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That’s a good way to show off a spaceship. Edge Case Games, the folks behind the multiplayer space combat game Fractured Space, uploaded a Sketchfab model of one of their in-game ships, the stealth-based Assassin. It has a lot of little crevices you can get lost in—see for yourself in the model viewer below. Dayshot…
By András Neltz Published March 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Video Games As Vintage Sci-Fi Books
Artist Joshua Ketchen has designed a series called Arcade Adventures, imagining video games as covers of vintage sci-fi books with in a retro-futuristic style. Here’s Resident Evil, Bioshock, Portal, Mega Man, Star Fox, Metroid, Earthbound and Pikmin, from an era where conquering space and alien planets meant the future. Pretty sure that Pikmin one at…
By Gergo Vas Published March 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Rock Band 4 Announced For PS4, Xbox One
It’s been rumored for a long time now, but today the news is finally official: Rock Band is coming back. Developer Harmonix is working with hardware manufacturer Mad Catz to bring Rock Band 4 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One by the end of 2015, the two companies announced today. That’s exciting news for plastic…
By Jason Schreier Published March 5, 2015 - Kotaku East
Metal Gear Solid V Gets One Pretty PS4
I would call this the most gorgeous PlayStation 4 released so far, but I prefer the 20th Anniversary model. That being said, this looks nice. Real nice. Konami has announced a special Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain PlayStation 4. The color combination is patterned after Snake’s bionic arm. Pretty slick! The console—and controller—both…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2015 - Kotaku East
Ramen Has Never Been This Lewd or Perverted
What kind of ramen do you expect from a game that revels in ridiculous breast physics? I guess you’d expect something like this. Ah, Senran Kagura. If you haven’t been keeping abreast, the game originally debuted on the Nintendo 3DS because its creator wanted some 3D boobs. Yes, that game. To date, there have been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Shadow of Mordor Wins GOTY At GDC Awards
The Game Developers Choice Awards were held earlier tonight, and the winners have been announced. Leading the charge with the “Game of the Year” was a surprising winner in Shadow of Mordor, but there were other prizes handed out as well. Remember, the GDC Choice Awards are pretty great. Unlike other gaming awards, which sway…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedAlien: Isolation Sure Looks Less Scary In Third-Person
One of the coolest things about Alien: Isolation was how thoroughly it put players into the quaking space-boots of its protagonist Amanda Ripley. There was a button for re-focusing her eyes! Today at GDC, Creative Assembly’s Alistair Hope demonstrated an earlier version of the game that was a more traditional third-person survival horror game. Destructoid…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Closer Look At Valve’s First VR Unit
Just like its Steam Machine idea, Valve is teaming up with multiple hardware companies to release virtual reality systems. One of the firstis this one, the Vive from HTC. This video gives you a quick tour of all the Vive’s gear, including its two “paddle” controllers. I hope you’re ready to answer lots of phone…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedMaybe THIS City-Building Game Will Be Good
SimCity was a disaster. Cities XXL was a scam. Cities: Skylines must be thinking, hey, hopefully third time’s a charm. Out next week, it’s a city-building game that’s looking to get things right by, well, not doing anything wrong. It has big city plots with plenty of customisation and modding options, and looks pretty nice…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell, Notch Make List Of World’s Richest People
Some people who make (or made) video games are dirt poor. Others, however, could start campfires using $100 bills. In this post, we’re looking at the latter. Forbes has released their 2015 list of the richest people on Earth, and while Bill Gates is back at #1 (with a net worth of $79.2 billion), we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bungie Explains Why They Really Killed Destiny’s Loot Cave
Back in the early days of Destiny, some players would spend hours just…shooting into a cave. The reason? Loot. Precious, precious loot. Eventually, Bungie patched what players were calling the “Loot Cave”—Bungie didn’t think it was a good way for players to spend their time. Or so theysaid: Shooting at a black hole for hours…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 4, 2015 -
CultureTotal RecallA History Of Maxis: Thanks For SimCity
The Maxis that you knew, the studio that released SimCity and invented The Sims, is no more. The SimCity brand might live on, and the Maxis brand might live on elsewhere, but they’ll survive only as brands, things EA will invoke to sell things. This is a very sad thing, but let’s try and remember…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedUp Close With Valve’s Newest Steam Controller
Today at GDC, Stephen got to mess around with Valve’s newest Steam Controller model. Check it out: Stephen also snapped this pic at Valve’s booth, which gives a couple of bullet-points about the controller: Some people are bagging on the thumbstick, but I dunno… I haven’t used this thing, but it actually looks kind of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2015 -
CultureWhat’s Your Monster Hunter Weapon Of Choice?
Okay, it happened. I’m hooked on Monster Hunter. I’ve held off diving into the series for years now, but the latest game, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on 3DS, has got me. We just added it to our list of The Best Games for 3DS, and it earned its spot. This game is great. I’ve been…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
An Updated List Of Studios EA Has Bought And Then Shut Down
Massive game publisher Electronic Arts has a reputation for snatching up talented development studios and then running them into the ground. While some of EA’s big acquisitions remain successful today—like DICE and BioWare—the mega-publisher has also been responsible for the closures of a number of beloved game-makers. In the wake of today’s news that SimCity…
By Jason Schreier Published March 4, 2015 -
CultureIt’s An Arma 3 Dino-Party
Today on Highlight Reel we have a bunch of talking raptors in Arma 3 (or deinonychus if we’re being technical), poetic justice in GTA V, the best use for the Kinect I’ve seen so far and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to…
By Chris Person Published March 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Helldivers Has Some Great Achievements
Yeah, I know, they’re called trophies on PlayStation. Achievements, trophies… whatever you want to call them, Helldivers has some of the funniest I’ve seen in a while. Take the one in the gif up top, called “Dancing Queen.” Every time I’m playing with someone new, I stop everything on the bridge and tell them to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2015
