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The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s webswing mechanic detailed

Dare we dream that Spider-Man 2’s swing mechanic is as good as the 2004 classic Spider-Man 2? Spidey will only attach webs to genuine objects, and his web shooters are mapped to the left and right triggers. Courtesy of the Playstation blog, here’s 5 minutes of gameplay:

Pilot A Mech, Shoot Some Demons, Look Good Doing It

This is some very early footage of Irkalla, “an intensive tactic arcade shooter game with demons, mages, spells, mechs and hight tech weapons.” Being a small indie project, they’ve got big plans, eventually wanting to “tell a deep story focusing on adventure/exploration Metroidvania-style”, but for now, just so they can get something out the door,…

Los Angeles in Wasteland 2

The Los Angeles area of Wasteland 2 is looking lush

Hey, It’s A New WW2 Shooter!

Let’s party like it’s 2004. Despite most bigger studios having long moved on from what was once the hottest genre-setting matchup in video game history, there’s still room for a World War Two shooter. Or, at least, Enemy Front hopes so. Instead of having you fight the same old cliched battles one more time, though,…

Molyneux Orange: remember that fantastic comic strip about our most recent interview with Peter Molyneux? Chandana “Eka” Ekanayake of Uber Entertainment actually made a game about it!

Oh Hell Yeah, Titanfall’s Matchmaking Is Getting Fixed

Titanfall: pretty great game, yeah? Well, with one exception—the shoddy matchmaking system that continually fails to pit players against similarly skilled players. The good news is that thanks to an update, that’s gonna start changing. Here’s what the new matchmaking update brings: 1. Searching for teammates and opponents will now sometimes take more time to…

Video Game Name Generator

These actually sound pretty good. Generate your own at the video game name generator. Bonus points if you create a title screen for the game.

Crimea’s attorney general in upcoming game Riot

The Riot team teased that the game will feature special characters. Previously: Riot gifs

Dolphin Lundgren from Super Time Force.

It’s the end of an internet era. Today, news broke that the pioneering TV recap site Television Without Pity (TWoP to the faithful) will be shut down next week by parent company NBC/Universal. In its mid-2000s heyday, TWoP and its wonderful writers inspired a generation of critics, myself included. It’s a real bummer to see…

You Gotta Pay Attention To The Start of Adventure Time Episodes

Every Adventure Time episode opens with a title card—and by the time the episode is over, you might’ve forgotten what that card looks like. So why not take a moment and appreciate them? Redditor Wolfosaurus went ahead and collected every single title card from the fifth season of Adventure Time, and they’re a joy to…

The Best “Making Of” For A Video Game I’ve Ever Read

Puzzle game Threes is one of the simplest, most addictive games on iOS. It’s also, by virtue of that same simplicity, an easy game to clone. Something that’s happened a lot, with sad/hilarious results. As a result of the flood of clones, each of which has not only robbed of them income but confused the…

3rd Grader’s solar system diorama upgraded with Oculus Rift

jonmentor: For her 3rd grade Science Fair, my daughter built a diorama of Titans in Space playing inside an Oculus Rift. All of the kids got to view her creation and then wear the Oculus and experience the 3D virtual reality program first hand. Needless to say, her project was a big hit 😉

Minecraft On Oculus Rift Would Have Been A Free Demo, Notch Says

After news broke that the Oculus Rift version of Minecraft had been cancelled, many people couldn’t help but wonder, just how much of the project was there to cancel, exactly? Was there something there to cancel, even? Yesterday, Palmer Luckey—co-founder of Oculus VR—took to Facebook to comment on the cancelation, and he made it seem…

​How Infamous: Second Son Manages To Look So Good

Infamous: Second Son is the Derek Zoolander of next-gen games: It is really, really, ridiculously good-looking. To put it in technical terms, there are a hell of a lot of graphics in this game. Okay, actually, that’s not very technical. But in my largely un-technical estimation, Second Son has the best visuals I’ve seen in…

The Likelihood A Robot Will Steal Your Job, In One Picture

More and more, jobs everywhere are becoming automated—and it’s only going to get worse as technology becomes more capable and advanced. What are the chances your job could be taken by a robot, machine or AI, though? Last year, an Oxford study found that nearly half of all U.S. jobs are at risk of becoming…

How Can We Prevent Sexism, Racism, And Homophobia In Gaming?

Mass Effect designer Manveer Heir has a few (very good) ideas. I had a lengthy chat with him about gaming culture, diversity, and the role of creators in making games and companies better for all involved. Go check it out.

Stunning Racing Game Now Also Coming To PS4 Virtual Reality Headset

Cutting-edge virtual reality headset + cutting-edge graphics engine. Sounds like a racing fan’s cockpit dreams come true. A new post by the developers of Project Cars says that their ridiculously detailed racing game will be supporting Sony’s VR headset: Virtual reality is a perfect fit for racing games since the game world literally comes rushing…

VR’s Most Impressive Space Game Is Even Better Without Enemies

As I strapped on an Oculus Rift and the looming enormity of EVE Valkyrie‘s space engulfed me, I realized something was wrong. “Hey,” I thought, “where are all the enemies?” For the uninitiated, EVE Valkyrie is an Oculus-Rift/PlayStation Morpheus-exclusive (because people don’t understand the definition of “exclusive” anymore) virtual reality space shooter. Traditionally, this means…

Battlefield Players Keep Finding Weird Mysteries, Including A Yeti

Forget shooting. One of the most interesting aspects of Battlefield—aside from the incredible large scale moments you can experience while playing—are all the curious easter eggs and alternate reality games that players keep finding. First there was the Battlefield 3 easter egg nobody has found. Then, there was a frantic search for a hidden mythical…