From The Last Of Us Through Dragons To A McDonalds Wasteland

Continuing a little tour I’ve been taking of the Naughty Dog artists responsible for The Last Of Us, and who I haven’t yet featured here on Fine Art, today we’re looking at the work of Nick Gindraux. Nick is a concept artist at Naughty Dog who, prior to his work on The Last Of Us,…

The Real Science Behind The Last Of Us’ Zombie Hordes

It’s no secret that the “infected” from Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us are based on the parasitic fungus known as Cordyceps. It even formed part of the game’s announcement. But hey, science, it can sometimes be a little dense. So thank Kyle Hill over at Scientific American for writing a beginner’s guide to not…

Here Are The Official “Best Of E3 2013” Nominees

The Game Critic Awards, of which some editors of this website (not me!) are judges, have announced their nominees for the 2013 Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 awards. These are the real deal; while individual sites can slap a ribbon or badge on anything they want, these nominees were settled on by a hivemind…

The Xbox One Controller Side-By-Side with the PS4 Controller

We’ve seen the Xbox One controller. We’ve seen the PS4 controller. Now, we see the Xbox One controller stacked up with the PS4 Controller. Well, what do you think? The PS4 controller looks kind of big in comparison to the Xbox One controller! The above image comes courtesy of website GameChup (via IB Times), but…

World Of Warcraft Accounts Are Getting Jacked, Yo

Blizzard has released a statement revealing that there’s been a “recent increase in unauthorized World of Warcraft account-logins”. These are coming in via Blizzard’s site and the WoW mobile armory app, leading Blizzard to temporarily suspend access to its auction house via the game’s mobile app. Affected account holders are being contacted by Blizzard and…

“What The F**k Kind Of Game Is Earthbound?”

The following is an excerpt from Earthbound, Ken Baumann’s upcoming book about Nintendo’s cult classic 1994 RPG. “I mean, you have to pray to beat an emotion!” Scott laughs. “Yeah.” “How did this game get made?” • It’s hard for me to reconcile EarthBound with any video games I’ve played since. Most games traffic in…

The people working on the Rise of the Triad reboot take the game’s 90s roots very seriously. They’ve already re-created the cover art, characters, and feel of Apogee’s cult classic, and they’re putting the same care into the soundtrack. This video diary details how they’re re-recording the classic tracks from the original game, and if…

From Molydeux To Molyneux: The Weirdo Game Jam Comes Home To Roost

You may recall Molyjam, a 2012 “game jam” that brought together amateur and professional game developers from around the world to make games based on the weird ideas espoused by the satirical Peter Molydeux Twitter account. That account, of course, was a joke version of the very real game designer Peter Molyneux. Yes, it was…

Broforce: you’re still a bro, and you’re still blowing s**t up…and that’s still awesome judging from this new development trailer. You canplay abrototype build here, and vote for it on Steam Greenlight here.

Returning To Alpha Protocol, The Spy Adventure That Survived

Time and again they’ve told me, “Dude, you should play Alpha Protocol!” And time and again, I’ve ignored them. Until now. For some reason, this past weekend I decided to really play the game. There’s a bit of a lull going on right now, with The Last of Us out of the way and, aside…

You Think This Moody First-Person Trailer Won’t Scare You. But It Will.

I watched and watched and thought “Well, this looks cool but nothing’s really happening.” But then something happened—exactly what I don’t know—and I jumped in my desk chair. Yup, Routine’s got me. It’s been almost a year since we last saw a glimpse of Lunar Software’s Routine, the sci-fi horror game that looks to eschew…

The Last of Us vs. The Walking Dead: The Comparison We Had To Make

There are no shortage of zombie games out there—but outstanding ones have come out in the last year. At first glance, aside from the zombies, these games might seem like they don’t have much in common. The Walking Dead is an adventure game about moral choices! The Last of Us is a cinematic survival horror…

“Alien Anal Probe” Gets Saints Row IV “Banned” In Australia

Yesterday news broke that Saints Row IV had been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board, and we’ve just received a copy of the report. According to a statement from the Classification Board the game was refused classification as a result of implied sexual violence. Now we can confirm that the report states the following……

Battlefield 4 Sure Has A Lot Of Graphics

There’s no denying that DICE’s Frostbite engine has consistently impressed over the years. Recently the developers posted a feature video to brag about all the amazing things their latest engine, Frostbite 3, can do with Battlefield 4. Let’s marvel at some of the highlights, destruction and all. Don’t forget to share your opinion on the…

Half-Life 2 Just Got All Messed Up, And People Are Freaking Out

Normally, when a game is updated and things break, it’s cause for concern. When a Valve game updates and things get weird, though, people get excited Ever since Portal 2 was announced via updates to Portal 1, people have paid extra close attention to any changes made to Valve games, and after a big one…

The Gainward Nvidia GTX 760, Benchmarked And Reviewed

Nvidia has continued to roll out the GeForce 700 series this week with the GTX 760 — the generation’s first truly mainstream product, with pricing well under that of the GTX Titan, 780 and even the 770, which at $400 stillcosts more than the average gamer is willing to spend. In other words, the GTX…

I Can’t Stop Watching These Cars Tumbling Down A Cliff

The beamNG guys—responsible for some really amazing-looking video game car crashes—demonstrate their physics engine in a new video. In this video, you’ll see three cars getting chewed up beyond recognition when dropped from a mountain. Realistically, of course. This is impressive, especially for an alpha build. Reminds me of the fun I had combining gravity…

A Game About A Pretty Princess Who Tends To Die Gruesomely

Here’s Hanako Games’ Long Live The Queen, which looks a lot like the Princess Maker games. In it, you guide a princess into queendom, balancing the various aspects of her personal and professional life, and try not to die horribly in the process. It’s been out for a little while now—you can play a free…

The Xbox One Vs. PS4 Headset War Begins

Last week, after Microsoft’s DRM reversal put it on more equal footing with the PlayStation 4, we took a fresh look at the differences between the two, but we missed one incredibly important feature — headsets. The PlayStation 4 comes with a mono headset. The Xbox One comes with none. If I could, there would…

What Made Titanfall So Impressive at E3

In the middle of E3 earlier this month, the creators of the new game Titanfall posed for a photo in front of a massive statue of one of the giant exo-skeletons—don’t call them mechs—featured in their game. “For me, that was the moment,” the team’s boss, Respawn Entertainment’s Vince Zampella, recently told Kotaku. He sounded…