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In this Arcade Game, You Battle Zombie… Schoolgirls
It’s schoolgirls in sailor suits. Make that zombie schoolgirls in sailor suits. Oh, did I mention there’s dancing, too? There is. Namco Bandai’s newest arcade game is called Sailor Zombie: AKB48 Arcade Edition and stars Japan’s biggest girl group AKB48. Gpara reports that the game features seven members, including Yuko Oshima, Mayu Watanabe, and Yuki…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 7, 2014 - Culture
How To Dress A Badass Barbarian
Kaija Rudkiewicz is a senior concept artist at Crytek, where she most recently worked on Xbox One launch title Ryse. For a game that was a bit ho-hum, it’s sure produced its share of amazingart. Most of the images you’ll see here are character pieces, exploring stuff like outfits, colour options and accessories. All fantastic…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The 2014 DICE Awards, Right Here
Hey, the 2014 DICE Awards are on! Right now! And you can watch them right here! Unlike certain other shows, these are a real awards show, the categories voted on by games industry pros. So you may not be as bemused/upset by them as you might otherwise be. Watch live video from DICE on www.twitch.tv
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Those Facebook “Look Back” Movies Were Actually Telling The Truth
Earlier in the week, you were no doubt buried under people sharing their Facebook “Look Back” videos, which were a robot’s attempt to sum up that person’s history on the service. Here’s what one of those videos would look like if it actually got that right Actually, that’s a little unfair. Mine was a cascade…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Petition To Change The US National Anthem To…Guile’s Theme
OK, take your usual cynicism for online petitions and give it a rest for a day. Here’s something we can all get behind, even if you’re like me and not even an American. A petitionhas begun on the White House site to change the American national anthem to Guile’s Theme. Unlike most internet petitions, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Why Can’t We Ever Just Play As A Kid, Having Fun?
Video games are always so serious. You’re almost always playing a grown-up (or at least a teen), out to save the world, kill things and scowl a lot. Why can’t video games be more like the games we play outside as kids and just be, well, fun? That’s all I can think of watching this…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedFake Zombies Terrorize New York Pedestrians
At this point, we all spend most of our time bracing for a zombie attack anyway… might as well see what happens when people actually experience one. The latest NYC-based “adverprank” (term per Chris Person) is in service of AMC’s The Walking Dead, which returns to finish out its latest season this weekend. Important question…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
App Store Madness Continues As New Terrible Game Tops Charts
While some are still trying to come to terms with just how Flappy Bird got to the top of the App Store charts, another game has come along that will make you wonder just what the hell is going on. Right now, the #2 paid app (#1 paid game) on Apple’s App Store is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedHuman My Little Ponies Are Slightly More Tolerable In Anime Form
Not enjoying Equestria Girls, the Hasbro animated movie in which My Little Pony characters take on human form, YouTube animator Galaxyart got some friends together and magically made this impressive anime take on the hooves-to-hands motif. The art is original, if inspired by popular anime. The designs are fresh and certainly nowhere near as creepy…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedYep, That Looks Like A Feature-Length Minecraft Movie [UPDATE]
Fan films come and go, but making a feature-length Minecraft movie? That’s taking fandom to a whole new level. Enter Birth of Man, the Minecraft fan-film from Rocket Jump co-creator Brandon Laatsch. So far, only the trailer and a Kickstarter exist (the goal is $600,000), but I would not put it past the internet to…
By Chris Person Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe LEGO Movie Builds A Beating Human Heart From Plastic Bricks
I was not prepared for The LEGO Movie. No really, I was not prepared at all. After months of playing the wondrous trailers over and over again, I was so excited about catching an early showing of the film this past weekend in Atlanta that I could barely even dress myself. It’s a miracle they…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2014 - Culture
The Internet Reacts To The New Sonic
Didya hear? Sonic and his friends are getting a facelift—and being that he’s one the most iconic video game characters out there, people have reacted strongly to his new look. As you might expect, there’s a lot of poking fun at Sonic—most people seem baffled or amused by the new designs. Here’s a selection of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Heart-Monitoring Horror Game That Gets Tougher As You Get Scared
Horror games can be scary enough on their own—do we really need one that measures our heart rate and gets harder as we get more scared? Maybe we do. Maybe. We. Do. That’s the concept behind Nevermind, a game that’s already garnered a bunch of positive buzz due to its intriguing prototype and is now…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Activision is shifting Call of Duty development to a three-year cycle; this year belongs to Sledgehammer Games. Activision announced the shift during its 4th quarter 2013 financial call this afternoon, says the extended cycle would allow developers to focus on development and downloadable content creation.
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Xbox 360 version of Titanfall has gotten a slight delay. The Xbox One and PC versions will still be out in North America on March 11, but the Xbox 360 release has been pushed to March 25 to give developer Bluepoint “time to put the finishing touches on the game,” according to publisher EA
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 6, 2014
