The World of Dark Souls, From The Side

Tettix first showed off his massive illustration of Dark Souls’ Lordran at the end of January, when it was still a work-in-progress—well, it no longer is. Even though the piece is complete as far as Tettix is concerned, he was quick to point out in the relevant Reddit threads (here and here) that some alterations…

Dreamfall Chapters: Book Two Feels Like a Second Beginning

I just finished the second book of Dreamfall Chapters, yet I still feel like I am waiting for the story proper to get going. Book One: Reborn focused mostly on Zoe—her life inside the world of dreams and her life after waking up from her coma. Kian, the game’s other protagonist, was relegated to a…

Nintendo’s Next System Is Code-Named The NX

At a press conference announcing their big mobile gaming deal, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has also spoken briefly (and surprisingly) about Nintendo’s next piece of dedicated hardware. Seeking to put off questions that Nintendo’s future would be entirely mobile, Iwata says that Nintendo is still very much in the “dedicated video game system market”, and…

A career highlight.

Nintendo Will Make Smartphone Games As Part Of New Deal

Oh, don’t be upset. You knew this day would come. Nintendo announced today that the company has entered into a “business and capital alliance” with Japanese online giant DeNA. UPDATE – Nintendo also revealed that the company will remain in the “dedicated video game hardware business”, and that their next gaming platform is code-named the…

The Leviathan Is An Awesome Sci-Fi Short About A…Giant Space Whale

This is The Leviathan. It’s probably the best way you can spend four minutes of your time, at least for today. It’s by Ruairí Robinson (director of The Last Days on Mars), and is a pitch/proof of concept. One that shows, yes, the world might be ready for Moby Sky Dick. Fingers crossed this gets…

142 Beautiful Photos Of Blade Runner’s Model Cars, Buildings

I’m not kidding with that “beautiful” up there. These aren’t even photos, they’re scans of slides, and you just would not think they were taken over 30 years ago, during the making of one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. They look like they were shot yesterday, on a very expensive modern…

Twilight Princess’ Midna. Cosplay by Jinglebooboo, photo by Torremitsu

Sid Meier’s Starships Is Not Great

For all I know, Sid Meier’s Starships is a fantastic iPad game (and yes, it’s also available on iPad). But I don’t know, because I’ve been playing it on PC, where it kinda sucks. It’s funny how playing the same game on two systems can completely change your experience. On iPad, a game like this…

Survival Games Have Gotten A Bit… Predictable

Alternate headline: “Every PC Game Released In The Year 2015.” This video by Crazy Boris Productions imagines a survival game (think DayZ and H1Z1 and Minecraft and Stranded Deep and Reign of Kings and The Forest and The Long Dark and Don’t Starve and) that combines every other survival game. It’s one of those things…

Silly GTA V Jet, This Isn’t Tony Hawk

Today on Highlight Reel we have jet drifting, invisible bikes, air sniping, over enthusiastic orcs boats in cities skylines and 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. Battlefield Hardline – Invisible…

A Cosplayer Might Be One Of The First People On Mars

American cosplayer Maggie Duckworth has a chance at being one of the first human beings to set foot on Mars. And, when that’s done, be the first human being to cosplay on Mars. As one of the finalists in the Mars 100 competition, Duckworth was picked from over two hundred thousand applicants. You might think…