Wreckfest Santa Transforms Into Glitchy Nightmare

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Maplestory Gave Me My First Best Friend, And First Betrayal

Modern kids socialize in games like Minecraft or Fortnite, but when I was growing up, I played Maplestory. Most other kids I knew made new friends at summer camp, or they played soccer or learned how to play an instrument. Meanwhile, I spent my youth as a hermit, shamelessly spending hundreds of dollars (with my…

Did You Know That Uncharted’s Damage Meter Is Actually ‘Luck’?

A tweet from a Naughty Dog animator helps explain how the heck Uncharted’s Nathan Drake can survive getting shot at so much. Pointing back to a little-known design factoid reminds players that Drake isn’t a massive bullet sponge—he’s just really lucky. Naughty Dog animator Jonathan Cooper brought up this piece of gaming trivia on Twitter…

This Twitch Streamer Gets Revenge On Tech Support Scammers

“How should I get you the money, like, write a check?” said the Twitch streamer Kitboga, affecting the frail vocal fry of an 81-year-old woman named Edna. On the other end of the phone line, a man with a South Asian accent told “Edna” that she would have to pay $200 for the man to…

Top PUBG Streamer Finds A Hacker, Has A Hell Of A Time

Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, a popular PUBG Twitch streamer known for his skilled play and quick reflexes, recently played alongside a hacker. When fans noticed the hacker on Grzesiek’s stream and shared clips on social media, it sparked debate over what to do about top players fraternizing with cheaters. The video clip circulating around PUBG’s community…

This Roller Coaster Does Math And It’s Freaking Me Out

An intrepid RollerCoaster Tycoon player has made a working calculator out of roller coasters. This incredible build combines my two least favorite things: math, and dropping from somewhere high up. Most of the time when I play Rollercoaster Tycoon, I’m just trying to make roller coasters that don’t kill people. Redditor LordMarcel, however, has made…

Warframe Is Getting Bigger And Bigger

Warframe will get two expansions over the next two years, developer Digital Extremes said this weekend. The first, called Fortuna, includes a new cyberpunk-themed open-world area on Venus and will arrive before the end of the year. The second, planned for 2019, is an entirely new mode, currently called “Codename: Railjack,” that will let teams…

The Brief Agony Of A Video Game Boss Who Isn’t As Dead As You Think

“Got him!” I exclaimed in a text message to my colleague Kirk Hamilton at 2:33pm on Friday of last week. I’d been fighting a tough boss in the difficult 2D exploration and combat game Hollow Knight. One minute later, horrified, I was sending a follow-up text: “Oh no. Didn’t get him.” Soul Master had been…

The Faces Behind Resident Evil 2‘s Remake Characters

Last month when the Resident Evil 2 remake was announced, some fans weren’t feeling the new faces Leon and Claire. Their appearances changed because Capcom had scanned real people and created character models based on that data. Here are those people. Fashion model Eduard Badaluta was the basis for Leon, which he revealed on his…

Titanfall Online Canceled In South Korea

Late last year, it was announced EA and Nexon were teaming up for Titanfall Online, which was aimed for Asia. The game, however, has been canceled. According to Game Focus (via tipster Sang), development took over three years, and the reaction to the limited-time-only player tests wasn’t so great. What’s more, Game Focus said that…

Eiichiro Oda’s Drawing Of Goku From Dragon Ball

For an upcoming Shonen Weekly Jump, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda drew Luffy with his arm around Dragon Ball’s Goku. According to website Japaaan, the issue will go on sale July 14 in Japan and features a chat with Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama and Slam Dunk creator Takehiko Inoue Oda, who is a massive…

*NEW MEME COSPLAY* *ME* *OLD MEME COSPLAY* 

I like cosplay. But as we’ve explored recently, I have a special spot in my heart for meme cosplay Especially when it involves actual quality cosplay! In this case- some Sailor Moon buyer’s remorse. Neptune is tanzoir, Usagi is mathildesommer and Uranus is sophieriis

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Them’s Fightin’ Words

Vladimir Krisetskiy is a concept artist and illustrator from Russia. You can see more of Vladimir’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 and have some concept, environment, promotional or…