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See How Pretty Far Cry 3 Looks On PC
For nearly all of its pre-release marketing, Ubisoft has for some reason decided to focus on Far Cry 3’s cast and weird stuff like animals. Instead of, you know, the things people like most about those games: free-roaming action. This 16-minute clip, on the other hand, has almost nothing but, and is of the PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2012 -
Adventure Time’s Creator Has a Word About Video Games
Adorable. This is a clip by Pendleton Ward, Adventure Time creator, drumming up support for the wonderful-sounding LA Game Space And if that’s not enough to get you interested? The venture has also convinced Katamari creator Keita Takahashi to release his next game to backers of its Kickstarter for only $5. If people like this…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2012 -
Culture
Happy Thanksgiving, Here’s Some Pin-Up Girls vs Zombies vs Clowns
Damian Schouweiler, of BioWare, works at the company’s social division, meaning he’s contributed to games like Age of Champions, from which all of today’s images originate. In the past, however, he’s been employed at places like Trion and Sony Online Entertainment, where he helped out on Legends of Norrath, Everquest 2, RIFT and the Untold…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2012 -
These Are The Best-Looking Cars In Video Games Today (Or Even Tomorrow)
Project CARS, you’re killing me. I see trailers like this, I see the words “pre-alpha footage”, and I don’t know whether to punch you, or kiss you, or both. This clip is showing off the game’s multiplayer mods. Even the type used to show your competitors looks amazing. For those who don’t know, Project CARS…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2012 -
Peter Molyneux’s Next Game is a Lot Like One of His First
As Fable creator Peter Molyneux’s new team 22cans continues throwing game ideas against the wall and seeing what sticks, the company’s next game looks a lot more familiar than weird iOS novelty Curiosity Called Project GODUS, it’s “an innovative reinvention of Populous“, which explains why you looked at that image up top, saw Molyneux’s name…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2012 -
She’s Commander Shepard, And She’s Quite Partial To A Spot Of Snowboarding
Starting Monday, BioWare’s online store will be selling this limited edition snowboard. Doesn’t matter if you live near snow or not. The fact the board features FemShep, and not ManShep, is pretty great.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
Three Entire Countries Had Their Assassin’s Creed III Shipments Stolen
It seems that every single copy of the PC version of Assassin’s Creed III bound for store shelves in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg was being shipped in a single truck. And that truck has been stolen by criminals. According to this report from Dutch industry site EB, the theft took place on November 14.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
World of Warcraft’s 8th Birthday Video Spectacluar
World of Warcraft is 8 this year, so Blizzard put this video together highlighting… well, lots of gameplay. You could joke that the reason there’s no “then and now” shots is because the game has barely changed in that time, but seeing as it still attracts millions of players a month that’s probably more of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
Sure, Battlefield 3, Let’s Flip a Tank Onto The Roof of a Building
Battlefield 3 has some pretty realistic physics, but let’s not get carried away here. It’s a video game. Meaning those physics exist solely so people can do cool shit like flip a tank onto the roof of a building. I don’t want to know how much planning and trial-and-error went into this, but I don’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
All I Want For Christmas is a Headcrab Zombie Action Figure From Half-Life 2
Supremely talented custom toy builder Jin Saotome is back with another masterpiece, this time featuring the Half-Life series’ most sharply-dressed bad guy, the headcrab zombie. Standing 7″ tall, the headcrab comes off to reveal a zombified skull inside. He’s also got a busted-open chest and some great blood detail. The good news? He’s for sale!…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
Halo 4 Was Shaped, At Least In Part, By One Of The World’s Great Concept Artists
You’re in for a treat today. Today, we’re looking at a collection of Halo 4 art by Nicolas “Sparth” Bouvier, aka one of the most talented concept artists in the world, regardless of the industry. Sparth’s ability to convey not just the look of a sci-fi setting but its mood is legendary, so it was…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
Tolkien’s Estate Very Unhappy About Some Lord of the Rings Video Games
A lawsuit that began with spam emails and an investigation into slot machines has turned its great all-seeing eye to the world of video games, with Tolkien’s estate claiming that some of Warner Bros’ recent titles violate the company’s licensing agreement. Arguing that the licenses for merchandise granted to companies like Warner, New Line and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
When Should The Next Mass Effect Game Be Set: Before Shepard, Or After Shepard?
That’s the gist of a question put forth to Mass Effect fans today by BioWare’s Casey Hudson, who wants to know whether series fans want the next game in the franchise to take “place before the trilogy, or after?” How closely they’re going to be listening is anyone’s guess, since for all we know those…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
When Your Job Involves “Painting Exposed Buttocks To Look Covered By Latex”
The video game industry isn’t all fast cars and trips to Japan. For every studio head basking in the glow of media attention there are 100 developers lower down the food chain whose job can be a little more mundane. Like the guy/guys/gals who had to paint some butts for a trailer. Speaking with GI.biz,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2012 -
The Great Mass Effect & Dragon Age Crossover Project
Artist Andrew Ryan has been working on this crossover for a while now, but today he let us know that he’s done. Finished. The worlds of Dragon Age and Mass Effect are now one. In the epic image below, you’ll see just about every major character from the Mass Effect series dressed up as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2012 -
Man Threatens Cops With Wii Remote, Gets Jail Time
An unnamed Dutch man has been sentenced to six months’ prison for threatening police officers with a heavily-modified Wii controller back in May. Dutch news outlet De Volksrant says the man, 29, had transformed the remote into a “sniper rifle”; whether it was a custom job or he was simply using an off-the-shelf accessory is…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2012 -
The Wii U “Has A Horrible, Slow CPU” According to These Developers
4A Games’ Metro: Last Light is coming to the 360, PS3 and PC. It won’t, however, be coming to the Wii U, because its developers say they are far from impressed with the new console. Speaking with NowGamer, 4A’s Oles Shishkovtsov explains the reason pretty bluntly, saying “[The] Wii U has a horrible, slow CPU.”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2012 -
Disney Wants Empire, Jedi’s Writer To Pen A New Star Wars Movie
Oh boy Deadline is reporting that Disney has approached both Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg to see if they’re interested in writing subsequent Star Wars sequels (Michael Arndt is handling Episode VII). Kinberg’s written X-Men and Sherlock Holmes movies, which is fine, but Kasdan wrote (well, finished) Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2012
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