'Westeroscraft.' Game Of Thrones World Recreated In Minecraft In Unbelievable Detail
Many impressive Minecraft creations have appeared since release; but none quite as mindblowing as Westeroscraft. A team of 100 people have painstakingly worked over 4 months to recreate the entire Westeros continent from George R. R. Martin's fantasy world, including the capital of King's Landing.
'Lumino City' Game Uses Environments Made By Hand Out Of Paper and Cardboard
What's your favourite graphics style? Pixel art? Cel shaded? Photorealistic? How about paper and cardboard? Developed by Sate of Play Games, Lumino City is the sequel to Lume, and is created using papercraft, with the everything except the player characters being animated with actual motors which move the sets around.
'Genocide Dolphins.' First-Person Shooter Takes You On A Surreal Trip
Kickstarter is rapidly becoming a place for the weird and wonderful ideas of indie game developers to get off the ground, and "Genocide Dolphins" certainly has the potential to match both of those descriptors.
'Homesick.' Lucky Pause Kickstart Their Debut Game
Homesick, a truly gorgeous adventure/puzzle game, reminiscent of Myst and other precious gems from a bygone age is making the rounds on Kickstarter. With almost half of their $8,000 goal pledged, they need a little more help from you to see their vision come to life.
Searching "Pokémon X Videos" In Google Leads To Porn
A few weeks ago Nintendo announced Pokémon X, and all across the world children are gleefully searching for more info, only to meet with a terrible fate. It has been discovered that typing "Pokémon X Videos" into Google reveals some pretty raunchy material definitely not intended for children, or anyone for that matter.
'Cello Fortress.' Experimental Shooter Game Controlled With A Real Cello
Game designer Joost van Dongen has created a new experimental game called Cello Fortress, in which he has managed to combine a multiplayer-based shooter with musical instrumentation. Simply put, it is played by playing music on a Cello.
Iron Man Terrorises Liberty City Thanks To GTA IV Modder
Nico Bellic never wanted to get pulled back into a life of crime. Unfortunately, when Grand Theft Auto 4 modder 'H1Vtg3' provided a working replica of Tony Stark’s legendary get-up, the temptation was too much to bear.
Kinect Concept 'IllumiRoom' Turns Your Entire Room Into A Video Game
Microsoft Research have lifted the veil on its latest concept named IllumiRoom, which uses a Kinect and a projector to expand video game graphics beyond the boundaries of the television, augmenting the room around it to amazing effect.
'A Hat In Time.' Indie Adventure Awaits Your Greenlight Approval
Developed by Danish dev Jonas Kærlev, also known as Mecha the Slag, A Hat In Time is a Banjo-Kazooie style 3D platformer with simple, crisp cel-shaded graphics and a focus on 'Collecting Lots Of Stuff.' A game of solving various puzzles; presumably related to time-travel given the motif, the title currently resides on Steam's Greenlight service, awaiting crowd approval.
A 'Steam Box' Emerges At CES 2013
We all knew a 'Steam Box' of some sort was coming – Valve boss Gabe Newell recently said as much – but exactly what that mysterious console-cum-PC would look like or how indeed it would stack up against the competition, little was known. CES 2013 has already given us one or two shock announcements, but one alluding to Valve's much-discussed Steam-based home console is certainly the best of the bunch as yet.
Pokémon X And Y Announced For Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo have announced Pokémon X and Y, the next instalments of the massively popular series, coming to 3DS worldwide in October. These are the first entries to be fully 3D, a dream amongst many-a-trainer.
A 90-second trailer has been released in which our beloved friend Pikachu, standing on top of what looks like the Eiffel tower, seemingly electrocutes the entire planet, presumably to zap some teaser game footage into our heads.
'Neocolonialism' Marxist Strategy Game Takes To Kickstarter
Neocolonialism is an indie game which has been floating around Steam Greenlight for a good third of a year, which has been launched its own Kickstarter project. In order to mock capitalism, you must first embrace it.
Lego Master Builds Giant NES Controller That Actually Works
Ever wondered what to do with a few thousand leftover Lego bricks? New York-based multimedia artist "Baron" Julius von Brunk has made a giant, fully functioning NES controller that actually works with the games system.
NVIDIA Unveils Android-Based Handheld 'Project Shield'
Forgive our ignorance that alluded CES 2013 would be missing its share of shock announcements - this is one that we certainly didn’t see coming. Chip manufacturer NVIDIA has just unveiled its very own handheld gaming system called ‘Project Shield’ that it says is capable of delivering console-quality games on the go, and even has the functionality to stream full PC games to the device over Wi-Fi.
Chinese Father Hires In-Game Assassins To Stop Son's Gaming Addiction
Sick and tired of his adult son's video gaming addiction, a Chinese father has hired in-game "hitmen" to kill his child's avatar repeatedly in an attempt to discourage him from playing.
'Beyond The Gates Of Antares.' Creator Of Warhammer Kickstarts New Tabletop War Game
Rick Priestley, creative mind behind the likes of Warhammer 40k, has introduced a new Tabletop War game dubbed 'Beyond the Gates of Antares.' His company, Dark Space Corp, have launched a campaign for crowdfunding with Kickstarter, encouraging any backers to share their ideas and creative contributions with the team.
Connecticut Town Holds Drive To Collect And Destroy Violent Video Games
In the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, a town in Connecticut is hosting a "Violent Video Games Return Program" to collect and destroy these titles. Despite the name, this extends to all types of violent media, and the local Chamber of Commerce will give a $25 gift certificate in return for any submissions.
Hitman: Absolution Review (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
Six long years since the bald-headed, bar-coded Agent 47 last appeared on home consoles in Hitman: Blood Money, there's something to cherish about his return. With a scarcity of truly stealth-driven games at market – where set-piece laden, high-octane action titles are ten-a-penny – IO Interactive have sought to redress the balance with Absolution. It's a genuine shame, then, that it just comes up short.
An Introduction To 'eSports' And The World Of Competitive Gaming
The idea of playing games competitively has existed for a long time, but only relatively recently have ‘eSports’ come into their own as a spectator sport. With games like Starcraft 2 and League of Legends gaining popularity in the West; a sprawling community of players, commentators and dedicated fans is growing ever larger day-on-day, hour-upon-hour.
'Good Old Games' Gets Generous: Duke Nukem Free-D
‘Tis the season of giving over at gog.com, beloved digital distributer of gaming gems from a bygone age; but one of their greatest gifts is tucked neatly under the darkest corners of the tree. For the next few hours, Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition, is absolutely free.