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Culture
The Things That Shape Our Taste In Video Games
I don’t really like console games. OK, that isn’t true. What I should say is, I never developed a taste for them. Originally published 3/4/16 Last night I went to a lecture at the NYU Game Center by designer Naomi Clark. Naomi explored how and why we develop our taste in games, drawing on everything…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 5, 2016 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: Virtual Shots Fired
QUOTE | “That is up to Apple, and if they ever release a good computer then we will do it.” -Palmer Luckey, on when Oculus will release a Mac version of the Rift VR headset Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “In reality I see [virtual reality] as a very expensive…
Brendan Sinclair Published March 5, 2016 -
CultureSplitscreenPodcast: Rachel Bloom’s Journey From YouTube Hit To Golden Globe Winner
Onthis week’s podcast, we’re joined by my old friend Rachel Bloom, who tells us what it’s like to star in a TV show and win a friggin’ Golden Globe. Bloom writes, produces, and stars in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, one of the funniest shows on television. (Seriously.) Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, she talks about how she pulled…
By Jason Schreier Published March 4, 2016 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
How is it Friday again? This keeps happening. It’s almost like there’s no way to slow the pitiless advance of time. As is our custom, it’s time to ask what you’ll will be playing over the weekend. (Side note: I’ve been enjoying reading the comments on these posts. It’s cool to know what all our…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2016 -
Culture
Sleep All Day, Party All Night
Winona Nelson is an artist who has worked for companies like Fantasy Flight and Wizards of the Coast. You can see more of Winona’s work at her personal site 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2016 -
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
