How Did They Know I’m A Sucker For Space Strategy Games Starring Animals?

There are certain parts of the internet today that got very excited about Star Drive, an upcoming 4X space game. They’re excited because, a long time after the game was little but a twinkle in its developer’s eyes, it’s shaping up to be everything a nostalgic 90’s gamer/serious space nerd is looking for. Seeing as…

Shake That Ass, Marcus Fenix. Shake It Like There’s No Tomorrow.

This video is actually from all the way back in 2008, but was only just posted on the website of Epic Games. It was made by Tal Peleg, a fan whose skills with animation eventually landed him work in the games business, first on Dead Space 2 and now with Uncharted developers Naughty Dog. I…

The Incredible Art Of Maciej Kuciara, Who’s Worked On The Last Of Us, Cyberpunk & Crysis

Maciej Kuciara is one of the most talented concept artist on the planet. And you’re about to see just why. He’s worked for a number of high-profile companies and clients over the years, including stints at Crytek (Crysis series), CD Projekt (Cyberpunk), Blur (Halo 4’s launch trailer) and Naughty Dog (The Last of Us, for…

How To Solve Problems, If You Are Gandalf

Flowcharts sure can be helpful. They allow us to break down life’s challenges in a logical way. They can help us decide what to eat, or whether or not to ask our friends to give us a loan. And, if we’re a wizard in Middle Earth, they can help decide whether to call in the…

Beijing Is So Smoggy Right Now It Looks Like Blade Runner

Eric has compared the dangerous smog in Beijing to Silent Hill. Fair based on the pics available yesterday, sure, but new images show things look far worse, especially when the sun starts to go down. Unless you’re a Blade Runner fan. That image up top is not a still from Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic. Nor…

Is This Photographic Proof That DmC‘s Dante Has No Man-Parts?

I’ve been enjoying DmC: Devil May Cry, Ninja Theory’s reboot of Capcom’s violent, venerable dude-juggling series. Evan likes it, too I even like protagonist Dante’s total makeover as a brown-haired, sexy as eff guy, all swagger and sword-swinging. But could it be… (HARD-HITTING INDUSTRY NEWS ALERT)… that the dude has no penis? This video, posted…

Clearly, The Time Is Right For A Great Jurassic Park Game

Over the last couple of weeks, Jurassic Park has been just about everywhere. On websites. On social media. Beneath the earth, frozen in amber. We’ve all got Jurassic fever, and it’s been wonderful I blame Far Cry 3 for my own Jurassic fixation. That game’s lush island setting is just begging for some dinosaurs. And…

Check out a very cool chronicle of personal messages from developers, hidden in the code of classic games.

BioWare’s Handling Of A ‘Gay Planet’ In The Old Republic Isn’t All That Surprising

Months back, when Bioware came out with the news that finally, finally, a gay-romance option would be included in Mass Effect 3, something stood out to me. It was the way they explained why it was becoming an option: not as a political statement, but as a business decision of sorts. Players asked for it,…

Ninja Theory Has A Feisty Message For DmC Haters

Not everyone is a fan of Ninja Theory’s new take on Devil May Cry‘s cocksure antihero Dante. In fact, many longtime fans of the series are downright apoplectic. Ninja Theory doesn’t appear to have let that get to them, though. In fact, they use this early-game easter egg to thumb their nose at critics. Spoilers!…

This Battlefield 3 Player Narrowly Missed Being Blown The Heck Up. Dang.

Lucky, lucky. It’s not often you get to barely escape a death, nevermind see how your demise could have gone down. This Battlefield 3 player, YouTube user MrChult, got out of his vehicle at just the right time. That’s some Final Destination shit right there. Hopefully they did something worthwhile with that life! BF3 Best…

Spam: The Snacktaku Review

Lovely Spam. Wonderful Spam. Monty Python’s classic sketch cast Hormel’s combination of pork shoulder and ham meat as an inescapable food sensation. While nerd culture has made such a joke of Spam that it’s become synonymous with a flood of unwanted information, in many parts of the world the skit is more documentary than parody.…

The NRA’s New Shooting Game Is For Ages Four And Up

This is NRA: Practice Range. It’s a new iOS game released apparently by the fine folks at the National Rifle Association, who have graciously decided to make it both free and available to kids aged 4+ so that anyone, no matter how old they are, can practice using guns to shoot things. There are three…

Dishonored Dev Says That Games Don’t Create Violence, But They Don’t Prevent It Either

If you read a recent piece on video game violence, there’s a good chance that somewhere in that article, included is a screenshot of a Dishonored neck stab. Last year was the year of the neck stab, after all. Rock, Paper, Shotgun spoke with the developer that coded that move in-game—Joe Houston—and he had Opinions…

On Friday, Joe Biden Asked The Video Game Industry To Improve Its Image

On Friday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met at the White House with video game industry leaders and researchers to talk about school shootings, violent video games, and Blastman III Today we spoke to attendee Chris Ferguson, a professor at Texas A&M and a leading researcher on violent video games, in order to find out…

A Game About The Confusion And Difficulties That Come With Being Bisexual

Continuing the amazing list of personal games that touch on difficult subjects comes this Twine game called “What’s in a Name?” It’s about how someone learns they are bisexual, only to second-guess themselves because some folks in the LGBT community aren’t accepting of that sexuality. The idea is that you’re either straight, or you’re gay.…

How GameStop’s 500,000-Strong Wii U Wait List Number Became 320,000 Sales

Back in mid-November, just before the Wii U was released, mega gaming chain GameStop said they had some 500,000 people on a waiting list to get the Wii U. That sounded great. Last week, GameStop told investors that, through November and December, the mega chain sold 320,000 Wii U’s. Readers don’t need us to inform…

Report: 300 Director Is Working On A New Star Wars Film Based On Seven Samurai [UPDATE: Report Debunked]

Zack Snyder, the director of blockbusters like Watchmen and 300, is currently working on a new Star Wars film set outside of the upcoming trilogy, Vulture reports Update: Hollywood Reporter says Snyder’s agent has denied the Vulture report. Original story follows: Back in November, the Los Angeles Times reported that Man of Steel and 300…

The Makers of Total Annihilation and Dungeon Siege Want $1.1 Million From You For Wildman, An RTS RPG

The latest big-name-developer Kickstarter comes from Chris Taylor’s Gas Powered Games. They want to make Wildman and they need your money to do it. The video above explains the pitch For those who prefer to read, this is from their press release: Imagine a game where you control a single hero unit—the “Wildman”—in the middle…

Fight (Like A Cow) Through All Of Monkey Island‘s Swordfights Right In Your Browser

“My name is Guybrush Treepwood. Prepare to die!” Long have those words been immortalized in the minds of those who love video games. Anyone who played The Secret of Monkey Island heard them time and again as hapless wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood fought his way through the Melee Island nights. Fought, and lost, because he…