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Maybe We’d Be Better Off Playing Ikea’s Fake Video Games
While browsing his local Ikea for functional furniture at reasonable prices, Redditor voodoocodesnapped a shot of some of the company’s upcoming lineup of fake placeholder video games. I would pay $100 for Grand-ma’s Auto. Ikea is famous for its meatballs. Also it tends to make fake video game consoles, video games, computers, books and more…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedThere’s Nothing Sweet Or Gentle About The Firefly Diary
Aw, look at the cute little Japanese puzzle platformer with the adorable little waif and her firefly friend. Right. This adorable little puzzle platformer has been a massive source of frustration since I started playing. Isn’t she adorable? Sure, I’ll give htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary (a hip way to write Hotaru no Nikki, Japanese for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Reminder: Claim Your Free Legendary Pokémon This Weekend
Good news, folks who are playing Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire. There’s a free legendary ‘mon with your name on it right now. All you have to do is start up your game of Pokémon, and select “Mystery Gift” on the main menu. From there, choose “Receive Gift.” You’ll have to connect your 3DS…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 28, 2015 - Culture
Taco Bell Has Created Deep-Fried, Cream-Filled Cap’n Crunch Balls
Drunk with power following the success of itsamazingly not horrible breakfast menu, Taco Bell has created giant Crunch Berries filled with warm milky cream. They want you to put them in your mouth. Thefantastical Foodbeast(via my pal Owen) was invited to Taco Bell’s mysterious test kitchen to give these colorful creations a try, snapping some…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedOne Part League Of Legends, One Part StarCraft. Wait, What?
From Namco Bandai’s official announcement, “Set in the distant, space-faring future Supernova takes an innovative approach to the multiplayer online battle arena genre by adding real-time strategy elements.” That’s kind of like innovating a peanut butter sandwich by adding jelly. The MOBA genre is an offshoot of the real-time strategy genre, so when Namdai Banco…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedHooray For Motion Sickness! The Saturday Stream Plays ScreamRide (Done)
The spiritual successor to RollerCoaster Tycoon arrives on Xboxes this Tuesday, giving players the ability to design, test-drive and destroy insane amusement park rides. I just want to see if the game’s blazing speed will make Twitch pee itself. From Frontier Developments, the studio that ported the first RollerCoaster Tycoon to the original Xbox, ScreamRide…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Great Job, Sega
QUOTE | “We go to Sega and the board turned it down, which I thought was the stupidest decision ever made in the history of business.” – Former Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske, talking about the deal he had with Sony to share in the development of a new console Elsewhere in the business…
By Steve Peterson Published February 28, 2015 - Culture
Survival Games Can Get Pretty Damn Lonely
That’s why Kotajiro wrote a guide on how to make your own girlfriend in out-of-nowhere survival hit Stranded Deep. Just a couple quick modifications, and it works perfectly for the splinter-ridden dude of your dreams too. For the dirty minded among you, no, your all-too-literal stick figure guy or gal pal isn’t for sticking your…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fifteen Great World of Warcraft Selfies
Not all World of Warcraft players are on board with the idea of selfies—that most modern of photography, um, “techniques”—infiltrating their fantasyland home away from home, but the ones who are really dig them. Here are some of the best. First, complete chaos from talesoflumin: Here’s bluhawke with a selfie mid-raid: A stealthie deep in…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedIf GLaDOS Narrated Pokémon’s Pokedex
I would watch an entire show in this “Pokedex” style. The voice behind the Pokedex is just so soothing. Check out Versiris‘ “Animated Pokedex” project—this first video kicks it off with Cubone, one of the more tragic Pokémon around. Even if you’ve heard all about how much Cubone misses its mom, it’s nice to see…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedCapcom Takes Co-op Out Of Resident Evil, Clever Modders Put It Back In
When Capcom revealed Resident Evil: Revelations 2 wouldn’t have local co-op on the PC, the intrepid modding community immediately went to work. The result? Local co-op on the PC. In case you haven’t been following this bizarre story from earlier this week, when Capcom put Revelations 2 on Steam, the product page promised the game…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 27, 2015 -
CultureThe Worst Taxi Driver in Grand Theft Auto
On today’s Highlight Reel we have spaceflight in DayZ, nail-biting Mario Kart races, confused cops, bad cabbies 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. Mario Kart 64 – An Extremely…
By Chris Person Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedOld Folks Aren’t Scared of Five Nights at Freddy’s
Five Nights at Freddy’s has made a name for itself by scaring the bejesus out of younger folk on YouTube. But older folks? They’re not phased by its silly animatronic teddie bears. Pfft. Watch their nerves of steel in this reaction video by TheFineBros: At worst, the jump scares make these people laugh. At the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorth Reading: How Real-Life Choices Influence What We Do in Games
How much thought do you give to your moral choices in video games? Do you wish you could take one back? The Western press spills a lot of ink about Japan’s views on sexuality, but ever wondered what Japan thinks about our views on violence? All this and more, so come on in… Every week…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Sad Story Behind A Dead PC Game That Can’t Come Back
The latest attempt to re-release the beloved PC series No One Lives Forever is dead in the water. The saddest part? It could have been rescued, if not for the apathy of big corporations. For years, it’s been impossible to buy No One Lives Forever or its sequel through popular online services like Steam, Humble,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Problem with a Nazi Superman
Back in 1941, Captain America punched Hitler on the cover of a comic book. Last week, Superman was working for the Fuhrer in one. Could that possibly end well? Spoilers follow for The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 Written by Grant Morrison and pencilled by Jim Lee, The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 is the latest chapter of a…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Game That Let Me Mourn My Lost Faith
I spent most of my life religious—Christian, to be specific. Semi-recently, however, that small part of me died. Or maybe I killed it myself. I know one thing for sure, though: video games had a hand in it. I recently started playing Cults and Daggers, a large-scale turn-based strategy game in the mold of games…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 27, 2015 -
CultureRace Leads To New World Record For Collecting 120 Super Mario 64 Stars
There’s a new world record for getting all 120 stars in Super Mario 64 quickly—and it’s kind of amazing that it happened at all. Yesterday, a speedrunner known as Nero raced against other speedrunner, Puncayshun. The goal was to see who could get to 120 stars first—that is, to try to beat each other. And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 27, 2015