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ReviewsThe Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Is The Worst Game I’ve Played This Year
The wonderful zombie film Shaun of the Dead starts out with a running gag where it’s clear that a zombie apocalypse is going on, but the heroes don’t notice. As they walk down the street, we can see obscured scenes of undead carnage in the background, but Shaun is too wrapped up in his girlfriend-troubles…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 20, 2013 -
A New Music Track From The Planescape Torment Successor
Mark Morgan’s soundtrack was among the more distinctive aspects of the classic PC role-playing game Planescape: Torment. An odd, dirge-like collection of tones that was as much about atmosphere as it was about melody, it captured the game’s dark vibe perfectly. The Kickstarter campaign for the game’s “spiritual successor,” Torment: Tides of Numenera, has been…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 19, 2013 -
Sociopaths and electronic-music fans rejoice: Hotline Miami is now available for Mac
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 19, 2013 -
Valve Adding Virtual Reality Support To Team Fortress 2
Valve has announced that they are adding an “experimental virtual reality mode” to their multiplayer first-person shooter Team Fortress 2. It will be playable by anyone with an Oculus Rift developer kit. The mode will be released in the coming days. The full release from Valve: Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 18, 2013 -
This Amazing First-Person Short Film Is Like Mirror’s Edge Meets Reservoir Dogs
This short-film from Ilya Naishuller starts out pretty cool then goes flat-out bonkers. I can’t really think of a better way to describe it than what’s in the headline, but basically—if you’re into first-person running and combat, this is right up your alley. Everyone good? How was your weekend? Playing anything cool? Feel free to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 18, 2013 -
Video Games Have Become Obsessed With Bows And Arrows. But Which Game’s Bow Is Best?
If you’ve been playing big-budget action video games over the last couple of years, you’ve probably noticed a few trends. The graphics have gotten better. The animations have become more lifelike. The explosions have gotten more explosive. And more recently, amid all those improvements, has come a trend that’s even more earth-shattering and important: Video…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 18, 2013 -
The Best John Riccitiello Jokes Twitter Has To Offer
EA’s CEO John Riccitiello has stepped down. And so of course, the fact that he’s got a difficult-to-spell name, combined with the general level of dislike EA has earned in the wake of SimCity‘s disastrous launch, means that jokers the world over have been quick to hop on the joke train and joke it up…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 18, 2013 -
EA reports that SimCity has sold more than 1.1 million copies since its launch two weeks ago.
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 18, 2013 -
Hooray, Tomb Raider‘s PC Version Is Now Way Less Crash-tastic
Tomb Raider‘s PC version is generally strong, offering a better-looking, higher resolution, smoother tomb-raiding experience than its console counterpart. That said, if you’re using an Nvidia graphics card, the game could be pretty unstable, though that instability is usually fixed by turning tessellation off. Good news: A beta driver released by Nvidia on Friday clears…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 18, 2013 -
Turn-Based Combat Is The Best Kind Of Combat
Editor’s Note: I’m on vacation today, but since I know you’re all craving your regular dose of JRPG goodness, I’ve enlisted the wonderful Kirk Hamilton to jazz up Random Encounters this week. Be nice! —Jason Schreier Oh boy, here we go. If I’m gonna take over Jason’s column for a week, that means I’m gonna…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2013 -
Kick Ass 2 Verdict: Not Sold Just Yet
The first time I saw Kick Ass, I liked it. The second time I watched it, I actually really liked it. And while I’ll almost definitely see the sequel, I’m not entirely sold on this new “red band” trailer. It just seems like the movie might fall into the same trap as so many other…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 14, 2013 -
Tomb Raider vs. Uncharted: The Comparison We Had To Make
It can be a bit difficult to talk about the new Tomb Raider without also talking about Uncharted. Naughty Dog’s PS3 series has always had a lot of Tomb Raider in its DNA, and Crystal Dynamics’ new Lara Croft adventure has clearly been taking notes from Uncharted The two games are as interesting in their…
Patricia Hernandez and Kirk Hamilton Published March 14, 2013 -
Ridiculous Fishing Is As Fun As Shooting Fish In A Barrel. With An Uzi.
The game isn’t called Ordinary Fishing, after all. It isn’t called By-The-Books Fishing, either. No, it’s called Ridiculous Fishing. So it stands to reason that if you download this game, you will be expecting to do some fishing, and for it to be ridiculous. Good news: That’s exactly what you’ll get. Ridiculous Fishing: A Tale…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 14, 2013
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