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Monday, April 1, 2013

News::Meet 2013's Shiniest Video Game

News::The North Korean Version Of Draw Something Looks Incredible

I wish this wasn't being published on April 1. I wish I was writing this on any other day of the year, when this could possibly be a real thing that I could actually play.

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/GtctDknc4Cs/story01.htm

News::2013 Year on Year Sales and Market Share Update to March 23rd

Worldwide Hardware YTD: 1: 3DS - 2,235,283 2: PS3 - 1,924,986 3: X360 - 1,289,922 4: PSV - 553,532 5: WiiU - 542,631 6: Wii - 476,727 7: PSP - 375,569 8: DS - 324,995 Worldwide Software YTD: 1: PS3 - 22,376,196 2: X360 - 19,734,043 3: 3DS - 8,796,510 4: Wii - 8,178,244 5: PC - 6,262,758 6: DS - 4,550,194 7: PSP - 2,288,521 8: PSV - 2,062,626 9: WiiU - 1,463,942

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223474/2013-year-on-year-sales-and-market-share-update-to-march-23rd

News::The rough 1974 draft of George Lucas' original script for Star Wars - complete with early concept ar

The rough 1974 draft of George Lucas' original script for Star Wars - complete with early concept art - is being turned into a comic series.

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/aD7ARylvnCg/story01.htm

News::What The Hobbit Looks Like Printed On A Single Giant Page

A site called Spineless Classics sells large posters of classic novels printed on a single page.

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/rZkgoz8BZ-U/story01.htm

News::Analyzing the PS4 / Xbox 720 GPU

The specs for Sonys successor to the PlayStation brand, the PS4 will feature parts from AMD. Advanced Micro Devices are supplying both the GPU (graphics processing unit) and the CPU for the new system. This article gives some insight on why certain things are as they are, what to expect and how it all works.

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223526/analyzing-the-ps4-xbox-720-gpu

News::GotGame: Review | SimCity (2013)

GotGame: Resources (especially water) are limited. The effect this has is: once your town is set up perfect, and your trade network is FINALLY running smoothly after clearing all the traffic off your streetsyou run out of ore, or coal, or water, or something you need to keep your city going.

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223275/gotgame-review-simcity-2013

News::Ghost's Backstory Could Make a Great Call of Duty Campaign

OnlySP: Call of Duty is a franchise known primarily for its multiplayer offerings, as the campaigns offered in the series are usually considered to be basic tutorials for whats to come in multiplayer, most seasoned players would say. However, with recent rumors for Call of Duty: Ghost flying around, I got my detective hat on and did a little background search on Ghost, one of the main characters from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, who also happens to be a fan favorite.

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223525/ghosts-backstory-could-make-a-great-call-of-duty-campaign

News::Tomb Raider vs Tomb Raider: Battle of the Bodycounts

IGN - We pit the 1996 original against the 2013 reboot. For a reluctant killer, new Lara makes a heck of a mass murderer.

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223022/tomb-raider-vs-tomb-raider-battle-of-the-bodycounts

News::Infinity Ward Tease Image of MW2 Ghost In Modern Warfare 3

ThisisXbox: "Having been seen to spruce up their Facebook page with new found images of an aging Captain Price, Infinity Ward are now teasing the Call of Duty community with images of Ghost (who appeared to have died in a Modern Warfare 2 petrol blaze) on the menu of Modern Warfare 3. Are they trying to tell us something?"

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223446/infinity-ward-tease-image-of-mw2-ghost-in-modern-warfare-3

News::Watch This Guy Make SNES Headphones

Hugo Dorison knows that big, over-the-ear headphones are where it's at. Not only do over-the-ear headphones look cooler than in-ear headphones*, but you can take up art projects like these video game headphones with them, too. Watch Dorison's video above to see what I mean.

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/sEhIxpEiHF0/story01.htm

News::Monday Mind Teasers: The Guardian

It's a little too short, a little too simple, a little tedious, and doesn't have enough music, but that's still not stopping me from declaring that The Guardian on Newgrounds is one of the best simple pixel art games I've ever played. Those who despise artsy games can go ahead and skip this week's mind teaser, but I still say you'd be missing out.

The graphics and gameplay are spot on, and this is a Shadow of the Colossus homage that's the perfect blend of simplicity, much like the PS2 game it's paying respect to. I actually do enjoy its odd pacing since big adventures can't be quick by their very nature, and Colossus definitely understood that and didn't shy from it even though they knew some would call it a flaw, yet part of me can't help wishing the creator of this flash game would go back and remake it into a longer story with more places and events to visit and interact with.

What do you think? Just the right balance and you wouldn't change a thing? Or a good game that could be legendary if it was expanded and revised?

Last Week: Huebrix!

Monday Mind Teasers: The Guardian screenshot

via destructoid http://www.destructoid.com/monday-mind-teasers-the-guardian-250459.phtml

News::The Godcast: Season 5 Episode 29

GodisaGeek: "Adam returns to hosting duties this week, as we have a two hour plus podcast for you to enjoy. Mick joins the podcast this week to discuss the games hes been review, like The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. But its not long before Adam and Calvin talk BioShock Infinite (no spoilers here, of course). Tomb Raider is brought up, as Calv has finished it, but the talk soon turns to financial woes, as Square Enix havent deemed the game a success. Adam has been playing lots of games in his time off, including Luigis Mansion 2 and Gears of War: Judgment, but the conversation eventually turns to the Wii U, and what it needs to do next."

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1222998/the-godcast-season-5-episode-29

News::This Crazy BioShock Infinite Easter Egg Can't Be Real... Can It?

It's got to be a coincidence. It simply can't be real… right? But… what if it is?

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/m1yXMmZEAhk/story01.htm

News::Gamespot- Shattered Haven Review

GS:Shattered Haven's inert levels and unwillingness to let you naturally learn obscure its more brilliant moments.

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223541/gamespot-shattered-haven-review

News::The Co-op Episode 48: What Does No Unreal Engine 4 Mean For Wii U?

Gary at TheKoalition.com writes: This week our Editor-in-chief Richard Bailey and Jakejames Lugo (Venomous Fatman) joined us to speak in length about their time at Pax East last week. One of our main discussions came from GDC, where Epic unveiled their Unreal Engine 4. There was tons of controversy when they was asked if the engine would be coming to the Wii U and Epic downplayed the system by letting everybody know Unreal Engine 3 would still be available for Wii U. With the Wii U unable to take on these new technologies, what does this mean for the future of the console? Also on this podcast we discuss the Battlefield 4 and Metal Gear Solid V announcements. We also speak on some of the new releases we have been playing such as Bioshock: Infinite and Gears of War: Judgement. Pax games discussed include: Last of Us Injustice State of Decay Guacamelee Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Saints Row IV And lots more.

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223559/the-co-op-episode-48-what-does-no-unreal-engine-4-mean-for-wii-u

News::Monster Loves You Review - Twinfinite

Mike writes, "magine if you will, a game that allows you to experience the entire lifetime of a character and shape your complete experience based on the decisions you make both out on adventures and back in your hometown. Imagine not only managing your attributes by acting and reacting in appropriate ways, but also increasing your meter by which others respect you over the course of your life. Now, imagine youre a monster. This is essentially what Monster Loves You is: a life simulator that guides you towards one of a multitude of possible lifetimes. Its a fascinating concept, to be sure. Too bad its not much of a game."

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223545/monster-loves-you-review-twinfinite

News::GDC 2013: record attendance confirmed, date set for 2014

The 2013 Game Developers’ Conference was the biggest year in the event’s history, attracting a record 23,000 to the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Event organiser UBM also confirmed that GDC will return to the same venue next year, on March 17^th-21st 2014. The call for submissions to speak at the event will open this summer.

“With the game development industry evolving at a faster clip than ever before, we find both the profile of the developer and the types of games represented at GDC also growing to include new and different people and interests,” said general manager of the Game Developers Conference Meggan Scavio. “The response we’ve gotten to this year’s event makes us feel confident that the changes we’ve made, such as the introduction of the Advocacy Track and the Free to Play Game Design and Business Summit, have helped evolved the conference to be even more inclusive.”

You can see all of our coverage from the last week on one page in our GDC 2013 news hub.

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via Edge Online http://www.edge-online.com/news/gdc-2013-record-attendance-confirmed-date-set-for-2014/

News::Here is something that I wasn't expecting to read on Thought Catalog: why Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z

Here is something that I wasn't expecting to read on Thought Catalog: why Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z is better than Goku. The author, Alfred MacDonald, makes a compelling argument: "real people have anger, drive, ambitions — real people are selfish, if not embarrassing." Vegeta seems like more of a real person, and put that way, yeah, I guess Goku wasn't an interesting character, huh?

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/FbSOoEIK5oM/story01.htm

News::The Sun Shines on Dark Souls 2 | RPGamer

RPGamer: "Dark Souls 2 has remained hidden in the shadows ever since it was announced, but some new fragments of information about the highly anticipated game have come to light."

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223501/the-sun-shines-on-dark-souls-2-rpgamer

News::Torchlight 2 gets new mod-friendly patch update

Patch 1.22.x.40 for Torchlight 2 has gone live and the team at Runic Games have delivered arguably their most enticing update yet. In addition to new Unique and Legendary weapons and class armor sets, there are additional side dungeons, new MapRoom maps and several new pets available to use. This patch also includes modding tools via Steam Workshop. The tools are also fully supported in multiplayer.

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223532/torchlight-2-gets-new-mod-friendly-patch-update

News::Borderlands 2 update details release

A major update for Borderlands 2 will roll out tomorrow. In addition to a number of fixes, the much anticipated Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode will be released, as well as an increased level cap. Many of the permanent changes added tomorrow were previously hot-fixes for the game. Also available beginning April 2 will be the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack which allows characters to gain 11 additional levels and skill pooints as well as pick up new Pearlescent-tier weapons and Ancient E-Tech relics. Details of the patches are available in body of the text

via N4G: pc news feed http://n4g.com/news/1223505/borderlands-2-update-details-release

News::Sony Is Putting Three Of Its Best (And Most Overlooked) Games In A Compilation For The PS3

An ESRB listing has appeared online for Best of Playstation Network Vol. 1, a compilation - presumably shipping on Blu-Ray - of some under-appreciated classics from Sony's downloadable service.

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/k5hG98Jre7M/story01.htm

News::And Then The Video Game Industry Woke Up

The 2013 Game Developers Conference is over. The chatter of the show floor has faded, the bathroom lines have evaporated, and the various stacked hangovers have worn off. The week still feels like something of a blur, but squint your eyes just so, filter out the noise and the music and the glowing laptop monitors, and a theme starts to take shape: Change is in the air. Change for the better.

via Kotaku http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/I3aEqMCKqeE/story01.htm

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