Destructoid
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| Computer game website | |
| languages | English |
| operator | Enthusiast gaming |
| Registration | optional |
| On-line | March 16, 2006 (currently active) |
| http://destructoid.com/ | |
Destructoid is a website set up in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez , a Cuban-American cartoonist and author, as a blog for video games has been established. The website is part of the Enthusiast Gaming Network.
Content and functions
Destructoid 'is divided into the sections news and reviews, user blogs, videos, the forum and chat area, the marketplace and the area to find members to play against each other. Destructoid also produced several web video and live stream formats on sites like Twitch . On average, around 50 articles are published per day.
history
Destructoid was founded by Yanier Gonzalez. so that he could participate as a press representative at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2006. After Gonzalez was rejected, he began writing editorials and drawing cartoons that were picked up by established gaming blogs such as Joystiq and Kotaku . In 2007 the website was restarted with user blogs, forums and a team of writers. The site still exists in this form today. In 2017 the site was bought by Enthusiast Gaming . In 2017 the website was taken over by the Enthusiast Gaming Network from Toronto .
External perception
The website is known for the robot mascot and after E3, Gonzalez became known as Mr. Destructoid. After the Alexa rank, the website is the 14,008 most viewed page on the Internet.
Fundraisers
In 2008, author Jim Sterling started a live-streamed gaming marathon that donated $ 3,000 to young cancer patients. The action was continued in 2009 by the author Niero and raised $ 4835. In 2010, the site started a 24-hour gaming marathon for Extra Life that raised $ 6,000 for children's hospitals in Texas . In 2011 the campaign continued. This time a sum of 6909 US dollars came together.
In 2012, Destructoid raised $ 7,000 for Habitat for Humanity in a 56-hour livestream .
Presence in computer games
Destructoid or the mascot Mr. Destructoid is used in several computer games and computer game media:
- In 2007, Hudson Entertainment announced that Mr. Destructoid would be a playable character on Bomberman Live on Xbox 360 . Mr. Destructoid also appeared as a playable character in Bomberman Ultra on PlayStation 3 (the game's port to PS3).
- In 2016, Microsoft added a Mr. Destructoid outfit for avatars in the Xbox Live marketplace.
- In 2016, the Mr. Destructoid flag was also added to Rocket League .
- Chapters 2-18 of Super Meat Boy are called Destructoid.
- Mr. Destructoid is an emoji on Twitch
- In addition, the mascot was included in several mobile and browser games such as Arcade Jumper , BiteJacker or Burgertime .
Nominations and Awards
| year | Award | Nominated for | result | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Games Media Awards | Non-commercial website or blog finalist | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Webby Award | Best games-related website | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences | Best games-related website | Nominated |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Welcome to Enthusiast Gaming - Uniting Gaming Communities. Retrieved August 15, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Enthusiast Gaming Inc: Enthusiast Gaming acquires Destructoid, one of the leading websites for video gaming news and reviews. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ GamePolitics News | GamePolitics. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Alexa - Destructoid Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ^ Andrew Webster: Destructoid editor to sing for charity. October 3, 2008, Retrieved August 15, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Texas Children's Hospital - Ways to Give. July 24, 2012, accessed August 15, 2019 .
- ^ Destructoid's Extra Life 2011 round-up. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ This weekend on Dtoid.TV: 56 non-stop hours for charity !! Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ^ Susan Arendt: Destructoid Mascot Added to Bomberman Live . In: Wired . September 19, 2007, ISSN 1059-1028 ( wired.com [accessed August 15, 2019]).
- ↑ Hudson Partners With Destructoid In Bomb-Up Pack 2 For Bomberman Live. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Hey! You can buy a Mr Destructoid helmet for your Xbox Avatar. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Play Rocket League for free on Xbox right now. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ MrDestructoid - Twitch Global emote. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Mr. Destructoid comes to BurgerTime World Tour. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Destructoid wants your balls in Ms. Splosion Man pinball. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Aleks Krotoski: Games Media Awards . In: The Guardian . October 12, 2007, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed August 15, 2019]).
- ↑ https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bomb-officially-endorses-destructoid-for-web/1100-1167/
- ↑ Giant Bomb Officially Endorses Destructoid For Webby Award. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .