Hi everyone, I know I've been very inactive here (as in not active at all), personal stuff's dragging me down. But I wanted to share this kickstarter for Takedown, an indie tactical shooter. I admit I don't know much about the project; I ha...

Ok, I've been relatively internet-less for the past few weeks, so maybe I'm just missing something. But my search-fu has turned up nothing. I'm legitimately disappointed.. anyways... Microsoft is following in Sony's footsteps and includ...

I briefly mentioned this on my last post, but I have entered the Ludum Dare October Challenge, a 'contest' to development and release a game (kind-of-from-scratch) in one month and earn at least one dollar - donations, sales, ads, sponsorsh...

So, I was just watching the footage for Aliens: Colonial Marines. From the comments, most people liked it more than me. The source of my burning rage was first every allied NPC's total lack of *actual* combat ability, and second the player'...

This is gonna be short and sweet. I can see the problems with DLC. The system definitely needs improvements. However, so many people throw giant tizzy fits and even the slightest hint of DLC, which is just freaking ridiculous. Map packs,...

So, this last week has seen me spend almost $60 on steam sales. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. hasn't really grabbed me yet, but I think MNC and AI War have potential. I also bought 4 copies of Terraria; never have I gotten so many responses to a facebook ...

Yeah, there, I said it, me an xbox fanboy too. But my preferred console maker has been, as of late, ignoring a crucial element of the video game... game... yeah, anyways, Sony is clearly looking long and hard at this opportunity, and I thin...

No, probably not. Learn what? That no-one likes a silent protagonist. OK, maybe I am being a bit generalized with that, but hear me out. I can't remember the last time I heard someone say that they actually liked having a silent protagoni...

Adhesive Games recently released a first-person trailer for their 'mech FPS Hawken. I really shouldn't have to do anything more than embed this trailer to get you hyperventilating: However, I know that's not Destructoid's style (nor wou...

So I just spent the last two-ish hours of my life frantically jumping around platforms, blowing away grinning (sometimes raging) skulls and desperately careening into crates. Ladies and gents, welcome to the world of Super Crate Box. T...

Today during dinner, my mother made stated the memorable quote "What is there to respect about videogames?" While my sister tried to change her outmoded way of thinking, I promptly went down here to write an angsty blog. But don't worry, ...

Today, I learned possibly the happiest bit of gaming news I've heard in a long while: Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun, as well as the expansion Firestorm, were released as freeware by EA. Over a year ago, in fact; to promote the 4th Comman...

IT'S WRONG. There are no legitimate excuses to support piracy (which I will call it from now on so no one throws a hissy fit). Let's run through the common ones... "I wasn't gonna buy it anyways!" Wrong. There are three possible reas...

Ya so, this is a hot-button issue here! Jim Sterling is going all controversial on us and welcoming the Half-Life mod School Shooter, which requires you to shoot up a high school full of innocent children. Sounds like fun, right? Well... ...

I would like to alert everyone to a stupid article posted on CNN. OK, it's well thought out and pretty good arguments, but I just can't get behind the basic point. Basically, Mr. Gallaga (irony) believes that the "disturbing trend" of vid...

Online multiplayer is pretty sweet. You can frag total strangers and get stuck in with massive battles; you can also hook up with friends far away for some semi-cooperative-fragging. But one area of the multiplayer department is relatively ...

Let's be honest: A lot of the games in the XBLIG section are rubbish. But remember this is the spot that also brought you such awesomesouce like A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1 and... oh there's some other ones out there, gimme a sec.. OK, ...

Simple question for everyone out there: Is it stupid/arrogant/wrong for me to 'fap' my own blog posts? Because I was just looking at my (only) other blog post and down at the bottom it's like: THE SAMA FAPPED HIS POST. WHAT A TOOL. (metapho...

YEAH. YEAH, I SAID IT. Fable III and Mass Effect 2 (hereafter: FIII and ME2), while tremendously different in setting and gameplay, both fail to succeed in one key, underlying concept: their supposedly tense and emotional choices. Rememb...