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This Teaser Goes From Beautiful to Terrifying In The Space Of Seconds
When they posted it, Random Seed, creators of upcoming Mars-based survival-exploration title Lacuna Passage, called this video a “soundtrack spotlight.” And that’s what it is: a demonstration of the game’s somber and beautiful soundtrack—accompanied by a deeply unsettling sneak-peek at… something
By András Neltz Published July 12, 2013 -
Only Total War Could Make A Hill Look This Exciting
Rather than let the unwashed masses make “Let’s Play” videos of the upcoming Total War: Rome II, Creative Assembly and Sega have cut out the middle man and made one themselves. The chit-chat must be tolerated, because every chance to see this game in action is a chance you’ve got to take. I was initially…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2013 -
Let’s Put This “Mobile Gaming Is Killing Consoles” Argument To Bed
Epic’s Tim Sweeney gets to the point, and shows the inherent problem in giving two shits about “market share”. Epic’s Sweeney: Studios need to react to the changing industry to survive [Gamasutra]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2013 -
OK, Gran Turismo 6, You’re Lookin’ Good
God, I have such a love-hate relationship with this series. On the one hand, it’s boring, like a car brochure when it should be like a car. But then, I love car brochures. So glossy, and aspirational… The good thing about this clip is that so much of it is gameplay, reminding us that, hey,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2013 -
Wow, This New Wonder Woman Cartoon Looks Awesome
This weekend, Cartoon Network will be showing an animated short based on Wonder Woman. Both she and her invisible vehicle are…different. If this preview clip had gone on for 10 seconds more, and ended with a Black Dynamite cameo (or a Fu Manchu soundtrack), I wouldn’t have blinked an eye. Images, Clip From Upcoming DC…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2013 -
Ezio, Your next Target Is…Tyrion Lannister
This snap, taken at the London Film and Comic Con last week, is just…well, it’s just the best. The whole show sounds like it was the best, actually. For a convention that’s not the San Diego Comic Con, that’s one hell of a lineup For further proof of how awesome Tyrion’s actor Peter Dinklage is,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2013 -
3DS Update Adds Rabbit Who Sells You Stuff In the Most Nintendo Way [UPDATE]
A new 3DS update in America (the rest of North America, too?) is triggering a major overhaul to the system’s Mii StreetPass Plaza. And, in the process, Nintendo adds a rabbit to the system who wants to sell you stuff. The video above shows you this rabbit salesman (salesrabbit) in action. It’s quite a sight…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 11, 2013 -
The (Many) Things The Godzilla Remake Got Wrong
It’s certainly no coincidence that on the week Pacific Rim comes out, Cinema Sins chose to turn their Spotlight of Pedantry upon Godzilla, Roland Emmerich’s 1998 remake of the classic Japanese monster movie. I haven’t seen this movie since it came out in ’98, but man, I remember disliking it even then. Now I’m asking…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 11, 2013 -
Tarantula Versus Scorpion. Bets On Who Wins?
With Animal Crossing: New Leaf, it’s all in the little details. You can blow a dandelion, for example….or, you can watch a tarantula and a scorpion duke it out. Amazingly, when you donate both a tarantula and a scorpion to your museum, this happens. Who wins? Since this is Animal Crossing, it’s a tie. Maybe…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 11, 2013 -
Right Now You Might Be Able To Buy Metro: Last Light For One Penny [UPDATE]
UPDATE: the site now says it’s “sold out online.” Original article: Looks like someone might’ve made a mistake…but here’sMetro: Last Light for a single penny on Best Buy. By the time you read this it might be gone, so get on that! Looks like it’s legit, though—here’s a picture from an anonymous tipster: Hopefully they…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 11, 2013 -
Amazing Human Slingshot ‘Game’ Will Help You Injure Your Friends, Puke
I don’t even know where to begin. Here’s “The Human Slingshot,” a game from Vat19 that looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen. Or at least, a chipped tooth or twelve. It involves standing inside a giant rubber band with your friends, then hurling yourselves past one another. That’s it! That’s the game! I’ll stick…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 11, 2013 -
This Hilarious Show Is Like Adventure Time Meets Studio Ghibli
This cartoon by Natasha Allegri—character designer and storyboard artist for Adventure Time—is truly something else. In fact, I’m having a hard time saying anything about this that isn’t just “amazing” and “OH MY GOSH CUTE.” Here’s a description from YouTube, although it’s like trying to explain an episode of Adventure Time…words kind of fail. Bee,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 11, 2013 -
The Coolest Exclusive Goodies Of Comic-Con 2013
Completely arbitrary headline alert! This is a list of what I think are the hottest, mostly video game-themed toys and books of next week’s San Diego Comic-Con, based on years spent developing tastes and whims specifically geared towards making me spend entirely too much money on colorful pieces of plastic. There are so many excellent…
By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2013 -
This Mom Has 60 Seconds To Hug Her Child, But She’s Trapped In A Mech
Where Is The Button For Love? gives you a very simple goal: Hug your daughter. The only problem is that while you were working on your mech, the retro-turboencabulator malfunctioned, and now you’re trapped inside. This MechaMom adventure was an an entry to this year’s Molyjam, the game jam originally based on the tweets of…
By Steve Marinconz Published July 11, 2013 -
The Original Starter Pokemon, Bickering Over Being Chosen
If (most) Pokemon could talk, I imagine that the start of all games would go down a little like this video by Shippiddge. Lobbying, arguing, childish fights, silliness—all so that you’ll pick one specific Pokemon over the other one. Charmander all the way, FYI. I’m a fire Pokemon kind of woman. The rock gym is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 11, 2013 -
The Galaxy Is Saved! Now Clean Up All The Leftover Gore.
If you’ve played a “gritty” or “mature” video game over the last ten years, chance are you’ve splattered some blood and viscera all over the insides of a spaceship or two. In the words of your mom: Who is going to clean this mess up? You are, as it turns out. In the newly released…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 11, 2013 -
‘It’s basically the Dark Souls of heist games.’
This has got to be the year of the heist video game. See Monaco. See the new Sly Cooper. See the Big New Focus of Grand Theft Auto V. See the fascinating, upcoming Payday 2. Yes, fascinating. I saw Payday 2 nearly a month ago, back at E3. It probably shouldn’t have taken me a…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 11, 2013