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Ruining Dark Souls II Is Funnier Than It Should Be
Dark Souls II has a lot of changes in it, and watching fans try to parse them out on Youtube is always a fascinating process. But what would happen if the game was so different it was utterly ruined? Hilarity, that’s what. I’ll admit — I’m currently halfway through my second play through of Dark…
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In a look back on Elder Scrolls Online’s beta, Zenimax Online Studios writes about how player feedback helped them address issues related to combat and early progression, and properly prepare for the game’s April 4 launch by setting up overflow servers. Have a look at the blog post to see all the changes.
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How Solid Snake And Big Boss Have Changed Over 27 Years
It took 27 years and a lot of plot twists for the main character of the Metal Gear series—whether it’s Big Boss or Solid Snake—to become something more than just a bunch of pixels or polygons. Here’s a cool, lengthy infographic from Halloween Costumes, lining up all the main games, and in-game models from 1987’s…
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Final Fantasy XIV’s 2.2 update is upon us. The changes are outlined in this eight-minute video, but the gist is this: new dungeons, new quests, a raid that’s supposed to be hard (the hardest the game has ever seen), and a way to swap armor stats that looks similar to Guild Wars 2’s transmutation system.…
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Blizzard’s holding a fan-art contest at DeviantART to celebrate the upcoming release of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls This piece, made by Jian Guo, summarizes the storyline of the game in a really unique way. But head over to the site to check out all the submitted fan art. Most of them are really well-made.…
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What Avatar Should Have Looked Like
We’ve come a long way since the realistic dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. Here’s YouTuber (and talented 3D artist) Really3D, with a slightly modified, cost-efficient version of the computer graphics from Avatar Avatar, Performance Capture Reinvented [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
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Here’s some fresh gameplay footage from that new cyberpunk, squad-based Syndicate tribute, Satellite Reign, which got funded via Kickstarter last Summer. I’m happy to report that this time there’s significantly less purple. And it looks quite shiny for a pre-alpha, too! Not to mention fun. Vid’s above, have a look.
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Limited edition The Heroes’ Guides to the Elder Scrolls Online: Limited edition of 10,000 created and produced in conjunction with Dark Horse Comics, exclusively for the Bethesda Store. 272 pages of original writing and illustrations spread across three books, all collected in a heavy-duty clamshell including a miniature lithograph in a numbered portfolio.
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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon soundtrack
Invada Records will release the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon soundtrack on free record day: The record comes as a double vinyl LP in neon pink with artwork by poster artist James White (Blade Runner, Drive, The Thing) and is limited to 1000 copies worldwide.
By John Struan
