the mind that while men and women are (obviously) equal they are not identical, and I�m going to speak really carefully here to get my point across without accidentally offending anyone, what I mean is that speaking on...

 
 
 

Fanart Flops: Foot Fetish Krang Edition.

Welcome to Fanart Flops, the horrifying videogame fanart feature that did it first, Something Awful and Kotaku .......even though there�s probably a dozen people who did it before me. As always, for those of you who don�t know (run, run a...

 
 
 

I Gots Dibs on Gaige, yo.

Some people might think it�s stupid to stake a claim on a character we know next to nothing about and won�t get to use for a month, but I consider it prudent, because Gaige is most definitely the best character by far, so good Gearbox decid...

 
 
 

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Tears in my Eyes.

�That bitch took my skull.� � 50 Cent, poet laureate. 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is a deeply personal journey, both for the player and 50 Cent himself, putting to light some harsh truths about gangster culture, videogames as an interactive...

 
 
 

Adopt an Avatar: giving people Handys at PAX

Well, this place has been all about the community spirit lately hasn�t it? And you know one of the loveliest community traditions Dtoid members carry out every year? That�s right, avatar adoption! The wonderful act of Dtoiders going to PAX ...

 
 
 

Dear Industry: I Am Not a Psychopath

(Back to blogging! It�s been far too long, after another stint in the hospital and some minor surgery I�m finally feeling well enough to start writing again, if all goes well I can keep it up semi-regularly again.) (I�m sure you�re thrill...

 
 
 

Game plots that are clearly rip-offs: Part two

(One of these days, one of these days I�ll write two blogs in a row without getting sick and disappearing for a few months.) Well, here we are again. After last times shocking expos� you think game developers wouldn�t try to pull this sor...

 
 
 

The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Once upon a time there was a little shepherd boy who looked after the sheep of a village, the boy loved spending time with the sheep, you see these were special interactive sheep, he much preferred them over the other the other, more passiv...

 
 
 

How Dare You, Capcom.

How dare you, Capcom. You�ve got some nerve, waltzing in here like you own the place and slapping your loyal fans right in fucking face with your giant ball-top style cock. After everything I�ve done for you, Capcom, you have the cheek, the...

 
 
 

Darksiders 2 in a nutshell.

Darksiders 2 is nothing if not thematically consistent... I�ll be generous here and ignore the poorly textured floor made entirely of skulls. I realise I missed his knees here but I also ignored the big pile of skulls...

 
 
 

A Very Failblog Christmas

Merry Christmas Destructoid! Chances are if you�re reading this you�re having a lovely time relaxing by the warm glow of the internet, or, you had to get the hell out of there and let your brain rest for a minute, either way my mind-dulling...

 
 
 

Final Fantasy Versus Itself.

(I know, worst title ever) Hey, you know those stupid prediction articles that are all made up of guesswork skewed by the writer�s personal preferences, the ones that serve to only stroke the writer�s ego as they furrow their brows and pre...

 
 
 

Fanart Flops: Back by (Un)Popular Demand.

Welcome to Fanart Flops, the Destructoid blog series that stole its intro style from Annotated Anime over on Japanator, and I bet you didn�t even notice! For those not in the know, or the unscarred as we call them, Fanart Flops is a colle...

 
 
 

Only Human

My god it feels like forever since I wrote something, mostly because of this thick slurry of videogames we call October to January, one such game being Dark Souls, a game I have no doubt led to at least one divorce or child beating out of t...

 
 
 

Death to Red Shepard!

Some time ago, Bioware announced that they would be holding a vote on the default appearance of the female protagonist of Mass Effect, commonly referred to as �FemShep�. The vote was held, the people spoke, and a blonde FemShep was chosen...

 
 

About Handyone of us since 1:44 PM on 09.14.2009

Welcome to the blog.... you must be bored. anyway im Handy, I'm a student in Ireland and I'm here to talk about whatever may come into my mind....so not much then.

Lets see... I�ve been playing games pretty much my whole life, since my Commodore back in the day to my ps3 now I�ve been hooked. Actually come to think of it I can�t remember a time I wasn�t playing games. Can�t say I have a favourite genre, I like to try a bit of everything, though I will go to town on a good RPG. I�ll have something to fill in this space as soon as my life becomes interesting.

^^^ Seriously, I wrote that like four years ago and still nothing interesting has happened.



Like everyone else on Destructoid I�m at a loss on what to fill this space with so I guess I�ll just catalogue my greatest hits, if you can call a loose collection of lists and borderline pornographic fanart �greatest hits�.



Listmania � Because liking something isn�t as important as liking it in the correct order.

Game plots that are clearly rip-offs: Part two

Gamings Greatest Slinky Invisible Women with Huge Asses

E3 Approaches: The E3 survival guide!

Something about E3: 34 things you�ll have to hear soon

Lost? Lonely? Looking for Love?

Gaming�s worst legal guardians

Gaming DIY

Valentine�s Day, Shmalentine�s.....Shmay

Get a new look at the Gaming Salon!

Hatesgiving

The NPC survival guide

Game lessons that don�t work in real life



Fanart Flops � Because you must suffer.

Fanart Flops: Back by (Un)Popular Demand

Fanart Flops: Eyebleach, I Choose You Edition

Fanart Flops: Octopus Hojo Edition

Fanart Flops: Stop Raping My Childhood Edition

Fanart Flops. (Possibly NSFW)



Wankery � The terrible results of when I pretend I�m smart.

Dear Industry: I Am Not a Psychopath

Final Fantasy Versus Itself

Only Human


The culture Gap



Sargasm � Because I�m kind of a dick.

Darksiders 2 in a nutshell

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

How Dare You, Capcom

Death to Red Shepard!

How to make a sequel

Why FFXIII is the worst one EVAR!

The Scandalous Scam of Samit Sarkar!

In the name of SCIENCE!!!




Front page � When Destructoid has terrible lapses in judgement.


Top 12 Videogame porno parodies (NSFW)

Handy�s X-mas X-travaganza begins now!

Game plots that are clearly rip-offs

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Comments of the Week: Tinfoil Hat Edition







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