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CultureCosplay
Geralt Isn’t The Only Witcher In Town
Sure, Geralt’s the star of the series, but it’s always nice to see a male cosplayer tackling someone who’s in the same trade, but not quite as smooth with the ladies. So hats off to Krishna Dammert for giving Eskil some love. Photos by Andreas Krupa
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2016 -
CultureOverwatch Match Overrun With Damn Dirty Apes
Today on Highlight Reel we have Winston rushes, passive explosions, knocking zombies, surreal explosions, deflections, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below Witcher 3 –…
By Chris Person Published June 9, 2016 -
Culture
Valve just released Destinations, a tool for building locations in virtual reality. It’s powered by Source 2, and it lets you “create and share both real and imaginary places in virtual reality.” Right now the most popular thing on its Steam Workshop is a picture of popcorn
By Nathan Grayson Published June 9, 2016 -
Culture
You Blew It Up, You Maniacs
Dongjun Lu is a concept artist from Singapore who has worked on series like Ninja Gaiden, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Nobunaga’s Ambition You can see more of Dongjun’s work at his personal site, as well as his ArtStationand Patreonpages. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2016 -
Culture
Watch Us Play Wasted, A Dungeon Crawler Inspired By Fallout And Booze
Wasted is a post-apocalyptic dungeon crawler that unabashedly takes the piss out of Fallout. It’s about exploring Coolers (read: Vaults), meeting and murdering zany characters, and getting so drunk that you acquire super powers. The game just launched on Steam earlier this week, and you can watch me play it in the video below. My…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 9, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Original Cosplay Is The Best Cosplay
Amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it. Who cares if it’s not a fictional character: cosplay is 100% about fandom, and who isn’t a fan of soy sauce? Monsters, that’s who. Photo by Mark Clifton, taken at Animazement 19. Cosplayer is Katie Cunningham. Update:
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
CultureTransmission: When Classic Sci-Fi And Video Games Collide
Nathaniel West is a veteran concept artist who served as lead concept artist on Interstellar, and has also worked on Godzilla, Inception and Iron Man 2. His latest project, though, is as creator of the upcoming video game Transmission Taking cues from classic sci-fi design like 2001 and Alien, and some of his favourite games…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
Culture
When Your Default Look Is “Glum”
Alexis Rives is a young French artist just starting out in the video game business. You can see more of Alexis’ work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
CultureTransmission is a sci-fi exploration game that looks out of this world. It’s got a great sense of scale and style, and it’s not just for show. The game touts a high degree of environmental interaction as a key feature. Transmission is on Steam Greenlight right now.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 7, 2016 -
Culture
2016’s Best* Video Game Concept Art
Every year, around the time of E3, an exhibition called Into The Pixel is held, which celebrates the work of professional video game artists. With a panel made up of veterans from companies like Blizzard and 343 Studios, it’s a great way of recognising the best work in the field. While there’s no way to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Jamie Lee Curtis Cosplayed At The Warcraft Premiere
She’s not even in the movie, but that didn’t stop noted Warcraft nerd and cosplay afficiando Jamie Lee Curtis from snagging an invite to the Hollywood premiere of the (terrible) film adaptation.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2016 -
Culture
The Art Of Uncharted 4
Uncharted 4 is one of the prettiest video games ever made. Here is a look at some of the art that made this possible. Below you’ll find pieces from a range of Naughty Dog’s artists, covering environments, characters, 2D, 3D, the works. Note that some of this stuff might be slightly spoilery, so if you…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureFour Soldier: 76s Get 86’d
Today on Highlight Reel we have McCree vendettas, high-level Lucio play, Solider: 76 denial and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below Rise of the Tomb…
By Chris Person Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureThe Making Of A Popular Counter-Strike Map
Santorini is one of Counter-Strike’s most well-regarded recent maps. It’s attractive, well-balanced, and compact enough to create tense showdowns. How do you make a map that stands out in a Dust2-obsessed CSGO landscape? Like this. Santorini creator Shawn “FMPONE” Snelling teamed up with Max Reiger to create a slick video of Santorini’s methodical evolution over…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2016
