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This Week In The Business: VR We There Yet?
STAT | 200 – The number of Oculus Rift demo units being pulled from Best Buy stores in the US, reportedly due to a lack of consumer interest in trying them. QUOTE | “We were happy to bring the titles to market because it was a reflection of the fact we have the R&D abilities…
Brendan Sinclair Published February 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedGrandfather Shares How Destiny Helped Save His Life
Sometimes, Twitch streamer lucent_beam decides to take on what she calls ‘The Tower Challenge,’ a game where she picks a low-level Destiny player to help out. After some research, the plan unfolds with a message. “The reality is that a lot of people won’t respond to a random message from someone in the Tower, thus…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 11, 2017 - Culture
Steam Greenlight’s Replacement Could Pose Problems Of Its Own
Today, Valve announced that they’re killing Steam Greenlight, the user-driven service they use to ferry lesser-known games onto the Steam store. Soon, it’ll be supplanted by Steam Direct, a service that allow anyone to pay a fee get their game, well, directly onto Steam. No more votes. This approach, however, creates complications of its own.…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedFlipping Burgers Will Save You From Zombies In Dead Hungry
We’re all familiar with what zombies want to eat, but has anyone tried feeding them something else? Burgers, perhaps? The PixelJunk people at Q-Games give it a try in their first virtual reality game, Dead Hungry, and it works like a charm. Who knew? In Dead Hungry, available for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive…
By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Difficulty Of Making A Game Where Players Are Other Players’ Parents
One Hour One Life is a survival game where death comes swiftly, even if you do everything right. You’ve got one hour before your character permanently dies, and you spend your first ten minutes as a mostly helpless child. Your parents are other players. Hopefully, everyone collaborates to get through a huge crafting tree that…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 10, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Weekends are for wearing my fuzzy weekend socks around the house. And also playing video games! I bought a friend Overwatch a few weeks ago, and they subsequently bought it for their two brothers, so now sometimes I get to play with a whole family. It’s how I imagine The Brady Bunch would feel if…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Most Fabulous Styles From Fire Emblem Heroes
Fire Emblem Heroes is a lot of things—a horny casino, a frustrating free to play racket, and a surprisingly complex addition to the lineage of the Fire Emblem’s tactical RPG series. It’s also a bona-fide gallery of looks I wanna cop. Here are some of the best ones. Fire Emblem has long had a love…
By Gita Jackson Published February 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Some Fans Already Want To Bang Mass Effect: Andromeda’s New Alien
We don’t know much about the Angara, Mass Effect’s new alien race. That’s OK, though. Some fans are already getting flustered just thinking about having someone new to smooch. That someone is an Angaran called Jaal, pictured above. As Eurogamer has noted, Jaal’s already got a clubhouse going on, fan art and everything. Really, it…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 10, 2017 - Culture
Glitching Through Majora’s Mask Requires Serious Patience
I got my first 3DS recently. It’s magical. With Majora’s Mask 3D I’m able to enjoy the best game in the series wherever I am. With glitches, I’m turning it into a whole new experience and learning life lessons all the while. I’ve been fascinated with the glitches and tricks Ocarina of Time and Majora’s…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 10, 2017 - Tips & Guides
Nioh‘s Sloth Magic Turns Bosses Into Jokes
Nioh has some difficult bosses. They’ll shish-kebab you in the blink of an eye. What if I told you one magic spell that turns them into total pushovers? I’ve played close to 50 hours of Nioh. I’ve slain brutish yokai and engaged in some pretty awesome sword duels. I’m a straight up ninja warrior. Until…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 10, 2017 - Culture
Valve Kills Steam Greenlight
After years of saying they’d do it, Valve is finally getting rid of Steam Greenlight, Steam’s user-driven service for admitting smaller games to the Steam store. They’re replacing it with something called Steam Direct. Here’s how it’ll work: “We will ask new developers to complete a set of digital paperwork, personal or company verification, and…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Activision Has Big Layoffs Despite Surpassing Financial Targets
Activision Publishing laid off a number of employees across several companies this week, Kotaku has learned. The publisher let go of staff at Infinity Ward, Beenox, and other internal studios as well as their corporate office, according to sources, despite saying yesterday that they had surpassed their revenue targets for 2016. From what we’ve heard,…
By Jason Schreier Published February 10, 2017 -
CultureToy Time Plays With The Most Lego Batman Vehicle Ever
The Lego Batman Movie opens this week, bringing with it a horde of Lego sets based on that wonderfully goofy version of the Dark Knight. Crawling to the top of the pile as only a nocturnal winged mammal could is The Scuttler. Originally published 2/07/2016—Reupped for movie day. The Scuttler is the vehicle that comic…
By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Difference The PS4 Pro Patch Makes In Fallout 4
The PlayStation 4 Pro support patch for Fallout 4 arrived this week, delivering 1440p resolution, increased draw distances and enhanced Godray effects. YouTube’sCandyland created a video demonstrating the small but significant enhancements players can expect from the patch. While the enhanced resolution is an obvious benefit, things like draw distance and enhanced Godray effects are…
By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Thieves Steal PlayStation 4 From Children’s Cancer Ward
As if the world was not bleak enough already, thieves stole a Playstation 4 from a children’s cancer ward in New Zealand’s Wellington Hospital over the weekend. According to New Zealand paper The Dominion Post, hospital staff confirmed that the PS4 disappeared over the weekend after it was removed from the table it was bolted…
By Gita Jackson Published February 10, 2017 -
EsportsWhy Some People Love Playing As Smash Bros.‘ Bayonetta, And Why Some Hate It
On Wednesday, Super Smash Bros. 4 legend Gonzalo Barrios (“ZeRo”) declared that Bayonetta is the best character in the game right now. Since early last year, Bayonetta has gone from a despised, over-powered monster to a big question mark and, now, apparently, a balanced but elite pick. Following her February, 2016 release, maining Bayonetta could…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 10, 2017 - Culture
Two Supports Walk Into A Bar…
Jose C. Hernandez is an artist and illustrator based in San Francisco. You can see more of Jose’s art at his personal site 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 game artists, showcasing the best…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2017
