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This Week In The Business: Buying Broken Games
QUOTE | “At that point, we’re asking people to part with their money, and they should not be getting a broken product.” – Tripwire VP Alan Wilson, explaining why he thinks Steam’s Early Access program is being abused by some developers Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Optimization never stops. You…
By Steve Peterson Published June 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Super Saiyan Goku, Golden Frieza Coming To Dragon Ball Xenoverse
Why settle for watching the new Dragon Ball Z stuff in a movie, when you can play it all in a game? Siliconera reports that Dragon Ball Xenoverse is bringing in characters from the new DBZ movie, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F. As you may know, the movie includes two new things. One, there’s the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedJuggernaut, Dr. Doom and Spider-Man all show up in this deeper glimpse at the Marvel Comics fighting game that was cancelled by EA years ago. Again, it’s a glimpse of a rough prototype but shows some of the features that the dev studio was aiming for. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published June 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Some League Of Legends Players Think Riot’s Overdoing It With Champions
Oftentimes when a new champion comes into League of Legends, the game’s many players feels he or she is overpowered. Since the time-bending assassin Ekko warped his way into the game last week, I’ve seen a more particular criticism from his naysayers: that he’s “overloaded.” I keep seeing this word, or similar descriptors, pop up…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedNES Horror Legend Is Turning Into A Real Game
In 2011, a guy using the handle Cosbydaf wrote a story on the web about a Godzilla game he decided to revisit when he was a kid. It was a creepypasta—in other words, an internet tall tale intended to scare the hell out of anyone reading it. The story was a curious one: Cosbydaf claimed…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedYouTube Channel Claims To Have First Dark Souls 3 Screens, Details
Are we going to see a third Dark Souls game at E3? Though nothing’s official yet, there are enough rumors floating around to make it seem like a real possibility. A few days ago, the video game website VG247 reported that Dark Souls 3 will be unveiled at E3. Today, popular YouTube channel The Know…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 5, 2015 -
CultureAce Battlefield 4 Player’s RPG Got To The Chopper
On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have rocket shots, teabag revenge, peek-a-boo headshots and much, 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. Dying Light – nopezombie.avi – buttsecks Destiny…
By Chris Person Published June 5, 2015 -
CultureFallout: New Vegas Beaten In 24 Minutes, A New World Record
For most Fallout players, going straight to the New Vegas strip seems impossible—the path there looks like it is gated by cazadores and other baddies. But for speedrunners like rydou, blazing through New Vegas in record speeds is no problem. In this video, you can watch rydou not only take control of the strip, but…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
PS4’s Newest MMO Is Hilariously Broken
Wander is an MMO that doesn’t feature any combat. That sounds pretty interesting, right? Too bad it seems completely busted right now. Update (4:08 p.m.): I’m not an MMO player, so I didn’t realize /stuck was a common term in MMO games! That bit has been removed. That’s totally my fault. Wander is still messed…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 5, 2015 -
CultureSteam Finally Has A Good Dinosaur Game
Should I care about Ark: Survival Evolved? Yes. If you’re into dinosaurs and survival games, you really can’t go wrong here. Word of warning, though: it’s definitely not finished yet. What’s it about? Surviving and hunting/taming dinosaurs. Think DayZ or Rust, except with better graphics, more immediately intuitive progression, and—oh, right—prehistoric ultra-lizards (and turtles) who…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Wrong Pac-Man Just Got Into the Video Game Hall of Fame
There’s a World Video Game Hall of Fame now, and the first class of inductees was announced yesterday. Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Doom, and World of Warcraft are to video games what Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner are to baseball Canonball—the process of assembling a canon—is one…
By Chris Suellentrop Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedWitcher 3 Fixes Money Exploit By Adding Cow Army
It used to be easy to earn money in The Witcher 3 by killing cows over and over again. The game’s most recent patch, however, has a clever way of stopping you from exploiting the world’s bovine. Patch 1.05, which just went live for PC players, brings with it many important changes, including a bigger…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedKotaku Asks: SpyParty Designer Chris Hecker [Q&A Over]
Game designer Chris Hecker, best known for his long-in-development game SpyParty and for his consistently insightful comments on the video game industry, is here to answer your questions. Hecker has worked for various game companies over the years, including Maxis, where he developed a great deal of the animation tech for the simulation game Spore.…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedHorror Game Uses Phones To Turn Your House Into A Complete Nightmare
A game like this booted up on a dark night when you’re completely alone seems like a sure-fire way to shit your pants. Night Terrors is an alternate reality game where you use your phone to see digital terrors. In a way, it looks a lot like the house-centric horrors P.T. offered on the PS4—except…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorth Reading: How Games Help Us Cope With Death
Not only is it Friday, but it’s time for another roundup of the best writing in games from this past week, too. Hey, You Should Read These “Planned to Fail” by Taylor Hidalgo No one wants to be a bad teammate, but c’mon. I can relate to Taylor Hidalgo confessing a desire to help those…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 5, 2015 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Heroes Of The Storm
Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA Heroes of the Storm has finally come out. Better yet, it’s really fun! But like all MOBAs, it can be pretty overwhelming at times. Don’t panic. I’m here to help. Before I get into it, I should make one quick note. While Heroes of the Storm is a different sort of MOBA…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedHearthstone Players Aren’t Pleased About Expensive New Skin
Yesterday, Blizzard finally announced plans to add a new hero to Hearthstone: the dwarf king Magni Bronzebeard. Except, well, Magni isn’t actually a new hero. He’s a new portrait Yep, for the hefty price of $10, players of Blizzard’s stellar digital card game can replace the current warrior portrait (Garrosh Hellscream) with Magni, in all…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
YouTube’s Top 10 ‘Trending’ Games For May
Courtesy of YouTube, we’ve got their list of the hottest games on the video giant for the month of May. Was there any doubt which game would win May? As explained in our post for the top 10 last month, YouTube determines “trending” status through a combination of number of video uploads and watchtime. Here’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2015