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Four Fired Over Game Studio Racism Allegations
Four of the staffers at the centre of some serious racism allegations at San Francisco developer KIXEYE have been fired, studio boss Will Harbin has announced. Harbin told Kotaku yesterday that he was taking ” substantial corrective action”, which he’s elaborated on today, revealing that “the manager of the team in question” and “three other…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2012 -
The Biggest Transformer of Them All Returns in 2013
There is one Transformer that towers, quite literally, above all others. Fortress Maximus. Released just as the franchise was preparing to transform into something that jumps sharks, he was prohibitively enormous (not to mention expensive), making him unobtainable for most 80’s kids and thus also making it one of the most sought-after toys of today…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2012 -
A Pretty Map That’s Making me Want to Travel Back to Skyrim
Just when I thought I was done with Skyrim, it goes and pulls me back in. This time, though, it’s no fault of the game, but this beautifully stylised map by Misty Manley It’s like something out of a theme park. Or a fast food restaurant. Two things Skyrim could do with, really. People gotta…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2012 -
Halo 4’s Action Figures Are Looking Blue
Much like the game’s new guns, many of the new Halo game’s action figures have also ditched the trademark purple. For orange, yes, but also for a whole lot of blue I took a look at the first series of Halo 4 figures from McFarlane a few weeks back, but the second wave is due…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2012 -
That Giant Statue Over There? It’s of the World’s Best Gamer.
Hey, it’s Athene, the self-styled (and partly accurate) “world’s best gamer”3. Hitting the streets in one of his “IRL” videos. It starts as though it’s going to be four-and-a-half minutes of painful trolling, but actually turns into a pretty neat “man on the street” interview with one serious World of Warcraft player. Athene IRL –…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2012 -
Meet the Skaris, a Retro Console so Terrible I Wish it was Real
You and your retro console street cred. It means nothing, because all your consoles run on electricity, which is so damn modern your Atari 2600 may as well be an Xbox 360. No, you want to impress posers and collectors with your vintage machine, you pull out the Skaris, a machine so frighteningly primitive that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2012 -
You Can Get Banned From Battlefield 3 For Fixing The Game’s Colour Palette
Battlefield 3’s got some of the most realistic visuals on the planet, and a lot of that comes from the game’s use of lighting. It washes out colour palettes like the desert sun at midday. Some people like that, but others don’t, which explains why there’s now a little hack available that removes the game’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2012 -
Watch Animals Start Fights With Themselves Because Mirrors Are Confusing, Ok?
I am offended that Kirk thinks I always post cat pictures and videos. Appalled, even. I never do that. So to make up for all the lack of cat and animal related things I absolutely never get away with posting here, allow me to introduce a video of a bunch of animals getting really confused…
By Tina Amini Published October 3, 2012 -
Konami Jumps into Major League Baseball—but It’s on Facebook
For those wondering what publisher would pick up a Major League Baseball license this coming year, it’s Konami but, alas, it is not for any console title. MLB Dream Nine is now out on Facebook, and it’s about what you would expect—a rigored click-this player-management simulation that has very little to do witb the sport…
By Owen Good Published October 3, 2012 -
The Best Thing Cliff Bleszinski Ever Did…
… was be visible. “So what,” you might say. “Isn’t that part of his job?” Actually, it isn’t. In his role as Design Director at Epic Games, all the man sometimes known as Dude Huge really had to do was work on the developer’s games. He could have brainstormed, play-tested and guided the Unreal, Gears…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 3, 2012 -
Hitman: Absolution‘s Many, Many Views To A Kill
One of the coolest (and okay maybe kinda darkest) things about Hitman games is the fact that you can kill your targets in any of a dozen or more possible ways. Real pros can pull off a “silent assassin,” sneaking in, killing, and sneaking out without being spotted. But as we can see in this…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 3, 2012 -
U.S. readers: the presidential debate starts tonight at 9pm ET. Remember, you can watch on Xbox Live
By Jason Schreier Published October 3, 2012 -
This Guy Played Video Games on the World’s Largest High-Definition Screen. What’d You Do Today?
Brad Keselowski, the current No. 1 driver in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series, and winner in two of its first three postseason Chase for the Cup events, met his match on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. when Josh Bralley of Hickory, N.C. outgunned him to the finish in Activision’s NASCAR The Game: Inside…
By Owen Good Published October 3, 2012 -
The Mushroom Kingdom War Just Got Serious
The images of the Mushroom Kingdom warfare you see above and below are the work of Hakashidnrc, inspired by the Mario Warfare video released a few months ago. The retextured skins of military combatants turned into Mario and Luigi will apparently be released for Garry’s Mod, according to the artist. You might even recognize the…
By Tina Amini Published October 3, 2012 -
Eurogamer Expo Begins Booth Babe Ban Next Fall
The use of paid models to advertise inside of conventions—better known as hiring booth babes—has been contentious for many years. E3 is chock full of hired promotional models; PAX (and PAX East) ban the practice The Eurogamer Expo, which takes place in London every autumn and attracts roughly 50,000 visitors, is now following PAX’s lead.…
By Kate Cox Published October 3, 2012 -
Jumping the Snark with NBA 2K13‘s Dunk Contest Commentary
Appreciating the commentary in NBA 2K13‘s All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, a first for the franchise, requires a little breaking of the fourth wall. Play-by-play man Kevin Harlan and analysts Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr—Steve Kerr? Commenting on dunks? Really?—had to sit in a recording booth and imagine all kinds of bombastic dunks, and humiliating…
By Owen Good Published October 3, 2012 -
Hey, It’s That New New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC
Straight out of Japan, via German gaming site NTower TV, it’s a playthrough of the new downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. 2. The new levels will be released on the 3DS’ American eShop on Thursday, for $2.50 per level pack. Let’s Play New Super Mario Bros. 2 – DLC-Special – Geld, Ruhm, Frust…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 3, 2012 -
This is the Last Presidential Election Gimmick Mobile Game I Will Write About Unless One Kills a Guy
It seems lately that not a day goes by without another mobile game with ties to the upcoming presidential election arrives in my inbox. They paste the Republican and Democratic candidates into trite video game situations, offer to donate a portion of sales to the appropriate campaign fund. They call them exciting and action-packed. I’m…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2012 -
Cliff Bleszinski Leaves Epic Games
The creator of Gears of War has left his position at development studio Epic Games. Epic announced the news in a blog post today, saying that designer Cliff Bleszinski has left to “chart the next stage of his career.” Bleszinski, who worked at Epic for 20 years, was often the face of the company and…
By Jason Schreier Published October 3, 2012