My Favorite Game of E3 2017 Combines Fighting And Farming

E3 was full of massive AAA titles like God of War, Assassin’s Creed, and Call of Duty. But the one game that’s stuck in my mind the most is Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. It’s half brawler, half farming sim—it’s a weird combination, but I can’t stop thinking about it. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin…

The 2017 Steam Summer Sale Is Now Live

It is time once again for the annual ritual of buying PC games you’re never going to play—welcome to the 2017 Steam summer sale. The sale is live on Steam right now and includes major discounts on the Final Fantasy, Ghost Recon, and Call of Duty franchises. Today’s highlights include Shadow of Mordor for $4,…

Surprise, A Long-Lost Homeworld Game Is Now For Sale Again

Homeworld, a space strategy game that is almost perfect, was just the first of three releases in the series around the turn of the millennium. The first two games have been remastered and re-released for a while now, but the third and I think best—Homeworld: Cataclysm—has long been assumed lost. Until now. Gearbox and GOG…

Hololens Super Mario Bros. Looks Dangerously Fun

Designer Abhishek Singh created a first-person augmented reality version of Super Mario Bros.’ first level, which is very cool. Then he dressed up as Mario to test out his creation in New York City’s Central Park. That’s the dangerous bit. On one hand, Singh’s AR game does a great job of demonstrating the potential of…

The Ninjago Movie Is Spawning Some Very Cool Lego Sets 

The theatrical film based on Lego’s long-running ninja setting arrives on September 22, but we’ll be playing with the vehicles, dragons, and massive shark mechs starting in August. Check out five awesome new sets hitting stores in the coming months. In case you’re unfamiliar with Ninjago, go to a toy store or something. It’s one…

Ride A Dragon Ball Flying Nimbus, See Things In 3D

Indoor amusement park J-World Tokyo is rolling out a new Dragon Ball themed “virtual roller coaster” called “Zenkai Flying Nimbus.” As Famitsu notes, the Flying Nimbus attraction holds two riders. It doesn’t move, but it lets riders experience the thrill of flying through the air Dragon Ball style by projecting 3D images on a screen.…

Berserk Manga Is Taking A Break. Again. 

Manga artist Kentaro Miura is best known for two things: his Berserk manga and taking breaks from said Berserk manga. Earlier this year, Miura returned from hiatus in March. This break began last September. That was after Berserk had returnedthat June from yet another hiatus. Recently, it was announced that Berserk will go on hiatus…

Spider-Man Cosplayers Fill Airplane 

Budget carrier Jetstar unveiled a Spider-Man themed plane in Japan and filled it with Spider-Man cosplayers. This is part of Jetstar’s summer campaign, which is tied to the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The Spider-Man plane isn’t so amazing, but look at all these friendly neighborhood cosplayers on this motherfucking plane taking off from Tokyo bound…

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I Don’t Think Fire Is Going To Work, My Man

Hakob Minasian is a concept artist at Treyarch where he’s worked on games like Black Ops 3 You can see more of Hakob’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…

E3’s Iconic Game Ads Are Painted By Hand

Every June, the giant video game images adorning the walls of the Hotel Figueroa in LA are one of the stars of E3. I’d always thought they were just enormous posters, but nope, turns out they’re actually painted by hand. Many of the more recent ads have been done by a company/group of artists called…

XCOM 2‘s Upcoming Expansion Is Inspired By Shadow of Mordor

Back when Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor first came out in 2014, people pretty much immediately started asking, “When will other games get Nemesis Systems?” Flash forward three years, and the most prominent game to do it is… Shadow of War, the sequel to Shadow of Mordor. But soon you’ll be able to add XCOM 2…

The Kojima Game That Made You Play In The Sun

Hideo Kojima is famous for being the driving force behind stuff like Metal Gear and Snatcher. But today, we’re going to talk about another of his games: Boktai, a quirky little Game Boy Advance title that asked the player to go outside and get some sun. While that sounds…odd, it was for a very good…

Hands-On With Sansar, The New Second Life

In 2003, when Second Life launched, all it took was a few customization bars and the promise of infinite possibility to get users hooked on the idea of a virtual reality. Now, in 2017, our standards are a bit higher. “Immersion” isn’t as easy to sell with a microphone, an avatar and some content creation…

PC Shooter Removes Single Tree From Game, Just For One Guy

A few weeks back, SprayAndPlay made a request that a single tree (pictured) be taken out of Tripwire’s Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, a multiplayer PC shooter released earlier this year. And now, the tree is gone. On the surface, it seems like an odd request. But when you hear the explanation, it starts to make…