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UncategorizedSteve’s Top Ten Games Of 2013
In the last 24 hours of the year, I finally got around to making my top ten list for 2013. As a special bonus, I’m including my list of shame for everything I didn’t get around to this year. Yes, since I’m technically a video editor, I decided to do my top ten as a…
By Steve Marinconz Published December 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedLet’s Take A Look Back At This, The Year of Luigi
Time passes, things change and all good things must come to an end. So too must it end for this, the Year of Luigi. Sure, Reggie and Iwata have said that the Year of Luigi will extend into 2014, but don’t listen to them. Bargaining is one of thestages of grief, and they are surely…
By Chris Person Published December 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Fighting Games Community Raising Money for Colleague Who Died Suddenly [Updated]
A well liked member of the fighting game community died two days before Christmas. His colleagues are paying tribute and holding a fund raiser to help his grandmother pay for funeral costs. Nelson Reyes, 28, better known as EMP_Remix (above at left), died on Dec. 23. His passing was confirmed by his sponsor, Empire Arcadia.…
By Owen Good Published December 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Suddenly, Mewtwo is the Most Badass Pokémon of All
That is one spectacular, buffed up Mewtwo sculpture, like something out of the XCOM games, or a live action Pokémon movie—not one of the cartoony monsters from a Nintendo game. It is the work of 3D artist Sam Yang, who seems to like the idea of combining mecha with Pokémon very much. Pokemon Sculpt: Realistic…
By Gergo Vas Published December 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedWorld of Tanks Wishes Happy 2014 With A Lovely YouTube Mini-Game
Turn on the notifications on the video (for once), choose a tank, and march through the various World of Tanks YouTube videos to reach Wargaming.net’s shiny Christmas Tree and their presents. It’s not that easy to get there on the first try. The snowy forest is full of enemy tanks, obstacles, and there’s also a…
By Gergo Vas Published December 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Yup, This Is Still The World’s Most Attractive Racing Game
At this point, I’m convinced that Project CARS isn’t actually a racing game. It’s a playable art installation that lets you take pretty pictures of cars. And things other than cars. I mean, shit, look at this: It’s grass. From a racing game. I’m looking at grass from the side of the road from a…
By András Neltz Published December 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedTourists Face Off Against Museum Guards in a Great-Looking Party Game
It’s an epic duel of wits between the curious photographer and the protective museum guard, decided using camera flashbangs and banana peels. No Photos, Please! popped up recently on Steam’s Greenlight, promising an entertaining party game with local (and planned online) two-player multiplayer. It’s a stealth game taking place in a museum, basically. Take a…
By András Neltz Published December 31, 2013 - Reviews
The Best Way to End My Year is With a Bloody Tony Stark
While 2013 has been a pretty awesome year for movies and video games, on a personal level, it’s been pretty crappy. What better way to send if off than with the latest beat up bundle of awesome from Hot Toys. Straight out of last summer’s blockbuster, Iron Man 3, is the un-suited Tony Starkin his…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedOur primary goal was to [recreate the experience of playing Diablo 2 online], rather than to make a game that everyone in the world could play. Grinding Gear Games CEO Chris Wilson, answering a fan question about the complex and somewhat casual gamer-unfriendly systems behind Path of Exile. Give a listen above.
By András Neltz Published December 31, 2013 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Biggest Gaming Phenomenon of 2013
Without a doubt, the biggest gaming phenomenon of Japan this year involved the game which had anime girls as battleships. It’s too bad that most people outside of Japan can’t play it. When I firstwrote about Kantai Collection (艦隊これくしょん) – aka Kan Colle (艦これ) – it was back in July and the game was proudly…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe World’s Biggest RC Helicopter Could Carry A Kid. Or Cat.
This is the second model of a giant remote-controlled Cobra attack helicopter, built by enthusiast Josef Schmirl. The previous one was 11.5 feet long, and weighed 52 pounds. This one is bigger The animatronic pilots are the best. Worlds largest RC Heli – New!!! Version RED BULL Cobra [YouTube, via Laughing Squid]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Who Do I Have To Kill For This Famicom Nintendo 3DS?
I have a weakness for the Famicom colour scheme. That bold crimson, the slightly tacky gold, it’s an 80s Chinese restaurant, bad hotel lobby and classic Nintendo console, all rolled into two tones. And that’s just seeing the shades on the internet! Put them on a 3DS – like James Montagna has done here –…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2013 - Culture
Happy New Year…For The Emperor!
Adrian Smith is a veteran artist who’s had the privelege to work not just for Games Workshop – on stuff like Warhammer 40K – but in video games as well, for companies like THQ, EA, Ubisoft and Blizzard. If you like fantasy or sci-fi art, where there are dudes killing other dudes – and I’m…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Kinect Can Turn You Into A Tiny Action Figure
A company called Shapify is, through the magic of Kinect and 3D printing, allowing Microsoft’s peripheral to serve as your gateway to tiny narcissistic action figures. You’ll need a Kinect, a PC and Shapify’s software. With all that, the camera can take a complete 3D image of you – in a pose, if necessary –…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2013 - Uncategorized
You Can Buy Lemonparty For $450,000
If you’ve got a spare $450,000 lying around, and a penchant for ancient internet jokes, you could be the proud owner of Lemonparty’s still active, still-NSFW domain. The site’s owner is a Mr. Eric Johnson, who The Daily Dot perfectly describeas “a purposefully vague twenty-something freelance Web marketer who started buying strange URLs after he…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2013 - Uncategorized
Hackers Claim Takedown Of Battle.net, League Of Legends, EA [UPDATE]
A group of hackers going by the name DERP has launched DDoSattacks on a number of big games and websites today, bringing a number of them down, including the homepage of Electronic Arts. The attacks have been focused on a single gamer – Phantoml0rd– and have been systematically trying to crash all of the games…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2013 - Uncategorized
Microsoft’s Games with Gold program goes all Square Enix-y in January with Sleeping Dogs and Lara Croft. Xbox 360 gamers with a Gold Xbox Live subscription will be able to download Sleeping Dogs for free January 1 through 15, with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light free from January 16 to the 31.
By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2013
