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Knights Of A Rusted Future
Blake Rottinger is an artist from Sydney who has worked across games, film and industrial design. You can see more of Blake’s work at his personal site and 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”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2015 -
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The Steam Stream Plays Hard West, Aka Wild West XCOM [Update: Finished]
An XCOM-style strategy game set in an occult Wild West? Hard West is trying to do a lot of things. Is it good, though? Let’s find out. Watch me play it right now. I have high hopes for this one, given that it combines many things I love (XCOM-like tactical gameplay, saloons, pentagrams), but that…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 19, 2015 -
CultureFallout 4 Player Has Fantastic Bowling Form
Today on Highlight Reel we have bowling, NPCs with eye issues, Star Wars Karma, and much more! Watch the video above, 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. CoD:AW – Sit trip – submitted by BloodRazer17 CoD:BO3…
By Chris Person Published November 19, 2015 -
CultureArk: Survival Evolved Mod Lets You Play As A Dinosaur
When I was young, I always hoped against hope that I would grow up to be a dinosaur. This is probably as close as I’m going to get. FinntasticGames “Play as a dino” mod is exactly what it sounds like: it lets you be a dinosaur in Ark, a game about punching trees and pooping…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 19, 2015 -
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Inside Japan’s Newest All-You-Can-Eat KFC
This isn’t the country’s first KFC buffet. Let’s hope it’s not the last, either. According to Gigazine, KFC opened up its second all-you-can-eat restaurant this week in Osaka. The first one is also in Osaka, so if you’re ever in Osaka, you have no excuse not to stuff your face with fried chicken. This is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2015 -
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Dragon Balls Served Up at Japanese Restaurant
Hungry? How about a nice serving of delicious Dragon Balls. You know, from Dragon Ball. A restaurant in Japan serves up just that. Located in Nagoya, Danke Dinning serves up Dragon Ball-themed hot pots (鍋 or “nabe” in Japanese). [Photo: akaki_tya] [Photo: kenjixxx360] Here is the nabe before the meat and veggies are cooked. [Photo:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Zarya is one of the coolest characters in Overwatch. She is also, like all characters, subject to crossplay. This is Jechts’ attempt at the character, which he pretty much nails, from the hair down to the tattoo on the shoulder. Photos by Alive Alf
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2015 -
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CHOCOBO HUNGERS
John Silva is a freelance artist from Portugal, who has done work for companies like WB Games, Fantasy Flight and Microsoft. You can see more of John’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2015 -
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Top Counter-Strike Team Pulls Out Of Tournament After Paris Terror Attacks
This weekend’s star-studded IEM San Jose Counter-Strike tournament just lost one of its biggest attractions. Team EnVyUs—considered by most to be one of the top five Counter-Strike teams in the world—just announced that they won’t be competing this weekend in San Jose, California after all. The reason? They’re based out of France, and the recent…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 18, 2015 -
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Pissed At Valve, Modder Lets Left 4 Dead Players Shoot At Virtual Steam Servers
Think nobody plays Left 4 Dead 2 anymore? You’d be surprised. According to Steam’s stats page, Left 4 Dead 2 is still one of the 40 most-played games on the service every day. As of writing, the game had nearly 8,000 concurrent players… on a random Wednesday afternoon. So yeah, thanks in part to things…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 18, 2015 -
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Cast Fireball x 3
Grzegorz Rutkowski is a Polish freelancer who has worked for companies like CD Projekt Red (The Witcher), Ubisoft and Games Workshop. You can see more of Rutkowski’s work at his personal siteand ArtStation page. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2015 -
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Why A ‘Bad’ Steam Game Has Good User Ratings
Dispatcher is not a very good game. And yet, it’s a got a “very positive” review average on Steam. What’s going on? Dispatcher is a game I decided to check out on a whim. The horror pseudo-RPG been out for a few days, and I noticed that its 227 user reviews averaged out to “very…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 17, 2015 -
CultureComing soon to Steam… Bubsy? You remember Bubsy, right? It’s OK if you don’t. He was a—shall we say—less-than-beloved platforming mascot from gaming’s early days. A company called Retroism got the rights, and they’re trying to make it through Steam Greenlight. Good luck?
By Nathan Grayson Published November 17, 2015 -
CultureFallout 4 Encounter Escalates Quickly
Today on Highlight Reel we have Fallout 4 fights that escalate quickly, John Cena, Halo 5 shots, and much more! Watch the video above, 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 Raider –Lara…
By Chris Person Published November 17, 2015 -
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Medieval Neon Genesis? Sure, Let’s Roll With It.
Albert Urmanov is a freelance concept artist working in the video game business. This idea for a medieval redesign of Neon Genesis is something I would like to see made immediately. You can see more of Albert’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2015 -
CultureCosplaySee How Much Work It Takes To Turn Into Warcraft’s Deathwing
According to Warcraft canon, Deathwing the Destroyer is a giant dude dragon who is thousands of years old and and can scorch planets. Warcraft cosplay can be a bit more flexible in its interpretation of the character. This is Jessica Nigri’s take (based on a sketch by Zach Fischer) on the star of World of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2015
