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CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Video Game Independence Day, Winners!
Video game characters are patriotic, probably, so I asked you to create some images that depicted what your favorite characters were up to for the most American of holidays. July 4th rolled around. I saw a firework. It rained. But while I was literally listening to the screams of a thousand teens whose outfits were…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 7, 2018 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: The Future Is Games-As-A-Service…For Some
QUOTE | “Anyone who has ever said ‘this is the future and this part of gaming is dead’ has been proven wrong every single time. We like to try it all. For a long time we wanted to try a multiplayer game and we had this idea. We shouldn’t be afraid.” – Bethesda studio head…
Rebekah Valentine Published July 7, 2018 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for getting sick just as the weather stops being too hot to go outside. What the hell? Guess I’ll stay inside with some video games. Over the 4th of July I played Fortnite for the first time. I was, unsurprisingly, terrible at it, because I am not that great at battle royale…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 6, 2018 -
Culture
What Aliens, Blade Runner, Jurassic Park & Terminator Would Look Like As Anime
Dmitry Grozov, aka Ahriman, is a freelance artist from Russia who has an uncanny ability for taking things that aren’t anime and making them look like they came straight off a bootleg 1980s VHS. Aside from the properties in the headline he’s also done Predator, Ghostbusters, Fifth Element, Judge Dredd, Beetlejuice, Die Hard, even Robocop…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2018 -
Culture
Valve Shuts Down New Way Of Estimating Game Sales On Steam
In April, Valve made changes to Steam that bolstered user privacy while hammering a few nails into the coffin of unofficial sales tracking monolith Steam Spy. The service is not 100 percent dead, but developers have been searching for alternatives. Last month, they found one. Now it’s been shut down, too. Tyler Glaiel, a developer…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 5, 2018 -
CultureHow Many Gokus Are In Dragon Ball FighterZ, Exactly?
There is only one Son Goku in Dragon Ball, yet throughout the series’ history, he has embodied many different forms. Video games have attempted to keep up with the canon by including different versions of Goku, each with varying levels of “Goku-ness.” Hence the debate: how many Gokus are there, really? Chris Person, Heather Alexandra,…
Eric Van Allen & Chris Person & Heather Alexandra Published July 5, 2018 -
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Bang
Victor Harmatiuk is an artist from Brazil who has worked in video games, animation and board games. You can see more of Victor’s work at his ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2018 -
CultureThe Magic Behind 1994’s Super Mario Mac & Cheese Commercial
With the Sega Genesis edging out Super Nintendo sales in the heated 16-bit console wars of the mid ‘90s, Nintendo decided it was time to unveil their groundbreaking secret project. Of course I’m speaking about Rare’s pseudo-3D Donkey Kong Country. But the same year that brought the barrel-tossing ape back into the spotlight also featured…
By Ben Bertoli Published July 4, 2018 -
CultureCosplay
Fallout cosplay by cosplay_scp048, photo by booker_stx
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2018 -
Culture
Cool Robots
Kejun Wang is a concept artist at Respawn, developers of the Titanfall series. You can see more of Wang’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2018 -
Culture
My Week With The Fastest Gamers On Earth
Eight years ago, Games Done Quick started as a handful of sleep-deprived speedrunners unexpectedly crammed into owner Mike Uyama’s mom’s basement. Networking issues had forced them to abandon their planned location at MAGFest’s hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, so they improvised. Back then, the organizers’ chief concern was whether a residential internet connection and jury-rigged hardware…
By Josh Tucker Published July 3, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Glad I Started Playing The Witcher 1 Last
The Witcher came out on PC in 2007. That feels like a lifetime ago. The series is now easily one of my favorites, but a decade ago I, like a lot of people, had no idea it even existed. That’s created a weird dynamic as I play The Witcher 1 for the first time knowing…
By Ethan Gach Published July 3, 2018 -
CultureFinal Fantasy VI Speedrun Is A Seven-Hour Master Class
If you think you know just about everything there is to know about the seminal role-playing game Final Fantasy VI, watch this beautiful speedrun and prepare to be proven wrong. I didn’t have much time to watch last week’s Summer Games Done Quick, but I did carve out a chunk of yesterday for the finale, which…
By Jason Schreier Published July 3, 2018
