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Why Spam Emails Are So Weird
You’ve been there before. A spam email pops up in your inbox and it’s utter nonsense. A rancid word jambalaya of “Hello dears,” a bunch of names you never even knew could be names, and sentences not of this world. Why? Why does anyone do that? Let me explain. With the help of Harry Potter…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
YouTube Is Getting 60 FPS Support. FINALLY.
YouTube videos are about to get a significant upgrade: Per the YouTube Creators Twitter feed, support for 48 and 60fps YouTube videos is coming soon. Higher frame-rates will be a boon to anyone who wants to post footage of video games in action, particularly PC games, as many of them run at frame rates above…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedPacific Rim 2 Announced For 2017
Guillermo del Toro is getting his kaiju on once again, and we’ll see the results in a few years—Pacific Rim 2 is coming in 2017. April 7, 2017, to be specific. Del Toro is also working on an animated Pacific Rim series to be released before then. “The characters I love will return,” del Toro…
By Jason Schreier Published June 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedBehold, A Fleshlight Case…For Your iPad?
Watching this ad for Fleshlight Launchpad—a real iPad case that Fleshlight has been working on for a couple of years—I couldn’t decide if I was more amazed/baffled at the dupstep, or at the fact this probably wouldn’t work so well on a Skype call at all. Not without the entire thing becoming somewhat, err, turbulent…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Rust Is Getting Scrapped For A New Rust
If you didn’t like the way things were panning out in survival sim/trouserless apocalypse Rust, that’s cool. The developers are chucking it in the bin and starting over. Garry Newman, boss of developers Facepunch (and creator of Garry’s Mod), tells PCGamesN that Rust was actually built atop the code of a different game the team…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Is How Good Watch Dogs Can Look On PC
Just weeks after the game came out, the PC version of Watch Dogs can already look a lot better than it did at release. That’s thanks largely to TheWorse Mod, which unlocks additional graphics options for the game. We’ve seen plenty of videos of the mod in action, but these new shots from the screenshot…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2014 -
CultureThere Are Few Things As Impressive As Mega Man Speedruns
I’ve been watching Summer Games Done Quick all week, and though there have been a whole lot of great moments—Zelda: Oracle of Seasons was awesome!—my favorite runs so far are the Mega Mans. Between the crazy strategies and the tight little tricks that help these guys shave a few seconds off their final times, all…
By Jason Schreier Published June 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow I Got My Sex Game On iTunes
“That stick… the one going down the center of the screen? I mean, if you ask me, it looks a lot like a penis,” Ryan said, referring to the video game I made. Ryan is an App Store employee with whom I recently discussed sex for about a half hour. I should back up. I…
James Marion Published June 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Us Play Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight is out today! And if you saw Jason’s excellent review of it, you’ll know it’s definitely worth your time. But how does it play? What does it look like? Watch as I try to shovel, bounce and jump my way through Yacht Club Games’ NES inspired masterpiece. Thrill as I go from checkpoint…
By Chris Person Published June 26, 2014 -
CultureSuper Mario Bros. Beaten In Under Five Minutes, A New World Record
You’ve gotta watch this impressive Super Mario Bros. playthrough by speedrunner “Blubbler.” Blubbler beats the game in a bewildering 4:57.69. Previously, the world record for an “any percentage” completion run was held by andrewg, according to the SMB Leaderboards Wiki. The time? 4:58:09. A second can make all the difference in a speedrun! Here, the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow George R.R. Martin Sees Game Of Thrones
If this is what it looks like inside George R.R. Martin’s head when he’s writing, no wonder he’s already written thousands of pages for this series. And of course, if you aren’t caught up on the series — Spoilers ahead This look into the writer’s brain brought to you by Mr.TVCow. Go visit him on…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Guacamelee and BattleBlock Theater Hit Games With Gold In July
After bringing Games with Gold to Xbox One for the first time in June, Microsoft is following up with the best selection of games the program has seen so far in July. Xbox One owners will get the excellent Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition on July 2, the day it debuts, while 360 owners can…
By Shane Roberts Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
How To Train Your Dragon Cosplay Is Too Good
Hiccup, is that you? Where is Toothless? No but seriously though: this How To Train Your Dragon 2 cosplay by Liui Aquino nails it. I can practically see Aquino starring in a live-action version of the movie: There are also some shots of this cosplay as it was in-progress, in case you’re curious as to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Great Reminder of Why We Need to Keep Classic Games Alive
Almost everything we love about modern video game owes a huge debt to Another World. So, it’s a boon that people playing on the Xbox Ones and PS4s of today can experience what made this proto-indie adventure a classic. Elegant world-building. Storytelling quirks unique to the medium. Beautifully naturalistic animation. Proper use of cinematic influences.…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Weirdest Things My Miis Are Saying To Me
One thing people have always loved about The Sims is its quirky made-up language. It’s become so popular since the series debuted that fans now affectionately refer to it as “Simlish.” It doesn’t make much sense, but half the fun comes from deciphering what sims are trying to tell you by the tone of their…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 26, 2014 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To World of Warcraft’s New Dudes
World of Warcraft is getting a facelift—and yesterday, Blizzard unveiled the new models for human males. The update was met with a lot of playful snark, as folks dissected the goofier elements of the new models. You’ll notice that most reactions around the web focus on three things: the nipples (see the model on the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 26, 2014
