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One Man’s Journey From Teenage Sketches To Magic Card Artist

UPDATE, 24 June 2020: Fuck Noah Bradley Every day, I share some of the amazing work done by video game concept artists, and every day, I read comments from readers saying “wow, I wish I could draw like that”. The story of Noah Bradley will make you realise that hey, maybe you can. Bradley, an…

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Epic’s Forums Hacked, Shut Down

Epic Games are sending out emails letting people know that most of their forums have been taken offline after they were “compromised by a hacker”. The full email is below: Dear Epic Games Forum Member, We have just discovered that the Epic Games forums located at https://forums.epicgames.com were compromised by a hacker. We are sorry…

Pro Counter-Strike Player: “We were all on Adderall”

In an interview with Mohan “Launders” Govindasamy, pro Counter-Strike player Kory “SEMPHIS” Friesen was asked whether “everyone does Adderall” at certain esports events. “Yeah”, was the answer. Via Motherboard, the admission centred on an ESL event in Poland in March where the communication between Friesen and his teammates was…a bit much (you can see the…

I Met The Best Kind Of Heroes Of The Storm Teammate Last Night

When talking about MOBAs, gamers often focus on the toxic elements of their culture. Too rarely do we look at their opposite: the people who are just plain nice. I met one such player last night in Heroes of the Storm, and was so taken aback by his good manners and civility that I feel…

Podcast: Lifeline, Fallout Shelter, and Learning to Love Waiting

On the most recent episode of Shall We Play a Game?, my podcast with former NPR producer and correspondent JJ Sutherland, we review Lifeline, a game designed for the Apple Watch, and Fallout Shelter. I also talk to Cara Ellison, a game designer and critic, about working on Grand Theft Auto IV and Dishonored 2…

Tiny Michael Douglas Is The Real Star Of Ant-Man Pinball

This week Zen Studios releases the Ant-Man table for Pinball FX 2 and Zen Pinball 2, the first pinball table starring an old man in a tan suit. Sure, Scott Lang is on the table as well, decked out in his crime-fighting duds. His daughter, Cassie the ever-dying, makes an adorable appearance complete with cuddled…