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UncategorizedMystery Of The Assassin’s Creed Unity Cake Easter Egg Finally Solved
One would think an easter egg that involves eating delicious-looking cake would have been uncovered within the first few days of Assassin’s Creed Unity’s release, but no. It took a year and change for this Unity secret to be revealed, and the payoff is quite delicious. Players have been eating Unity’s cake since its November…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Brief Tour Of The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
While most of us have to wait until March to play The Twilight Princess HD on Wii U, Nintendo Minute’s Kit and Krysta have been there, done that and posted nearly 10 minutes of gameplay. Did the world really need HD Oocca? The game’s nightmare-fuel human-faced birds have never looked so crisp and clear, which…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2016 - Uncategorized
One Day These Will Be Some Of The Rarest PlayStation Games
With digital game sales slowly overtaking physical releases, there could come a day when game collectors have nothing to collect but data. Publisher Limited Run Games is attempting to prolong the magic with small print runs of formerly digital-only games. Mighty Rabbit Studios’ nostalgia-crammed Saturday Morning RPG is getting a digital release on PlayStation 4…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2016 - Uncategorized
Bruce Wayne Doesn’t Want to Be Batman Again
Last month, Bruce Wayne—who came back from the dead with no memory of his former life as a superhero— found out he used to be Batman. This week, we see how he comes to grips with what that means. Originally published 1/22/16 Since last summer, Gotham City’s been under the protection of a new Dark…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2016 -
UncategorizedIsabelle Has Some Revolutionary Ideas For Running Your Animal Crossing Town
Leaving Isabelle in charge during an extended visit to another game entirely, the Villager returns to find his Animal Crossing town in a slightly more socialist state than he left it. Oh that Isabelle. YouTube animatorMax Gilardiimagines an Isabella whose ideas on social equality leave a real marx on the town of Animal Crossing. Why…
By Mike Fahey Published January 23, 2016 -
CultureCrashlands Is Diablo Plus Survival Plus Humor
Crashlands is a new Steam action role-playing game that has me hooked. That’s a problem, because I can play it pretty much anywhere. Crashlands is an action-RPG (think Diablo, except cartoonier) with elements of crafting/base-building (think Don’t Starve, except less ruthless) and humor (think jokes). I think it’s best summed up by its main character’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 22, 2016 -
UncategorizedHot Fuzz Is A God Damned Masterpiece
The best movies get better each time you watch them. That is why I am now going to praise the 2007 cinematic masterwork Hot Fuzz A couple of nights ago, I saw that the movie was on Netflix. Of course, I promptly rewatched it. You know what? It’s not just one of the best comedies…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 22, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Daniel Bryan Dilemma
I am sure that Daniel Bryan, who is possibly the greatest pro wrestler in the world, wants to wrestle this Sunday. If he does—if he competes in WWE’s 30-man Royal Rumble—then I hope that the thousands of Daniel Bryan fans who’ve been rooting for him to make a comeback don’t discover one day that we…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 22, 2016 -
CultureIt Has Come To This
This image comes from a game called Balls Kicking Simulator 2016. I would say we’ve hit peak Steam Greenlight, but I’m not sure that’s possible anymore. Here’s a trailer to prove that, yes, this is a real game that exists: The game’s developers claim it’s a joke—likely at the expense of Steam’s hurl-$100-into-a-garbage-bin game submission…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 22, 2016 -
UncategorizedDonald Rumsfeld Made A Video Game
On Thursday, well-known video game developer Donald Rumsfeld, who also twice served as secretary of defense, released a mobile game called Churchill Solitaire. It’s out for iOS now, with an Android version to come. The Wall Street Journal’s got a great storyon the 83-year-old Rumsfeld’s design techniques—“We need to do a better job on these…
By Jason Schreier Published January 22, 2016 -
UncategorizedExploring David Bowie’s Bizarre Virtual World From The 90s
This mesmerizing GIF should be all you need to read Worth Reading, my weekly roundup of the best games writing around. Hey, You Should Read These “Revisiting David Bowie’s bizarre virtual world” by Mike Wehner I’m still processing the passing of David Bowie. It’s not often that a celebrity deaths land a punch, but Bowie’s…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Best Video Games To Play During The Coming Snow Apocalypse
If you live on the east coast, you may have heard that we’re about to getdestroyed by an epic blizzard. If you hadn’t heard that, well, sorry to break it to you. I guess now you know. Presuming the current apocalyptic weather forecasts bear icy fruit, come tomorrow we’ll all be stuck in our various…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 22, 2016 - Esports
Halo Still Isn’t The Esport It Could Be, But ESPN Might Help
The “mainstreaming of esports” is continuing, with ESPN saying this week that they will broadcast parts of the Halo Championship Tour event at the X Games in Aspen on the main network at the end of the month, while streaming it on WatchESPN. It’s a move that will give the surprisingly low-profile Halo competitive scene…
By Rob Zacny Published January 22, 2016 -
CultureNew Game About Dead Rock Stars Is Unexpectedly Timely
Wailing Heights has the strangest premise of any game I’ve seen on Steam Greenlight in quite some time, and that’s saying something. It’s about dead/undead rock stars, which is… weirdly timely, given recent events. OK so, let me try to explain it: Wailing Heights is a game about the deceased manager of a deceased band,…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Five Nights at Freddy’s Creator Apologizes For Rushing Latest Game
Maybe you’ve noticed Scott Cawthon’s shtick around release dates. It goes like this: Cawthon says he’ll release an upcoming game around a certain time frame. Then, he ‘surprises’ everyone by actually releasing the game earlier than that. Usually, this approach works in his favor. Fans like getting stuff that they want sooner than they originally…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Yandere Simulator Dev Says Twitch Hasn’t Told Him Why His Game Was Banned
Yandere Simulator is the latest game to get banned from Twitch. If you stream Yandere Simulator, you could get banned, too. Thing is, the developer making the game doesn’t exactly know why Twitch made this call. He’s willing to change some things, if they’d consider lifting the ban, but Twitch isn’t talking to him. Note:…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
David Gaider, one of the principal writers behind the Dragon Age series and other BioWare RPGs, has announced he’s leaving BioWare after 17 years “I’ll miss my team, and wish everyone here the best,” he wrote on Twitter. It’s unclear what he’ll be working on next.
By Patrick Klepek Published January 22, 2016