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Updated Oct. 20, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET This week, game players and enthusiasts from 40 countries will descend upon Las Vegas to compete in the Monopoly World Championship, held roughly every four years. The winner of the Hasbro Inc. HAS 0.48 % -sponsored tournament will take home $20,580 — the precise sum stashed in the…
http://www.patreon.com/jimquisition http://www.thejimquisition.com We’ve talked about “stock Unity assets” on this show before, but what does that mean? Well, it’s time to look at the ramifications of asset flipping – buying pre-made characters, objects, and environments from other developers, and re-selling them with no alterations. From whole asset packs resold under new names, to Unreal Engine…
In case you hadn’t yet heard, Mad Max: Fury Road is awesome. I’ve already seen it twice and will probably go see it again at some point before it drives off into Home Video Valhalla (WITNESS!!!). One of the best parts about it is that it delivered on the promise of the amazing and evocative…
cache hit 1364:single/related:6abeb56ae84d2f5321c752d6aa1700a7 empty On Wednesday, a Canadian 17-year-old pleaded guilty to 23 charges relating to swatting calls and other false police reports, many of which had targeted his online opponents in the video game League of Legends.According to a lengthy report by Canadian publication Tri-City News, the prosecution’s case against the Coquitlam, British Columbia teenager asserted that…
These are not Final Fantasy Chocobos. They’re Toyotas. But if they were, I guess they’d look like this? Or maybe they’d be fluffier? Not sure, but what is sure is that Toyota has once again teamed up with Square Enix to sell Japanese people cars. Chocobos, of course, are those big, flightless bird creatures Final…
At least the repetitiveness is pretty cool. Why People Are Still Playing ‘Destiny’ | Cracked.com.
This article was written by Miguel Penabella and originally published on Haywire Magazine. It’s also part of Kill Screen’s Film Week, a week-long meditation on the intersection between film and videogames. Check out the other articles here. And, if you’re in NYC, grab tickets to our Film Fest at Two5Six tonight, Friday, May 15th. The…
In Wild Hunt, you as Geralt embark on your most epic and dangerous journey yet. Your mission — to find the child of prophecy, an ashen-haired girl, a living and highly volatile weapon everyone wants to control. The stakes have never been higher: the Elder Blood flowing in the child’s veins can bring about a…
Guys. I’m kind of freaked out right now. That’s partially my fault. I’m in a confusing part of the internet right now, and it’s midnight, and I’m trying to figure out this creepy game I’m playing. Maybe you’ve heard of it. It was in Rolling Stone. It was on Vice. It was on The Hollywood…
Blockbuster games rarely feature women as protagonists, and those that do often feature hyper-sexualized characters like Lara Croft. It’s a sad truth of the video game industry: games that cost tens of millions of dollars court the 18-25 year old male demographic. But the situation is thankfully getting better, and this year’s “Assassin’s Creed” embodies that…