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Ice-T Accidentally Recorded A Dungeons & Dragons Audiobook
So rap legend-turned TV star Ice-T recently turned up for an audiobook gig, without being told what the book actually was. “They didn’t tell me this was a motherfuckin’ Dungeons & Dragons book”. Figuring he’d just be turning up to read a book, and confused as to his surprise role, what happened next, as recounted…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2014 -
Amazon Just Bought A Video Game Studio
Well, this is interesting. According to a reporton TechCrunch, online shopping giant Amazon has bought Double Helix Studios, the video game developer behind games like the Xbox One’s Killer Instinct and the upcoming Strider. Why would Amazon go and do a thing like that? Well, they could just be getting more serious about the video…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2014 -
Oculus Rift Exclusive Is A PC Gaming Dream Come True
It was once just a demo. Thena full-blown game. Now EVE Valkyrie is the first title to be co-published by Oculus Rift themselves, making it an exclusive, and I couldn’t be happier. Oculus made the announcement today, saying that the game is now a joint deal between EVE creators CCP and Oculus’ own internal team.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2014 -
Hideo Kojima Explains Why MGS: Zeroes Is So Damn Short
So, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is short. Reallyshort. That’s got a lot of people upset, considering its $20-40 price tag, enough to prompt series creator Hideo Kojima to try and explain why While Game Informer say it took them around two hours to complete the prologue’s story mission, Kojima says that people shouldn’t be…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2014 -
Idiots Fight To Keep A Medieval Game White
Combine race, history, an upcoming PC game and some angry Reddit users and you’ve got a recipe for disappointment in your fellow man. The Daily Dot has a nice summary of what happened when a curious onlooker asked a niche but awesome internet historian – MedievalPOC (People of Colour), who highlights the presence and contributions…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2014 -
Culture
The Future Is A Dark And Angular Place
Vang Cki is a concept artist based in Paris, who has worked for clients like Guerilla Games (Killzone). His robot, exosuit and weapon stuff is great, but I love how he’s also included “blueprint” shots of his designs as well. You can see more of Vang’s work at his personal site and CGHub page To…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2014 -
Dragon Age Now Has A Cosplay Guide, To Make Dressing-up Easier
Dragon Age is one of the more popular series on the cosplay circuit, but being a fantasy series, its outfits can be a little complex. So developers Bioware are doing the swell thing and making guides, so that when people want to cosplay as Dragon Age folks, they get it right First up is Morrigan,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014 -
John Carmack Left id Software Because Of Virtual Reality
It was a bit of a shock when John Carmack, who co-founded the company, leftDoom creators id Software in November. Until now, we didn’t really know why. Turns out that the reason he and the company he helped build parted ways was because of virtual reality, specifically the Oculus Rift headset. And the fact id’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014 -
Someone, Please Make A Proper Sports RPG
For the last few years, most major sporting games have had a mode that pits you as a single player progressing through their career. These can be fun, but damn it, they’re not enough It doesn’t take much stripping back to view these modes as role-playing games. You build a character, you name them, you…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014 -
Game Walkthroughs Should Be Taken Out Of Context
Game walkthroughs, when viewed as a whole, are incredible useful things. Take them out of context, though, and boy, there’s some weird stuff goin’ on. Game Walkthroughs is a bot that crawls Gamefaqs and just…lifts sections of text. At random. What that leaves us with is a Twitter account that reads like the ramblings of…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014 -
LEGO Spaceship Is Seven Feet Long, Took Four Years To Build
The UNSC Spirit Of Fire, a ship from the Halo series, would be 2.5km long if it were a real thing. But it’s not. So all we’ve got instead is this “tiny” model. Mark Kelso spent four years building this monstrosity, which is based off 3D models and had the insane goal of not just…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014 -
Leave Flappy Bird’s Creator Alone
Flappy Bird has come out of nowhere to be one of the biggest mobile gaming hitsof our age. That kind of instant success is normally cause for celebration, but when you consider all the attention he’s suddenly getting, spare a thought for the game’s developer, Dong Nguyen. He’s taken to Twitter today to say “Please…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014 -
To Explore Space, You’re Going To Need A Fancy Scanner
Limit Theory is an indie space game promising “an infinite number of star systems to explore”. It’s also got one hell of a cool scanner. OK, so that might sound like a strange thing to focus on, but take a look at it! Start at around 8:15. Scanners in games are a weird fetish of…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2014 -
Culture
Even Killzone Can Be Sunny When It Tries
I used to make fun of Killzone, but ever since the third game (which I loved) I’ve been onboard. Mostly – and this may shock you coming from someone who runs a daily art feature – because of the design of the world. Yeah, the Helghast are silly, but there are so many fantastic touches…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2014 -
Drone Warfare Might Be Controversial, But It Sure Is Pretty
Hunting Anubis is a flight combat game, but one that looks quite unique. Imagine Rez snapped off its rails and stripped of its colour and you’re getting close. While the terrain looks fictional, it’s not; the game’s all about drones, so you’re seeing the real world, only through the eyes of a heartless death robot.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2014 -
EsportsWhy People Play StarCraft
A ton of people played StarCraft II when it was first released, then moved on. To keep playing it, over and over, means you’re getting more out of it than just seeing Jim Raynor clomp around for a few hours. If you’re standing on the outside and ever wondered just what that is, this video…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2014 -
Not Everyone’s A Killer In DayZ. Some Folks Are Just Weird.
You tend to only hear about the assholes in DayZ, but really, for every gun-toting lunatic you encounter, you run into ten others whose behaviour ranges from the friendly to the absurd. The Tumblr hey are you cool does a great job of documenting this. It’s Chris Livingston’s account of the people he meets while…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2014 -
Music Is Coming To Steam
Valve’s in the process of testing something called Steam Music. Before you freak out and worry that Valve’s getting into the music business, relax: this isn’t a Spotify competitor. It’s just a way to integrate your existing music collection with Steam. It’s a pretty simple idea. You tell Steam which directory your music is in,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2014 -
Real Academy Instructs Students In The Art Of Lightsabers
The Ludosport Lightsaber Combat Academy is a chain (yes, there are multiple schools!) in Italy that teach willing students in the art of lightsaber combat. Or, for those who’ve never dreamed of being a Jedi, in dancing around swinging a glowing toy stick. These guys have some serious skills. Going way beyond just hitting each…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2014
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