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UncategorizedA Computer Program Made A Game By Itself. Well, That’s Unsettling.
“This is a game about a disgruntled child.” Okay computer, I’ll just start working on my underground bunker now, don’t mind me. ANGELINA is a computer program that designs games. It (she?) was designed by Mike Cook, as part of his research into destroying humanity how computers can design games that humans wouldn’t think of…
By Steve Marinconz Published January 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Latest Entry In The Pantheon Of Mining Games Has Wallrunning Robots
Minecraft, Super Motherload, Dig Dug, they all give you that nice feeling of getting something done as you dig through the earth. This one has platforming and adorable steampunk robots, so it might be a winner. Steamworld Dig has already gotten praised on the 3DS, but now it’s finally on PC so us non-handheld owners…
By Steve Marinconz Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Identifies Malware Targeting World of Warcraft Players
Blizzard has identified a fake version of World of Warcraft‘s Curse Client add-on manager that secretly installs “trojan” malware onto users’ computers, stealing account information and passwords. The malware has been downloaded by players Googling the client and inadvertently clicking on an unofficial link, which takes them to a malware download site designed to look…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 3, 2014 - Culture
The Mesmerizing Birth Of A Snack Classic
I cannot stop watching this. Can you guess what is? It’s not Pop-Tarts, as Redditor BigMurph26 suggests. Nor is it Uncrustables, as put forth by commenters in the Reddit thread — there’s no peanut butter in these. Do you hear that? That’s the sounds of criminals all over the world dropping what they were doing,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Dark Horse Comics is Losing the Star Wars License
Should have seen this coming. Ending a relationship more than two decades old, Disney has informed Dark Horse the Star Wars license will go to Disney-owned Marvel Comics in 2015. Or should I say “return to Disney-owned Marvel Comics”, the original publisher Dark Horse took over the license from in 1991. Disney purchasedMarvel Comics in…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedAnd Here’s Why The Average Person Shouldn’t Try Parkour
Characters like Ezio in Assassin’s Creed make parkour seem so easy—you’re literally just a couple of button presses away from doing some cool move or trick. It’s not so easy in real life, of course. The fact that the average person would probably mess themselves up trying advanced parkour moves is not surprising, but it’s…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Humble Weekly Sale, High-End TVs, Link Between Worlds [Deals]
The new Humble Weekly Sale is on, asking you to pay what you want for Samorost 2, Machinarium, Lume, and Windosill. Pay $6 or more, and you’ll also get Shelter and Botanicula. A portion of your payment goes to charity, so get to it! Humble Weekly Sale If you want to seriously upgrade your living…
By Shep McAllister Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
How The Number Of Cosmetics Items In Team Fortress 2 Doubled In 2013
Team Fortress 2 is primarly a hat simulator with FPS elements, and not the other way round. If you ever wondered how frequently new cosmetic items—anything that has no effect on gameplay—were added to the game, we have just the source. -Josh, a curious user on the game’s subreddit, complied a detailed graph of all…
By Gergo Vas Published January 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat Happens When Real-Life Sports Glitch Out On You
It might not be as wacky as the virtual world of sports glitches, but it’s certainly just as facepalm and chuckle-worthy. Presented above are the ten worst plays/moves/mess ups as gathered and commented over by ESPN. via Tastefully Offensive To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find her on Twitter at…
By Tina Amini Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Our Bravely Default Isn’t As Young And Undressed As Japan’s
An image that’s been circulating since early last month when Square Enix’s Bravely Default came out for European 3DS demonstrates how Japan’s nearly naked 15-year-olds become Europe’s slightly more sensibly dressed 18-year-olds. Reader eiffel65 sent in a link to the image above, which shows the Japanese version of Square Enix’s role-playing game on the right,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: The Characters We Might See In The New Smash Bros. – by GiantBoyDetective | A Satirical Note To Games Critics – by March Naylor | Fate/Stay Night: Review Of A Visual Novel – by Rockmandash Don’t forget that you can always go join the…
By Tina Amini Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sony Patent Aims To Add New Challenges To Emulated Classics
Streaming emulated classics to a video game console from the cloud is neat. Adding new challenges not present in those streaming classics? That’s awesome. It’s also the idea behind a recently revealed patent filed by Sony. Originally filed in late June of 2012, just as Sony was purchasing streaming game technology company Gaikai, the “Suspending…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2014 - Esports
If League of Legends Champions Were Cartoon Characters
Here’s a messy, stinky Twitch, ready to ruin a League of Legends pool party. Concept artist and character designer Genevieve Tsai played with the idea giving her favorite League champions cartoony looks and personalities. And they’d look pretty neat after the Disney Afternoon surgery. Here’s Warwick, Soraka, Vi, Caitlyn, Blitzcrank and a superb image featuring…
By Gergo Vas Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
All Pokémon And Their Mega Evolutions, To Scale
Wailord steals the show on Ray Ray’s montage from DeviantART, showing every single Pokémon and Mega Pokémon next to each other, drawn to scale. Here’s theoriginal, larger version of the image, where you can easily see that Gen VI Pokémon are simply just tiny compared to the earlier Gen I and Gen II ones. DOTBstudios…
By Gergo Vas Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Classic Fallout Games Pulled from Online Stores, Will Return Soon
It’s—you guessed it—a legal issue. It all started with a news post on Good Old Games, which announced the removal of Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics from the site’s catalog. Shortly after, the trio of post-apocalyptic RPGs was “removed” (the actual pages stayed, with only the buy links being deactivated) from Steam as well. While…
By András Neltz Published January 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedYouTuber: American Internet “Cannot Handle” Digital Distribution
In his latest video, boogie2988 tackles the issue of digital distribution becoming more and more prevalent in a world where fast, unlimited internet access is still far from being the norm. “American internet is simply not ready for a digital distribution system.” he said. “It simply cannot handle it.” Bringing up an example of one…
By András Neltz Published January 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Dead or Alive Creator’s Next Game “80% Done,” Arrives This Year
Late last month, Tomonobu Itagaki of Valhalla Game Studios revealed his new year’s resolution for 2014: “finish Devil’s Third” According to a recent interview, this may have been more than just a vague promise. During their end-of-year developer talk, 4Gamer had a chance to speak with Itagaki about his upcoming third-person shooter. Devil’s Third, he…
By András Neltz Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oh, It’s Just Every Flagpole From Super Mario Bros.
“There’s always a man, always a flagpole, always a Princess…” Gif artist Brother Brain combines every staircase and flagpole from the original Super Mario Bros. Hypnotic. Mario [Brother Brain]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pair Claim To Have Attacked Steam’s Servers
Just as one group is claimingto have brought down many of EA’s servers, another is boasting of having taken down much of Valve’s mighty Steam network. A pairof Twitterusers are claiming to be behind a series of DDoS attacks that, if they’re the actual cause of disruption, have rendered Steam’s marketplace and community services patchy…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014