I’m pleasantly surprised Signing up to see an unannounced title at a gaming convention or expo can be risky. I’ve never been burned before, but I’m aware my streak could end in an instant. I went into my PAX appointment with Trion Worlds (Rift,Defiance) worried — not so much that the mystery game would be bad, but that it might be something I just didn’t care about at all. My luck persists....
The New Citizen Kane RememberFreddy Got Fingered? Damn, that movie was great. “Daddy, would you like some sausage? Daddy, would you like some sausa-ges?” I sing that every time my roommate’s cooking breakfast food. Classic. This film is a goddamn American institution. Or, it should be. Children in school should watch a different scene every morning immediately after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. It should play on the jumbotron at every Major League Baseball game....
Black Ops 6first-ever season set the bar forCall of Duty’snewest era, bringing in the Citadelle des Morts and the Nuketown-inspired Area 99 maps. But now that players have spent quite a lot of time with the latest update, it’s time to look onwards with Season 2. Here’s everything you need to know aboutBO6andWarzoneSeason 2, including a release date and upcoming content. Table of contents BO6 and Warzone Season 2 release date and start time According to theCall of DutyBlog,Black Ops 6andWarzoneSeason 2 starts onJan....
But it still doesn’t jump with it Super Mario 3D Worldwas fantastic, and one of the reasons was its incredible variety throughout. Captain Toad made his first playable appearance there, with his levels acting as a sort of palate cleanser between Mario’s running and jumping cat suit antics. The basic premise of the levels is that Captain Toad wants to help Mario collect stars, but since he is slower and cannot jump, he needs to rely more on puzzle-solving ability and keen perception (along with smart level design) to get things done....
We were rooting for you Do you ever take a moment to stop and admire the scenery? Too often are we focused on mindlessly pushing forward to the next objective to notice the little details.Foliage, man. Take it in. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is awarding a Technical Achievement Award to vegetation softwareSpeedTree. It’s been around for over a decade and has been prominently featured in videogames (The Evil Within,Shrek The Third: The Game) and movies....
Welcome to New Salem In the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, yet more rudderless speculators have seized upon the opportunity to blame violent videogames, because that’ll always be easier than trying to solve actual problems. So it is that one town’s offering to physically destroy the things. Polygonreports thatSouthingtonSOS, a group dedicated to organizing help during times of crisis, has planned the destructive spectacle for January 12. Children are being invited to bring their games to the symbolic execution, where they can be exchanged for local restaurant coupons....
Here we go again It turns outDark Soulsfans in Europe will be able to get their hands on theDark Souls Trilogyset after all. We’ve had our chance since October in the US; Europeans will have theirs on July 05, 2025. (This is the part where you lovingly place your semi-relevantSoulsseries quote of choice down in the comments section. I am and will always be partial to the classic line “Don’t give up, skeleton!...
InDC Universe Online‘slatest DLC pack, PvP finally gets some much needed attention.The Last LaughisDCUO‘s first ever PvP DLC pack and adds several new modes and even a new weapon, the shield. Heroes and villains will be able to invade each others safehouses, in four on four battles. Headquarters battles will task players to invade the opposition’s base, The Hall of Doom or the Watchtower, in a 16 player two-part brawl. There’s also all manner of objective based PvP, like bomb disposal or rescue missions....
Should ‘have it at E3 next year’ During Sony’s PlayStation 4 reveal event, Capcom showed offDeep Down, a game slated for PS4 and running on Capcom’s next-gen engine, codenamed “Panta Rhei.” The game looks positively medieval, not too dissimilar from Capcom propertyDragon’s Dogma. There are even dragons. Still, on the Capcom forum, senior VP Christian Svenssonput the kiboshon any notions of relation between the two games: “For reference [Dead Rising 3] andDeep Downhave nothing to do withDragon’s Dogma....
[As originally posted onJapanator] It’s been awhilesince we last heard ofDragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, the anime spin-off of Bioware’s fantasy RPG.Dragonagemovie.comhas been updated, and we now know that Bioware and EA’s collaboration with FUNimation is coming in Spring 2012. Fumihiko Sori (Vexille) is directing the project, and studio Oxybot is taking care of animation duties. And my, what horrible animation it is. It looks quite poor, with objects having no weight at all....
As part of the Wholesome Snack Showcase, Armor Games Studios and Bluecurse Studios announced thatSnacko, thecat-fronted farming game, is set to enter Early Access… now. Right now! Go look! Snackois a farming sim much likeStardew Valley(andHarvest Moonbefore it). You grow crops, raise livestock, and help a town learn to love again. Also, you have to push back miasma born from a curse that has overtaken the town ofSnacko. All the while being a cat....
Oh, that wacky Leland Yee Hey, remember former California senatorLeland Yee? The guy who said “gamers have no credibility” in the video game violence debate and was arrested a few months back for fraud and gun trafficking? It looks like he just pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering. Yee has been causing issues in the gaming industry for years, authoring a bill that would prohibit the sale of violent video games to minors with massive fines, and pushing his fear-mongering views to the public....
The boom-boom will have to wait a little longer Developer Smilegate has announced that its military shooterCrossfireXwill no longer meet its intended 2020 release date. Citing roadblocks caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the free-to-play Xbox One title is now expected to launch sometime in 2021. “After much deliberation, and in consideration of the challenges faced by the Smilegate development team due to COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to delay the release ofCrossfireXto 2021,”reads a statement on the official website....
