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Nice Neo-Tokyo You Got Here. Be A Shame If Something Happened To It…
Gia Nguyen Hoang is a concept artist and matte painter from Vietnam who has worked as a freelancer across most forms of entertainment, including video games. The two Akira pics you see are part of the sameproject we showed you the other day. You can see more of Hoang’s art at his personal site To…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Ending Of A Game Of Thrones If Every Fan Theory Is Correct
Redditor francisflute drafted a 1,400-word epic imagining the final book the the A Song of Ice and Fire series if every fan theory turned out to be correct. Here’s some highlights: All seems lost as Jon lays bleeding in the snow, surrounded by traitors and cold. As the cold grew stronger, the traitors realize something…
By John Struan Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mod Turns Lord Of The Rings Into Petty Political Bloodbath
Oh. Great. Just as I wean myself off the wonderful Game of Thrones mod for Crusader Kings II, now I find out there’s a Lord of the Rings mod for Crusader Kings II. OK, so it’s not quite as perfect a fit for CKII’s “strategy vs backstabbing politics” as Game of Thrones is, but it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
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By Jason Schreier Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Refugee Makes A Living Using An Old PS2
Mohammed Osman Ali, a refugee in Uganda, is doing his best to make the best of a bad situation, setting up a business in…video games. Scavenging old parts, hardware and games, and busting his ass to find out how they all worked so he could maintain them, he’s managed to establish an “arcade” in his…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne Man’s Acapella Tour Through Video Game History
One man. 21 video game theme songs. A whole lot of really, really silly costumes. Yeah, so this is pretty intense. Man of a thousand vocal pitches “MrDooves” has traveled through video game history on a harmonious time magic carpet of song. From Pac-Man to Tetris to Doom to Final Fantasy VII to Metal Gear…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fake Miyamoto Tweets Are Better Than Real Miyamoto Tweets
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto is not on Twitter. That’s why he has to askquestions the old-fashioned way. If he was, though, boy, wouldn’t it be awesome if he just let loose like this. Parody accounts of game developers are nothing new, but what I like about this one is that it actually cuts pretty close…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedTeleporting Is Terrifying And I Will Never Do It
Manly is a new cartoon from brothers Jesse and Justin Moynihan, who also do some work on Adventure Time. Among many other freaky things, it features a chilling reminder of why I will never, ever use a teleporter. You really should watch it, though. Manly is a relentless, million-mile-per-hour hurdle through a gaping infinity of…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedTitanfall‘s new Frontier’s Edge DLC is out today. I was on the Export map and found that the level design seems to encourage camping while in a Titan. Not really something I regularly (or ever?) do, so, interesting. Anyone else out there playing? What do you think of the new maps?
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Game You Win With Your Blood
So. Much. Blood. Haemo is a game in which you’re fatally wounded and bleeding from the get-go. I’m not talking Uncharted-2-style cinematic “oh no is the main character of this game who I’ll be playing as for the next 12 hours gonna make it through the first five minutes of the game?!?” bleeding, either. Each…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Good News: Online Games Are Getting Less Obnoxious
Don’t play games online, they say. If you have to play games online, turn off chat. If you have to turn on chat, limit it to your friends list. In the past, if you’ve wanted to avoid the toxic jerks of online gaming, those have been your guidelines. It feels like that’s finally changing. Many…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedMario Kart 8 Drinking Game Is Unnecessarily, Hilariously Complicated
I don’t understand drinking games. If you’re goal is to just get as drunk as possible as fast possible, aren’t there easier ways to do that? Alternatively, if you’re just trying to have a good time with friends and be (relatively) responsible about it, couldn’t you play other, better games than, I don’t know…whiskey slap?…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Now Is Still Way Too Expensive
Right now, on your PlayStation 4, you can enjoy 90 days of the PS3 racing game F1 2013 for the low, low price of $49.99. Too rich for your blood? You could try 90 days of NASCAR 14 for $39.99, or 90 days of Dirt 3 for $26.99. Codemasters’ Grid 2 comes in at the…
By Jason Schreier Published July 31, 2014