How much PAX is too much PAX? There will be no PAX West this year, at least not as we traditionally know it. PAX West, always held in Seattle over Labor Day weekend, won’t be held as a physical event this time. As most every other gaming convention scheduled after mid-March has been canceled, so too has PAX. Instead, Penny Arcade is making it a digital event, a route many other conventions have taken....
Go trade, traders I can’t think of any game in recent memory that’s waxed and waned as much asPokemon Go, at least in my household. It was a rush to play at the height of its popularity, when anyone and everyone was going out and learning about various pocket monsters — from people who had never even touched the series before to veterans that can recite the Pokerap from memory....
So tasty! Culty has been ever so kind as to put together a neat little Beginner’s Guide for theMonster Hunterseries. It was written and designed by the hosts of the “My Fair Hunter Podcast,” a fan podcast dedicated to the games. Since they are known for their wide breadth of system mechanics and deep combat, I would imagine that this guide will be a saving grace for new players. There is adigital versionthat works with “any portable reading device” for $9, or aprint versionfor $25....
As many of you know, I’m a big fan of “cuddly”. “Cuddly” rivals even “sexy” or “tasty” on my list of descriptives that I find pleasing, and as such sites likeCute Overloadsee more of my traffic than Google, or even Destructoid. The above project — a quilt with a definite gaming theme — combines both my love of the “cuddly” and my love of gaming (not to mention my affection for anthropomorphic penile creatures from the 1980s)....
I did it for the Photoshop Another id Software employee will be joiningtechnical director John Carmackin Dallas to work on the virtual-reality headset Oculus Rift. The creative director of id’s post-apocalyptic shooterRAGE, Matt Hooper, left the company earlier this year and is now a part of Oculus VR, it’s been confirmed. “We are thrilled to have Matt Hooper join the Oculus VR team as our Director of Development,” reads an official statement provided toGame Front....
Making good art ain’t easy We’ve seen a lot of video game adaptations over the past few years, but none of them have been quite as successful as Riot’sLeague of LegendsTV showArcane. The Netflix series was praised by critics and fans alike, has already won multiple awards ahead of the2022 Emmys, andSeason 2 of the showhas been confirmed for quite a while. Plenty of people are curious as to how Riot managed to pull off creating one of the best game-to-TV adaptations of all time, myself included, and now the studio is giving us a glimpse into their process of creatingArcanewith a brand new docuseries....
Wedbrush Morgan executive Michael Pachter looked into his crystal ball yet again when he noticed that Nintendo DS sales were slumping in Japan. He recently toldgamesindustry.bizthat he expects the slump to lead to a new handheld device at the end of the year. It is likely that DS demand will continue to decline in Japan, and we think that Nintendo has a new handheld device ready for launch in that territory before the end of the calendar year....
Developer reconsidering sequel concepts It’s been a good 18 months since the original announcement ofSenran Kagura 7EVEN,the latest mainline release in the cheesecake ninja series of video games. Since then, developer Marveloushas released details and renders,but we are yet to see the game in a fully-formed build. Well,according to this interviewheld between Game Talk and Honey Parade President Kenichiro Takaki, it seems that7EVENmay have bigger problems to deal with. In the interview, Takaki expresses that7EVENsimply would not pass Sony’s recently tightened rulings on sexual content....
The much-anticipatedSilent Hill 2Remake will be getting a “reworked” soundtrack from the game’s reprising composer Akira Yamaoka. Announced at a preview event, Yamaoka confirms that the songs have been made from the “ground up.” “There are segments and bits and pieces of the original tracks that you’re able to hear, but all of the tracks have been reworked from the ground up,” explained Yamaoka toGameSpot. “I understand that the soundtrack is very much beloved, but ultimately I composed over nine hours worth of music and I’m still wondering how in the world we are going to fit all of that into a soundtrack....
Over 85 theaters are participating! For the past few years, Sony has broadcast their E3 press conference in theaters around the US and Canada. Apart from being a big publicity stunt to get people excited for upcoming games, the events have also had some exclusive Sony collectibles and allowed people to view trailers on a gigantic screen. Who doesn’t love looking at Nathan Drake’s five o’clock shadow on a 40 foot monitor?...
Traveling around inSoulmaskcan be a bit tedious with how big the world is. Thankfully, you have the option of getting around quicker by taming and mounting an Alpaca. ThisSoulmaskAlpaca guide has everything you need to know about the cute creatures including where to find them, how to tame and breed them, and how to mount and ride them. Where to find Alpacas While you can technically find wild Alpacas roaming around throughout most of the game world, there are also a few specific locations where you can find them....
Until then, here’s a peek at new reinforcements That long-awaitedStar Wars Battlefront IImode with “capture points and capital ship takedowns”has remained elusive for months, but not for much longer. The new mode will release on March 26. DICE promised it would reveal the mode’s name and further details in its next community update post. Today, however, we got a look at a pair of exciting new reinforcements: ARC Troopers, complete with dual pistols, and BX-Series Droid Commandos, which pack an E-5 Blaster Rifle and a swift vibrosword....
The currentHumble Indie Bundlecleared $500,000 within its first 24 hours of availability, and it’s on track to surpass $1 million in sales sooner rather than later.Minecraftwas addedto the bundle, and nowSteel Storm: Burning Retributionis being included as well, for new and old purchasers alike. Attached is a fun little video showing whatSteel Stormis all about. I wager most of you haven’t heard of this one before; it was certainly new to me....
