Remember the old cliche that games will one day be like Pixar movies? Despite its simple appearance Thomas Was Alone is that game. I�m not talking about fancy graphics with individually rendered hair. I mean that Pixar can take an inanima...

Year Walk is the story of a man on a spirit journey in hope to see visions of the future. Except it�s the 19th century, in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night, pitch black, snowing, he hasn�t eaten or drank anything for days...

SHORTBLOG ALERT I'm putting this here for posterity as it seems this information is not easily accessible and quite a few people ask about it in comments. The current (Season 4, 2012) opening theme of Podtoid is the theme to Metal Arms. ...

In case you hadn't realised, video game brick and mortar stores in the UK are dying. Ah, i hear your reply "oh but we're all dying since the day we're born" and while that is true i'd like to add and that i mean dying soon and that you're a...

This blog is a response to Randombullseye's blog on piracy. It's very much a train of thought diatribe so please excuse the errors. It's too long for a comment i think so i made my own blog. Random did a great job of inciting conversation o...

I felt like trying my hand at putting pixel art in some real photos. I'm certainly not the first person to do this, and this is my first attempt so is a little shoddy. I tried to get away from using the standards you always see (Link, Space...

I think one of the most important things to consider when discussing video games, homosexuality and religion is the matter of choices and the freedom of speech. In other words sometimes video games really... Oh wait, what i meant to say wa...

Not my nephew My nephew is 12yo, lives in Australia and was given an xbox 360 for Christmas. I gave him a call to wish him merry Xmas and talk about his new present. I learnt a few things about gaming from the perspective of a 12yo boy li...

Every so often in the news you see stories that link serious human conditions with playing video games. It�s easy to see how playing a video game makes you obese, murderous (i�m looking at YOU Korea) a little bit tarded. Conversely, there a...

I woke at about 4am this morning feeling a combination of dread and "wow, that was pretty f'd up". So, the set up: I'm sitting at my desk at work browsing Destructoid cblogs and i notice an introductory post. Same old stuff so I commen...

I was listening to Podtoid #1~ well, almost every single one really, when Topher mentioned that he likes waffles, and I know that in previous Podtoid's he's mentioned that he has ... well ... REALLY liked waffles. Seems like a damned sham...

Yeah!!! Awesome!! Bangorang!! Am i doing this right?......anyone? Ahhh, screw you guys. and I'm taking THIS with me

According an article i saw on engadget , the new Dj Hero Renegade edition controller is priced at $199. As far as we know this controller can only be used with the game, i.e. it does not act as a midi controller. Why would i pay more to ...

Just watch this, it's funny, cute, is completely relevant today and has Final Fantasy VI spoilers: It's also OLD, but i had never seen it so perhaps others hadn't either. SEGA Fantasy VI Courtesy of http://www.dontpressstart.com/ P.s...

The dtoid community is a cultured bunch and likes to see the world. There are, however, a few lessons to be learned about moving overseas and how easy this may be with regards to gaming. It�s almost been a year since i moved from New Zea...

I'm genuinely all for Destructoid being ad supported, i usually get a smile out of an ad for a lesbian RPG coming up in a BAN THIS SICK FILTH post. This one 'suggest your DREAM pc' ad for WEPC is a little bit... err unimaginative though. ...

It is a fundamental aspect of human nature that most people will steal something if there is no danger of getting caught. And this is what has happened to the recorded music industry. Most music residing on MP3 players in the world is stole...

It became apparent from the comments on the Destructoid Mosaics (Version beta 1c) that some key members (hehe members) were missed off of the mosaics. That wasn't going to do, so i looked into the settings and i think I've managed to includ...

Sometimes you wake up with an overwhelming desire to express your love for the good ship Destructoid and her crew. Today was one of those days for me. So after spending the day at work wondering how i could express my love i had this idea...

I love awkward humour. I was a big fan on The Office, I love Reno911 and have always had a thing for Mr Shake Hands Man from Banzai. Hell, I�ve even sniggered at Dennis Pennis. So when Anthony mentioned that Robert Summa would be on Podtoi...

Just got this in my inbox. I can't make it but thought it would be a good idea to let people know.. i.e. the few people in Edinburgh. You are invited to an event hosted by The Skinny magazine and the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research...

Wow, i can't believe this. I've been hearing all about the Americans playing Rock Band and having a blast and lamented the fact that living in little ol NZ i could never play against my xbox live buddies. But it's been so long, and now Har...

Here's the story: A 12-year-old girl was persuaded to send 300 sexually explicit photos of herself over the internet in exchange for points on a gaming site, Customs has revealed. United States authorities discovered that 300 objection...

here we go again I don't know, i can't think of a better system but there must be a way not to spam the cblogs everytime there is a contest.

Look, living in the South Pacific i already pay far out the ass for videogames. This has already been established. See Resonance's blog for details But there are ways to save some money like buying and trading second hand games. Yeah, not...

Although Podtoid ignored this fact Konami has got to be given the props for pretty much inventing the “hey look I can play this song (with plastic instruments)” genre. People were Rock-banding away to Guitar Freaks, Drummania and Karao...

This is a blatant plug for the latest Comedy Goldmine at SomethingAwful. Give the rest a read, it grows on you: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/castle-vidcons-game.php?page=1

Not just because it's stops cheaters, but because it fixed my complete dumb ass actions. Please learn from my mistakes, an internet dumb ass. It all started Wednesday night wheni had got back from dinner with my partner and thought I'd ...

Wait, his level!? It's under 1000!!?!?!?!!11 Woohoo, my one goal in life was to get my destructoid rank past 1000.. and i did it.. i can't believe it oh my god. Anyway... I was planning to write a post entitled 'the state of gaming in N...

Apparently not. It's raining and i have work tomorrow. This was going to be my first midnight launch since picking up a gamecube. I thought GTAIV would be the one to pull me back into rabid gaming. Spending ridiculous amounts to get a ...