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A Riot Grrl Game Trailer to Remind You That Video Games and Mixtapes Are, Like, Cousins
Think back to when you made mixtapes or burned a specific selection of songs to CD for somebody. What were you trying to do? You were trying to get across the awesomeness of a set of feelings through a bunch of really cool tracks. There might be some uptempo stuff, really affecting acoustic numbers or…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2013 -
Ultima Creator Richard Garriott Says ‘Most Game Designers Really Just Suck’
The man who revolutionized computer role-playing games with the Ultima series doesn’t think much of the talent currently working in the medium when it comes to game design. Who’s good at it? He is. Maybe a few others. In an interview with PC Gamer, Lord British says that there just isn’t that much status-quo changing…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2013 -
Jimmy Fallon Sings a “Mario Kart Love Song” with Selena Gomez. Because Why Not?
Jimmy Fallon’s been about as high-profile a video game enthusiast as you can get these last few years. His late night talk show has offered up early looks at big releases like Halo 4 and the Wii U, along with offering exposure to developers and execs. But this new singalong with Disney starlet Selena Gomez…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2013 -
NES and N64 Controllers Drop the Bass In This Mash-Up Music Video
Video game soundtracks have been around for more than three decades, if you count back to the doomp-doomp of Space Invaders. This mash-up video created by Ithaca Audio folds in bits of audio from Tetris, Street Fighter and Sonic next to tracks by David Bowie, Michael Jackson and the old-school Doctor Who theme. And to…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2013 -
Google’s New GIF Search Filter Will Help You Find All the _______ You’ll Ever Need
You spend a lot of time looking at GIFs. Sports. Cats. NES games. NSFW stuff. Sometimes you have to dig and dig looking for what you want. But, according to The Week, now Google has added new search filters that will make finding those silent, bite-sized animations even easier. The details are in this Google+…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2013 -
Look How Far This One Promising Indie Game Has Come
Back in 2009, The Swapper looked promising but rough. The core concept was there and you could see how the instant cloning mechanic would make for a fun twist on the typical platformer experience. Four years later, Facepalm Games is showing off a great new trailer and letting folks know that their sci-fi sidescroller will…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2013 -
The Folks Behind Bastion Are Making A Sci-Fi RPG. And It Looks Incredible.
If you ask me, Supergiant Games’ Bastion was one of the best games to come out in the last few years. So, a new game from that indie dev studio is great news. The glimpses of gameplay make it seem like Transistor shares some of Bastion‘s DNA, but the visuals are more Akira/Blade Runner than…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2013 -
Two Great Comics Creators Are Letting You Pay What You Want for Their New Series
You might be among the legions of readers who loved Brian K. Vaughan’s classic Vertigo series Y The Last Man or are currently enjoying his excellent Saga series from Image. And you might know that he and Marcos Martin did an excellent Doctor Strange mini-series a few years back. Martin’s done incredible artwork on projects…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2013 -
Nintendo’s letting folks buy Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon early at PAX East
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2013 -
A Very ‘Unofficial NRA Game’ Uses Their Own Quotes to Shoot The Gun Lobby’s Logic Full of Holes
When it comes to the increasing scapegoating that says video games cause mass shootings, game-makers haven’t had a whole lot to say in their chosen medium. Most video game companies and their representatives seem to be choosing to stay away from a debate in the court of public opinion, operating maybe on the principle that…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 18, 2013 -
A Hilarious Dramatic Reading Of Bioshock Infinite‘s YouTube Comments
The next title from Ken Levine and Irrational Games finally comes out next week. But the hype cycle for the next BioShock game has been spinning for a long while and people have been spouting out opinions every since the very first glimpse of BioShock Infinite. This video animates a bunch of vulgar, misinformed and…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 18, 2013 -
Report: Police Consider Sandy Hook Shooter a ‘Deranged Gamer’ Who Tried to Outscore Other Killers
Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza maintained a spreadsheet filled with information from mass killings from the past and further alleges that it’s a major sign of how video games influenced the mindset and planning of Lanza’s terrible act of lethal violence, according to a front page story in today’s New York Daily News A law…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 18, 2013
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