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UncategorizedThese Computer Graphics Are So Incredible, It’s Kind Of Creepy
Speaking at the GPU Technology Conference in California this week, hardware company NVIDIA talked about their much-vaunted Titan graphics card, and showed off what they can do with it. The whole video is interesting, but the best part is virtual Ira, who you can see above. Terrifying/awesome/creepy/impressive.
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2013 -
UncategorizedWhy Do People Love To Draw Dicks in Games? An Investigative Report.
On November 6, 2012 a profoundly simple game called Curiosity was officially launched on iPhones, inviting people to chisel away at a massive cube composed of millions of blocks. Players from around the world started poking at the cube. There was a stupendous prize inside that would take players, working in unison, ages to unlock.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 21, 2013 -
UncategorizedWhen I Imagine Cyberpunk-Style Hack Battles, This is What I See
Since the early days of the Cyberpunk pen-and-paper role-playing setting, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of highly-skilled computer hackers roaming the plains of cyberspace looking for a fight; digital cowboys with their fingers twitching inches away from their plastic 101-shooters. The realization that real hackers are just normal people tapping away at standard keyboards…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy‘s Lightning Doesn’t Like Sand. It’s Coarse and Rough and Irritating.
Also there are sand dragon things, which are not soft and smooth. The latest batch of screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII Sequel Two: I Guess You Guys Wanted to Play as Lightning shows off the Dead Dunes, a land of dunes and deadness in the world of Nova Chrysalia. Sand is pretty great. It’s easy…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2013 -
UncategorizedNew Trailer Shows What Kingdom Hearts Looks Like In HD
Square Enix says the name for this game is Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, but I’m not going to call it that. Let’s stick with… Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Here’s the official PAX trailer for Kingdom Hearts 1.5, an HD remake of the first Kingdom Hearts that also includes Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, cinematic scenes…
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2013 -
UncategorizedI Would Cry Real Tears Of Joy If I Could Ride This Minecraft Beetlejuice Roller Coaster
Wow. This thing is elaborate! (Word of warning, if you don’t like dubstep or anything like it, you should just mute the video now. I personally like the song just fine.) According to YouTuber nuropsych1, it took their team roughly two months on the Xbox 360’s creative mode to create this beast. It would probably…
By Tina Amini Published March 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
This Real-Life World of Warcraft Quest Changed Two People’s Lives Forever
World of Warcraft player Alex found a really creative way to present an engagement ring to his girlfriend Clara, who also plays the game: A quest chain, which includes some romantic real-life activities. All he needed was a papercraft template for a chest, a site where he could make custom WoW tooltips, and of course…
By Gergo Vas Published March 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
Unfinished Swan creator Giant Sparrow has announced a new game. Its page is titled “Edith Finch,” and features a mirror.
András Neltz Published March 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
This Battlefield 4 teaser site is kinda neat. Scrubby scrubby. There’s a promise of a gameplay reveal on March 27, too.
András Neltz Published March 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
The People Behind XCOM and Civilization are Bringing Something Spooky to iOS
The folks at Firaxis are responsible for some of the best strategy games ever made, so when they promise a deep, competitive, free-to-play strategy game for iOS in this spring’s Haunted Hollow, it’s a good time to be an iDevice owner. In Haunted Hollow, players construct elaborate mansions that spawn all sorts of nasty horror…
By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2013 -
Uncategorized3D Realms’ superb Duke Nukem 3D is now on Steam, along with three expansions and some extras, as the “Megaton” pack.
András Neltz Published March 21, 2013 -
Kotaku EastTake A Look At Soul Sacrifice In Action
Soul Sacrifice is the latest game from the mind of Mega Man creator, Keiji Inafune. The game is scheduled to hit stores in North America on April 30th, and in Europe on May 1st, giving people living in those areas a month to wait. However, for those of us fortunate enough to live in Japan…
By Toshi Nakamura Published March 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
This Tweet from Hideo Kojima seems to be about lens flare, but the folks at NeoGAF see a Phantom Pain reference. Do you?
András Neltz Published March 21, 2013 - Kotaku East
Japanese Photobombs Get Creepy and Spooky. Even with Cats.
In Japanese, “shinrei shashin” (心霊写真) means “spirit or ghost photography”. It’s usually accidental, and some people think it’s real. Others don’t. This notion isn’t only Japanese and exists pretty much wherever there are cameras. Oh, and dead people. Often these pics end up being creepy photobombs, with unsettling images discovered in the background. You know,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2013 - Uncategorized
“It’s coming,” boasts a Sony UK Facebook post. I’m not entirely sure what “it” is. What do you think?
András Neltz Published March 21, 2013