For some gamers, playing MMO World of Warcraft can be a “religious experience,” according to Manhattan College professor religious studies, Robert Geraci. In a Q&A posted on the college’s website, Geraci says World of Warcraft presents a virtual reality that tests a person’s’ ethics and values, and also gets them to think about things like […]
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PlayStation Move Was "Ahead of Its Time," Will Be Important for Project Morpheus, Says Sony Exec
August 20th, 2014 
Mark Motion gaming has largely fallen by the wayside, what with Xbox One‘s mandatory Kinect being dropped, Wii U focusing on its second screen, and PlayStation 4 not making much use of PlayStation Move. Sony worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida believes there isn’t much interest in motion gaming right now, though he does think the Move […]
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Comments Off on PlayStation Move Was "Ahead of Its Time," Will Be Important for Project Morpheus, Says Sony ExecGames Level Design: Part Two
August 20th, 2014 Mark In the second blog of this three part series we take a look at student projects from Games Level Design, a course held at Queensland University of Technology in Australia. This course uses the StarCraft II map editor as its chosen platform for the final examination. Groups of 3-4 students work in different game design […]
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Brainiac’s Plan Trailer
August 20th, 2014 Mark Brainiac reveals his diabolical plan for world domination in the latest trailer for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
Gears of War Creator Cliff Bleszinski Takes Ice Bucket Challenge
August 20th, 2014 Mark Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has finally accepted Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson’s Ice Bucket Challenge nomination for him to dump a bucket of ice water on his head to raise awareness and money for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. “When Notch tells you to do something, you pretty much do it,” […]
Titanfall Xbox One Bundle Discontinued
August 20th, 2014 Mark The $500 Xbox One Titanfall bundle that went on sale in March and included a system, Kinect camera, one-month Xbox Live Gold membership, and copy of Titanfall has been discontinued. “Titanfall bundle is done,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer said on Twitter to a fan who asked if Microsoft would offer the bundle without Kinect. Though […]
Just Cause Dev Moving Into a New Office Space, Teases "Surprises" for 2015
August 20th, 2014 Mark Rendering of Avalanche’s new office in Stockholm After spending more than a decade in its current location in Sweden, Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios today announced plans to move to a bigger, more modern office. In partnership with Swedish architecture firm Studio Stockholm, Avalanche Studios said today that work has begun on […]
Posted in PC Comments Off on Just Cause Dev Moving Into a New Office Space, Teases "Surprises" for 2015Check Out This Video of Pierce Brosnan Playing GoldenEye 007 With Jimmy Fallon
August 20th, 2014 Mark During last night’s episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, iconic James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan went head-to-head with Fallon in a multiplayer match of classic N64 game GoldenEye 007, which is based on the actor’s 1995 movie. Before they start playing, Fallon remarks that GoldenEye 007 is one of the best video games […]
Posted in PC Comments Off on Check Out This Video of Pierce Brosnan Playing GoldenEye 007 With Jimmy FallonWatch Fish Play Street Fighter
August 20th, 2014 Mark Watching fish play Pokemon is so two weeks ago. Thanks to the bastion of brilliance that is the Internet, we can now watch a couple goldfish go head-to-head in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Here’s what it works. The tank is (virtually) segmented into nine parts on a 3×3 grid. Where the fish swim will […]
Bungie Must Return Shares to Legendary Halo Composer Marty O’Donnell
August 20th, 2014 Mark Halo and Destiny creator Bungie has been ordered to return company shares to veteran composer Marty O’Donnell, who was fired by Bungie’s board of directors back in April. According to court documents obtained by VentureBeat, an arbitrator says through a preliminary injunction that Bungie made a mistake in stripping O’Donnell of his shares in the […]
