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UncategorizedA Rock Band 4 Death Metal Lullaby For My Children
This magnificent Rock Band 4 vocals performance is brought to you by my children, Seamus and Archer, who made me sing every song on the tracklist alphabetically in order until falling asleep to “Dead Black (Heart of Ice).” Since an early age Archer and Seamus have loved the alphabet. Twenty-six letters in set order. A…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today Riot revealed the full set of ranked rewards League of Legends players will receive at the end of the 2015 season. The most exciting bit of news is that the heartless mercenary champion Sivirwill get this year’s victorious skin. I’m genuinely bummed that I can’t get that. Congrats to everyone who will!
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fans Keep Working On Cancelled Strategy Game
Last year, Double-Fine pulled the plug on their game Spacebase DF-9. Which was a shame, because the game they were building—The Sims vs Theme Hospital in space—was shaping up to be pretty good! Never fear: fans have stepped in and continued work on the game in Double-Fine’s absence. The “Derelict Games restoration team” have released…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedLost Mario Levels Remade In Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker isn’t just for making your own nightmarish creations. It’s also proving useful as a means of preserving (well, recreating then preserving) Nintendo history. In 2002, Nintendo released an accessory for the Game Boy Advance called the e-Reader. A product of what I consider the company’s Golden Age Of Weirdness (GameCube LAN! Four…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
YouTube’s Top 10 ‘Trending’ Games For September
YouTube’s top two trending games from last month should be no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention: Metal Gear Solid V and Mario Maker, two of the year’s most watchable games, take top honors. This is according to YouTube’s metrics, which take into account both total uploads and watch time. Here’s the full top-ten…
By Jason Schreier Published October 6, 2015 -
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
