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Metal Gear series adds day/night cycles; 1995 stares in awed silence
In addition to the series’ trademark cogent and tidy storytelling, the new Metal Gear game will now feature both night AND day. Is it possible that the day/night cycle is actually a conspiracy of global proportions, involving the collusion of a hopelessly corrupt sun? By Majora’s Mask, we’ll soon kn
Eating the Jersey Shore cast with a giant snake is the future of funny games.
We’re not sure what came first — the name Jersey Shouroboros – or the concept of a giant snake eating the cast of the recently-cancelled Jersey Shore and then eating its own tail. Either way, Robert Yang’s crowd favorite from this year’s Global Game Jam is the stuff of nightmares. Humor is difficult
Gabe Newell has grown a Santa Claus beard and other news from the NYT Valve piece
Takeaways from the Times’ Saturday Valve profile: -Valve is working on a VR headset that appears to be in the same state of development as Larry David’s car periscope -It is strongly insinuated not rolling your desk around at Valve is a professional faux pas at best and a fireable offense at worst -
Gamers are sexist and they know it!
Online gaming is a cesspool of racism, homophobia and misogyny. But at least gamers know it! A survey of 874 people on the Internet by the Emily Matthew at Pricecharting blog found that 80% of respondents believed sexism is prominent in the gaming community, and 35% had been targets of sex-based har
Indie dev promotes game through piracy
Anindie developer has found an interesting approach to the marketing and price problem in videogames. The collection of irreverent minigames, McPixel, by SOS is promoting itself through the Pirate Bay, inviting those who can’t afford the game to pirate it this weekend. The idea is that more people w
Taliban Hands exhibition pulls the polygons from Medal of Honor, makes them an oversized installation.
Artist Joseph DeLappe (who we covered in our No Fun issue) has an odd and XL take on the modern shooter. If you remember, EA found themselves in hot water two years ago when they initially intended to allow players to control Taliban soldiers in multi-player. They (obviously) changed their mind. DeL
Roundup 9/7: Madden NFL 13 going strong; some CEOs and IP holders are acting unpleasant.
Here’s the news that you probably should know about but were too afraid to ask: –Madden NFL 13 has sold 1.65 million copies, a significant increase from last year. –VVVVVV creator’s Super Hexagon is an abstract maze where lasting 30 seconds is a feat of skill. -GameStop wants to sell the Ouya in it
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