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Getting Shot: A 103-Second Retrospective
What’s it look like to get shot in a video game? The portrait of pain has been changing over the years. We took a bullet in 18 years’ worth of games to bring you this montage. Isn’t it amazing how getting shot has evolved over the years in video games? We’ve gone from a grunting…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2010 -
Gunfusion: More Info Than We Need To Know, Boss
Sometimes, the obsession with guns in video games gets ridiculous. So we’re celebrating acts of “gunfusion.” The entertaining Metal Gear Solid series is gun-crazy. (It is!) Here’s the ultimate more-detail-than-necessary discussion of a gun, from MGS3, at the four-minute mark.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 -
Building The Perfect Kill House With Video Games
Armed with M-4 automatic rifles, swathed in body armor and combat fatigues, the five man U.S. Special Forces Airborne entry team stacks up outside the entrance to the house. An explosion sends bits of the door flying inside. The men slide through the still-smoking opening, fanning to the right and left, guns up, safeties off,…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2010 -
Fake Diamonds Vs. A Four-Page Instruction Manual
Andy and Chris are going to Seattle this weekend. They are going to the Penny Arcade Expo where they will share a booth and let the public, for the first time, try their games. Things are looking good.. for Andy. Andy and Chris are Andy Schatz and Chris Hecker, veterans of big video game companies…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 -
The Hidden Pattern Of Video Game Scare Stories
Media coverage of violent video games spikes twice every year in the same months, April and November, according to “data journalist” David McCandless. In a recent TED talk, McCandless showed charts that he believes reveal the patterns and rhythms of recurring stories reported by the media to an anxious public. The video game bit starts…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 -
Half Life Remake Black Mesa Tantalizingly Previewed
“Is Black Mesa the ultimate Half Life mod?” That’s the question Atomic MPC asked after going hands-on with a near-final build of the eagerly anticipated Half Life Black Mesa mod. I’m so jealous. The front page of the dev team’s website has us calling the mod “hot shit,” yet still they tease. It’s been years…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2010 -
The Video Game Ad Too Violent For Print?
As mentioned in our recent History of Headshots article, the 2000 video game Soldier of Fortune was a pioneer — a bloody pioneer — in the technological art of connecting a gamer’s virtual gun with various enemy body parts. This ad, which I’m told by a tipster was scuttled by Soldier of Fortune publisher Activision…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 -
Microsoft Reveals New 360 Controller With Transforming D-Pad
The Xbox 360 controller gets a little more fighter friendly later this year, with a new version featuring a transforming d-pad and monochrome buttons hitting stores on November 9. So what’s a transforming d-pad? As Major Nelson demonstrates in the video below, users can change the new Xbox 360 controller’s directional pad from a flat…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2010 -
Everything You’ll Want to Know About the Playstation Move
Should you buy the Playstation Move? What’s the best motion game on the Playstation 3? What’s the worst? What do you look like playing? Do dogs or cats cause interference? How do I set it up? How much does getting hit with a Move controller hurt? We’ve spent an obscene amount of time with the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2010 -
Seriously? That Sounds Like the Least Fun Thing Ever
You could just get yourself some insurance and, like a good neighbor, State Farm will take care of it for you. How about this instead? Would you rather: 1. Take your car for a nice Sunday drive? Or 2. Spend your Sunday trying to buy a new ride because your old car got trampled by…
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Hurray! Bravo! Excellent Choice, Sir/Madame!
Wouldn’t we all love to do this, though? To ensure that you can with complete peace of mind, talk to the nice folks at State Farm and get some information on insurance plans available for home, auto, and rentals—that way you’ll be secure no mater what adventure you choose. Click here to play Would You…
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Well This Is Embarrassing. For You
COME ON! You are decision-making-challenged. However, there is hope in sight, and it’s called State Farm. Even when you find yourself in a real pickle, State Farm is there to help you navigate through the scary stuff with their home, renter’s, and auto insurance. Click here to play Would You Rather again, and head here…
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Pinball FX 2 Is Xbox Live’s Pinball Platform
The video game pinball wizards at Zen Studios are bringing Pinball FX 2 to the Xbox Live Arcade, with free graphical updates and new achievements to every Pinball FX table released so far. Pinball FX 2 sounds like more of a dashboard update to the first game than a full-blown sequel. Perhaps that’s why Zen…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2010 -
Final Fantasy XIV Beta Is No Go
Who’s ready to get the Final Fantasy XIV open beta party started? Not Square Enix. The open beta for Final Fantasy XIV, due to kick off today at 7PM Pacific, has been postponed indefinitely while Square Enix iron out some critical bugs that cropped up at the last minute. FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2010 -
“That’s Not The Way You Play the Game”
Long before there were video games about people shooting one another in war, there were wars with people shooting one another. The reality of those wars, the constant fear of death and gruesome nature of battling for your life still had its own unspoken rules. And as in video games, it seems that those who…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2010 -
Irony Of The Future
Veteran game designer Dave Perry predicts a flaw in the possible plans for PlayStation 4, Wii 2 and Xbox Whatever, not that the backer of streaming gaming service Gaikai doesn’t have a vested interest in disc-free gaming. (Via Dperry Twitter)
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
On the final day of August we have this final riff on the month’s Norman Rockwell painting. Yes, even TAY is adding zombies. Care to talk about video games here? Thanks to reader KindaGamey for today’s image. We need a new source painting for September. Submit your nominations, including the name of the work and…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 31, 2010 -
A Fistful of Zombies: Gunplay in Dead Rising 2: Case 0
A lot of people loved killing zombies in the original Dead Rising. But almost just as many hated using guns to do so. Why? The controls. That was one of the big things that Canadian developers Blue Castle worked on with Capcom while developing Dead Rising 2: Creating solid shooter controls for the sequel. How…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2010 -
What Guns Have You Fired?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Happy Gun Week Let’s see… A Glock, an Uzi, a .22, and some sort of peashooter rifle. Not really “into” guns or anything. My excuse is that I grew up in Texas. :/ And Happy Gun Week to you! What you missed last night What Do Game Developers Know About…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010