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CultureCheck Out The Incredible Amount Of Detail In A Video Game Vehicle
Strike Vector is a game we’ve featured on Fine Art before—back in 2013!—but we’re circling back round to it today to focus on one very particular aspect of it that I thought was interesting enough to share. Outside of the team making the game itself, a small crew got together to make a trailer (first…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2017 - Esports
Overwatch Pro Suspended After Griefing And Streaming Anime Porn
Daniel “Dafran” Francesca is an extremely skilled DPS player for Selfless, one of the best pro Overwatch teams out there. He’s also an unapologetic griefer and troll, and his antics have finally come back to bite him. Today, both Blizzard and Dafran’s own team have suspended him from play. This means he’s no longer allowed…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Now Has An In-Game Reference To Tracer’s Girlfriend
To recap, Overwatch’s Tracer is gay. Until now that’s been a fact contained to offscreen fiction, but the latest update to the PTR (Public Test Region) has dropped in a new voice line that references Tracer’s girlfriend Emily within the game itself. Spotted by Aryaand Mic, here’s what it sounds like: If the embed doesn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2017 -
CultureToy Time Celebrates Ghostbusters Day With Playmobil’s Ecto-1
On this day in 1984, horror comedy classic Ghostbusters was released in U.S. theaters. Three decades later we’re still playing with toys based on the film. While the figures might look silly, Playmobil’s Ecto-1 is one of the coolest renditions of the Ghostbusters’ iconic ride yet. 2017 marks Playmobil’s first foray into licensed toys, after…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch’s Most Famous Lucio Player Would Rather Have Fun Than Go Pro
When DSPStanky first started making Overwatch videos, he wasn’t planning to become an overnight internet folk hero, let alone the guy thousands of people associate with one of the game’s most-played heroes. He just wanted to quit his crappy job. DSPStanky is one of the most popular Overwatch players out there, and easily the most…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedShantae: Half-Genie Hero Is A Whole Lot Of Fun
The fourth installment of WayForward Technologies’ Shantae series launches today, and the half-genie’s latest shape-shifting platforming adventure looks as good as it plays. Originally posted 12/20/2016—The game’s now out on the Switch, which is an excellent place to get to know Shantae if you haven’t already. The Shantae series launched in 2002 with an eponymous…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedNobody Wanted This, But Bubsy Is Officially Coming Back
Development studio Accolade is back with a new game featuring their flagship character, Bubsy. Is this even legal? Mods? “Bubsy: the Woolies Strike Back is an all new Bubsy adventure featuring Bubsy in a bevy of exotic locations as he travels the planet looking for the beloved Golden Fleece,” Accolade said in a press release…
By Gita Jackson Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
It Happened To Me: I Killed My Sim To Make Him A Better Dad
The new The Sims Game Pack, Parenthood, added a bunch of new ways for sim parents and children to interact. By sending presents and inviting children to hang out, Parenthood makes it feel a lot more like the parents are raising their children now, rather than just having smaller, louder roommates. They’re such good parents…
By Gita Jackson Published June 8, 2017 - Esports
UK Politician Visits Gaming Store, Discusses Esports While Customers Play Tekken
Ahead of the UK’s general election today, Welsh politician Kevin Brennan visited local gaming store Talk & Surf for a quick chat about esports and competitive games. Not the kind of last-minute campaigning you’d expect. Brennan, who has been Cardiff West’s member of Parliament since 2001 and is up for reelection today, delivered his talking…
By Maddy Myers Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
In The War Against Game Piracy, Denuvo Seems To Be Faltering
Anti-piracy protection software Denuvo is getting cracked faster and faster on more games, with certain games made free by hackers in as short as a week. Denuvo says that the protection is meant to protect games during “the initial sales window” but is that even the case anymore? Denuvo is an anti-tampering software meant to…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Twitch D&D Show ‘Critical Role’ Is Helping Fuel The Game’s Renaissance
Dungeons & Dragons is no longer a basement sport. It took 40 years, but now, in 2017, Dungeons & Dragons has emerged from its cultural cavern as the video platforms Twitch and YouTube help players bring their intimate D&D games to the public realm—including Overwatch voice actor Matt Mercer, whose Twitch show Critical Role has…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedEvery Game In My Delta Airplane Seat, Reviewed
To kill time on an airplane, I usually play games on my phone. I can usually squeeze a good five or six hours out of the battery. But last month when I flew from New York to Hawaii, the trip ended up taking a full 24 hours, and I was trapped on a plane for…
Steve Marinconz Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fire Emblem Heroes‘ New Event Finally Makes The Game Challenging
Mobile tactics game Fire Emblem: Heroes offers pint-sized battles and dozens of (slightly horny) heroes to collect. One thing it doesn’t have is permadeath—until now. The game’s new Tempest Trials brings a variation of this feature and adds much-needed challenge to the game. The small battles in Fire Emblem: Heroes aren’t terribly difficult.. Even with…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
CD Projekt Red: Thieves Stole Cyberpunk 2077 Documents, Asked For Ransom
The makers of The Witcher say thieves have stolen design documents for their next game, Cyberpunk 2077. And those thieves demanded a ransom—that the developers say they won’t pay. In a tweet today, Polish developer CD Projekt Red said that it would not be acquiescing to a ransom demand laid out by “an unidentified individual…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Livestreaming On Twitch Gets Dangerous When Streamers Drive
Twitch’s non-video-game IRL section is a Wild West where people are figuring out what works and what doesn’t. On a platform where people already felt pressured to stream and interact with audiences as much as possible, even mundane activities like driving pose a problem. Driving, even under the best of conditions, can be very dangerous.…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedFortnite Enters Early Access, Six Years After Getting Announced
Fortnite, a building survival game developed by the folks at Epic Games, will enter Early Access on July 25, the publisher said today. It was announced on December 10, 2011, so it only makes sense that it’d enter Early Access now. The game will be out for Xbox One, PS4, PC, and Mac. Here’s a…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Twitch is streaming former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee right now on Russian election interference. Twitch chat, as it does, is spamming “FAKE NEWS” and “LIES” as Comey takes his oath. As Comey discusses hacking, Twitch chat filled up with Overwatch Sombra memes.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 8, 2017
