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Indivisible Is An Amazing Action RPG, And It’s Still Only A Prototype
With gorgeous art and animation, gameplay that’s a one part Metroid, one part Valkyrie Profile and music by a legendary Japanese composer, the prototype for Lab Zero’s Indivisible is more exciting than many fully-developed games. The makers of Skullgirls, the little indie 2D fighting game that could, turn their animation prowess and the power of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2015 -
Modder Adds Resident Evil‘s Original, Awful Voice Acting Into Remake
When the Resident Evil remake was re-released earlier this year, one modder had a specific change in mind: bring back the cringeworthy voice acting. In January, they’d only worked in a few scenes, but that’s changed in the months since. Now, the whole game has terrible voice acting! “It took me a long time to…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 20, 2015 -
Life Is Strange’s Last Episode Turns It Into a Horrible Nightmare
Things get pretty messed up the closing chapter of the Life is Strange saga. At times, Polarized can even feel like a straight-up horror game—which is new! Some episode 5 spoilers follow. From the get-go, things get disturbing in episode 5. Max is captured by Mr. Jefferson, she’s drugged, she needs to find a way…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 20, 2015 -
The Best Version of Lois Lane Doesn’t Have Time for Superman’s Bullshit
Lois Lane has other stuff to do. And, honestly, Superman should be fighting Brainiac or something, right? Cartoonist Kate Beaton has a point. Lots of them, actually. Kate Beaton’s been making people laugh on the internet for years now with her Hark! A Vagrant webcomic. In the new Step Aside, Pops!collection, readers can experience Beaton’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 20, 2015 -
The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny
In the summer of 2013, months before they were supposed to ship their next video game, the game developers at Bungie went into panic mode. The storied studio, best known for creating the multi-million-selling Halo series, had spent the previous three years working on something they hoped would be revolutionary. Destiny, as they called it,…
By Jason Schreier Published October 20, 2015 -
Dragon Ball‘s Broly Wreaks Havoc In A Superb Stop-Motion Film
Must have been hard to do stop-motion with a huge figure like SH Figuarts’ Broly from Dragon Ball, but it wasn’t an issue for YouTuber counter656 Broly’s fighting with a Super Saiyan Goku and some… Gundam robots (they’re very good cannon fodder). To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published October 20, 2015 -
The NBA’s Tallest Player Is 30 Feet Tall, Crushes Fans
John John is, at 30-feet, the tallest man in the history of the NBA. Jimmy, at 1-foot, is the shortest. They’re…not your average NBA2k16 players. These two clips by GamingWithOva show what happens when you push the game’s engine to its limits. Mostly, it can cope, but some things—like arms—don’t quite make it. John John’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2015 -
Happy 20th Birthday to Terranigma, the SNES RPG America Missed Out On
On October 20, 1995, Enix released Quintet’s Tenchi Sōzō, a spiritual followup to their earlier ARPG Gaia Gensōki, or Illusion of Gaia, in Japan. Nintendo localized and published the game as Terranigma in Europe and Australia—but unlike Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma never officially made it to North America. Terranigma was, at its core, a dungeon-crawling…
By András Neltz Published October 20, 2015 -
Konami Denies Hideo Kojima Has Left, Says He’s ‘On Vacation’
Earlier today, The New Yorker published a story reporting that Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima parted ways with Konami earlier this month. The Tokyo based game company is denying this report, saying that Hideo Kojima is still an employee and is currently “on vacation.” Update 7:32am – The author of The New Yorker piece,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2015 -
Fans Create The Ultimate Star Wars Tabletop Game
There are two very good Star Wars tabletop games out there right now. One set in space, one set on the ground. This custom scenario combines the two, and looks like the 2-1B’s knees. Made by Beasts of War, it takes the core set of rules from X-Wing and applies it to the atmosphere of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2015 -
How One Player Unlocked One of the PS4’s Hardest Trophies
In the weeks since Super Meat Boy has been on PS4 and Vita, only four people have picked up the platinum trophy. That list might not get much longer, given how difficult it is. Why? You have to beat every world in the game without dying. Only 0.8% did this on Steam, a world where…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 19, 2015 -
Five Reasons You Should Be Reading Spider-Gwen
There are lots of Spider-people in Marvel Comics nowadays but only one of them has the distinction of being the parallel universe version of Peter Parker’s long-dead girlfriend. Making an alt-Gwen into a superhero is a good twist but it’s not the sole reason that readers should check out her adventures. Gwen Stacy actually fights…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2015 -
Report: Hideo Kojima Has Left Konami
According to The New Yorker, Hideo Kojima’s last day at Konami was Friday, October 9. Kojima’s farewell party was reportedly a “cheerful but also emotional goodbye.” The publication says Kojima’s non-compete extends to sometime in December. For more details on what went down, you should read the piece.
By Patrick Klepek Published October 19, 2015 -
Destiny Players Somehow Two-Man The Final Raid Boss
Over the weekend, two Destiny players beat Oryx, the final boss of the King’s Fall raid, without any backup. Yes, two The feat was pulled off by CommanderCuesta of The Legend Himself clan, along with his teammate A Death Card. If you’ve played the King’s Fall raid, I highly recommend watching. It is ridiculous. Check…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 19, 2015 -
When Video Games Defy ‘Gamer Logic’
Lots of video games strive to look like the real world, but they still follow their own distinct rules. Every person and thing has been designed specifically for you, the player. So it can be pretty jarring—and cool—when a game throws that out the window. Generally speaking, if a video-game character asks you to do…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 19, 2015 -
I Hope This Theory About Life Is Strange‘s Last Episode Is Wrong
In less than 24 hours, we’ll finally know how Life Is Strange ends, but I’m worried I already know what trick the developers are going to pull in the finale. The second a new Life Is Strange episode is released, I’m scrambling to hit play. Flaws ‘n all, I’ve come to genuinely enjoy the quirky…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 19, 2015
