Some games transport us to magical lands using a breathtaking art style and creating a living, breathing world that feels real to us. Ori and the Blind Forest has that feeling. Almost looks like a Studio Ghibli film, which is about as high a compliment as one can shower on a game. Definitely a game […]
Check out this interesting discussion that recently took place on Twitter between Polygon.com review editor Arthur Boop Gies and Michael Hartman, CEO of Frogdice, on the hypersexualization of characters in video games. While Gies is all about creating characters that embrace reality with their outfits, Hartman thinks variety is the way to go. What do […]
When you lose in Smash Bros, you get an animation of the loser clapping his hands for the winner, but in the game, that clapping is silent. Youtuber GrumpOut changed all that and added realistic audio on top of the animations. Some of them might be a little boring, but here and there, you get […]
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Some games you play and when you are done with them, you are done with them. And some games you play and layers of story reveal themselves over time and you realize that you NEED to play the game another time to properly process everything you just saw and did. Here are the top ten […]
Nintendo and indie are not two words you hear next to each other too often, so that alone should compel you to check this out. It shows us a very different side of Nintendo than we are used to (more raw, unpolished, ground level) and at the same time, shows us Nintendo is willing to […]
You may see outer space an awful lot in science fiction games, but how often do you see it represented accurately? Outside Xbox threw together this cool list to show us the few examples of video games actually representing outer space realistically, based on science and what we already know. [Image via Woondu, story via […]
The developers of a video game say it could help treat people with the lazy eye condition. Dig Rush adjusts the graphics to force players to use both eyes to progress through the game. Lazy eye, which is also called amblyopia, is a condition that can develop in childhood and involves visual impairment in one […]
Hasbro has revealed new ‘animated’ style looks for Darth Vader and an Older Ahsoka which should be almost ready to release. Though we are all hoping for some teaser characters from the Force Awakens, these Rebels figures will have to do for now. Who am I kidding. That Darth is awesome, and most geeks know, […]
Hey, being a gamer is also all about hoarding, didn’t you know? Another fantastic comic by Julia Lepetit from Dorkly. [Source: Dorkly]