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Learning To Make Games Helps Me Appreciate Them More
In the past, I’ve thought a little about making a game, but never got around to learning actual coding. Recently, I’ve started to develop that abstract “what if” idea into a passion project of my own. I’m learning how to create maps, program quests, and write cutscenes with the help of a program that can…
By Chloe Spencer Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil Games, Ranked (By Number Of Ports)
Resident Evil Revelations was released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One last month, with a Nintendo Switch version slated for November. If you’re thinking “This game again?” you’re not alone. In fact, the news got me a-wonderin’: which game in the franchise has been ported to the most platforms? How many Resident Evils exist out…
By Stacie Ponder Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Cowboy Bebop Director’s New Blade Runner Anime Is Killer
It was obvious that an anime reimagining of Blade Runner by the director of Cowboy Bebop would be killer, but it surpassed my high expectations. The recent anime short Blade Runner Blackout 2022 is 15 beating kick drum minutes of stoical one-liners, waltzing fight scenes and, because it’s still Blade Runner, philosophical riffs on the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Super Metroid‘s Creators Want You To Save The Animals
At the biannual Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon, there’s always an ongoing contest: In Super Metroid, should the runners save or kill the animals? Super Metroid’s creators say… SAVE THEM. After defeating the final boss of Super Metroid, you, as protagonist Samus Aran, must escape from the exploding planet of Zebes. Along the way, you…
By Jason Schreier Published September 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedRed Dead Redemption 2 Is A Prequel About Dutch’s Gang
Here’s the new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which stars a new character named Arthur Morgan and is set before the events of the first game, as has been rumored. In the trailer—which, as you might expect from Rockstar, looks wonderful—we get our first glimpse at young(er) Dutch and his merry band of outlaws,…
By Jason Schreier Published September 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe creator of QWOP, Bennet Foddy, is releasing a new game called Getting Over It on October 6th. In it, you climb a mountain using a sledgehammer. “I created this game for a certain kind of person,” Foddy says in this trailer. “To hurt them.”
By Gita Jackson Published September 28, 2017 - Esports
Casinos Take Pac-Man, Add Gambling
Have you ever played Pac-Man for an ungodly amount of time, and thought to yourself, “This would be even better if my savings were on the line”? First of all, are you OK? And second of all, the gambling industry is about to grant your wish. Bandai Namco has partnered with Gamblit Gaming to adapt…
By Maddy Myers Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Confirmed: Mario Was Originally Punching Yoshi
Among Nintendo fans, there has been dispute as to whether Mario was telling Yoshi to get something or smacking the character in the head. According to Nintendo, Mario was originally punching Yoshi, causing the character’s tongue to shoot out in surprise. For example, a few years back website Supper Mario Broth tried to disprove the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Now Waluigi Is In Breath Of The Wild
We’ve seen GTA, Mario and Minecraft modded into Breath of the Wild on Wii U and PC, but now we are getting into the good stuff This Waluigi skin is by Hefty and DonkXProXAli, and I think we’re about done here. I mean… Yeah we’re done here. Those new to this and wondering how it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 27, 2017 - Uncategorized
Great, Your Name Is Getting A Live-Action Remake
Your Name, which is not only a very good movie but also the highest-grossing anime feature of all time, is being given the live-action treatment by J.J. Abrams’ Hollywood studio. As Screen Daily report, Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot are behind the project, with Abrams, Lindsey Weber and Genki Kawamura (producer of the anime) producing.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 27, 2017 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil Has A New Board Game
Board games. They’re fun! And loads of people who play them also play video games. And the companies who make board games are really starting to figure this out. Steamforged games, who made a few million with their Dark Souls adaptation last year, have now turned their eye to Resident Evil. Resident Evil 2, specifically,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 27, 2017 -
CultureBattlegrounds Players Are Staging Massive ‘Death Races’
Why walk (and get shot) when you can drive (and get shot)? It’s a question both asked and answered by a group of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players who’ve started staging huge vehicular death races around the island. StoneMountain64 posted a video compilation of death racing antics, and they’re wild. The basic setup is as follows: squads…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 27, 2017 -
UncategorizedBrutal Survival Mode Coming To Skyrim
Because Skyrim’s dragons and dead guys were never quite tough enough, the game is now adding something more dangerous: weather and hunger. They’re part of an update called Survival Mode, which is coming to Skyrim Special Edition on PC, Xbox One and PS4. Whole parts of the map (below) have now been zoned to reflect…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 27, 2017 -
UncategorizedIn A Year Of Great Games, A Small One Called Butterfly Soup Stands Out
2017 has been so relentless in the release of top-tier games that it’s hard to justify spending time with stuff that is merely “good.” Why settle for anything less than “great”? Despite the incredible competition facing it, Butterfly Soup, a game about queer Asian women who play baseball, still shot right into my top five games…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 27, 2017
