Prison Architect Devs Wonder if Their Game Should Have Looked Less Like America

People are interested in Introversion’s very good sim Prison Architect because it tries to model the complexities of life inside a penal institution. People also seem to be tougher on Prison Architect than they are on more frivolous games, for the very same reason: it attempts to simulate the complexities of prison life. How do…

Yoshi’s Woolly World: The Kotaku Review

Yoshi’s Woolly World has three big things in its favour: it feels fabulous to play, it looks sumptuous and it sometimes makes you feel like a genius. Even amongst the generous array of mega-cute platformers on Wii U, it stands out as especially beautiful, especially sweet and especially eager to please. But it isn’t especially…

Cool Custom Counter-Strike Map, Inspired By Quake

Map design that resembles classic deathmatch maps? Check. Lava? Check. Red-clouded skies? Check. Grey stone walls? Check. Zool’s custom CS:GO map, F4ST Castle, is a pretty good attempt to recreate everything that made Quake good. Looks like a fun place to mess around where even enabling auto bunny hop would be acceptable. To contact the…

Report: Nintendo’s Next Platform NX Combines Console And Handheld In Some Way

Nintendo’s new gaming platform will encompass a console and a handheld according to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal According to the paper: The exact shape of the NX hardware isn’t yet clear. People familiar with the development plans said Nintendo would likely include both a console and at least one mobile unit that…

A Dark Souls Poster with Some Familiar Faces

See if you can spot your favorite character. Or least favorite. Since, y’know. Dark Souls. The poster, called “Prepare to Die,” can be seen in its full glory here: It was drawn by Shane Hillman, an illustrator from Canada, who wanted to do a poster featuring his own favorite Dark Souls characters—or at least some…

The most imbalanced StarCraft unit isn’t in StarCraft. It’s this Colossus, recreated in Besiege, by TheAmazingTwist. It’s imbalanced… in a different way: Pumped up the power of the balloon in the middle to about 60, otherwise it would crumble under its own weight. The downside is that it makes everything bouncy. I started off wanting…

Japan Has a My Little Pony Cafe

And it’s the first My Little Pony Cafe… in the world. How magical! According to Model Press, PR Times, and Omotesando Info, the My Little Pony Cafe is serving up special Pony-themed meals and selling limited edition goodies. [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] The Harajuku…

Nintendo Is Nerfing a Bunch of Splatoon Weapons

For those who didn’t like how some of the Rollers and Blasters were balanced, good news. Nintendo will fix that in an update. For those who did like the way they are now, well, sorry! The 2.2.0 Splatoon update hits on October 20 and recalibrates weapons that do seem overpowered, such as the Carbon Roller…

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Art From Blizzard, League of Legends & Capcom

Trent Kaniuga is a veteran artist who has worked extensively in both video games and comics. Blizzard fans especially might recognise his contributions, where he’s been involved in everything from vanilla WoW to Diablo III to Hearthstone Trent has also worked on League of Legends, and below you’ll see examples of his designs on stuff…

The Obvious Choice For The Next Smash Bros. Character

The Super Smash Bros. Ballot has been closed for a while, and still, no announcement from Nintendo on who the fan’s choice for the next Smash DLC will be. In the absence of official word, then (though fans feel like that’s coming soon), it’s left to parody accounts and solid jokes to fill the void.

League Of Legends Is Psych Testing Players With Questions About Anger, Fighting

Riot Games is locked in an eternal struggle against what it calls “toxicity”. As League of Legends gets bigger, so too does the number of assholes playing the game. And while the company’s previous attempts to combat this have been interesting, this latest step is much more direct. As Motherboard reports, this new system is…

Destiny‘s Trials of Osiris Delayed Because Of Exploit

Bungie is delaying the much-anticipated return of Destiny’s Trials of Osiris while they address a recently discovered exploit that can totally ruin competitive matches. The announcement is part of the latest Destiny weekly update, which also includes a release date for the King’s Fall raid’s upcoming hard mode. Trials of Osiris no longer has a…