After a couple days’ exploring the Game Developers’ Convention expo hall, the most interesting trend was the proliferation of new, powerful and above all, intuitive tools for professional game design. Game development continues to democratize, and if the offerings on display are any indication, high-production-value development tools are well within independent studios’ grasp. Here are
WonderCon 2013 has come and gone with only a gaggle of cosplay photos to remember it by. For only its second appearance in Anaheim WonderCon has firmly placed itself as a major convention with its quality of cosplay. Here are only some of the awesome costumes we saw this past weekend. Stay tuned for more
Doctor Who returned to the BBC this past Saturday with a brand new episode, The Bells of Saint John, and a brand new companion, Clara, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. Last week the BBC held a press conference with writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, to answer questions about Doctor Who in general and this new
The Gears of War franchise is one of the unquestionable successes of this generation of interactive entertainment. The first title in the franchise came in late 2006, unheralded from a PC-centric development studio and it simply destroyed its competition. It became the killer app for the Xbox 360, arguably pushing even the vaunted Halo franchise
You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! This week on the show Leland and Spooky discuss one of their all-time favorite films: Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The movie just turned 25 years old, and the remastered Blu-Ray just hit stores last week. They discuss their love for
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the squeal to the 2009s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Duke is back leading a new team of Joes: Roadblock, Lady Jaye, Flint, Snake Eyes, Jinx, and General Joseph Colton. The Joes band together to take on Cobra Commander, Zartan, Storm Shadow, and Firefly before they destroy the world. Whereas the first one felt
E-Sports and the competitive gaming scene are a growing part of the industry and gaming culture, despite the many false starts and inconclusive attempts at formal leagues. At Game Connection, I took the opportunity to ask Mr. Caleb Fox, head of Wargaming America, about his views on the competitive scene and how it affects game
At last year’s PAX Prime, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima unveiled Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, an amazing tech demo that showed off Kojima Productions’ new FOX Engine. A few months later, at the Spike TV Video Game Awards, Swedish game developer Moby Dick Studios unveiled a trailer for a supernatural thriller called The Phantom Pain. It wasn’t long,
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Fighting games are a dime a dozen, though very few that bring in some of our favorite comic characters. Join our heroes and heroine as they talk about the upcoming Injustice video game. Including the secrets behind the Man of Steel going