Pathfinder: Kingmaker has me thinking I should start playing tabletop games
I wanted to start this piece with lede touching on how Chris Avellone is a titan of western game development,…
Whimsical mini-RPG Picontier might not make it to Switch this year
Earlier this year, I posted a short list of 3DS games we could look forward to for 2018 as support…
Review: Pocket City
In the early years of the app store, back before freemium titles starting raking in millions through microtransactions, EA released…
Lara’s leaving bodies across the jungles of Peru in Shadow of the Tomb Raider
One of the many facets of art direction I’ve come to greatly appreciate in this generation of gaming is that…
This is where Breath of the Wild exists in the official Zelda timeline
As I’m sure is the case with many of you, the official Zelda timeline has never sat well with me. I…
The Walking Dead’s Negan joins Tekken 7 in Season Pass 2
It’s a rumor no more. After it was hinted last month Tekken 7 would be receiving another wave of new fighters by…
Phantom Hourglass is the only Zelda game I quit all because of that darn Temple of the Ocean King
Between my DS, my 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Switch, PlayStation 4, Vita, Steam, NES Classic, SNES Classic, and the three…
Minecraft movie delayed after Rob McElhenney leaves project
Next year was supposed to see four films featuring four of the most popular characters in video games. Now, there…
Review: Code of Princess EX
2018 for the Nintendo Switch will be remembered as the year of the ports. Dragon Quest Builders, Bayonetta 1 & 2,…
I would pay big bucks for a Nendoroid of Earthbound’s Ness
Unlike some of my fellow writers on Destructoid, I’m not much of a toy collector. I have several Zelda collectibles,…
Star Ocean Anamnesis is the perfect mobile game for people who are tired of trying
Star Ocean Anamnesis didn’t make the biggest splash when it launched stateside on the App Store and Google Play earlier…
Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 wants to be the complete console experience, but on smartphones
Taking a popular console or PC game and transforming it into a mobile title isn’t always a recipe for success.…
Emerald Coast is the only video game beach worthy of a summer vacation
It has been one hot-ass summer and every day the temperatures hit triple digits, I sit back and soak in…
James Wan’s Aquaman looks a lot better than the Entourage version
Director James Wan has quite the prolific filmography. He started with Saw and from there became one of the most dependable horror…
It would be a crime not to watch this Comic-Con trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
The Fantastic Beasts franchise was always going to face an uphill battle. After the 10 year journey that was the Harry…
Shazam! has me excited about DC movies again
It’s no secret the output of the DC Extended Universe has been less than exemplary. Yes, the movies have all…
The Mega Man Fully Charged trailer is here for your kids to enjoy
It’s been more than a year since we first heard about Mega Man Fully Charged and now, after much speculation about…
Two Point Hospital is full of puns, patients, and pedigree
Hospitals have always been a major part of my life. I was born with a rare skin disease that goes…
Harvest Moon creator dishes on the dramas behind Little Dragons Cafe and why he won’t make free-to-play games
“Personally, I love fighting games, and shooters, and violent games in general.” That wasn’t exactly what I thought I’d hear…
What if your real-life career was a JRPG job?
On Friday, the highly anticipated Octopath Traveler for Nintendo Switch finally launched, capping off what has been a long and…
Cygames has conquered mobile: Now it’s coming for consoles
Cygames had a rather unassuming booth at this year’s E3. Actually, “booth” would be the wrong word to describe it.…
The Bard’s Tale IV arrives on PC this September and later this year on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
InXile Entertainment is one of a few companies to take to crowdfunding like a fish to water. It’s been around…
Review: All-Star Fruit Racing
I’m baffled right now. Absolutely baffled. Befuddled even. Nonplus. The karting genre is a gaming no-brainer. It’s one of the…
Review: Pocket Rumble
Pocket Rumble’s arrival on Switch comes at an awkward time. We initially found out about the port last year and…
No piece of music has ever moved me as much as Midna’s Lament in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Good lord is it a scorcher out there or what? All week long, I’ve been doing everything in my power…
Legendary Japanese visual novel 428: Shibuya Scramble comes west this September
It has been more than a year since we found out 428: Shibuya Scramble was being localized in the west. The…
Zero Escape series creator announces AI: The Somnium Files at Anime Expo 2018
The Zero Escape series is, without a doubt, my favorite trilogy in all of gaming. Franchise creator Kotaro Uchikoshi created…
We have 50 codes for the Arena of Valor Switch closed beta to give away
A closed beta for what could be the next big game on Switch is happening right now and we have…
What rides would you put in a Sega theme park?
When the weather is balls-sticking-to-the-side-of-your-leg hot, it can only mean one thing: summer is here. That means trips to the…
Tencent isn’t screwing around with Arena of Valor on Switch
Arena of Valor probably isn’t the first game you think of when asked to name a MOBA. It only launched in…