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A Skyrim Spell For Detecting Virgins
As one redditor found, in Skyrim, there’s a spell for everything—if you’re willing to branch out into mods. Here, the mod in question is Jake Washenfelder’s The Dark Brotherhood Resurrection Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us…
By András Neltz Published July 18, 2013 -
After A Long Break, A Classic Shooter Returns To iOS
Now here’s a blast from the past. Courtesy of DotEmu, purveyor of updated re-releases of classic games, Irem’s 1987 side-scrolling arcade shooter R-Type is ready to be experienced all over again. There’s a bit of a story involved: an earlier version of the R-Type port actually showed up on the app store back in 2010,…
By András Neltz Published July 18, 2013 -
Deadly Premonition on Steam Could Happen, With A Little Help
Rising Star Games, publisher of quirky open-world horror game Deadly Premonition, wants to make the Director’s Cut version of their game available on PC. Specifically, on Steam. That means Greenlight Rising Star promises to deliver the same content to PC as they did with their Director’s Cut version, which they released for the PS3 back…
By András Neltz Published July 18, 2013 -
Sir, You Will Be Hunted on The 19th of August
In a new gameplay video, Jim Rossignol, one of the developers behind tweedpunk (no, we won’t stop using that word) robot-survival simulator Sir, You Are Being Hunted, revealed the date we would all be able to start sightseeing on the game’s procedurally generated, dreary, scary, pretty version of the British Isles. “We’re gonna make [a…
By András Neltz Published July 18, 2013 -
Mirror’s Edge Makes Comeback On…German TV Commercial
NeoGAF user Rolf NB spotted this commercial yesterday, originally aired back in April for German company Web.de. And, yeah, it looks a lot like Mirror’s Edge. Sure, you could say it’s a rip-off. Or you could take the glass-half-full route and recognise that hey, the people who made the clip probably really liked Mirror’s Edge,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013 -
A Sex Doll Factory Also Manufactures Nightmares
OK, so this is pushing my normal beat of “toys” to its most extreme (and NSFW) fringes, but come on. This was too interesting to pass up. Photographer Zackary Canepari has done a series called “Love Machines”, which is a range of fascinating, terrifying photos from the production floor of Abyss Creations, a sex doll…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013 -
Well, Someone Had To Combine Minecraft And DayZ Eventually
Give people long enough in the shadow of great, inspirational games, and they won’t just look to emulate one, they’ll look to emulate a bunch of them in the one title. 7DTD (7 Days To Die) is an indie project that, well, as you can see from the clip above, it blends the survival elements…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013 -
25 Years Later, This Guy’s Childhood Game Dream Is Coming True
I had a childhood game dream. It was to make a single game that combined Dark Forces, X-Wing and Privateer. I am nothing if not ambitious, but then, I am a lot less closer to my dream than Andrew Bado is. He had a game idea 25 years ago, and ten years ago started making…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2013 -
Wow, The Next Adventure Time Game Looks Awesome
Not that the last one was terrible, not by any stretch of the imagination, but the next Adventure Time game – which has the stupendous title “Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!” – looks hot. Basically, it looks like Diablo. Only more fun. Also: don’t skip the “dev diary” parts. They’re with…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2013 -
Relax, Here’s 270,000 Dominoes Falling Down (It’s A New World Record)
It took a team of twelve people over a week to set this up. Over 270,000 dominoes, lined up painstakingly, just so one lucky guy got to knock the first one down and set a new Guinness World Record*. The feat was achieved by the team at Sinners, a “Domino Entertainment” group from Germany. I…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2013 -
Sony Forgets How Internet Works, Competition Won By Accused Hacker
With the best intentions in the world, Sony recently opened up a competition called Bid For Greatness, which would let PS3 users compete to get hold of some props and costumes used in the company’s recent “Greatness” commercial. There seems to be a problem, though, and it lies in Sony’s execution. See, each item is…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2013 -
You’ve Gotta See The Best Moves From This Year’s EVO
Even if you’re not a fighting game fan, it’s difficult to watch this video and not be struck by how complex, if not beautiful, these combos by COMBONAUTS are. It’s not just about racking up the hits and landing a ton of damage, either: some of these are choreographed to have no damage. It’s amazing.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 17, 2013 -
Indie Game: The Movie To Receive Downloadable Expansion Pack
It seems appropriate that the first major documentary about video-game makers should get a downloadable expansion, doesn’t it? And so it shall be: Indie Game: The Movie will be getting a new “Special Edition” on July 24 that will contain all manner of short-film and commentary, as well as epilogues for the stories contained in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013 -
This Game Series Came A Long Way In Just Two Short Years
Ah, the early 2000s. It was a time of great upheaval and revolution, particularly for PC graphics. Almost all at once, game designers could assume players had access to much more powerful 3D rendering technology, and game characters went from looking like weird, half-animated finger puppets to less-weird, more fully-animated finger puppets with faces Case…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013 -
Prank Calling Strangers Using Valve Soundbytes Is Hilarious
If the Skyrim prankdidn’t tip you off, calling people using a soundboard of a video game character is a popular trick. While funny, the prank works best when the person on the other end plays along—like this guy from a magic shop does when he receives a call from Dota 2’s Anti-Mage. Lots of props…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 17, 2013 -
This Street Fighter Cosplay Will Kick Your Ass
Pulling off the stern badassery of Street Fighter’s Sagat is no easy feat—and yet that’s exactly what Laphotonet manages to capture with Miss Sinister Cosplay.You can practically imagine her in a live-action flick, no? Take a closer look: And for comparison’s sake: (Via Laphotonet)
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 17, 2013 -
We’re On The Ground At San Diego Comic-Con
Our own Mike Fahey is on the ground at Comic-Con this week. Through Friday, he’ll be bringing you all the best toys, games, comics and costumery the San Diego convention center has to offer. For now, though, he brings you this picture.
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013 -
Play As A Spy In Your Very Own Interactive Radio-Drama
Now here’s an idea I’m glad someone had: An iPhone game where you’re the star of a branching interactive spy radio-drama, complete with sound effects and voice acting. That’s the idea behind Codename Cygnus, an in-development game from Reactive Studios that’ll let players act out the part of the main character in an episodic spy…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013 -
Michel Ancel Sure Is Saying Some Stuff About Beyond Good & Evil 2
Okay, okay. This is one of those times where there’s kinda no real “news,” and yet it’s still worth mentioning because, well, Beyond Good & Evil 2 The sequel to the beloved 2003 action-adventure game has been one of this generation’s great pieces of vaporware. The series has been missing in action for a decade,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2013
