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Feast Your Eyes on Ouya’s Controller
With over $5 million raised so far, Ouya has made waves as a crowdfunding mega-success. But, when it comes to hardware, there’s been precious little to help visualize what have people been throwing their money at. Not any more. Today, the project’s Kickstarter page revealed new looks at designs for the console and controller that…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 27, 2012 -
Apple Has a Patent Involving a Physical Video Game Controller [Update]
It could be that the prayers of iOS gamers everywhere are about to be answered. That’s right: Apple might be going to support gamepads working with iOS devices. Update: Not quite. A patent uncovered by GameRevolution today details a method for an iPhone to learn and mimic the commands of other devices. One diagram shows…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 26, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Did you load up like a glutton at a Las Vegas buffet during the Steam Summer Sale? Want to talk about what you’re playing, loving and hating? Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 26, 2012 -
Crysis 3‘s Interactive Trailer Lets You Choose from Sneaky or Overpowering
This newest look at Crytek’s bow-wielding first-person shooter gives viewers the option to see what it looks like you take on enemies sneakily or jump in with guns blazing. The threequel set in a New York overgrown with apocalyptic levels of vegetation comes out next year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
By Evan Narcisse Published July 26, 2012 -
Left 4 Dead 2’s New DLC is Only a Year Late
The add-on campaign created by the loyal Left 4 Dead community was supposed to launch about a year ago. It’s finally hitting Windows and Mac platforms today as a free update. The official site teases that the DLC will land on Xbox Live soon. Cold Stream [Left 4 Dead 2 official site]
By Evan Narcisse Published July 25, 2012 -
Dad Asks For Advice on Son’s Minecraft ‘Addiction’, Gets Told to Help Him Build Stuff
Kid loves video game, spends lots and lots of time with it. Parent frets over kid, thinks offspring might’ve fallen prey to the bogeyman of video game addiction. It’s a scenario that probably plays out in thousands of homes. Maybe even yours. One father went to Quora, where questions get asked and answered by site…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 25, 2012 -
ReviewsThomas Was Alone: The Kotaku Review
I don’t remember the last time I played seriously with colored quadrilaterals. But I do distinctly recall that the experience didn’t leave me misty-eyed and smiling. The blocks at my disposal in Thomas Was Alone managed to do exactly that. It’s silly, really, for me to think of the playable avatars of Mike Bithell’s indie…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 25, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
How do you buy video games? Go on and talk about recent acquisitions that you’re playing, loving or even hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at this link and do what you’ve…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 25, 2012 -
Five Comics That Will Make You Nostalgic This Week
If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2012 -
The Comics That Helped The Dark Knight Rise
Spoiler Warning: Plot details from The Dark Knight Rises get discussed below. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and want to go in unspoiled, stop reading now. One of the things I liked most about The Dark Knight Rises is how it reconfigures elements from various Batman storylines into its own compelling experience. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2012 -
Panel Discussion: The Programming Block Without Fear!
Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2012 -
Here’s How Halo Will Look in Crysis 2. Wait, What?
You might not be sitting around thinking that Crysis 2 needs more Master Chief. Fair enough. But some intrepid modders are using the PC release of Crytek’s alien invasion war game to stage their own version of Spartan-vs-Covenant action. They’re calling it Venerance. Tributary Creations is a loose confederation of developers who are using the…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2012 -
These Leaked Crysis 3 Screenshots Take You Into the Green Hell of Manhattan
Forget the fancy compound bow. It looks like you’re going to need weed-whackers to journey through the lush overgrowth that’s choking New York City in Crysis 3 These screens—grabbed by Polygon from the personal site of lighting artist Pierre-Yves Donzallaz before they were taken down—show the Big Apple in a state of natural disaster. Gorgeous…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Video games come out today. You might even be purchasing some yourself. Go on and talk about which ones you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at this link…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2012 -
Movies No Longer Exist in The Last of Us’s Ruined Future
You’ll find things when you explore the disease-destroyed world of The Last of Us. Some of those things—weapons and ammo and other items that you need to survive the game’s post-apocalypse—will be physical. Other discoverables will come in the form of information, like the fact that Ellie—the 14-year-old girl that players will be protecting in…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012 -
Good Thing This Annoying Gears of War Enemy Doesn’t Actually Exist
Count yourselves lucky, Gears of War lovers. Unbeknownst to you, one of the most annoying enemies in Epic Games’ sci-fi shooter franchise could have gotten even more aggravating. I’ve seen it in action and, guys, we’re lucky this thing hasn’t made it past the testing stage. The video above is from the Gears of War…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012 -
Assassin’s Creed’s New Black Heroine Represents a New Kind of Liberation
Aveline—heroine of Assassin’s Creed Liberation for the PlayStation Vita—isn’t that different from the other characters of Ubisoft’s historical action series . Like Altair and Ezio, she’s an Assassin, a near-mystical stealth warrior with abilities that let her be unseen whenever she wants. But one thing about her stands out compared to those two. The idea…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s the last full week of July. Things are only going to get hotter from here. Keep your cool, everyone. Go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential.…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2012 -
Watch Me Beat Up Captain America and Magneto in Less Than Three Minutes
I’ve always wanted to be an Avenger. But I’d generally pictured being one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as being a bit more dignified than what I experienced yesterday. Up top is video from my first experience yesterday with Avengers: Battle for Earth, a motion-controlled tie-in being published by Ubisoft. The game happens during Marvel Comics’…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 20, 2012
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