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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 -
UncategorizedResident Evil: Revelations 2 Lets You Kill People With Dance
Gestures are usually a silly way to communicate with other players or celebrate, but in Resident Evil: Revelations 2, dancing can have killer consequences. Literally! Dancing can kill people. What’s up with the health bars? This is Raid Mode, an RPG-influenced part of Revelations 2 where you fight waves of enemies, pick up loot, and…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedHumble Japanese Bundle, BOGO Ubisoft Games, and More Deals
We’ve got ourselves another Humble Weekly Bundle. This time around, you can pay what you want for a collection of games from Japanese developers. [Humble Made in Japan Bundle] Ubisoft has taken its share of lumps recently, which might explain why Target is doing a rare BOGO sale on select titles. Still, if you see…
By Shep McAllister Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedHouse Of Cards Season 3 Trades Killzone For Indie Games
Season three of the wonderfully addictive House of Cards launched on Netflix today, and in it, the devious Frank Underwood reveals his true colors… as an indie gamer. No big spoilers for the new season here—unless you really don’t want to know what games Frank’s into these days—but it turns out President Underwood has put…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedHyrule Warriors Will Let You Wreak Havoc As A Giant Chicken
The final piece of DLC for Hyrule Warriors won’t be available for most people until March 12, but Japan’s already playing the game’s Boss Pack. If you accomplish a specific and special task, the game rewards you with the chance to play as one of Zelda‘s most fiendish villains: the cucoo. YouTuber moccos-tan Isedelica discovered…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedLeonard Nimoy Dies At 83
Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for playing Mr. Spock in the ubiquitous sci-fi series Star Trek, passed away today at the age of 83. The New York Times has afull obituary for Nimoy, who was taken to the hospital earlier this week after suffering chest pains, and died this morning from end-stage chronic obstructive…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
My First Few Weeks With League Of Legends Were Nothing Like I Expected
“I’m very new to this,” I typed, “just to warn y’all.” A second later, someone responded: “You’re a smurf, aren’t you?” “What’s a smurf?” I asked. “Yep,” another wrote, “definitely a smurf.” This was a few weeks ago, right before the fifth, maybe sixth game of League of Legends I had ever played. League of…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sony Accidentally Loses List Of PS4 Contest Winners
Late last year in Japan, Sony held a pretty neat contest—people who bought a PS3, a PS4, a Vita, or a Vita TV between December 4 and January 15 could get a calendar with a special code that gave them a chance to snag one of those limited-edition 20th-anniversary PS4s, the ones that have been…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2015