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The Comedian, The Fool & The Barbarian
Hicham Habchi is an artist from the United Arab Emirates who has previously worked for companies like Ubisoft. You can see more of Hicham’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Mods Keep Skyrim Looking Shit Hot In 2016
iriarshamposted these screenshots over the weekend, to remind us all that despite its advancing years and creaking engine, Skyrim—with help from fans—continues to look absolutely stunning. A massive part of that has to do with the mods he’s got running, of course (includinga trioof ENBeffects), but then would people bother—or would the results be as…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Giant Bomb’s all-day VR livestream is going to some dark places.
By Patrick Klepek Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedVR Game At A Glance: Leaping And Bounding Through Lucky’s Tale
If you dropped $600 on an Oculus Rift, you’ll get a copy of Lucky’s Tale along with the headset. It’s basically Oculus’s shot at making their own Super Mario 64, and while it doesn’t quite hit those rarified heights, it is pretty cute. Here’s a video of me playing through the game’s first level: What…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 28, 2016 -
CultureCosplayBB-8 Cosplay Is Cute Enough To Kill Stars
You know how R2-D2 is actually controlled by the 3’8″ Kenny Baker? This BB-8 cosplay is kinda like that. Only without the desert heat. Or adults. The suit was made by William Minamoto, one of the best droid builders on the planet, while the kid inside is his daughter.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedWe’re Getting Dangerously Close To Photo-Realistic Video Game Landscapes
What you’re seeing here is a process known as “scanning”, or “photogrammetry”. It’s not new, having already been used to generate the landscapes in games like Star Wars: Battlefront, but as you’ll see, as the technology involved (and the skill of artists) advances, so too do the results. Just look at this. That’s not video,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Tyranny Emerged From The Game That Nearly Sank Obsidian
Once upon a time, Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian was working on a major Xbox One RPG called Stormlands. Then it got canceled, and Obsidian had to lay off 30 people, a large portion of a relatively small staff. Turns out, Tyranny, Obsidian’s new RPG in which evil has already won,…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 28, 2016 -
CultureJust A Couple Of Guys, Chilling Out
Today on Highlight Reel we have bad posture, sudden trucks, butt scratches, explosions, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below Battlefront – Great shot, Kid…
By Chris Person Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedIt Took Time To Get Over Paragon Not Being A Shooter
Paragon looks like a shooter. The characters, the map, the weapons, all designed by a company known for its shooters. But it’s not a shooter, and getting over that fact was my biggest hurdle in beginning to enjoy Epic Games’ latest. Somewhere between traditional MOBAs like League of Legends and the latest craze, character-based objective…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedBunker Punks Is A Cool Steam Early Access Game You Should Try
Bunker Punks is a roguelike first person shooter by Shane Neville’s one-person studio, Ninja Robot Dinosaur. That’s a bunch of cool words all crammed together. Which is appropriate, because Bunker Punks is crammed with a bunch of cool stuff. William Gibson-esque future where you make runs on corporations gone wild? Check. Randomized pixel art levels…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedVR Game At A Glance: Space Dogfighting In EVE: Valkyrie
The Oculus Rift VR headset is officially out this week, and there are a bunch of games to play on it. One of the most well-known is the outer-space dogfighting game EVE: Valkyrie, which is about as impressive a technical showpiece for virtual reality as I’ve seen. Here’s a video of me playing a round…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 28, 2016 - Culture
Stardew Valley Player Mods Game To Make Characters More Diverse
Stardew Valley may look like a game about farming, but it’s actually about people. And OK yeah, also a lot of farming. In Stardew Valley, you can befriend and, in some cases, romance characters in the game’s tiny rural community. You give them gifts, learn more about them over time, and experience special events with…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Division‘s Newest Farming Exploit Is Elaborate Yet Effective
The Bullet King may be dead, but that doesn’t mean The Division players have been unable to find new farming strategies to exploit. The latest popular strategy is about as elaborate an approach as I’ve seen. In this video, MarcoStyle lays out what to do: It’s much more complicated than “go and shoot the guy…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedLEGO Batman Is The Movie Hero We Deserve
Speaking of better Batman moments, I enjoyed this minute and a half teaser video for The LEGO Batman Movie more than anything I saw in Batman V. Superman. Not to be confused with last week’s teaser, this is a brand-new video featuring the best bad Batman, Will Arnett, caught in a tender moment with picture…
By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2016 -
Uncategorized11 Stories That Have Better Batman-Superman Moments
The storyline that pits Clark Kent against Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman isn’t very good, barely held together by the flimsiest of threads. But this grudge match/team-up has already happened a lot in comics, and most times it’s been more compelling than Zack Snyder’s mess of a movie. Superman and Batman have been around…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhat Made F-Zero Great
F-Zero GX was a critical hit that, 13 years later, stands as a racing game classic for Sega and Nintendo. It was the latest in a string of excellent F-Zero games. It was also the last one ever made for a console. Nintendo has largely neglected the series beyond the mid 2000s, and as such…
Zolani Stewart Published March 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
How To Play Stardew Valley On Your Mac Right Now
There’s no Mac version of Stardew Valley (yet), but that’s no problem. The official word on Stardew Valley coming to Mac is that it’s contingent on sales. Given how popular the game’s become, there’s reason to think there will be a version for Mac (and Linux) in the future. But what about today?? Or tomorrow??…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedYouTuber’s Journey Into Abandoned MMO Is Creepypasta Material
Active Worlds is an MMO from 1995 that nobody really plays anymore. That’s where this story begins. YouTuber vinesauce plays unusual games all the time, and recently he took to exploring some of Active Worlds. For the most part, Active Worlds seems like a digital graveyard that nobody roams anymore. At least, that was the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 28, 2016