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Take Out Your Frustration on a Skyrim Stress Ball
Daedra Hearts aren’t just for gold and health potions anymore. Crafted by Benjamin Ng Tang of Black Steel Props (via r/skyrim), this polyutherane foam Daedra Heart stress ball makes “an awesome gift to anyone who is a fan of Skyrim or Elder Scrolls Online.” He also notes that it’s very fun to throw at people,…
By András Neltz Published September 9, 2015 -
Today’s Minecraft Mobile Update is Quite Huge
Minecraft: Pocket Edition gets patched to version 0.12.1 today, adding quite a lot of community-requested features and putting it even closer to its PC version daddy. Content updates include the Nether, with its friendly and not-so-friendly inhabitants, along with a host of additions as small as Ocelot mobs and as robust as the Enchanting and…
By András Neltz Published September 9, 2015 -
What Really Happens When Your Extractions Fail in Metal Gear Solid V
In MGSV, the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system—used to send important personnel and items back to Mother Base by way of balloons—has a chance to fail when you’re in bad weather. Or when Niko Bellic’s around. He’s got real sticky fingers. The drawing is the latest in a series aptly called “This is a jecking” by…
By András Neltz Published September 8, 2015 -
Ocarina of Time’s Zora Cave Gets a Next-Gen Facelift
Yeah, this is the same guy who also did The Temple of Time and yes, it is similarly pretty. That’s Unreal Engine 4 for ya. Oh, and talent. Don’t forget talent. Crafted by environment artist Michael Eurek (via DSOGaming), the map depicts Zora’s Domain from Zelda: Ocarina of Time, lovingly re-interpreted in UE4. There’s a…
By András Neltz Published September 7, 2015 -
Genzoman, purveyor of great fanart, shows off his skills in a Street Fighter/Rival Schools crossover piece that he did for UDON Entertainment’s 280-page Capcom Fighting Tribute artbook. Higher-res image is below, and you can check out some of the other art found in the book in this DeviantArt gallery Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published September 4, 2015 -
This should be familiar if you’ve watched basically any school anime, ever. It’s an Unreal Engine 4 scene done by environment/prop artist Jason Wesner, who used both real-life and anime references while working on the project. The HD shots are below, along with a flythrough video that shows off the map really well. Dayshot is…
By András Neltz Published September 3, 2015 -
When redditor officialvide showed Minecraft to his dad, his first order of business, after picking up the basics, was to recreate the NYC United Nations Headquarters in-game. Impressive for a WIP, and especially for a first project. Much fancier than a wooden hut, anyway. There are five more renders below. Dayshot is an image-based feature…
By András Neltz Published September 2, 2015 -
That’s some damn good pixel art Looks straight out of a high-quality RPG—even though it’s not: it’s “merely” an isometric, 23-color piece done by DeviantArt’s noaqh. You can check out his other pixel art scenes over here, in his gallery folder Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,…
By András Neltz Published September 1, 2015 -
The Next Deus Ex Launches in February
Square Enix has given a launch date of February 23 for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided in a recent press release. The accompanying PS Blog post also describes the pre-order bonuses for the game. It’s one of those “get more people to pre-order, get more stuff” kind of deals, capped by a four-day early release reward.…
By András Neltz Published August 31, 2015 -
In June, designer Karolin Gu started drawing one Pokémon a day, posting the results on Instagram in what she calls “The Tiny Monsters” series. She’s currently at Tentacool, ie. #72, and plans to eventually draw every Pokémon in existence. Only a few hundred more to go! You can follow her progress here Thanks to Tianlin…
By András Neltz Published August 31, 2015 -
You’re a Disembodied Head in Double Fine’s Next Game
See that head with the jetflame coming out of it? Yep, that’s you. Aptly enough, the game is called Headlander In Headlander, you, as a head, land on various bodies, taking them over—thus netting you all kinds of new abilities, be that new weapons, new methods of locomotion, or dance moves. The game itself is…
By András Neltz Published August 28, 2015 -
In case you’re looking for a way to express your love for WoW, redditor revenger96 recently put together several wallpapers starring the game’s major bosses/villains. There are quite a few variations on the main wallpaper at the top—seventeen in total—which you can find below. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…
By András Neltz Published August 28, 2015 -
Here’s a colored tattoo commission done by professional artist Jayson Hotchkiss. It’s a Mario–Indiana Jones mashup titled “The Temple of Shroom,” and it is gorgeous. The crappy GIF doesn’t do it justice, so make sure to look at the full-res version below—and here for more of Hotchkiss’ work. (via XombieDIRGE) Dayshot is an image-based feature…
By András Neltz Published August 27, 2015 -
A retro, seventies-style Steven Universe poster, hand-drawn and digitally colored by artist couple Comfort Love and Adam Withers. Not much to say here, too busy staring in awe. For more, you can have a look at the artists’ DeviantArt galleries here and here Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…
By András Neltz Published August 26, 2015 -
Remember Half-Life: Blue Shift, that expansion where you played as Barney, the security guard? Well, Blue Shift’s Source engine remake, Black Mesa: Insecurity, just got its very first teaser trailer You can watch it below, and follow the mod’s Mod DB page and/or Black Mesa Forum thread for updates. Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published August 25, 2015 -
Here’s Nintendo’s Game Lineup for the Rest of the Year
The company revealed its plans for the year in a press release, and a hefty one at that. Look below for the full list of games and releases. Notably, Nintendo has specified exact release dates for a couple games: October 22 for the Wii U Fatal Frame game, Maiden of Black Water, and December 11…
By András Neltz Published August 24, 2015 -
As Redditor KongoBoom discovered, one way of passing time until Fallout 4’s release is designing a New Vegas Monopoly board A physical version of the set is in the works, with NCR, Legion and Pre-war money used as currency instead of caps. There’s higher-res pics of the board and some cards below. (via Polygon) Dayshot…
By András Neltz Published August 24, 2015 -
Inspired by Black Mesa’s Steam re-release, modder Hezus decided to return to his 2012 remake of Half-Life’s “Uplink” demo, Black Mesa Uplink, to update it with extra content. Above is his first screenshot, showing off the mod’s new look. You can follow the mod’s progress (or give the old version a try) over at Mod…
By András Neltz Published August 19, 2015 -
Activision announces Skylanders Battlecast, a card battler for iOS and Android—basically mobile Skylanders with collectible cards instead of figurines, and Pokémon-style battles, either offline or online. There’s a trailer above, and the game itself should be out next year.
By András Neltz Published August 18, 2015 -
When Combine posters pop up in your apartment building, you should think about moving. 3D artist Liam Tart, who’s worked as an environment artist on Alien: Isolation, is remaking a small, familiar section of Half-Life 2 in Unreal Engine 4 to get out of his “usual sci-fi comfort zone.” You can follow his progress here…
By András Neltz Published August 17, 2015