Andrey Vasilyev is a concept artist and matte painter from Ukraine. You can see more of Andrey’s stuff at his ArtStation page
If you have ever wondered what it’d be like if Doom met Dance Dance Revolution—and maybe you’re out there?—then GUN JAM is that pondering come to life. It’s a first-person shooter where the gunplay is tied to the rhythm of the music, and your shots are paced accordingly. It’s being made by the same team…
XCOM: Chimera Squad isn’t your normal kinda XCOM experience, and while in some ways (reduced scale, smaller missions) that’s a bummer, in other ways—namely the new “Breach” system—it has been an absolute pleasure to play. Nathan has played more of the game than I have, so definitely go and check out his impressions pieceif you’d…
NBA players playing an NBA games, NASCAR drivers racing in NASCAR racing, it’s boring! We don’t want to see folks playing as themselves in lesser versions of the real thing, we want to see some of the world’s finest athletes pick up a controller and play Mario Tennis That’s what this upcoming tournament, a joint…
Egor Grositskiy is a concept artist and visual developer from Russia who has worked in games, movies and animation. You can see more Egor’s stuff at his Behance page
I had never heard of VR game Derail Valley until this week, but after seeing this trailer for an impending overhaul I’m very interested! You’re a train driver who doesn’t just move the trains, but also more importantly for the genre walks around them with clipboards and makes sure cabin doors are closed.
Bid Toys have made this incredible pair of figures depicting Mario and Bowser as Ultraman and Godzilla respectively. Going on sale in a few hours (at time of posting), Mario stands 13cm tall and costs USD$42 shipped worldwide, while Bowser is 15cm and costs USD$49 shipped. If you manage to get one, they’ll ship in…
Queer Eye interior designer Bobby Berk, without any actual homes to visit and makover right now, is keeping busy by offering his assistance at turning your Animal Crossing trashpit into something easier on the eye. Or at least that was the intent with this Tweet, which was phrased as a means of getting some “some…
This is the Tony Hawk x Sea of Thieves crossover nobody asked for. For a little while now, Sea of Thieves has had a bug that takes previously regular sailing ships, comfortable in their designed space on top of the water, and launches them suddenly into the sky like Poseidon hit a comically large EJECT…
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Riot’s new shooter Valorant pissed a lot of people off recently with what was perceived as a heavy-handed approach to cheat protection. A new update to the game will make some of that easier for players to manage. Ina Reddit post that leads with “While we normally don’t plan on documenting changes to Vanguard”, indicating…
Ollie Hoff is a freelance illustrator from the UK. Loooooong time readers may recognise some Famicom cases below; Ollie has been a repeat entrant in Meteor’s Famicase exhibition. You can see more of Olli’s stuff at his personal site
Wildfire, a game I first wrote about back in 2015, is finally almost done, and is looking very, very cool, combining 2D action with stealth and some interesting environmental controls. It’s out on PC next month
Over a year since they were unceremoniously removed from online marketplaces by publisher Warner Bros., two Lord of the Rings Lego games are now back up and available to play on PC Both Lego Lord of the Rings and Lego The Hobbit are as of today back on Steam, ready to be downloaded and played,…
Varuna is a team of Minecraft builders who are so good at it that they get paid for their work. And their latest work is this enormous recreation of the city of Orario, from the novel/anime series DanMachi Built as a custom creation for a client—which means no, you can’t download it for free—the city…
Sun Kim is a Korean artist working in the video game business. You can see more of Sun’s stuff at her personal site and ArtStation page
Rapper Travis Scott just made an appearance for the first of five shows he’ll be starring in for Fortnite, and if you’re a fan of either of those things—like the millions of people who tuned in to watch—it was one hell of an event. While only running for around ten minutes, and focused on the…
The latest episode of People Make Games is excellent, not just because it focuses on Nintendo’s legal hero John Kirby (who the character is partially named after), but also his pioneering civil rights work.
One of the bright spots of being locked in my house for four weeks (and counting) with my kids is that we have played a lot of board games. One of them, involving a hedgehog and his mates moving rather quickly, that I thought I’d write about here. Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers is, somehow,…
The story here is not that celebrities play Animal Crossing, and visit other player’s islands. They do it all the time, you just probably don’t realise it’s them. No, this story is about Elijah Wood’s impeccable Animal Crossing manners, and how he should serve as an example to all island travellers. Earlier today, as EW…
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