Due sometime in 2011, Unicorn City is a comedic look at the LARP (Live Action Role Play) scene.
Which reminds me of this nightmarish gem:
Friday, February 25, 2011
Mass Effect - The Saturday Morning Cartoon
What if Mass Effect was a Saturday morning cartoon from the 80's? Here's your absolutely awesome answer:
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
NES Style MMORPG: NEStalgia
A few months ago I was looking around for free to play MMORPGs that went back to the basics and had a more retro feel. The only one I could find was NEStalgia but, at the time I was looking, it wasn't out of beta. Well, no more! Check out the trailer and LINKAGE for more info.
Battlefield 3: Brief Gameplay Footage
Supposedly, this video is comprised of actual gameplay footage and not pre-rendered video or staged video using the in-game engine.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Kill Bill's Sources
Quentin Tarantino has spoken elaborately on the influences for the Kill Bill movies. The following is a really well edited display of those influences.
SPOILER WARNING: If you've never seen either Kill Bill movie and plan to, your experience may be ruined by watching the video below.
SPOILER WARNING: If you've never seen either Kill Bill movie and plan to, your experience may be ruined by watching the video below.
Everything Is A Remix: KILL BILL from robgwilson.com on Vimeo.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Guy Cannot Watch the Dead Island Trailer
Pardon me for getting a little bit personal today. I promise that after this post I will go back to saying how things are either "awesome" or "shitty."
SPOILER WARNING: Do NOT read the following or watch the video below if you have not seen the trailer/s for the game Dead Island posted HERE.
I have to be brutally honest: my reaction was similar to this guy's (Rooster Teeth's Geoff). I too am a father of a little girl and have trouble seeing movies or reading news stories that involve little girls in peril - they turn my stomach. All of my previous odd fears (little spiders, clowns, nuns, nuns with clown paint vomiting little spiders out their mouths, etc) have completely washed away when we had our little girl. Now, my single greatest fear is that I won't be able to protect her from all of the nasty things in our world that are out there. Seeing the Dead Island trailer gave me that stomach churning feeling, but I knew I was watching something that I consider to be a piece of art and saw it through to the end more than once. The intention is to make you cringe, to make you... feel. And it works. Well, at least it did for me and obviously for Geoff as you'll see in the following video.
Is it marketing? Is it art? Despite its horrifying display, is it beautiful? Is it good story telling?
Think about it and, while you do, check out Geoff's reaction below.
SPOILER WARNING: Do NOT read the following or watch the video below if you have not seen the trailer/s for the game Dead Island posted HERE.
I have to be brutally honest: my reaction was similar to this guy's (Rooster Teeth's Geoff). I too am a father of a little girl and have trouble seeing movies or reading news stories that involve little girls in peril - they turn my stomach. All of my previous odd fears (little spiders, clowns, nuns, nuns with clown paint vomiting little spiders out their mouths, etc) have completely washed away when we had our little girl. Now, my single greatest fear is that I won't be able to protect her from all of the nasty things in our world that are out there. Seeing the Dead Island trailer gave me that stomach churning feeling, but I knew I was watching something that I consider to be a piece of art and saw it through to the end more than once. The intention is to make you cringe, to make you... feel. And it works. Well, at least it did for me and obviously for Geoff as you'll see in the following video.
Is it marketing? Is it art? Despite its horrifying display, is it beautiful? Is it good story telling?
Think about it and, while you do, check out Geoff's reaction below.
The Art of Flight and SSX Deadly Descents
If this video doesn't make you want to go snowboarding, then you need to shave your neckbeard and get out of the basement.
It reminds me of the next game in the SSX franchise which isn't due until "early 2012," Deadly Descents. Looks like a complete departure from the light hearted take on snowcross but I'm still interested.
It reminds me of the next game in the SSX franchise which isn't due until "early 2012," Deadly Descents. Looks like a complete departure from the light hearted take on snowcross but I'm still interested.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Dead Island Announcement Trailer
I've never watched a video game trailer and actually felt something for the characters... until now. I hope the game has the same kind of emotional impact as this video.
And, in case you're an idiot and can't follow non-linear story lines, here it is again "in reverse."
The reversed one just doesn't feel as powerful as the original but I'll be damned if the very notion of an emotionally charged zombie game doesn't give me the goosebumps. Official website HERE but there isn't much to see just yet and the game doesn't have a release date set.
And, in case you're an idiot and can't follow non-linear story lines, here it is again "in reverse."
The reversed one just doesn't feel as powerful as the original but I'll be damned if the very notion of an emotionally charged zombie game doesn't give me the goosebumps. Official website HERE but there isn't much to see just yet and the game doesn't have a release date set.
Left 4 Dead - Cold Stream
Original article HERE
February 16, 2011
Left 4 Dead Blog
Sorry for the recent lack of updates, we have been working on a surprise and here it is.
Matthew Lourdelet (2 Evil Eyes) has been working on a new community campaign – Cold Stream. We loved 2 Evil Eyes and Cold Stream looks even more promising with innovative game play arenas and effects. Matthew has really shown that there are still plenty of new ideas in L4D2 modding.
He recently shared it with us and we love it so far but it isn’t done. We were tempted to have him quietly finish it with our help and release it as part of an upcoming DLC.
Tempted… but we decided against that. Instead, we think we have a better idea. We want you the community to be part of the process of taking his unfinished campaign and releasing it as DLC on the Xbox 360, PC and Mac.
Since Matthew already has a start on the campaign, we need to back up a little in the process before we go forward.
The very first step in creating a new DLC is deciding on the larger goals and constraints for the DLC. The Sacrifice and the Passing were story heavy, so we want to see what the other end of the spectrum looks like. For this DLC we start with wanting to experiment by releasing a map pack that wasn’t about story. It would just be new campaigns for Left 4 Dead 2.
That makes the first constraint no new audio or story.
The easiest starting point for new campaigns is the three remaining Left 4 Dead 1 campaigns, so the DLC will include those. We also want something brand new and Cold Stream is the perfect fit.
That’s the start of the DLC. We have the basic information but we don't even have a name or release date yet.
We will hold off on the name for now.
That leaves the release date. The answer to when the DLC will be released is simple for now, sometime after Portal 2. Why don’t we set some date in stone right now? Because the real answer to when we are going to release something is always – when it’s ready.
Quality is a function of time and resources. So we can throw more people at the problem and/or take longer. We like to not constrain ourselves by either, so at this point we are willing to say - “Let’s not set a date yet, we’ll know better later.” Of course, that is also why the concept of Valve Time exists but later you will see why “Valve Time” is a good thing, not a bad thing.
For now, that’s it.
In the next few weeks we will add Cold Stream to the UI (user interface) and we will all begin testing it. As we receive feedback and test data we will also share some data we collect on player experience and show how we put that data to use. We will include you with regular posts, polls, and updates.
We have created a special forum just for feedback on the campaign and this project (Cold Stream Forum). While the beta will only be available for PC and Mac users, we appreciate feedback and ideas from the entire community. This is an experiment for us, so please let us know what you think and what you would like to see in the DLC – just remember the constraints.
February 16, 2011
Left 4 Dead Blog
Sorry for the recent lack of updates, we have been working on a surprise and here it is.
Matthew Lourdelet (2 Evil Eyes) has been working on a new community campaign – Cold Stream. We loved 2 Evil Eyes and Cold Stream looks even more promising with innovative game play arenas and effects. Matthew has really shown that there are still plenty of new ideas in L4D2 modding.
He recently shared it with us and we love it so far but it isn’t done. We were tempted to have him quietly finish it with our help and release it as part of an upcoming DLC.
Tempted… but we decided against that. Instead, we think we have a better idea. We want you the community to be part of the process of taking his unfinished campaign and releasing it as DLC on the Xbox 360, PC and Mac.
Since Matthew already has a start on the campaign, we need to back up a little in the process before we go forward.
The very first step in creating a new DLC is deciding on the larger goals and constraints for the DLC. The Sacrifice and the Passing were story heavy, so we want to see what the other end of the spectrum looks like. For this DLC we start with wanting to experiment by releasing a map pack that wasn’t about story. It would just be new campaigns for Left 4 Dead 2.
That makes the first constraint no new audio or story.
The easiest starting point for new campaigns is the three remaining Left 4 Dead 1 campaigns, so the DLC will include those. We also want something brand new and Cold Stream is the perfect fit.
That’s the start of the DLC. We have the basic information but we don't even have a name or release date yet.
We will hold off on the name for now.
That leaves the release date. The answer to when the DLC will be released is simple for now, sometime after Portal 2. Why don’t we set some date in stone right now? Because the real answer to when we are going to release something is always – when it’s ready.
Quality is a function of time and resources. So we can throw more people at the problem and/or take longer. We like to not constrain ourselves by either, so at this point we are willing to say - “Let’s not set a date yet, we’ll know better later.” Of course, that is also why the concept of Valve Time exists but later you will see why “Valve Time” is a good thing, not a bad thing.
For now, that’s it.
In the next few weeks we will add Cold Stream to the UI (user interface) and we will all begin testing it. As we receive feedback and test data we will also share some data we collect on player experience and show how we put that data to use. We will include you with regular posts, polls, and updates.
We have created a special forum just for feedback on the campaign and this project (Cold Stream Forum). While the beta will only be available for PC and Mac users, we appreciate feedback and ideas from the entire community. This is an experiment for us, so please let us know what you think and what you would like to see in the DLC – just remember the constraints.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Happy Presidents' Day
Lincoln's birthday was on the 12th so this is a little late.
Yep, you got it right: Abraham Lincoln with an assault rifle and the Emancipation Proclamation riding a bear using a flag saddle. Doesn't really get much more badass than that.
Yep, you got it right: Abraham Lincoln with an assault rifle and the Emancipation Proclamation riding a bear using a flag saddle. Doesn't really get much more badass than that.
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