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Steam Will Expand ‘Community,’ Add Individual Game Hubs For Screenshots, News, Mods
Steam is changing. Soon, every game on Valve’s massive network will have its own “Game Hub” that features user-submitted screenshots, videos, and mods. It will also feature news articles and updates. You can see a preview of the new player-curated content on Steam, where Valve promises to reveal more information in the next few days.…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2012 -
This Video Game Turns The Los Angeles City Skyline Into A Music Video
We’re only getting a taste of the onslaught of great user-generated levels for the PS3 and Vita’s splendid (SPLENDID) Sound Shapes. This one, created by Alejandro Quan-Madrid, for Bitmob, cleverly builds the skyline of L.A., then lines it up with actual footage of the city. Evan’s perusing all of the user-generated content for more great…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 13, 2012 -
The Better Name for ‘Girlfriend Mode’ Is Probably ‘Co-Star Mode’
One of this morning’s Internet dramas involved Randy Pitchford, head of Borderlands development studio Gearbox Software, complaining about the website MCV‘s condemnation of a reference to a “girlfriend mode” for Borderlands 2. The “girlfriend mode” is not an official mode in the game, nor does it appear to be an official name, but it was…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2012 -
People Twitch-Fly Into Helicopters and Other Hilarious Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Glitches
The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod that’s currently in development for PC is pretty expansive. But that doesn’t mean it escapes the ever-present clutches of funny physics glitches. Take a look at players being sliced up by helicopter blades, and jetting off into the sky as a result of said funny glitches.
By Tina Amini Published August 13, 2012 -
Sony’s mascot fighting game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has been bumped back to November 20
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2012 -
Super Mario Bros. As a Hole in a Miniature Golf Course
From afar, I thought I was seeing a Minecraft-inspired hole of miniature golf. Closer, I thought the inspiration may have been 3D Dot Game Heroes. No, the mini-golf hole made by a gentleman named Aaron Williamson was based on Super Mario Bros. The hole is part of an arcade-themed mini-golf course on New York City’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2012 -
Something They’re Proud Of: The Women in the New XCOM Look Like Real Women
Last week, during a visit to Firaxis to have a look at XCOM: Enemy Unknown, I had some time to talk with the game’s art director, Greg Foertsch. Foertsch discussed the challenges of creating both recognizably human art and architecture, as well as alien shapes, and the process of blending the two together as the…
By Kate Cox Published August 13, 2012 -
Five Hong Kong Crime Movies You Should Watch Before Playing Sleeping Dogs
The best gangster movies I’ve ever seen didn’t come from Hollywood. They’ve emerged from the Hong Kong film system and make the relationships between police and lawbreakers feel more seductive and complex than most of the similarly themed films in the West. I’ve written before about how Sleeping Dogs might be the game to finally…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 13, 2012 -
Indiana Jones Couldn’t Shoot His Way Out of This Expedition
Classic adventure-themed Lost Cities is a pretty great card game. It’s now a pretty great iOS game as well. While available on other platforms, from Facebook to – albeit briefly – Xbox Live Arcade, the iOS version of Reiner Knizia’s game of risk and reward is easily the best, combining snappy controls with smart visuals…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2012 -
A Mother Goes Insane Trying To Keep Her Kid Away From Games In This Animated Short
Oh, the perils of motherhood. Once you’ve introduced your kid to that first joystick, they’ll undoubtedly crave more. Gone are the days of bouncy red balls thrown in gleeful delight with other children. Only the upbeat soundtrack and glow of a television screen prevail. But one courageous mother is dead-set on introducing her son to…
By Tina Amini Published August 13, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves is where you should go to talk about games. And life. And egg creams.
By Evan Narcisse Published August 13, 2012 -
The Next Game From The Makers Of Professor Layton Could Be Coming To U.S. Shores
Us lucky Americans could be getting our hands on Guild 01, the next game from Japanese developer Level-5 (Professor Layton, Dragon Quest IX). Guild 01, a compilation of four games for 3DS that includes titles from Sim Tower creator Yoot Saito and Vagrant Story designer Yasumi Matsuno, was released in Japan earlier this year. So…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2012 -
You Shall Not Pass Up a Chance to See the Latest LEGO Lord of the Rings Trailer
If Peter Jackson had cast LEGO minifigs to star in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, then maybe I wouldn’t have fallen asleep so much. I enjoyed the films. They were just very long, and there was a lot of walking. I suppose the fact that I knew where the walking was leading didn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2012 -
The Best Super Mario Surprise Ever Made
Some of the most beautiful things in video games, as my colleague Patricia Hernandez noted on Friday, are the mistakes, the glitches. Some of the best surprises, however, are the ones game developers intentionally hid for us somewhere in the forests of the games we play. These delights are planted along the path to please…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2012 -
Nintendo’s Portable Lineup Dates Paper Mario, Moves Luigi to 2013
With the release of the new 3DS XL just a week away, Nintendo releases its massive list of 3DS, DSi and eShop game releases, solidifying a November release for the next installment of Paper Mario, giving Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon a 2013 move-in date, and dropping a few surprises for Nintendo’s portable power players. While…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2012 -
Child Reunited With LEGO Wheel That’s Been Up His Nose For Three Years
Since Issak Lasson was three, the boy experienced sinus problems. According to KSL.com, years of doctor visits and prescription medication didn’t ease the kid’s ills. That’s because for half his life, six-year-old Issak Lasson has been living with a LEGO up his nose. Last month, a doctor finally noticed something peculiar up Issak’s nose. “I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2012 -
100 of Cinema’s Most Maniacal Laughs Gets Your Monday Off to a Great Start
The clip’s title, “100 Greatest Maniacal Movie Laughs”, pretty much sums it up. What’s intended as creepy, unsettling or even mildly terrifying in a movie becomes one hell of a gag when they’re all played back-to-back. 100 Greatest Maniacal Movie Laughs [honsco]
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2012 -
The Neo Geo Returns This December (For $200!)
Remember in January how everyone got a little excited about the official return of the Neo Geo brand, via a new handheld system called the NEOGEO X GOLD? Yeah, well, it might be time to get a little less excited. Because the thing costs $200. That’s right. For a small handheld that plays a bunch…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2012 -
What if Assassin’s Creed Looked More Like Star Wars?
This futuristic take on what looks like Ezio, from the Assassin’s Creed series, was designed by artist Davis Lim. It takes the Renaissance killer and drops him squarely in the future. Or, if you prefer, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. I’m getting a very “Old Republic” feel from that armour…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2012