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UncategorizedNew App From The Designer Of The Video Game Sequence In Her
I spent around ten hours with Mountain, the new app by David OReilly, who directed an episode of Adventure Time and the video game sequence in Her. I thought it would be unique and intriguing. I was not expecting a cross between 2001, Katamari Damacy, and Monopoly. When I heard OReilly had a new game…
By John Struan Published July 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Tiny Talking Mountain Is Actually Making My Life Better
The mountain with a horse for a head sighed, “I’ll never forget this snowy day.” And then it got hit by a flying truck, right in the umbrella. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mountain Any given sentence from a Mountain “play” session can look like a complete load of gibberish, but it’s actually a…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedSplinter Cell: The Younger Years Is Something I Could Watch
A dark, moody film about the early days of Sam Fisher sounds like the kind of thing Hollywood would want to dabble in. They’ve been beaten to the punch, though, by this impressive-looking fan project. You have no idea how many of these sorts of things we see every week. No idea. And so many…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
Riot Sets Fire To League Of Legends’ Awful Public Chat Rooms
League of Legends’ public chat rooms have long been crawling with scammers and all other manner of assholes. So developers Riot have decided to shut them down. It’s a decision that’s all down to moderation. Or lack of it. The way the rooms are currently built means that there’s only an “ignore” button available, when…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedReal-Life Fruit Ninja Is Very Dangerous With A Knife
He slices. He dices. And it all looks a lot more fun than running your finger across a phone screen. I pressed play on this and thought, whatever man, I can do that one or two times in a row. Then he kept going. And going. And going. And he absolutely will not stop, ever,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Month?
Sometimes it feels like the idea of a video game “dry spell” is a thing of the past. Other times, there really aren’t that many new games and it’s time to dig into the backlog. Here at the start of July, it feels a little more like one of those latter times. Then again, the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
It’ll Take Him 17 Days To Get To The End Of Minecraft
Thirty thousand kilometers. That’s how far JL2579 has to travel to get to the edge of Minecraft--more than twice the diameter of Earth. You can watch him do it live, right here. Unlike Kurt J. Mac, who is walking to the end of Minecraft via Let’s Play-esque videos, JL2579 is riding a minecart to the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedSailor Moon’s New Transformation Sequence Has Leaked
Though the Sailor Moon reboot doesn’t start broadcasting until July 5th, footage of an advanced screening has leaked—notably, Sailor Moon’s new transformation sequence, as well as the new intro to the show. If you don’t want either of these things spoiled, you shouldn’t watch either of these videos. Fair warning! Here’s the new transformation sequence…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlease Don’t Ever Fix the Physics In Grand Theft Auto V
Nine months after release and Grand Theft Auto V is still pregnant with ridiculously impressive stunt potential. In the latest from Nomad Union, absolute insanity happens. I’ve actually put my Grand Theft Auto V plans on hold, pending the release of the PC version of the game. I see a video like this, imagine what…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedMy Current PS4 Obsession: Resogun‘s New Survival Mode
I did not expect to be playing Resogun in the summer of 2014. I thought I was done with it. I was wrong. The new $5 Resogun Heroes expansion for the PS4 launch game has a great new mode with it, a mode that has taken over my gaming life. Watch the video above for…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2014 -
ReviewsPlayStation Vita Review Update: Two And A Half Years Later
The PlayStation Vita has come a long way in the last two and a half years. Sony’s handheld console has navigated a winding and sometimes uncertain route, often deviating from whatever we thought its original course would be. And yet somehow, these many months later, it has landed in a pretty good place. When Sony…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 1, 2014 - Culture
Your Favorite Atari Games Are Now Advertisements For Denny’s
It’s a dispiriting law of nature, but everything in pop culture eventually grows old and starts to lose its edge. Thankfully, corporate sponsors are always ready to step up and put a stop to this uncontrollable slide towards obsolescence. That, or just make it worse. I can’t tell which Denny’s managed to achieve with Atari…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
Evolve Wins ‘Best of Show’ At E3 2014
As voted on by 28 outlets and Kotaku, here are the official Game Critics Awards winners of various E3 2014 awards, a good chunk of which were stolen by Evolve and No Man’s Sky, unsurprisingly. Best of Show Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) Best Original Game No Man’s Sky (Hello…
By Tina Amini Published July 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
We were so intrigued by the World War I adventure game Valiant Hearts that we reviewed it twice. Sort of. Luke reviewed it for us last week. Stephen (that’s me!) just reviewed it for The New York Times. Read the latter review here if you didn’t already pick up the paper.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Dota 2 Heroes Played Counter-Strike
What would happen if we put Dota heroes in a match of Counter-Strike? Who would get the first kill? Bets on who would win? MaritimeTR ☆ DotA 2 & SFM Animations ☆ brings us this unlikely mash-up of Valve games, and the results are pretty funny. P.S. NyxNyxNyxNyxNyxNyxNyxNyx Dota 2 Nyx Assassin Voice [MaritimeTR ☆…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
As Long As JRPGs Like This Keep Coming West, My PS3 Stays Connected
Today Tecmo Koei announced that Gust’s Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star, a prequel to the amazing Ar Tonelico series, is coming to North American PlayStation 3 consoles on September 23. Games like this are the reason my PS3 is the only console hooked up right now. Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
Deals: The New Samsung 850 Pro SSDs, Everything 4K, PC Pre-Orders
Samsung’s 840 Pro SSDs have long set the high water mark for consumer SSD performance, and now it’s getting a sequel. The 850 Pro promises read speeds of up to 550 MB/s, and write speeds of 520MB/s, and you can preorder yours at a discount right now on Newegg. [Preorder Samsung 850 Pro SSD] If…
By Shane Roberts Published July 1, 2014 -
CultureCan You Tell Generic Cereal From The Real Thing?
“It’s the same exact thing, only it comes in a bag” my father used to tell me about generic versions of popular breakfast cereals. Was he a rotten liar? This blind taste test proves him right. Or possibly wrong. Some of them feature different shapes. Others carry distinctly different textures. Light coming through a plastic…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best Games of 2014 So Far
So far, 2014 has felt like a year of surprises. Some of them have been good while others—like the growing crop of games that have been pushed to next year—are bummers. But, there’ve been standouts among the games that have come out. Let’s talk about them, shall we? This has been the year where the…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 1, 2014