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Apr
10
Destructoid Bot & Crossbones tee now $1 at NerdyShirts
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One dollar one dollar one dollar one dollar! Okay, so only those of you who joined us in Mexico last week are going to get that joke. Anyway, unlike most of the awesome Mayan craftwork the villagers were trying to pimp to us, this is something that actually only costs a dollar. Some less awesome, […]
Apr
10
[This Mathew Kumar-conducted interview is a really interesting look at an ex-Microsoft exec who helps examine the cultural problems possible when you’re releasing the game worldwide - and he has experience on games like Halo 2 and, uh, Kakuto Chojin to back it up. It’s perhaps something only the largest games would want, but […]
Apr
10
[As mentioned before, as part of my work with Gamasutra and Game Developer, I also manage Dr. Dobb’s Journal, the seminal programming website/magazine - founded in 1975. We’re doing the Dobbs Challenge game competition, and the First Month deadline is coming up - might be a good chance for GSW readers to do some […]
Apr
10
Nintendo shocks the world by announcing Mario Super Sluggers for Wii
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We’re well into April, and baseball season is in full swing (pun intended). You know what’s also going on around this time of year? Nintendo’s semiannual media summit, which is currently being held outside of San Francisco in Redwood City, California. As many of you know, Destructoid has a significant amount of Frisco-based staff; for […]
Apr
10
Like most DS owners, I carry mine with me for a lot of reasons: having a few games at my disposal during time in the doctor’s waiting room or on a bus is a great way to kill time that would otherwise leave me fidgity. I can’t say I’ve ever whipped out the DS in […]
Apr
10
Strong Bad game announced for Wiiware: needs more burninating!
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The Strong Bad video above is older than the internet, but it never fails to kill me every time I queue it up. Of course, there have been tons of awesome Strong Bad videos since then, but I have to be honest and say I never saw a videogame coming. Leave it to Telltale, creators […]
Apr
10
Destructoid review: Sam and Max 205: What’s New, Beelzebub?
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Ah, the season finale: a time when plot threads are tied up, true motives are revealed, and evil enemies come to light. Season finales are about climax, conclusion, satisfaction.
While we’re pretty sure our characters will be back for another round come next year, we still want to see the season’s main story arcs come to […]
Apr
10
People say the hardest thing you will ever go through in life is losing a family member. As someone who has experienced this, I can tell you that it is most definitely true. The pain and emotion of losing someone you love — especially a member of your family — is devastating and incomparable.
So what […]
Apr
10
Play CoD4 on XBL next Friday to win prizes, fight Infinity Ward and Jens Pulver
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Another Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Live Fire Weekend has been announced for Xbox 360 owners. The 3-day-long play & win sweepstakes starts on Friday the 18th at 12:01 a.m. EST, and continues until Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
Shirts, signed posters, Xbox Live point cards, and an Xbox 360 Elite console will be among the […]
Apr
10
COLUMN: ‘Jump Button’: The Promise Of Style, Faceplate Collector Josh* a.k.a. ‘Taco Head’
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[Jump Button is a weekly column by Drew Taylor, written specially for GameSetWatch, that focuses on the art and substance of video game culture.]
I’m more than 10,000 kilometers away from home, the TV in my hotel room is displaying an attractive woman in a red leotard, and immediately my thoughts turn to the launch of […]