Do Not Underestimate The Offensive Capabilities Of The Trombone
Well, this has got to be the best video game weapon I've seen in a while.
Sir, Are YOU Being Hunted?
Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a quintessentially British open-world horror survival game. But unlike such foes as Pyramid Head and Scissorman you're being chased by robots clad in tweed.
Sir, You Can Now Play This Cool Game: The alpha of the procedurally generated robot-avoidance sim Sir, You Are Being Hunted is now available via Steam Early Access. That means if you pre-order, you can play an early version right now. I've been playing the alpha for the last couple of weeks and having a good deal of…
Sir, You Will Be Hunted on The 19th of August
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In a new gameplay video, Jim Rossignol, one of the developers behind tweedpunk (no, we won't stop using that word) robot-survival simulator Sir, You Are Being Hunted, revealed the date we would all be able to start sightseeing on the game's procedurally generated, dreary, scary, pretty version of the British Isles.
Sir, You Are Being Hunted Gets A Smashing Set of Gorgeous Screenshots
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Guess that frenetic scavenging and robot-dodging won't be just terrifyingly exciting—it will also be beautiful.
Scavenging Is Tense and Dangerous in Sir, You Are Being Hunted
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Looking for supplies is all fun and games until the robots spot you. From then on, it's all about running for your life. The above gameplay video for Big Robot's tweedpunk survival game Sir, You Are Being Hunted shows what that looks like. (Spoilers: really exciting.)
Sir, You Are Being Hunted’s Fancy-Pants Robots Will Hunt You Down in…
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It's the way that they move. Sure, the background music filled with tense strings creates some anxiety in the first gameplay glimpse of Big Robot's Sir, You Are Being Hunted. And the low visibility in tall grass adds to the tension, too. But something about the movement of the game's automaton antagonists chills me…
There's a Kickstarter to fund the "Tweedpunk" shooter entitled 'Sir, You Are Being Hunted' [kickstarter.com]
Today's Best Trailer For A Tweedpunk Video Game
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Kotaku friend and Rock Paper Shotgun co-czar Jim Rossignol is moonlighting as a video game developer at a studio called Big Robot. Occasionally he updates us about the progress of his team's PC/Mac/Linux game, Sir, You Are Being Hunted. Happily, this is never awkward, because our friend's procedurally-generated…
How the Human-Hunting Robots in This TweedPunk Shooter Will Find and…
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Everybody complains about artificial intelligence. It's too dumb. It's too all-knowing. What it really is is too opaque. AI design remains one of the most mysterious disciplines of video game creation. Well, if you've ever wondered about how the rules governing the allies and opponents in a video game, then a blog…
Prepare To Be Hunted By Killer British Robot-Gentlemen
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Man really is the most dangerous game. Not just for other men, but also for robots. Apparently.