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UncategorizedAnt-Man Makes A Good Movie, But How Does He Play?
After seeing the superhero movie Io9 lauded as “perfectly competent” on Thursday night, I felt the urge to get a little more hands-on with Ant-Man. Luckily he’s now in every Marvel video game, including Diablo-esque Marvel Heroes. The powerful Marvel Movie-Verse Engine extends far beyond the silver screen, with a horde of PC, mobile and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Prototype Bundle For PS4 And Xbox One Is Pretty Shoddy
Don’t call it an HD remaster, ‘cause Prototype and Prototype 2 have been playing like this for years, sometimes better. It’s a sad state of affairs when a game runs better on the PlayStation 3 than it does on Xbox One. Released this past week with absolutely no fanfare whatsoever, the Prototype Biohazard Bundle for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedNever Stop Adding Lyrics To The Legend Of Zelda Theme
Animation Domination High-Def takes a stab at adding words The Legend of Zelda’s classic overworld theme, and while it covers all the bases—mute hero, chickens, smashing pots, side quests—it’s been done much better. It’s not a bad attempt, though it feels a little forced in places. I imagine someone sitting in front of their computer…
By Mike Fahey Published July 18, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: That Poor Sandcastle
QUOTE | “There is always the person who’s got to stand on the sand castle, they must crush it. That’s their way of relating to that. It’s typically a less sophisticated mind.” – Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, talking about the people who have complained about the company’s games. Elsewhere in the business of games this…
By Steve Peterson Published July 18, 2015 -
CultureA Horror Game Based On A Real Place
Horror games, movies, and books are at their scariest when things get a bit too real. OK, let’s get this out of the way upfront: a lot of horror games do the whole “this asylum was actually twisted and fucked up and at some point everybody became zombies or something” thing. It’s a cliche, one…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Ant-Man Is a Great Comic-Book About a Terrible Superhero
The guy running around in one of Marvel’s oldest superhero identities isn’t all that great when it comes to fighting crime. Ant-Man is not a very good boss, either. And, honestly, he could stand to improve a lot as a dad. But his struggles to be a decent dude are what make his comic a…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Stephen Colbert has a text adventure now, and it’s great. Escape From The Man-Sized Cabinet chronicles Colbert’s adventures while waiting for his new show to start. You can die alone and afraid in a cabinet! Or you can explore a place that’s basically Narnia. Your call.
By Nathan Grayson Published July 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorth Reading: A Close Look At Final Fantasy VII’s Crossdressing Scene
It might be a slow month for games, but there’s plenty of smart things being said about them. Hey, You Should Read This “How should we talk about Final Fantasy VII’s crossdressing sequence?” by Sarah Nyberg Assuming the Final Fantasy VII remake is ever actually released (when is Kingdom Hearts III shipping again?), plenty of…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedHere’s The First Subtitled Attack on Titan Movie Trailer
We’ve seen a lot of these clips from the upcoming Attack on Titan live-action movie, but now we can understand them, too. Courtesy of IGN, the latest, subtitled trailer features a lot of the same Titan clips and the same crazy Hange squeals of delight and terror. Strung together, and with words I can read…
By Tina Amini Published July 17, 2015 - Culture
There’s Still No Plan For The God of Peter Molyneux’s Godus
Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity experiment ended with a whimper. It basically functioned as a giant advertisement for the “God of Gods” feature in then-upcoming god game revival Godus. Years later, there are still no plans for how they’ll actually, you know, do any of it. The God of Gods feature would’ve seen Bryan Henderson, the winner…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Battle Over Smash Bros. Custom Moves Comes To A Head This Weekend
If you talk to Smash Bros. players right now, they’ll tell you there’s a war going on over the Wii U game’s custom moves. The next front will be waged this weekend at EVO, because it’s the first major fighting game tournament that’s made them legal. Custom moves are a new feature Nintendo added to…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat’s Really Happening in Arkham Knight’s True Ending
You have to do a lot of work to get the third, final ending in the latest Batman game. But the scene that plays out as a reward for completing 100% of Arkham Knight is… unclear. So, of course, people are debating what it really means. The sequence unlocked after defeating Scarecrow, the Arkham Knight’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Rocket League Is So Good, Nobody Minds That The Servers Suck
R0cket League, a ridiculously fun mashup of driving and soccer (seriously!), has taken the Internet by storm. The unexpected popularity has ravaged the game’s servers. Despite constant downtime, it hasn’t stopped vehicular sports fans from coming back over and over. If you’ve been trying to play Rocket League on PC or PlayStation 4 over the…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedScummy Hearthstone Trick Prevents People From Taking Turns
There’s a shady new move floating around certain circles in Hearthstone, Blizzard’s addictive—and excellent—digital card game. Thanks to a legendary dragon card called Nozdormu, which cuts player turns from 45 seconds to 15, crafty Hearthstone sneaks have figured out how to manipulate the game so that their opponents can’t actually do anything. The trick: use…
By Jason Schreier Published July 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
A former Midway Games employee is raising money on Kickstarter for a documentary called Insert Coin, a look at the studio in the 90s. At the time, Midway was pumping out classic after classic—NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, Smash TV. Looks interesting! You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Thousands Attend Two-Day Funeral For Satoru Iwata
Thousands attended a two-day funeral service for the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in Kyoto, Japan this week, carrying umbrellas and even bringing Nintendo 3DSes to pay their respects. Over 2,600 people showed up during the first day and some 1,500 came on the second, Nintendo said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 17, 2015 -
Esports15-Year-Old StarCraft Pro Shows How To Play Protoss Properly
American protoss player Arium showed us during this year’s Dreamhack Valencia how to annihilate an entire Zerg army and win a match with two protoss Immortals and a single Warp Prism. And this wasn’t just a random game. He played against one of the best zergs out there: the Korean GSL veteran Symbol Arium (who’s…
By Gergo Vas Published July 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedGuy Spent Three Years Making His Own Ghostbusters Ecto-1
Now that’s a classy way to drive around the yard: in a perfect replica of the Ghostbusters Ecto-1. British enthusiast Paul Harborne spent three years and around $150,000 renovating his rare Cadillac Miller-Meteor and turning it into the iconic car. Must be fun to do a vehicle safety test with this particular car. ButCatersTV’s video…
By Gergo Vas Published July 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
This Anime Isn’t Really About Picking Up Girls In a Dungeon
If you randomly heard a title like “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? ,” you’d probably expect to be in for an anime filled with fanservice and nothing but. Yet, while there is some degree of it in this one, it’s never really the focus of the show. In…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 17, 2015
