I’m going to slip on my flamboyant fanboy hat for a second here and say that I adore theMax Payneseries. Ever since the third installment was announced about 63 f*ckin’ years ago, every morning has felt like a lie to me; those subsequent years were spent in complete darkness, subject to a world whereMax Payne 3was out there, somewhere, and I didn’t have a clue what it was or when to expect it....

Where is the Hellcat? I can’t say I’m much of a car guy, but I always find it fascinating to read through the car lists for racing games. Its cool trying to spot the models I actually might know about and then balking at omissions from the roster. Looking over the list of cars from the upcomingProject CARS 2, I’m mostly left wondering where the Hellcat is. How do you make a racing game and leave out one of the fastest consumer vehicles ever made?...

The audience for most sports simulations tends to be limited to die-hard fans of the sport in question. But boxing is something that seems to have much higher crossover appeal; perhaps boxing games’ similarities to fighting games are what draw in non-boxing fans. Then again, maybe people just love to beat the ever-loving crap out of each other and see the blood fly. Either way, that appeal applies to the Destructoid staff as well — instead of just Samit Sarkar and Brad Nicholson discussing a sports game, Anthony Burch comes out of his indie cave and joins in on the Destructoid review of EA Sports’Fight Night Round 4....

I made it through 2017 without dying and I even played 10 games 2017 has been one hell of a year for games. While the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue to hit their software strides, the Switch is bringing Nintendo back to its glory days. PC gaming remains stronger than ever and I can’t think of a year I’ve had a harder time making one of these lists. It’s my first Game of the Year list at Destructoid so it’s nice that my biggest issue is trying to keep it at ten games....

It is oknotto expect the Spanish Inquisition For the longest time, people have criticized video games for deriving too much from Hollywood. It’s true. We know Solid Snake’s design from the originalMetal Gearis a copy-pasted Kyle ReesefromTerminator. We also know Solid Snake’s look fromMGS 2is Snake Plissken fromEscape From New York. Still, the tides are changing. Recent years have provided a library of instances of Hollywood taking a lot of inspiration from video games — even when it makes zero sense....

You’re sure of a big surprise Developer Endnight Games launched its survival horror sequelSons of the Foreston Steam Early Access last week, with the creepy cannibal battler seeing a sensational launch period, having raked in some two million purchases within the first 24 hours of release. “Thanks to those who have joined us in our Early Access journey intoSons Of The Forest,”reads a message posted to the official Endnight Games Twitter....

You’re a Squid now…temporarily For any of the people who were holding out on grabbingSplatoon, Nintendo is bringing back the Testfire demo next week. Now you, too, can experience the glory of the squid sisters on your own. The demo will be running from August 25 – 28 between the hours of 3:00 PM PT and 5:00 PM PT (6:00 PM ET and 8:00 PM ET). Four weapons (Splattershot, Splattershot Jr....

Terrariaseemed to come out of nowhere, at leastfor me personally. When the first trailer was released, some of us weren’t even sure how to properly quantify the game. Enough people were curious to pay up that it became hugely successful, allowing the designers to expand the game further with new content. That time is coming to an end, unfortunately.Terrariadeveloper Redigit hasposted a messageto fans, saying that while there’s still at least one more bug fix on the way, the team is preparing to move on....

While waiting to play all theMetal Gear Solidgamesat the Konami booth here in Tokyo Game Show, I decided to try outLabyrinth no Kanatafor the 3DS. It was the worst idea ever. Basically, you’re following this really annoying dumb anime girl around a dungeon and she basically stops and talks to you every five damn seconds. You play as, well I don’t know what you are. Since the girl only talks when she’s facing the screen, I’m assuming the game is trying to present you the player as the other character “in” the game....

I’m sorry about having my headers always aboutSkyrim.I haven’t been playing anything else, and I am completely unaware about anything going on in the world. Some other games came out, I guess, but I’m not sure. Something about saints and a sword in the sky. In other news, we have a new episode of Podtoid, you can win a GTA III baseball hat, the PS3 is finally getting some new firmware, a bunch of people piratedThe Witcher 2, Fumitio Ueda has maybe left Sony, the DTOID Show, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff....

Plus: They are making video games about DANCING now Today on The Destructoid Show, we do what we always do on The Destructoid Show: talk about video game news, For starters,Call of Duty: Black Ops 2will be makingCoD: Elitea free service, but will be offering aseason passfor the DLC. There’s a pile of comic-related news coming out of New York Comic Con, including Domino’s involvement in theDeadpoolgame, aMarvel Civil War-themedpinball table, some details on Green Arrow inInjustice: Gods Among Us,and the announcement ofUsagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin,featuring everyone’s favorite samurai bunny....

You’ve doubtless read by now the “official”top ten games of the decade, or indeed any of the top ten game lists that have spilled onto the Internet as the so-called “naughties” ends and 2010 ushers in yet another arbitrarily assigned ten-year time period. I’m here to tell you that all those lists are WRONG! The subjective opinions of these people fail and should be ignored, and the sheer volume of amazing games that have been ignored is nothing short of criminal....

THQ’s Danny Bilson has brought some bad news for those hoping to see more ofWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine. According to the core games boss, there might be no room at the inn for Relic’s action series, since all eyes on theDark MillenniumMMO. “It’s a really good game, it’s doing pretty well. In this world, honestly, you have to do exceptionally well to make any money, because the games are so expensive,” said Bilson....