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Even More Game of Thrones Characters As Bad 90s Stereotypes
Mike Wrobelis at it again: here’s a collection of even more Game of Throne characters asbad 80s/90s stereotypes. This time around, we’ve got Khal Drogo, Cersei Lannister, Tyrion Lannister, Bronn, Theon Greyjoy and Margaery Tyrell. When the cast of the show is so huge, there’s no shortage of people to pick from, eh? Cersei in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 28, 2013 -
These Dudes Know How To Break It Down To Final Fantasy Music
Typically, when someone does an ode to Final Fantasy, they’ll do stuff like fan art or fan fiction. Mikeosonghas a more novel idea: choreography to go along with some of his favorite Final Fantasy themes—it’s so good, you’d think it was something out of a boy band (my mind goes to K-Pop, but only because…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 28, 2013 -
Developer Arrested For Child Porn, ‘No Longer Affiliated’ With His Studio
Kenneth McCulloch, a developer at Precursor Games—the developers who want to createa sequel to Eternal Darkness—is now facing child pornography charges according to Bullet News Niagaraand the Niagara Regional Police Service. McCulloch is being charged with “one count each of possession of child pornography, making child pornography available and accessing child pornography,” to be specific.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 28, 2013 -
Street Fighter As A Black-and-White Disney Cartoon
Red Little House, the developers behind adventure game Fleish & Cherry in Crazy Hotel, have created a series of cool illustrations that mash up Fleish characters with other video games. It kind of makes me wish we had more video games in the style of classic cartoons, because it looks rad. The one above features…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 28, 2013 -
A Seth Rogen Uncharted Film Could Have Happened. Imagine That.
If an Uncharted movie ever materialized, there are a number of directors that would come to mind before Seth Rogen. But it’s Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg that Naughty Dog has sought out specifically multiple times in the past, according to IGN. “They’re constantly asking me and Evan to make the Uncharted movie,” Rogen told…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2013 -
Is There A Valve-Related Alternate Reality Game Going On? [UPDATE: Nope.]
And so the speculation continues! The other day, we wrote about a Half-Life 2 update that featured Korean audio. It was a mistake according to Valve, and they fixed it—but that didn’t stop fans from freaking out. Now fans found something else that looks suspicious in a different game, Surgeon Simulator 2013. Earlier today, a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2013 -
Maybe Watch Dogs’ Protagonist Isn’t Actually The Good Guy
There are always those places that you can’t walk through without quickening your pace, without gripping some makeshift weapon in your pocket. You know—the “bad part of town” that your local news loves to spew crime statistics about. All it takes is some shadowy figure trailing behind you late at night for all pretenses of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2013 -
The Xbox One’s Kinect Won’t Work On PCs
The Xbox One’s Kinect is a cool piece of hardware—it can do awesome things like read your heart rate by looking at you, as well as track your muscles. But unlike the first Kinect,it won’t work on PCs according to Ars Technica. “The Kinect for Xbox One sensor will not have an adaptor that allows…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2013 -
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Is Out July 9th For The PS3
Here’s the first trailer for Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy. 8 games in all, plus a couple of graphic novels. It’s a trip down memory lane for those of you that have played any of these titles over the last 25 (!) years.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2013 -
A Collection of South Park Easter Eggs Over The Years
South Park is a popular show, and video games love easter eggs. So it shouldn’t be surprising that a number of games over the years have given nods to Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s edgy show. If you’re curious as to what those easter eggs are, well, DYKGaming took the liberty of compiling many of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2013 -
Little Girls Are Still Better Than You At Designing Superheroes
Last time we checked in to Better Supes, they had a number of of illustrations that took inspiration from superhero-loving little girls who like to put their own costumes together. It was cute, heartening and kind of badass. Alex Law, the artist behind the blog, has kept updating the site with more awesome designs—like the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2013 -
If The Brothers Grimm and Tim Burton Teamed Up To Make A Game
Something sinister awaits you in Our Darker Purpose. Today I finally had a chance to try outthe top-down roguelike featuring a creepy orphanage full of secrets. Here’s the premise: the kind teachers have disappeared, leaving in their wake a school full of chaos. We’re talking Lord of the Flies type deal, only darker thanks to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2013 -
You Can’t Joke About Half-Life 3 Without Things Getting Out of Hand
Nobody needs an excuse to talk about Half-Life 3. Normally, that might be fine—it’s just hype!—but damn if the desire for an official announcement can’t get out of hand sometimes. Yesterday, we wrote about a patch on Steam that made some copies of Half-Life 2 suddenly feature Korean audio. As far as we can tell,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2013 -
The Last of Us vs. The Walking Dead: The Comparison We Had To Make
There are no shortage of zombie games out there—but outstanding ones have come out in the last year. At first glance, aside from the zombies, these games might seem like they don’t have much in common. The Walking Dead is an adventure game about moral choices! The Last of Us is a cinematic survival horror…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2013 -
These Pokemon Travel Posters Will Make You Want To Vacation In Kanto
If Kanto was a real place, many of us wouldn’t need persuasion to visit—we’d just go. That fact doesn’t make these travel posters by Little Pixel Posters any less awesome, though—they make Kanto look like a swell place to take a vacation in. Maybe that’s just nostalgia for the original Pokemon games talking. Either way,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2013 -
Team Fortress 2 Brought Them Together. Now They’re Married.
It’s 2013—people meeting through online dating sites if not through video games is not rare, but in Redditor IdentityProductions‘ case, it’s tough to deny just how intense the love for their partner and Team Fortress 2 is. Even Valve sees it. Earlier today, a Reddit thread was posted with a link to a photobook sent…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2013 -
Sorry, Team Deathmatch. You’re Not As Good As Other Modes.
Slayer. Deathmatch. Arena. Free-for-all. The mode has many names, but your aim stays the same: kill everyone, as many times as possible. Maybe there’s a time limit or a kill limit, but it usually comes down to some variation of “the person or team with the most kills wins.” Simple, seductive…and kind of mindless. Now,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2013 -
This Real Life Version of Super Smash Bros. Looks Rad, Sounds Catchy
If you’ve ever wondered what brawling Smash-style would be like in real life, well, turns out it looks pretty dang fun. At least, it does in Screen Team‘s music video of the song “SMASH,” which includes not only franchise veterans like Mario, but also newcomers like Wii Fit Trainer and Mega Man duking it out.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2013