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If There’s A Game Making PSVR Users Nauseous, It’s Probably Driveclub
A Twitter search for the terms “PSVR” and “sick” occasionally brings up people saying things like “PSVR Thumper the game is so sick!!!” and “PSVR is so sick.” But the more common usage is from people complaining that Sony’s new virtual reality system at some point made them feel sick. Since PSVR’s launch on Thursday,…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Video Game Actors Once Again Threaten To Strike [UPDATE]
Members of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) are threatening to strike against eleven game industry employers in a protest seeking changes to their contracts. According to a post from the guild, unless changes are made to voice acting contracts, members will start a strike on Friday against the following…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedGonner Is A Punishing Platformer That’s Hard To Put Down
Gonner is a roguelike-inspired platformer that does not care if you think it’s too hard. When you’re playing, you tend not to care, either. It’s so damn cute and smart that every punishment, even the ones you might not deserve, is easily forgiven. The goal of Gonner (on Steam) is cheer up your floating whale…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedInfinite Warfare Multiplayer Isn’t New, But It’s Still A Good Time
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare hasn’t particularly had my interest but after playing a weekend of its multiplayer, I’m impressed. Running around as a machine gun armed robo-soldier was a damn good time. I don’t know if Infinite Warfare dazzles the same way that larger scale shooters like Titanfall 2 or Battlefield 1 do but…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 17, 2016 - Culture
The Battle Of Hoth As A Work Of Art
Aaron McBride is a senior art director at Industrial Light & Magic, where he’s got to work on movies like Jurassic World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Minority Report and The Avengers He’s also toiling away in his spare time on Tóraidhe, a graphic novel smashing together all kinds of themes and visual styles, and which…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft: Legion Hidden Artifact Skins Are Hard To Get, Except When They’re Not
Behold the owlcat hidden skin for the Fangs of Ashamane, the Feral Druid artifact weapon introduced in World of Warcraft: Legion. To obtain it I had to spend nearly two weeks on research and another two weeks waiting on randomly occurring quest objectives. Meanwhile, on my Gnome Hunter… Artifact weapons are essentially how players gain…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Just Got Everyone Talking With One Simple Image [Update]
Earlier this morning, Rockstar Games went red, with new versions of its logo appearing on social media accounts like Twitter and Facebook, as well as the loading screen for the company’s official website. Update: A second image appears, with cowboys. The studio didn’t actually mention the words red, dead or redemption. Instead, it simply tweeted…
By Ethan Gach Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
47 Terrible Name Suggestions For The New Red Dead Game
Okay, so we don’t know for sure that Rockstar is working on a new Red Dead game but… come on! It’s going to happen eventually. What will it be called when it’s finally announced? God only knows, but I’m pretty sure that it won’t be any of these 47 names I’ve written down in the…
Mark Serrels Published October 17, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Captain America Says: Get Off Your Ass And Vote
Because there are fewer things more American than a man dressed as Captain America urging a disillusioned populace to go place a vote for the candidate they hate the least. This is Sikhtoons’ Vishavjit Singh—who we’ve featured before on the site—using both his political drive and cosplay skills to remind/convince folks attending the New York…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2016 -
CultureTotal RecallFirst Look At The Cancelled Metallica Video Game In Action
Reminder: over a decade ago there was a proper Metallica video game in development. It never got very far—all we ever saw was a short trailer and some excellent concept art—but recently some footage of the game in action has been uncovered. PtoPOnline managed to get hold of a very early build of the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Look At This Fantastic StarCraft Cosplay
Welcome to the point where video games meet reality. Red Rock Cosplay have set the bar pretty high here, because holy shit this Jim Raynor getup is some of the most incredible cosplay I have ever seen. What you can’t see here without a full-length documentary covering every small detail is how much, well, detail…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2016 - Uncategorized
Odell Beckham Jr. Rocks Kirby Cleats In NFL Game
Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was wearing these Nintendo-themed cleats for today’s game against the Ravens. Beckham—who had himself a game—worked with Kickasso, a custom sneaker artist, to come up with the special one-of-a-kind footwear. Sole Collector sayhe chose Kirby because of his colour, so as to coincide with the NFL’s annual breast cancer awareness…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2016 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Civilization And Its Battlefields
In the immortal words of Pat Benatar, “love is a battlefield, whoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhooooaaaa!” It’s something I’ll definitely be keeping in mind as I charge through the graveyards of nationalism on my gorgeous, Frostbite-rendered horse later this week. Come for the social commentary on a nearly century old slaughter that amounts to “war is hell” and stay…
By Ethan Gach Published October 16, 2016 -
UncategorizedStudio Ghibli’s TV Series Is Coming To Amazon
Famed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli (Totoro, Spirited Away) has signed a deal with Amazon to stream its kid’s TV series, Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, online in the West (or at least places that can get Amazon Prime). Directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son Goro, Ronja is an adaptation of a book by Swedish author Astrid…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2016 -
EsportsDaigo Uses Sixth Sense To Block Sonic Booms, Wins Tournament
Daigo Umehara is a legend when it comes to fighting games. Referred to sometimes as Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, the pro Street Fighter V player didn’t exactly need to win the European Regional Finals to qualify for Capcom’s Pro Tour. He would have gotten in on points alone. But that didn’t stop him from comfortably…
By Ethan Gach Published October 16, 2016 - Uncategorized
Game Boy Jam Shows Everything That Made The Handheld Special
The fifth annual Game Boy Jam just wrapped up last weekend after receiving over four hundreds of entries. The rules were simple: all assets had to be created during the jam, the screen resolution had to match the original Game Boy, and each game could only include up to four colors. You can currently find…
By Ethan Gach Published October 16, 2016