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Ryan Davis, RIP
The news is sad and brutal. Ryan Davis, 34, longtime Senior Editor at Giant Bomb passed away last week just a few days after getting married. Davis’ passing was announced today by his heartbroken colleagues at Giant Bomb. No cause of death was given. Goddamnit. It’s always too soon. It’s always so painful. We always…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 8, 2013 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2013 -
100 Things You Might Not Know About Final Fantasy VII
In honor of Final Fantasy VII‘s recent Steam re-release, here’s a video by YouTuber NEroNeRoNerON exploring some trivia from Square’s classic RPG. Some of these factoids are a little silly—yes, if you park the airship on an island, fly a gold chocobo across the water, and then release the chocobo, you’ll lose access to your…
By Jason Schreier Published July 8, 2013 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2013 -
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GranArcanum writes about the daily challenges that gamers face. JJtheTexan continues his survey of Nintendo’s lost franchises. And, RombleTom offers up an essay about the women in The Last of Us and video game feminism And you can always go join the voices talking about…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 8, 2013 -
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…
By Owen Good Published July 8, 2013 -
Two New Japanese Games Are Coming To Vita Next Year
In what may have been this weekend’s most surprising news, the fine people at NIS America—the publisher best known for localizing Disgaea and other Japanese games—announced two interesting new games for western release. One is a dungeon crawler called Demon Gaze (art pictured above). It’s out for Vita early next year in North America and…
By Jason Schreier Published July 8, 2013 -
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…
By András Neltz Published July 8, 2013 -
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…
By András Neltz Published July 8, 2013 -
Cube World Developer Says His Game’s Servers Are Under Attack
Cube World’s alpha launch has been a rocky one—eager fans waiting to get their hands on the immensely charming voxel RPG likely haven’t been able to buy the game yet, even though the developers have been trying to sell it for days now. At first, it seemed like it was just immense demand that was…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 8, 2013 -
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.
By Gergo Vas Published July 8, 2013 -
“Weird Paranoia” at Valve, Says Former Employee
Valve is an iconic game company. It has a unique corporate structure. One former employee, however, said it “felt a lot like high school”, complete with popular kids, troublemakers, and everyone in between. Then, there’s the alleged “weird paranoia”. “Now we’ve all seen the Valve handbook, which offers a very idealized view,” former Valve employee…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2013 -
On Twitter, upon being asked whether the light bar on the PS4’s DualShock 4 controller can be turned off to conserve battery power, Sony worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that the light bar, in fact, cannot be turned off. [Thank you, ThatVGBlog.]
By András Neltz Published July 8, 2013 -
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…
By András Neltz Published July 8, 2013 -
Don’t Play As A Space Marine. Play As A Vacuum Cleaner.
Finally. Just as every calendar year sees a new FIFA and new Madden, 2013 sees the release of Robot Vacuum Simulator 2013, which follows…Robot Vacuum Simulator 2012. You can download and play it right now. Which I’m assuming you already are, since that’s one of the best trailers I’ve ever seen. Even if you don’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2013 -
Some Of The Best iPhone Games Ever Made Are Now Free
Apple’s App Store turns five this week (it first opened on July 10, 2008), and to celebrate, many of the biggest and best apps – including games – seem to be going on sale for, well, nothing. Among the games currently available for free (the sale isn’t official yet, so people are finding more games…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2013 -
Moneysaver One-Shot: Borderlands 2+Season Pass $13.50, GMG Encore Sale
You have ten hours. Green Man Gaming’s “666 Sale” that just finished up took their servers straight to hell. Lucky for you, for the next ten hours all of their deals are available again. Most of what’s on offer will be Steam activated, and code GMG10-VTTCS-VYH18 takes an additional 10% off. Click here and go…
By Shane Roberts Published July 8, 2013
