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CultureJust A Typical Day In Just Cause 3
Today on Highlight Reel we have Grifball dunks, sad Zangief, tactical self-defenestration, 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 Halo 5 –Double Swat – snizzbone…
By Chris Person Published March 3, 2016 -
CultureValve’s Shanghai DOTA 2 Tournament Continues To Be A Disaster
Late last week, Gabe Newell very publicly fired a controversial commentator from the $3 million DOTA 2 Shanghai Major, calling him an “ass.” He also fired the production team. That, however, was apparently not enough to right a sinking ship. This week has seen all sorts of issues major and minor, from non-sound-proof commentating booths…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 3, 2016 -
CultureNice Sword, Clown Lady
Al Jerek Torrijas is a concept artist who works at Ubisoft’s Toronto studio. It’s been a while since we had a good splash of colour here on Fine Art. I think this makes amends. You can see more of Torrijas’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2016 -
Culture
Spintires‘ Steam Clusterfuck, Explained
Spintires is a popular Steam driving game. Recently, it stopped working under mysterious circumstances. People came to believe the game’s own programmer, Pavel Zagrebelnyy, sabotaged it because he wasn’t getting paid. That’s (probably) not true. Yesterday, reports emerged that Spintires had more or less become unplayable. Upon digging through its code, players reportedly found tens…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 2, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
“Life-Size” WarCraft Cosplay Could Crush Actual Humans
Steven K Smith is one of the best props builders around. This enormous, full-scale WarCraft suit is just one of the reasons why. You don’t see this very often! Normally when someone cosplays as a WarCraft Orc, they paint their skin green, maybe wear a mask and be done with it. Smith, though, wanted to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2016 -
Culture
Steam Users Think Valve’s New Trading Restrictions Go Too Far
Wanna use Steam’s market or trading features? Don’t have a compatible mobile phone for security purposes? Then prepare to wait weeks before anything happens. Valve recently announced big changes to Steam’s trade (directly between individual users) and community market (where you can post listings for virtual items to buy/sell) features. If you’re not using the…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 2, 2016 -
Culture
Meet The Gordons
Oliver Ödmark is an artist at Rocksteady, where he’s worked on the Batman series. You can see more of Oliver’s 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 corner.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2016 -
CultureBalanCity Is SimCity Meets Jenga
Managing a city is hard. Managing a city that could topple off a teetering platform and into the hungry sea below at any moment is harder. I don’t really know why BalanCity exists, but I’m glad it does. I mean, look at this. It’s goofy as hell: You try to keep your population happy and…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 1, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Enormous Muscles Sure Help with Cosplay
If you have big muscles and like video games and anime, perhaps you can cosplay. Drefan does, and he’s terrific at it. After injuries sidelined Drefan in his early twenties from competitive sports, he continued to follow his love of video games (and anime), eventually taking up cosplay. He’s quick to point out that he’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2016 -
CultureCosplaySoon? Cosplay Ads.
CospLA, a group dedicated to bridging the worlds of cosplay and cinema, have been working with a Japanese ad agency, hoping to use cosplay videos to help sell stuff. This is their pitch video, and it’s great. Cosplay credits: Joe Inoue |Yuks General Movie credits: Producer: Lily Ann Gwan Production Manager: Jullian Mordeno Costumes: Yuks…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2016 -
Culture
Can We Swap? My Feet Hurt.
Sean Sevestre is an artist based in the UK who has done work for Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop. You can see more of Sean’s 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 29, 2016 -
CultureSteam’s Latest Hit Is A Game About Farming And Relationships
I could feel it setting in: the rhythm, comforting as the twang of a slightly out-of-tune guitar. Wake up, clear my field, water my plants, fish for a bit, talk to folks, give gifts to pretty folks, go to bed. Starting Stardew Valley was like a homecoming for me. The home in question? Harvest Moon…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 29, 2016 -
CultureGeralt Slides Outta Her DMs
Today on Highlight Reel we have sliding witchers, SuperHot plays, surprise alligators and much 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 Far Cry Primal –balloon man…
By Chris Person Published February 29, 2016 -
Culture
Would You Like The Stench Of Fry Grease With Your VR?
Nightmare children of the future, courtesy of McDonald’s Happy Goggles, a Happy Meal box that transforms into a cardboard VR headset for your phone. Currently being tested in Sweden, where everything folds into something else.
By Mike Fahey Published February 29, 2016
