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UncategorizedScience Explains How Space Battles Could REALLY Go Down
Look, since they usually involve smartass aliens, robots and magic powers, space battles have never been expected to the bastions of scientific accuracy. Still, it’s interesting seeing just how much is wrong with the epic showdowns in stuff like Star Wars. This clip, while based on a pinch of conjecture, uses science to break down…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Elite: Dangerous Is About To Get A Whole Lot Bigger
And when I say that, I mean “500 new star systems” bigger. You might remember Elite from our very own Kirk “No, Not That Captain Kirk” Hamilton’s two-week-long space odyssey, wherein he did a bunch of things both crazy and mundane. That’s kinda the point, though: Elite is a space sim, short for simulator. It’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Gaming Company Changes Logo To “Tramp Stamp”, Fans Horrified
Corsair, long famous for making stuff like RAM and cases for gaming PCs, also make some pretty nice peripherals as well. Given the fact they build good stuff, have a cool name and a cool logo (basically a pirate ship), it’s weird they felt the need to make some changes. The company, seeking to differentiate…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Huge Dota 2 Update Changes The Map, Tweaks Other Stuff
Lots of changes for Dota 2 today, thanks to a new update called ‘Rekindling Soul.’ The most notable change that affects everyone, though? The map is now a bit different. It’s not a huge change, but it is a noticeable one. Specifically, Roshan’s pit is at a different angle. To accommodate this, nearby paths to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends Restricting Toxic Players From Ranked Games
League of Legends has been waging a war on player toxicity—that is, widespread misbehavior, not dangerously high levels of secreted poison—for years, and Riot’s latest attempt to rein in meanness has players talking. In short, poor sports can now be restricted not only from chat, but also from ranked play entirely. Ranked restrictions, which Riot…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedAn Hour-Long Retrospective of the Aliens vs. Predator Games
Despite what happened with Aliens: Colonial Marines, the original Aliens vs. Predator Classic 2000 is a quintessential PC game, and one that deserves a fair shake. YouTuber and game critic Noah Caldwell-Gervaisput together this thorough, hour-long retrospective on some of the core Aliens Vs. Predator games, starting with Aliens vs. Predator Classic 2000 and going…
By Chris Person Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Dispatch From The Dysentery Races Along The Live-Action Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail Live, the real-world competition based on the Oregon Trail PC game, kicked off with the startling crack of a bullwhip in Salem, Oregon this past Saturday, sending “wagon trains” “westward” from “Independence, Mo.” (a.k.a. the check-in area) to complete ten OT-derived challenges en route to Oregon’s Willamette Valley (a.k.a. where we were all…
Jonathan Frochtzwajg Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Gauntlet Lets Me Exercise My Inner Demon
In the original arcade classic Gauntlet it was “Elf shot the food.” In the new version launched on Steam today, it’s “Elf dodges through enemies, leaving us to fend for ourselves while he scoops up all of the gold.” I can live with that. I know there have been other games carrying on the grand…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
People Are Already Abusing Steam Curations
Steam curations—which let people maintain custom pages of recommended PC games—are a great idea, but that doesn’t mean they’re water-tight just yet. People have figured out how to do downright mean/exploitative (and sometimes hilarious) things with them. Valve should probably unchain its moderation hounds. It’s not uncommon for new Steam features to be manipulated for…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 23, 2014 - Culture
Super Mario World, Beaten In Record Time
Nine minutes and fifty one seconds. That’s all speedrunner linkdeadx2needs to blaze through Super Mario World, and it’s a treat to watch him do it (in Mario PJs, to boot!) This is an ‘any percentage’ run, which means that a player doesn’t need to get 100% completion to beat the game and claim a time.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedVR Painting Program Lets You Make Art In Three Dimensions
Virtual reality has so many applications beyond just games and boob grabbing simulators — you can also use it to make wonderful 3D art. Above is the trailer for Tiltbrush — a prototype VR painting simulator made by Skillman & Hackett. Not only does it let you paint virtually in 3D, it even lets you…
By Chris Person Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedSims 4 Mods Add Teen Pregnancy, Incest and Polygamy
Mods allow players to add nearly anything they want to The Sims 4—and this includes stuff that could be considered to be on the more on the taboo side of things. Under normal circumstances, you can only pursue certain types of relationships with certain people. If a sim is related to another sim, they can’t…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedBummed Tester Explains Why He Couldn’t Love Valve’s Steam Machine
Only 300 people have gotten to test out the Steam Machine that Valve itself is making. After six months with one of the hotly anticipated high-powered gaming PCs, one such man made a video talking about his experience with it. Watch it. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll ask “why, why, why? As most people probably…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedMisconceptions about Space Battles You Probably Believe
“In space, no one can hear you scream.” Thanks to 1979’s hit Alien, that maxim’s been part of the popular consciousness for a while now, but there’s countless films and movies that just don’t seem to get it. Mass Effect, Star Wars, Halo and plenty more play fast and loose with science so often that…
By Dan Starkey Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Diablo III Still Has A Difficulty Problem
The fall is usually a time for people plow through the latest and greatest games. This year, however, I’ve also been revisiting an old friend of sorts inDiablo III. But as I work my way through the game anew on my PS4, a big problem has flared up once again: something about its difficulty still…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThree Guys Left BioWare, Now They Make Games In A Van
The “Indie Van Game Jam” was supposed to drive around the country, making games and interviewing developers. Their kickstarter project didn’t make enough money, but they decided to do it anyway. Zeb, Chad and Diego met each other while working on Star Wars: The Old Republic at BioWare Austin. After the game’s release, there were…
By Steve Marinconz Published September 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedFinally, A Game Where You Can Get Huge Points For Sniffing Dog Butts
You see them barking, jumping and running around in their little dirt track fiefdoms all over your cities. No jobs, no bills, no deadlines. They look like they’re having so much fun. How much fun? A new game breaks it down for you. Dog Park lets you be a dog. Not an anthropomorphized, talking, walking-on-two-legs…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Cancels Titan
Technically, Blizzard never announced their long-in-development MMORPG Titan. It was always one of those big open secrets. And now, seven years later, the game is cancelled, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime tells Polygon “I wouldn’t say no to ever doing an MMO again,” Morhaime said to Polygon. “But I can say that right now, that’s not…
By Jason Schreier Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
NES To USB, Corsair Gaming Gear, More Destiny Deals [Deals]
Need to plug an NES Controller into a PC or Mac. Now you can with this adapter, which is down to $11 today. [Tomee NES Adapter] More of a Super Nintendo person? This SNES Retro USB Controller was a nominee is Lifehacker’s Best PC Gamepad Hive Five and #13 in our list of the 13…
By Shane Roberts Published September 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
I Hope Someone Brings This JRPG To The West
A new 3DS RPG by the folks who worked on the SaGa series? Yes, please. This one had better get out of Japan. Meet Legend of Legacy, not to be confused with Beyond the Beyond or Divine Divinity, a newly-announced JRPG by the company behind Unchained Blades that comes out in January. The staff roll…
By Jason Schreier Published September 23, 2014