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Nyaahh, He-Man, Nyaahh
Guillaume Menuel is a concept artist at Ubisoft Montreal. Guillaume Menuel’s art is fucking amazing The clean, comic book lines on those He-Man and WW1 images are just…making me feel real good. In his time at Ubisoft he’s worked on series like Assassin’s Creed and Rayman, and right now is helping out on For Honour…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2015 -
CultureNew Portal Fan Campaign Is Awesome
Portal Stories: Mel was not made by Valve, but it’s probably the closest thing we’ll get to Portal 3 for a while. The long-in-development Portal 2 mod just launched on Steam, and it looks damn impressive. Boasting a 6-10 hour standalone storyline and puzzles every so slightly more challenging than Portal 2’s, it aims to…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Little Something About Where Shigeru Miyamoto Sits
I wasn’t sure just how much Nintendo game designer Yugo Hayashi was joking when he recently told me that he thinks he got the gig directing the new Star Fox because of how close he sat to his company’s top game designer. Well, the man himself, Shigeru Miyamoto, was right there, so I asked him.…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
If You’re Experiencing Sluggish PSN Speeds In Europe, You’re Not Alone
If you’re a PlayStation owner in Europe, you may have experienced some ridiculously slow downloads speeds the last few days. Can you imagine waiting 48 hours to download a game?! That’s a reality for some folks right now. When a reader alerted me to the fact that PlayStation Network downloads were sluggish lately, I figured…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bethesda Actually Lets Fan Pay For Fallout 4 With 2,200 Bottlecaps
Well I’ll be. The scheme to get Fallout 4 using only bottlecaps actually worked! For those of you that haven’t been following this: last week, a Redditor shared pictures of a shipment that was being sent to Bethesda by a friend. It included a letter, and a package containing about 2,240 bottlecaps. Real ones. From…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2015 - Culture
Batman: Arkham Knight And The Art Of A Good PC Port
Prevailing wisdom says that if you delay the PC version of a major game, PC gamers get mad. Really mad. Funny thing about prevailing wisdom, though: it’s often wrong. Or, to be more precise, it’s rarely unanimously right. I can understand why Warner and Rocksteady might’ve felt like they needed to have Batman: Arkham Knight…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedReal Life Horror Maze Promises To Monitor Your Heart Rate And…Adapt
Picture this: you’re running through a maze, unsure of where the exit is. There’s a madman with a machete chasing you. Your heart starts racing…and the more you freak, the more the rooms around you seem to twist and turn. This is the sort of terrifying experience Hyde hopes to create. Hyde is an upcoming…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
There’s been a lot of drama surrounding the Confederate Flag of late, some of it even game-related. Now there’s a game from designer/academic Paolo Pedercini that lets you boo the controversial pennant until it burns. You can find it here. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
The New Robin Is a Black Guy. And an Asian Girl. And a White Dude. And…
The new Batman is a cop. The new Robins are pretty much a gang. So, yes, the new Batman is probably going to have to arrest the new Robins. And Batgirl, too. This week sees the release of We Are Robin #1, a new series that introduces a whole squad of teenagers who’ve taken up…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedPopular LA Arcade Raises $60K To Renovate, Gets Denied By City Council
Super Arcade is one of California’s most beloved arcades. It raised more than $60,000 on Kickstarter last year. Due to rent concerns, it was forced to move locations. When it tried to apply for a permit, however, the city council denied them. “High quality does not really fit with games called ‘street fighter’ and ‘combat,’”…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedSuperman Wants to Take Over the World in New Justice League Cartoon
“Dismembered, burnt alive, sucked of their blood…” That’s how one Justice League takes care of bad guys in their parallel universe. Sounds… efficient. We got glimpses of the sadder, thirstier and hornier alternate reality versions of DC Comics’ biggest heroes a few weeks back. But, the clip above is the first real taste of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Splatoon’s Splatfest event was delayed over “tentacle difficulties,” according to Nintendo, but it’s back on for July 4th at 12 AM PT through 11:59 PM. During Splatfests, players choose a side and fight for dominance. This week, it’s cats vs. dogs. (Go dogs!) Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Xbox One’s Games With Gold Program Is Getting Way Better
Microsoft has occasionally offered two Xbox One games per month as part of its Games With Gold promotion, but starting in July, that’s becoming the standard, the company announced. This July represents two full years since we began giving Gold members access to amazing games, completely free. As a special thank you to our Xbox…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Apple Yanks Games With Confederate Flags From App Store
Pop quiz: you’re in charge of a giant digital game store, and suddenly there’s a controversy revolving around how and when people display the U.S. Confederate flag. Do you A) do nothing; B) assess all of your games on a case-by-case basis; or C) remove games that show the flag in any way? If you…
By Jason Schreier Published June 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedVirtual Reality’s Movement Problem: It Isn’t Nausea
Warren Spector says virtual reality will be a fad, “at best a minor part of gaming’s future.” Far be it from me to question the director of Deus Ex on, well, anything. But I’m not sure it matters whether VR is a fad. Motion controls were a fad, yet that fad drove the sales of…
By Chris Suellentrop Published June 25, 2015
