Legendary Game Creator Attacked on Twitter over Fukushima Peaches

Earthbound designer Shigesato Itoi sent out a fairly simple tweet: “If you go to Fukushima, you can buy peaches like this.” The remarks were accompanied by the above photo. Online, some people got pissed. Besides Earthbound, Itoi also voiced the father in My Neighbor Totoro. He’s primarily a copywriter and an author, but has appeared…

A Cat That Will Live Forever Inside A Video Game

Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen’s cat Guppy recently passed away. He’s understandably heartbroken. An item in Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, however, will ensure that Guppy’s small furry legacy lives on. McMillen wrote candidly about his dearly departed pet, and I’ll just quote that here. I’d only butcher his wonderful words otherwise: “Guppy was our…

“There’s no mention of benefits or wages; nothing about crunch time, that specter haunting the industry; nothing about the sort of material, tangible things that make a difference in how one is employed”. This Paste story on a Blizzard recruitment video says a lot about the games industry in general.

Call Of Duty Vs Minecraft Sure Is… Something

Live-action Call of Duty vs Minecraft? In Korean? Yeah, OK. Sure. Why the hell not? Let’s do this. It’s not, like, the greatest thing I’ve ever seen, but this video is pretty slickly put together—verging more into low-budget film-making territory than hobbyist schlock cinema. The choreography is stylish, the effects are refreshingly un-horrible, and the…

Like music in video games? Check out Beep, an in-production documentary about the history of video game sound. The filmmakers are currently raising money on Kickstarter, and the project sounds pretty cool. More info here

Microsoft Digs Up The Corpse Of Age Of Empires

And the grave wasn’t even cold yet! I figured last month that it was “tough seeing where Microsoft will find the will (or developers) to try making another game using the [Age of Empires] brand any time soon”. Silly me, limiting my considerations to actual Age of Empires games. I totally overlooked the potential for…

Please, Blizzard, Make Another Warcraft RTS

Blizzard gave Warcraft fans one hell of a nostalgia trip earlier this month when it debuted the cinematic trailer for Warlords of Draenor. But much like the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion that Blizzard was teasing, the video only took gamers so far down memory lane: At a certain point, a reality check was inevitable.…

Naughty Dog animator Tal Peleg has written an interesting behind-the-scenes piece about how he made that great Dante’s Inferno short film. You can check it out here

Disabled Gamer Talks About How Twitch Saved His Life

Ken Worrall plays Diablo, World of Warcraft and Starcraft on Twitch under the name NoHandsKen. It means a whole lot to him, because as a result of an accident 20 years ago, Ken has Tetraplegia. Ken’s is a very inspirational story, and one that reminds us that at its best, gaming can give people a…

Why Amazon Bought Twitch

Highlight Reel: Highway To The Danger Zone

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, a Battlefield moment reminiscent of Archer, a Watch Dogs race straight out of Mario Kart, and more! Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be…

You Can Pull Off Han Solo Stunts In Elite: Dangerous

Kirk “two weeks as a space commander” Hamilton has nothing on this person. The stuff they come up with thanks to all of Elite: Dangerous‘ cool details is totally nuts. Seriously, this is like something out of a great sci-fi movie. The video’s a bit long, so here’s a quick summary of the nougaty, completely…