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Rock Simulator 2014 Will Bring EA, Activision To Their Knees
“For a long time, there has been one game missing from the market”, reads the introduction to my new favourite Steam Greenlight project. “A genuine rock simulator.” This simulator is a rock enthusiasts dream. You can watch beautiful rocks in any location in the world. From grass plains to salt flats, there are dozens of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 -
World Of Warcraft’s Humans Now Actually Look Like Humans
Blizzard is continuing the process of sprucing up the visuals of the ageing World of Warcraft, and the next race to have their facelift shown off are the humans. Who now look like Homo sapiens, rather than Homo neanderthalensis. As you’ll see, the basic shape and characteristics are almost the same. The new human is…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 -
Maybe Shorter Boss Fights Would Be Better Boss Fights
Since their inception, video game bosses have been all about challenge, action, endurance and repeated death. But what if there was a shorter, better way? The sad passing of Eli Wallach this week had me watching The Good, The Bad & The Ugly for the 1000th time last night, and the one scene that slapped…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 -
Internet Video Tests Your Endurance For Internet Videos
This three-minute video from College Humor dares you to sit still and watch it. All of it. Can you make it to the end? I made it, but it wasn’t easy. I have things to do, I kept thinking. There’s stuff happening. I should probably be looking someplace else right now. This is taking forever…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 25, 2014 -
The Witcher 3 Guys Promise They’ll Do DLC Right
Downloadable content (DLC) is often a sore subject, with some gamers feeling shortchanged by map and weapon packs that cost too much, DLC that was originally meant to be main game content, and things of the like. The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt doesn’t think it needs to be that way. They want to show…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 25, 2014 -
The Penguin Will Not Stop Punching Bruce Wayne
Oswald Cobblepot does not like Bruce Wayne. He’s gonna punch him! And then he’s gonna punch him again. And again, and again… The other day I was playing a little Batman: Arkham City to check something out for a thing I was writing. I started a new game, saw what I needed to see, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 25, 2014 -
This New Bar In San Francisco Will Feature Two Robots
The Long Now Foundation, which was founded to foster long-term thinking, recently opened a new bar in San Francisco called The Interval, and designed by Because We Can. The space features exotic drinks, an orrery, a library designed to help rebuild society in case of collapse, and soon…two functioning robots: The Wunderkammer is nestled under…
By John Struan Published June 25, 2014 -
What Nintendo’s E3 Would Have Been Like In Tomodachi Life
Last week in my review, I described Tomodachi Life as “a bizarre, alternate universe where everybody had giant heads and spoke in ghostly robotic warbles.” If that’s not weird enough as it is (and it’s already pretty weird), imagine a veritable chorus of Nintendo developers chirping and prancing about in Mii form to hawk their…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 25, 2014 -
Steam Sales Are Great For Counter-Strike Hackers
Everyone loves Steam sales. But wanna know who really loves Steam sales? Counter-Strike cheaters. Here’s why. PC Gamer reports that whenever Counter-Strike: Global Offensive goes on sale, cheaters take the opportunity to re-buy the game on new Steam accounts. Hackers do this so they can cheat on the new accounts, while keeping their “real” accounts—the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2014 -
Katmari Damacy + Mario = Katamario
Katamario by 8Bit-Artist via it8bit
By Steve Marinconz Published June 25, 2014 -
July’s Playstation Plus Line-up Brings The Fireworks
Sony recently announced changes to Playstation Plus, and on July 1st we’ll see those in effect for the first time. However you feel about the more defined game availability window, you’ll probably be pretty happy with July’s list of free games for members, which includes Towerfall: Ascension and Muramasa: Rebirth. [Playstation Blog] PS4 Towerfall: Ascension…
By Shane Roberts Published June 25, 2014 -
Heads Up, Bikers: A Master Chief Motorcycle Helmet Is On Its Way
Before he let himself go, Marlon Brando was pretty much the pinnacle of American masculinity. Too bad that Halo didn’t come out until a few months after the actor already finished his final role in the 2001 thriller The Score, then. Because you know what he could’ve used 48 years earlier on the set for…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 25, 2014 -
20 Years Later, There’s An Official Forrest Gump Video Game
If ever there was a movie that lent itself to the endless runner genre, it’s 1994’s Tom Hanks classic, Forrest Gump. And here we are, with Run Forrest Run. Currently available in the fertile app testing grounds of New Zealand:, Run Forrest Run is a free endless runner based on the running bits from the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2014 -
UFC Glitches, Narrated
Glitches in the newest UFC game are fun. But glitches in the newest UFC game accompanied by people pretending to be real MMA commentators? Those are hilarious. Because they’re so heavily centered on mimicking reality, sports games are never as entertaining as when they’re broken. And the stuff in this YouTube clip? They’re grade-A anomalies,…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 -
Skyrim Will Never Stop Getting Prettier
It’s 2014—almost three years after Skyrim’s original release. Despite its age, the game can still look damn incredible thanks to modders. Mods like RealVision ENB have been around for a while, but this one in particular actually got an update recently—along with this swanky new trailer. You can download the mod here, where you’ll also…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2014
