Destructoid

Destructoid is a leading independent website for news, reviews, and community engagement about the art and culture of video games.

92%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site is known for its high journalistic standards. It strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. It has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • Destructoid is a part of Enthusiast Gaming, a company that owns several other gaming websites. This could potentially lead to a conflict of interest if the site promotes games from companies that have partnerships with Enthusiast Gaming. (Source: The creepiest glitches in video games)

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

  • Redefining 'Indie': A Debate in the Gaming Industry

    Broke On: Wednesday, 15 November 2023 The term 'indie', traditionally used to describe games developed by small, independent teams, is increasingly being used to describe a style of game rather than the environment in which it was created. The categorization of 'Dave the Diver', developed by a subsidiary of a large game publisher, as an 'indie' game has sparked controversy. Critics argue that the misuse of the term 'indie' can harm truly independent projects by denying them opportunities for mainstream attention. Some suggest a new categorization system for games: Independent (no publisher), Alternative (small budget with publisher), and Mainstream (big budget).