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By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Iconic Final Fantasy Art Of Tetsuya Nomura
From Final Fantasy VII through to XIII (and Kingdom Hearts in between), one man has stood as a beacon of everything people love — and loathe — about Square Enix. And that man is Tetsuya Nomura. Joining Square over twenty years ago as an artist, Nomura had his first big break designing many of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2015 -
CultureBesiege Dog Forgot How To Dog
First Grand Theft Auto V‘s dog forgot how to dog, and now this Besiege dog is having serious trouble being a dog too. When will this horrific time of national crisis end? Steam user Katsutomo breathed hinge-and-suspension-based life into this clearly, um, confused creature, and the results are damn entertaining. (Protip: watch the video with…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 16, 2015 - Culture
Steam Chat’s Torrent Blocking Is Entirely Arbitrary
This is curious. Recently Steam users (myself included, after a few tests) discovered that certain torrent links no longer work in Steam chat. Some have even reported messages disappearing altogether. Here’s the thing, though: it only applies to some popular torrent sites, but not others like The Pirate Bay. Steam, as frequent users are likely…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Xbox One’s Upload Studio video editor just got a whole lot beefier. Videos can now be created with up to 15 segments with a maximum run-time of 30 minutes, and users now have access to transitions, title cards, green screen effects and other tools that separate a video hobbyist from a YouTube professional.
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Toy Story Truck That Is In Every Damn Pixar Movie
If you’re a Pixar fan, you’ve probably heard about the Pizza Planet truck easter egg, which famously appears in many of the films they make. Here is every single instance that the truck has appeared in a Pixar movie, chronicled in four minutes. As you might know, Pizza Planet is a famous location inside of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Super Smash Bros. Is Unbalanced, And That’s A Good Thing
Controversies over Smash Bros. characters like Diddy Kong and Little Mac illustrate a larger concern that people have with Nintendo’s famous fighting game: is it properly balanced? One of the most compelling arguments I’ve read says no. But then it asks a compelling follow-up: So what? Forrest Smith, a software engineer at Uber Entertainment and…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Most Bad-Ass Door in GTA V
The vast majority of operable doors in Los Santos open with just a nudge. Some of them need some coaxing, with keys, bullets, cards or what-have-you. But there’s one barrier in GTA V that ain’t having any of that. Men call it… “thug door.” The ThugLife YouTube channel delivers a short clip of a player…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Twitch Plays Pokémon Faces Its Toughest Challenge Yet
A year later, the hilarious social experiment that is Twitch PlaysPokémon is still alive. After playing through pretty much every game in the series, Twitch Plays Pokémon is tackling the game that started it all once more—but with a twist. Right now, thousands of people are playing the same game of Pokémon Red. The game,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Ultimate Up! Cosplayer Gets A Doghouse To Match
Steve Minty is such a huge fan of Disney’s Up! that he adopted a dog, named her Doug and fashioned an MP3-powered voice box so the pair could cosplay together. If these two don’t deserve a custom Up! dog house, I don’t know who does. This spectacular dog house is the latest creation from the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorth Reading: Rethinking Frame Rates, Shady Steam Codes, And More
It’s a special Monday edition of Worth Reading, thanks to yours truly running out of time on Friday afternoon. But let’s kick this week off right by inviting debate on some of the most contentious topic around: frame rates and the price of a video game. However… These are paragraphs I might otherwise dedicate to…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why Some Dota 2 Players Are Mad At Valve Right Now
Last weekend, a special event themed after the Chinese New Year was released for Dota 2. Called “Year Beast,” the new mode was so popular, that Dota 2 hit a newrecord for number of people playing a Steam game at the same time. But the number of players trying to get into the Year Beast…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedFallout Publisher Sends Legal Threat To Game With ‘Fallout’ In Title
Indie developer and YouTube personality Jordan Maron is changing the name of his upcoming mobile game Fortress Fallout after receiving a cease-and-desist notification from Zenimax Media, the parent company behind Fallout publisher Bethesda. Maron explained in a video published yesterday on his popular YouTube channel CaptainSparklez (via Polygon) that while he’s been working on Fortress…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Chronicle Of Buggy, Broken Telltale Games, 2012-2015
It is a truth universally acknowledged, but little examined, that Telltale’s games have issues. The studio rose to prominence with 2012’s Game of the Year-worthy The Walking Dead adventure game. Since then, their games, wonderful in many ways as they may be, have been accompanied by an undercurrent of fan anger. Each subsequent notch in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you’re a World of Warcraft player who’s colorblind, Blizzard will introduce a slew of new accessibility options in the upcoming 6.1 patch. “For example, when you move your mouse cursor over a piece of rare gear and then a piece of epic gear, the game colors the names of the items blue and then…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Five Nights At Freddy’s Creator Trolls Everyone
Last weekend, the Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 page on Steam had a new announcement from its creator, Scott Cawthon. “Game Cancelled!”, the post said. ” Cawthon said that he had been hacked, and that someone released Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 ahead of time, on a different website. Naturally, people in the comments initially…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedSeven Reasons Fahrenheit Is One Of The Finest Adventure Games Ever
Recently remastered in HD for PC and iOS, Quantic Dream’s Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy in the States) set the standard for cinematic adventure games years before Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls came along. Want to know why? With a twisted story, ordinary characters in strange circumstances and advanced cinematic storytelling, playing Fahrenheit back in 2005…
By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat’s So Great About Metroid Prime
The Metroid Prime trilogy, arguably the best gaming trilogy ever, has just been re-issued as a $20 download on the Wii U. That’s a good reason for Kirk “never played a Metroid Prime” Hamilton to try them out. I had to see how that went. What follows is an early report of Kirk’s findings, an…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Half Price Destiny, Game of Thrones Last Call, Ghibli, More Deals
Destiny’s not a perfect game, but it can be really tough to put down. Plus, it was good enough to make Kotaku’s 12-best lists for Xbox One and PS4. [Destiny, $30] The standard Wii U Deluxe bundle is down to $260 today, including two games. Tax free for most. [Wii U Deluxe with Mario 3D…
By Shep McAllister Published February 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Sure Screwed Up The Majora’s Mask New 3DS Launch
On January 14, Nintendo announced a limited-edition Majora’s Mask-themed gold New 3DS XL. Since then, chaos has ruled humanity. Food is scarce. Most spend their days staying inside and huddling with their loved ones. Gangs of scalpers roam the streets to prey on hapless consumers who like shiny things. Well, at least it feels that…
By Jason Schreier Published February 16, 2015