- UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2016
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UncategorizedLastfight Is A 2016 Take On Power Stone
Lastfight is a new fighting game from Piranaking that, well, as the headline suggests, should be of interest to anyone who likes their fighting games a little (or a lot) more 3D than Street Fighter can manage. Based on a French martial arts comic, it’s oozing with style. There are ten fighters, eight stages and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
New Homefront Has A Very Unusual Message In The Credits
To say the new Homefront game has endured a troubled development would be putting it lightly. Something the studio ultimately responsible for the game would like everyone to know once/if they ever finish Homefront Revolution The message below appears at the very start of the game’s closing credits: Even this first-hand explanation sells the chaos…
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UncategorizedAlienation Developers Patch In Quiet Memorial To Colleague Who Passed Away
One bullet point stands out in this week’s 1.01 patch for PS4 action shooter Alienation: “added memorial area for Antti Kallioinen.” Kallioinen was the game’s art lead and passed away at the age of 42 in February, just two months before Alienation’s release. Now, this very loud action game from Finnish studio Housemarque has a…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedOne Man (Mostly) Creates Incredible Anime Tribute To Video Game
Paul “Otaking” Johnson, the guy who made that amazing one-man Tie Fighter tribute last year, has just released his latest short (this time, with some help), and it’s all about classic arcade shooter R-Type Johnson released a previewearlier this year, but this is the full clip. It might not be as hectic as the Tie…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedResident Evil 5 Now Playable On The Nvidia Shield
Joining the ranks of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Resident Evil 5 is the latest big-name game to land on Nvidia’s plucky Android console. How does the seven-year-old game run on the Tegra X1? Let’s take a look. Pointing out this is a seven-year-old game is important, as I have not played…
By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
New League Of Legends Feature Puts A Stop To Awful 4 Versus 5 Games
Attempting to put a stop to unfortunately unbalanced matches of teams of five versus teams of four and a disconnected person, Riot is adding a new command to League of Legends that will allow the short-staffed team a chance to bow out gracefully. There’s no feeling quite like finding your team outnumbered in any MOBA…
By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2016 - Reviews
Homefront: The Revolution: The Kotaku Review
Glitches and wobbles aside, Homefront: The Revolution is an adequate shooter that features some interesting moments. It isn’t bad, but it isn’t good either. America was invaded by North Korea in the events leading up to the original 2011 Homefront. In this sequel, you play as Ethan Brady, part of a guerrilla resistance that is…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedDoom Is Exactly The Right Kind Of Ridiculous
Yep, that’s the main character in Doom fist bumping a collectible. It’s not easy for games to be funny, but another id Software reboot, Wolfenstein: The New Order, deftly pulled this off. It’s a nice surprise that Doom does, too. (Yes, I know that id Software didn’t make Wolfenstein: The New Order; the studio was…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
The next version of Android, currently dubbed N, will have a proper VR Mode that makes the operating system more VR-friendly. Ars Technica has a bunch of details. The company will also start stamping certain phones as “VR Ready,” though right now it’s limited to the the Nexus 6P.
By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Players Create ‘The Leaning Tower Of D.Va’
This is certainly some sort of accomplishment. During Overwatch’s beta, the Squadron, um, squadron decided to try and build the tallest “structure” possible in all of Overwatch. The result? 12 D.Vas stacked on top of each other on Lijang Tower. Interestingly, other maps couldn’t sustain this mechanical human centipede because they have a 10 or…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 18, 2016 -
CultureSomeone Is Making A Game Based On The Steam Summer Sale
If rumors from a person who’s usually not wrong are to be believed, the Steam Summer Sale starts on June 23 and ends on July 4. But does it have to end? Ever? Does it really? SwagPaladin has put together an admittedly rudimentary looking game that is, well, the Steam Summer Sale. It’s currently on…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Let’s Watch Bungie Take On A Destiny Raid
How long will it take Bungie’s raiders to defeat Oryx? Will they get stuck on that one jumping section? How many times will they wipe? These questions and more will be answered today starting at 2pm, as a group of Bungie employees takes on the King’s Fall raid. Designer Brendan Thorne and writer Jill Scharr…
By Jason Schreier Published May 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Vs. Mecha Bowser Is One Of Mario Maker‘s Best Stages Yet
You might think this GIF is all you need to know about the brilliant Mario Maker level Super Mario vs. Mecha Bowser, but there’s so much more. I finally got around to this stage during my Mario Maker Mornings series on YouTube, and while that initial “oh, crap!” moment as this monstrous creature slowly marches…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls 3‘s anti-cheating patch on PC has been re-released, and early reports suggest it doesn’t have the annoying stuttering that plagued the first one. We might not know what poise does in Dark Souls 3 yet, but at least you’re able to play with less fear now.
By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
EA Says Star Wars Battlefront Didn’t Have A Campaign Because Of The Force Awakens
If you thought Star Wars Battlefront was insubstantial, you’re not alone. The folks running EA agree, and they say they plan to add more content when the next one comes along. Yesterday during EA’s annual investors day, executive vice president Patrick Soderlund explained that they chose to develop Battlefront without a single-player campaign so they…
By Jason Schreier Published May 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
And Now, A Pokémon Game For Adults
I mean no offence by that, adult players of existing Pokémon games. But Pokémon Apex is a fan-made game that’s aimed specifically at post-puberty humans. It’s not an adult adult game. Don’t expect massive art changes or copious amounts of NSFW content or anything like that. But it’s certainly not the all-ages experience that an…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2016 -
Uncategorized10 Things You Need To Know About Fallout 4’s Next DLC, Far Harbor
Harpoon guns. New monsters. More armor. Difficult choices. Fallout 4’s biggest DLC promises a little bit of everything, and it makes the upcoming DLC sound very sweet. In advance of Far Harbor’s release tomorrow, Bethesda gives us a quick walkthrough of some of the things players can expect in the DLC: Some things worth noting/included…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2016
