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CulturePlayer Turns Ark: Survival Evolved Into Messed Up Version Of Pac-Man
Those poor baby dinosaurs. Ark: Survival Evolved player Mitt Gaming tried to recreate Pac-Man in the Steam dinosaur mega-hit, and the result was… well, there’s a reason humans originally invented Pac-Man, as opposed to dinosaurs. It’s a grim spectacle. Instead of inserting a coin into the heartless machine, you drop a small dinosaur into gaming’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
How The Witcher 3‘s Developers Ensured Their Open World Didn’t Suck
I played 60 hours of The Witcher 3 earlier this year, and only stopped because I had other games to play. One question always nagged me, though: how did CD Projekt RED put together a sprawling open world game that avoided the genre’s usual preference for meaningless side quests? I called them to find out.…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Need For Speed: No Limits’ Keeps Its Races Short And Sweet
If going fast were all racing was about, Need for Speed: No Limits would be one of the top games in the genre—most races last around 30 seconds. The latest mobile entry in the Need for Speed franchise, now available for free download oniOS and Android devices, comes from developer Firemonkeys of Real Racing fame.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
This Week’s New Dr. Strange Comic Gives Us A Sorcerer Supreme Who’s a Lot More Human
Marvel’s leading super-magician regularly goes to weird dimensions and foreboding soulscapes to protect the Earth. But Stephen Strange hasn’t always felt like a guy who had his feet on the ground. The new Dr. Strange comic changes that. The first thing I noticed when Marvel teased the post-Secret Wars look for Dr. Strange was the…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Successful $73,000 Kickstarter Runs Out Of Money
“I will admit that the amount needed to create this game was largely underestimated for the campaign,” wrote the director of a Kickstarter game called Midora in an update yesterday. “I knew that the game would need more than $60,000 to be made.” This confession comes roughly 14 months after Midora, which promised to be…
By Jason Schreier Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny’s PvP Matchmaking Has Been Weirder Than Ever
Along with the new Taken King expansion, Bungie fine-tuned Destiny’s PvP matchmaking. It’s not yet clear whether that has been an improvement. I’ve been playing more and more PvP lately. It’s a logical progression—the PvE stuff has reached a predictable tempo for me, so I’ve been getting ready for Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Heroes Of The Storm Babies Its New Players Too Much
Over the weekend I created a new smurf account for Heroes of the Storm, “smurf” being an alternate account an experienced MOBA player makes, usually to play with friends who are just starting out in the game. What I found to my unpleasant surprise was a far less enjoyable game than the one I’ve been…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 6, 2015 -
CulturePrison Architect just broke out of Early Access. The long-in-development prison management game is finally “done”—or at least out of alpha testing. Inspired by the likes of Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress, it’s full of chaotic possibilities. If you’re new, there’s now a campaign story mode.
By Nathan Grayson Published October 6, 2015 -
CultureMetal Gear Player Majestically Escapes Death With Cardboard Box
Today on Highlight Reel we have mind-bending goals, some classic 80s hits in Metal Gear, tanks, warships, boxes, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Destiny – EXTREMELY LUCKY…
By Chris Person Published October 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedHere’s A Thing That Happens In Stasis
I don’t think you’re supposed to perform your own spinal surgery, right? If you’re not familiar with Stasis, I wrote about it a little while back. It’s less ambitious than SOMA, but it’s worth playing for any horror (or adventure) fan. Warning: There are spoilers for Stasis ahead! This device isn’t merely a chip hidden…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Heroes Of The Storm Is Nerfing The Overpowered ‘Infernal Shrines’ Map
Heroes of the Storm put out its new patch notes today, and boy is this a big one. In addition to adding the new StarCraft Medic support hero Lt. Morales and completely reworking a number of struggling warriors, they’re finally making some changes to the game’s maps. Most importantly: the ungodly “Infernal Shrines.” Phew! Infernal…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedToday’s Destiny Daily Quest Is Also Full Of Secrets
Destiny, a video game in which players spend hours and hours dropping out of strike playlists, is still full of secrets. Today’s involves a little old place called the Vault of Glass. As we’ve all learned by now thanks to the Black Spindle, the developers at Bungie are putting all sorts of secrets and easter…
By Jason Schreier Published October 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedRiot put out its spotlight for the uber-creepy League of Legends champion Kindred, and their ult looks as bonkers as I was expecting. They also said Kindred’s release is delayed until the 5.20 patch due to “an important, gameplay-impacting issue.” Keep up with Worlds in the meantime with our explainer.
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
It’s An Awkward Time To Be A Star Wars Fan
Star Wars is not a series of movies. It’s not a collection of interconnected stories. And it’s not a genre. Star Wars is instead a place, a universe, a setting for a series of movies and other interconnected stories. Now, Star Wars is being refreshed, but it’s still Star Wars. While the events are different,…
By Phil Owen Published October 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of Transformers: Devastation: So Far, So Good
I was a little worried about not being able to get my hands on Transformers: Devastation until launch day. After playing for five minutes, everything is just prime. For starters, the game has Transformers in it. Thanks for watching! What, that’s not enough? Weird. Okay, it’s got good the good Transformers in it, voiced by…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
Shin Megami Tensei IV Final Isn’t an Update, But an Entirely New Game
Slated for release in Japan next year, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final isn’t a “definitive edition” of the previously released Shin Megami Tensei IV. It’s an entirely new game set in the same world, featuring a completely different era and setting, all new characters, a branching storyline and multiple endings. The game takes place in…
By Toshi Nakamura Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fan’s Remaking The Original 1987 Meal Gear In Unreal Engine
Sounds like an ambitious project, but not an impossible one. Hideo Kojima’s 1987 one-man sneaking title Metal Gear is much smaller game than the ones that followed. A revamped fan-version makes sense. Metal Gear fan Boker posted early shots of this project here. We can see the tanks and the environment of the game’s first…
By Gergo Vas Published October 6, 2015
