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‘Worst’ PS4 Game Is Getting Rebuilt From Scratch
Normally, if a new release is lacking in some way—be it in terms of quality or because of bugs—the developers will simply patch the game. But in this case, the situation is so grim that the developers are starting over and redoing everything. Basement Crawl is a Bomberman-like horror game that is rated so poorly…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 23, 2014 -
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Could’ve Been Much Harder. In a lengthy and fascinating post-mortem, designer Peter Howell goes over the game’s design process, noting many areas where developers The Chinese Room differed from series creators Frictional Games It’s a great read, check it out.
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 23, 2014 -
A Machine For Pigs Designer Regrets Giving The Game To PewDiePie
Game commentator PewDiePie has 27 million subscribers on Youtube and almost 3 million Youtube subscribers. But one designer on Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs laments giving him an advanced copy of the game to promote: Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs received a largely positive review from Kotaku (I found it tedious and forgettable), but managed…
By John Struan Published May 23, 2014 -
The Live-Action Street Fighter Series Is Out. Watch It Here.
It’s been almost two years since the live-action web series Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist was first announced. Today, you can watch all the episodes online. The whole thing is on Machinima‘s YouTube channel, or you can watch it all right here, if you’d prefer. Here are all the episodes, in order:
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 23, 2014 -
Three Minutes Of New Gameplay From The Order: 1886
Sony just streamed a short preview of their upcoming steampunk shooter on Twitch. It sure looks impressive. In the clip above, you’ll get a sense of how some of the game’s weapons and environments look, as well as a taste of an early gunfight. The Order: 1866 is scheduled to hit PS4 later this year.
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2014 -
The Summer Of Old JRPGs
It’s time we try something different, folks. Something old This summer on Random Encounters, we’re going to go on an adventure through old-school role-playing games. Let’s call it The Summer of Old JRPGs Over the next few weeks and months, I’m going to go back and revisit some old favorites, from the iconic (Final Fantasy…
By Jason Schreier Published May 23, 2014 -
New Star Wars Space Combat Game Already Cancelled
Just revealed late last year, the free-to-play Star Wars: Attack Squadrons browser game has already been cancelled. The game’s beta was shut down today: On the game’s Facebook page, the response has been mixed. Some were pro shutdown: Had potential. But it was a let down from the get go. It’s space combat, we should’ve…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2014 -
Here Is Watch Dogs’ Map
Watch Dogs releases next week, but you don’t have to wait until then to see how big its digital version of Chicago is. Obviously, if you don’t want to be spoiled on this, you should probably stop reading now! The good folks over at PlayStation Access not only show us Watch Dog’s map in this…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 23, 2014 -
Try As I Might, I Can’t Convince My Friends To Get The Wii U
Ever since the new season of Game of Thrones started, I’ve gathered with a group of friends each Sunday night to play video games for a few hours before the new episode airs. We sometimes call it pre-gaming Game of Thrones, because we’re huge dorks. This past Sunday was different, however. We began planning for…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 23, 2014 -
Marvel Blu-ray Collection, Neo-Geo X, Even More Amazon App Credit
Today on Amazon, add ten Marvel Blu-rays to your collection for just $65. This set has been selling for $180 until now, and a few of the films also include a digital copy. [Marvel Bundle, $65] Amazon is giving away free digital copies of Injustice: Gods Among Us Issue 1. Even if you don’t own…
By Shep McAllister Published May 23, 2014 -
A History Of X-Men Time Travel, In One Chart
Here’s a thought: Maybe the reason homo sapiens hates and fears homo superior is because they’re always messing the spacetime continuum. Because, man, the X-Men sure do a whole lot of alternate reality time travel. How much? Take a look. Just in time for this weekend’s premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Derrick Sanskrit…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2014 -
Watch Evolve‘s New Playable Characters In Action
Yesterday I said that Evolve, one of my most anticipated titles this year, plays differently every time I get my hands on it. You can read all about why that is, but you can also just see it in action right here instead. Chris and I chat about our experiences in the video above, which…
By Tina Amini Published May 23, 2014 -
World War I Game Is… Pretty
Used to be that we’d get loads of war games based on World War II. Despite being an ugly conflict full of large-scale action and human drama, World War I never got as much consideration from video game creators. Valiant Hearts is going there, and it’s going to look damned pretty in doing so. We…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2014 -
World’s First Watch Dogs Review Comes From The Last Place You’d Expect
One of the most hyped, anticipated releases of the year. A talk show host who’s notoriously terrible at video games. Get the popcorn. Conan O’Brien’s latest Clueless Gamer segment tackles the hack-happy, open-world mayhem in Watch Dogs. But does he show us the power of Aiden Pierce’s mighty smartphone? Use clever code controlling to end…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2014
