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UncategorizedThis is my kind of streaming.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Brexit Is Going To Make A Sports Game Awesome
Brexit, a waking political nightmare for the United Kingdom, isn’t all bad news. After all, it’s managed to spice up this year’s version of Football Manager, low-key one of the biggest game series on the planet. As The Telegraph reports, while the actual details of Britain’s exit from the European Union are being worked out,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Players Are Sick Of The Sombra ARG [UPDATE]
Update 10/18/2016: After two months of inching forward, the Sombra-related countdown site hit 100 percent. And nothing big happened. People are now more fed up than ever. Upon completion, the countdown site read, “…Carga finalizada. Unidad Bastion E-54 comprometida…,” implying that Bastion has been compromised in some way or another. Apparently there’s now some funny…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Heroes Of The Storm‘s New Brawl Mode Is A Good Reason To Check In Every Week
Heroes of the Storm’s weekly Heroes’ Brawl launched today, bringing a regular rotation of entertaining game variants to Blizzard’s MOBA. I played several rounds of the Punisher Arena mode earlier today, and while I’m not any better than last time I played, I didn’t care nearly as much. Punisher Arena, available for the next week…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2016 - Culture
Faced With Criminal Charges, Valve Denies Facilitating Illegal Counter-Strike Gambling
A few months ago, Valve finally got around to cracking down on Counter-Strike skin gambling, a sketchy secondary market potentially worth billions of dollars. The saga, however, is far from over. Valve is now facing potential criminal charges from the Washington State Gambling Commission. A couple weeks ago, the Washington State Gambling Commission said that…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 18, 2016 - Culture
Rough Landing
Markus Luotero is a concept artist and illustrator from Finland. You can see more of Markus’ 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 game artists, showcasing the best of both…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 18, 2016 - Culture
The Internet Reacts To Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Pokedex Demo Leak
Well, the Meowth is out of the bag now. Thanks to datamining of the recent Sun and Moon demo, we now know what a good portion of the Alolan Pokedex will look like, including many monsters which haven’t even been announced yet. (Spoilers ahead.) You know what that means, right? Pokémon fans are inundating the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 18, 2016 -
Uncategorized‘Passion Project’ Dead Star Delisted From PSN, Steam As Studio Plans Server Shutdown
The multiplayer spaceship combat game Dead Star will essentially be shut down on November 1, seven months after launch. Armature Studios, the Austin-based team behind the game, is shutting down the game’s multiplayer servers on that date, leaving only the tutorial playable. Armature has also pulled the PS4 and PC game’s listings from the PlayStation…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pewdiepie’s New Game Is A Bleak Look At Being A YouTube Star
Earlier this year, the game YouTuber’s Life made the rounds through, well, YouTube. By the time Pewdiepie played the life simulator, he didn’t seem happy about it. “That’s the truth about YouTubers,” he said at one point. “We’re all depressed. Why would anyone want to become a YouTuber? For the fame? For the money? For…
By Gita Jackson Published October 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedAmerican EDM producer and noted Japanophile Porter Robinson just released a short anime film called Shelter, which he made along with A-1 Pictures. It’s about a girl living alone in a simulation that her father created for her. Shelter’s music is a light, synthy pop and the animation is pure delight.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedFans Translate Rare Japanese Zelda Game, Now Everyone Can Play It
The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets is a nearly forgotten spinoff title originally made for the Super Famicom Satellaview but a new fan English translation has brought the game back to the masses. BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban was a special title for the Satellaview, a Japanese only peripheral that allowed players…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedOne-Punch Man Sex Game Gets Discounts Right
I always felt that One-Punch Man’s Saitama and his cyborg student Genos were bound by something stronger than fighting together. What I didn’t consider is that it’s a threesome with one of One-Punch Man’s goofiest villains. New Itch.io PC title Deep Discount: Coupon Crisis! is a very NSFW sex game about Saitama’s love affair with…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Watch Dogs 2‘s PC launch will be delayed from November 15th to the 29th, Ubisoft announced today, citing the need for “extra polish.” “Watch Dogs 2 features a multitude of PC-specific improvements,” Ubisoft said, “including full 4K support with Ultra Textures and Extra Details options, and uncapped FPS, along with a host of other features…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Look At How No Man’s Sky‘s Procedural Generation Works
No Man’s Sky might not be everyone’s cup of tea but its code is pretty impressive. Blogger gregkwaste outlined exactly how the space exploration game creates its procedurally generated creatures and more. In a post at 3dgamedevblog.com, Greg provides an exhaustive breakdown of the process behind No Man’s Sky’s various monsters and spaceships. Here’s how…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Candy Crush Saga TV Show Is In The Works
Just when we thought we were over the Candy Crush Saga frenzy, CBS, Lionsgate and King reveal plans to turn the hit mobile game into an hour-long, live-action TV game show. According to the official press release from CBS, 18 billion rounds of Candy Crush Saga and its spin-offs are still played every month around…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Pokémon Sun and Moon Demo Is Out Now, And It’s Worth Playing
Good news, 3DS owners. You can now go into the Nintendo eShop and download a small taste of the upcoming Pokémon games. The demo is not hard to find: it’s currently the first thing that pops up in eShop when you load into it. While much of the content inside of the demo is currently…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 18, 2016
