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Maybe It’s Not That Easy To Make A Flappy Bird Clone
Epic Games just released a new tech demo of sorts for Unreal Engine 4. There’s something different about this compared to the usualvisual splendor of most of Epic’s Unreal showcases, however. Something much more…flappy. That’s right: Epic Games, the studio behind juggernaut titles like Gears of War and Unreal made a Flappy Bird clone. It’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 22, 2014 -
New Rap Video Is Full Of Old Video Game References
There’s Donkey Kong in this video. Zaxxon. Kuribo’s shoe. And is that a Castlevania reference? Check out bay area rapper Vocab Slick’s new video, “Somethin’ Slick'” and see how many nods to classic video games you can recognize. This is the explicit version of the song, mind you, so put on headphones in case anyone…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 22, 2014 -
Meet The Man Who Keeps Making Up Fallout 4 Rumors
There’s this interesting Bethesda memo floating around. Maybe you’ve seen it on a fan-run gaming site or your favorite message board. It’s all very exciting. In the memo, which started circulating last week, a reputed Bethesda executive writes to employees about exciting upcoming games like “Fallout 4” and “Elder Scrolls VI.” The executive also drops…
By Jason Schreier Published May 22, 2014 -
$10 In Free Android Credit, Huge Amazon Digital Sale, Double Humble
Amazon is continuing its assault on your Android device with $10 in free Coins for downloading five free apps. Whether you keep the apps or not is irrelevant; the $10 is yours to use as you see fit on the Amazon App Store. If you haven’t yet downloaded GTA: San Andreas from Amazon, they’re still…
By Shep McAllister Published May 22, 2014 -
The Most Diverse Video Game Cast Is Getting Even More Varied
Not just one old person. A few of them. Not just one shade of brown person but lighter and darker tones. Not just able-bodied people. People in wheelchairs, too. A whole new crop of character models are coming to SpyParty and, when it eventually comes out, the cat-and-mouse game might wind up looking more like…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2014 -
The fourth episode of The Wolf Among Us comes out on May 27th, developer Telltale Games just announced. It’s called “In Sheep’s Clothing,” and it’s the penultimate episode. The season started to get really good in the last episode, so let’s hope that it stays that way!
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 22, 2014 -
A Drone Ballet Straight Out Of The Cyberpunk Future
Drones have a lot of potential applications — blowing stuff up, fictional delivery services, flying cameramen. But Cyberpunk ballet dancer? That’s a new one to me. Watch as the Japanese dance troupe elevenplay coordinate their movements with three aerial drones. The end result is a kind of hypnotic, futurist, Butoh dance; one where the humans…
By Chris Person Published May 22, 2014 -
Cookie Clicker Has Another Tiny Game Hidden Inside
It’s the game that just keeps on giving. Cookie Clicker released a beta version of its newest feature, which adds randomly generated dungeons and a tiny hero to venture through them in search of more cookies. I tried out the beta, but there are still bugs to be worked out. One of the heroines, Chip,…
By Steve Marinconz Published May 22, 2014 -
Minecraft Comes To Xbox One, PS4 and Vita This August
And if you already have a last-gen version of the hit construction adventure game, the new-gen upgrade will cost only $5. For those who don’t own the preceding console ports, the full cost of PS4 and Xbox One Minecraft will be $20. The new-gen versions will support bigger worlds and save transfers but there are…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2014 -
The Metro Games Are Coming To PS4 And Xbox One
4A Games’ grim post-apocalyptic shooters are finally getting the next-gen treatment they deserve with Metro Redux, series publisher Deep Silver announced today. Redux features re-mastered and updated versions of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light and is coming out for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. They’ll also come to PC for any gamers…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 22, 2014 -
New Disney Infinity Trailer Has a Pretty Big Spider-Man Tease
Hey, who knew Hulk could parallel park? So far, the only Marvel characters confirmed for the next Disney Infinity game are members of the Avengers. That’s the cinematic version of Marvel’s flagship super-team we’re talking about, the one where Spider-Man isn’t a member. (He swings with the most recent iteration of the team in current…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2014 -
Unnecessary Censorship Makes Diablo III Inappropriate
“Already, Belial’s sh** has fallen upon Caldeum”… and other bad news from Tyrael in this funny but also disgusting censored version of Diablo III, put together by Unnecessary Censorship Oh, and our follower friend, the always polite Kormac, finally loses it completely in the clips below: Part 1: Part 2: Unnecessary Censorship – Diablo 3…
By Gergo Vas Published May 22, 2014 -
Frankenstein And Joan of Arc Duke It Out In This Online Battle Game
If you like the sound of “Joan of Arc and Robin Hood cooperating to hunt down Little Red Riding Hood,” then Crytek has the game for you. The studio behind Crysis just announced a new Dota-esque online multiplayer game called Arena of Fate that lets two teams of five band together and duke it out…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 22, 2014 -
If Dragon Ball Characters Were Real
It’s always good to see unique takes on popular shows or games. Angel5art‘s piece on DeviantART features realistic, western Dragon Ball Z characters. And man with all these details, Goku and co. look really stunning. Here’s the full image, with a crazy version of Vegeta added at the bottom: DBZ by angel5art [DeviantART] To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published May 22, 2014 -
The New LOTR Game Made Me Fight Dirty
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a revenge story. Sauron has returned to Mordor and a mystery wraith with a grudge has resurrected you to kill him. But from everything I played in a recent demo, it seems like the orcs and other creatures of Mordor should want revenge against me. In the roughly one hour…
By Tina Amini Published May 22, 2014 -
Amazon’s MAYhem Sale Discounts Over 1000 Downloadable Games
Amazon is at it again with an absolutely massive sale on downloadable PC and Mac titles across all genres. Over the course of the next 10 days, you’ll see discounts on over 1000 titles, and several custom bundles as well, many marked down to their lowest prices ever. As always, here are a few choice…
By Shep McAllister Published May 22, 2014 -
Evolve Feels Different Every Time I Play It
I have played roughly six rounds of Evolve and it’s been a different experience every time. By now many of you get the basic premise: Evolve is a cooperative multiplayer first-person shooter. You play either as one of four humans on a team of hunters going up against a fifth player, the monster. Last week…
By Tina Amini Published May 22, 2014 -
Dark Souls Has Never Looked So Peaceful
Dark Souls II is lonely and beautiful without enemies and action. The newest entry in Andy Kelly‘s series ‘Other Places’ takes us to Drangleic, the kingdom where the events of Dark Souls II takes place. With the music from Majula Temple, the whole clip becomes really haunting: Other Places: Drangleic (Dark Souls II) [ultrabrilliant, YouTube]…
By Gergo Vas Published May 22, 2014