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Damn, Even Star Citizen‘s Economy Is Exciting
If everything goes according to Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts’ plan, a “fully-simulated economy” might be one of the coolest aspects of a game involving gorgeous spaceships shooting each other. Sure, that 300i is a gorgeous ship, but keeping it fully-stocked with missiles is a complicated process. First, the factory making the missiles needs raw…
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Zynga Dethroned As The King Of Facebook Games
January of this year marked the first time in ages a non-Zynga game made it to the top of the Facebook app charts, as FarmVille 2 was passed in active users by King’s ridiculously popular Candy Crush Saga. According to the latest estimates from app metrics site AppData, today King took the crown as overall…
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Aaron Hernandez’s Appearance in NCAA 14 Will Be Brief, says EA Sports
As much as I wanted to say Aaron Hernandez, the NFL star facing murder charges, is free and unlocked (heh heh)—in NCAA Football 14—that ain’t the case. Some are seeing his card pop up if they get a gold medal in one of the events of the game’s new Nike Skills Trainer. Here’s what’s going…
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Sir, You Are Being Hunted Gets A Smashing Set of Gorgeous Screenshots
Guess that frenetic scavenging and robot-dodging won’t be just terrifyingly exciting—it will also be beautiful Big Robot, the creators behind the heavily British tweedpunk sci-fi survival sandbox that is Sir, You Are Being Hunted, have released seven new screenshots showcasing the somber beauty that’s present in their game. It’s good of them, considering you’ll hardly…
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The Trailer for This Sci-Fi FPS Truly Deserves The “Cinematic” Label
Even if you don’t care about sci-fi shooters, you might wanna look at this What you’re seeing up top is the backstory of City Interactive’s (Lords of the Fallen, Sniper: Ghost Warrior) upcoming old-school style sci-fi FPS, Alien Rage. If the two-minute movie did pique your interest, have a look at what the developers have…
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The level of camouflage technology Snake from Metal Gear Solid 3 uses to blend in his surrounding environment—in this case, a brick wall—is truly impressive. 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 suggestions if you’ve got them.
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Starbound, AKA The Best “Performing ‘Still Alive’ in Space” Simulator
Yeah, let’s go with that. Since we last saw it, Starbound, indie group Chucklefish’s upcoming 2D sci-fi sandbox title, made leaps and bounds in development. And being a good, feature-rich sandbox, the game will have, alongside the usual spelunking, exploring, mining, and building, a full-scale music system. Here’s Chucklefish: You’ll be able to craft musical…
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