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If Only Every Online Game Had The Secret World‘s Fashion Sense

There’s something to be said for giving players a fixed set of armor and equipment upgrades to strive for, that perfect set of stat-enhancing items that let other players know exactly how accomplished they are. That something is “boring.” Any dedicated World of Warcraft player can look at another and suss out exactly what pieces…

Finally… Ratchet & Clank Are Getting a Movie

If you’ve played and loved the Ratchet & Clank games, then you’ve wondered why the series’ slapstick humor and crazy sci-fi action hasn’t been translated into a TV show or a movie yet. I know I have. Well, it’s finally happening A feature film based on Insomniac’s hit video game is scheduled to hit screens…

Mind-Blowingly Perfect Water Simulation Is Now A Reality

Simulating the physics of water has always been tricky, and game engines sometimes still have to use dodgy mechanics to make it feel real. But the above demonstration of this new fluid simulation technique proves that slowly but surely we’re getting there. PhysXInfo has the details on how it works: Position Based Fluids is a…

This is Alcapa Games’ upcoming top-down survival horror title, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship. As the captain of a ship named Cradle, your task is to “restore the ship AI and exterminate the vindictive, and now homeless mecha-dinosaurs.” Why aren’t there more games with vindictive mecha-dinosaurs? [Thanks, RPS.]

The concluding episode of the Tyranny of King Washington DLC for Assassin’s Creed III, Redemption, is now available for PC and Xbox 360 (with the PS3 getting it tomorrow). Let’s celebrate with a trailer of spirit wolves, collapsing towers, and lots of cannon fire.

There’s More Than Meets the Eye in This PlayStation Email

It looked like any other boring old email. But, as noted by Reddit user Sarranoob, it was anything but. It was an email in disguise. When the email’s image isn’t uploaded, it reveals an Autobot logo. Sure, this is just marketing, but it’s clever marketing. In case you missed it, here is Kotaku‘s review of…

Someone’s Done A Speedrun Of Star Wars. The Movie.

A speedrun is normally something you associate with a video game, when a player tries to get through a game as fast as is humanly (or sometimes inhumanly) possible. Here, though, we see a movie speedrun. An animated whirlwind tour of Star Wars: Episode IV. Funny how good the movie is even when you’re not…

This Is Surely The Future Of Multiplayer Gaming

The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod continues to impress, but this time, not for technical reasons. This time, it’s for reasons of limousine races and Parappa music. Just Cause 2 Multiplayer – LIMOUSINE FRUSTRATION [YouTube, via Destructoid]

Paypal Shafts Indie Developer, Withholds Donated Money

It was one of the year’s feel-good stories when Lab Zero Games raised over $800,000 so they could make more content for indie fighting game Skullgirls. It’s one of the year’s saddest stories, then, that Paypal is being really weird with the studio’s money. Most of the contributions to Lab Zero’s IndieGoGo campaign were paid…

Concept Artists Want To Make Their Own Video Game

No doubt tired of doing work for other people’s games, British art studio Atomhawk has announced plans to develop a game of their own. It’s called The Realm, an adventure game that’s aiming for both the PC and tablet devices. What’s worth a look are two things: Atomhawk do good work, as we’ve seen before.…

Ah, Gunpoint. It’s been a while. Nice to see you again. And see that you’re still looking terrific.

An RPG That’s Drawn Entirely On Paper (And Not A Mario In Sight)

This game was made by one man. And is entirely hand-drawn. Using actual paper and ink. Jesse Gallagher is the developer/artist behind Paper Sorcerer, a successful Kickstarter project that’s due later this year on iOS and Android. It’s an old-school RPG, but it’s the art that’s got me leaning closer, not the genre. Gallagher tells…

Make Your Own Official Portal Cakes With Official Portal Cake Mix

Your next baking session can crack jokes like it was 2007 now that official Aperture Science cake mix has been made available. It comes with the candle, 275g of cake mix, 50g of cream powder, chocolate flakes and 80g of liquid thickener. All you need to complete the thing are some cherries and a post-apocalyptic…

There’s a “strong possibility” that Relicwill be working with Games Workshop on a new Dawn of War game somewhere down the line.

See How Star Wars & Transformers Figures Are Made

Our pals at Gizmodo were lucky enough to take a trip out to Hasbro recently, where they sat in with the folks responsible for designing the company’s prototype action figures. In the amazing video above, we get to meet some of the people behind the toy’s design, see how models are built in 3D printers…

Moneysaver PSA: Limited Time Gaming Deals For Tuesday [GONE]

Set your iPhone’s alarm, Amazon’s got Gold Box deals on video games, and we’ve got all the details right here. Starting at 3am EST, Amazon will be running limited time sales on several games and accessories. The deal ends either when time expires or when stock is sold through. We’re going to list the offers…

Fixing Video Game Box Art With…Clip Art And Comic Sans

It started with album covers, but if you’ve been browsing Tumblr or forums this week you may have seen it jump pretty swiftly to video games. “It” being people recreating video game box art using nothing but stock clip art, MS Paint and everyone’s favourite font, comic sans. The results are…horrifying, at first. But when…

Jeremy Hsu has written a great story over on Motherboard about the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, and how it “contrasted powerful displays of U.S. technological prowess with living ethnological exhibits of indigenous peoples from around the world”. In other words, how it was BioShock Infinite. On the ground.

What Did You Think Of Last Night’s (Awesome) Game of Thrones?

Well then. Guess who you don’t fuck with? You don’t fuck with Daenerys Targaryen. That sure was a lot of fun, wasn’t it? Of course, those who had read the book were likely waiting for that moment at the end of the episode since we first saw Dany and the Unsullied in episode one, but…

Happy Birthday, Konami Code

This week in 1986, the release of Gradius ushered in the era of the Konami Code, a series of button presses that would become synonymous with not just gaming on the NES, but gaming in general. This Week in Gaming History: Happy Birthday Konami Code! [Jace Hall/PSP]