Say goodbye to double screenshots Sometimes bugs in software are found and removed faster than anybody really realises they ever existed. Other bugs users resign themselves to never seeing fixed, working around them until the end of time. On very rare occasions, users resign themselves to never seeing a bug fixed, but then out of the blue several years later everything is sorted for them. That last one is pretty much what happened here....
The single biggest problem facing England The residents of English town Walsall have levied complaints at their local council over the implementation of 15 enormous plant pots, which bear more than a striking resemblance to the “warp pipes” of theSuper Marioseries. While this is obviously a positive boon toanycity, some members of the Always Pleased British public are unhappy with the “eyesores.” According tolocal newspaper Birmingham Mail, the Walsall council was asked to slash £29 million from its budget, which is leading residents to question why taxpayer cash has been splashed on the admittedly huge installations, which have been situated throughout the quiet market town....
All ofTales of Monkey Islandis now available on a third platform: the Macintosh. Earlier yesterday, series developer Telltale Games announced its commitment to the Apple platform alongside the$35 port reveal. And it appears as if Mac fans will have more to look forward to in the future. The studio isholding a poll on its Web sitethat will help decide which Telltale adventure series —Sam & Max,Strong Bad, andWallace & Gromit— is to take next the platform hop....
Remember thatHitmantrailerwith the nuns with guns and the subsequent stir that followed?Nun Attacktakes that premise (arguably with a bit more class) and runs it into a full game, currently available on iPhone, Android, and PS Vita. We caught up with some of the fake nuns promoting the game at PAX East to discuss their product. I’m interested to see if those who took issue with theHitmannunswill take more kindly to these less tacky sisters, or if they’ll stick to a strict “no nuns with guns” lifetime policy....
Tommy Refenes’ is one half of Team Meat (Super Meat Boy,Mew-Genics,Super Meat Boy Forever). He has Type-1 Diabetes. So does his Mom. She’s had it for 32 years, and over that time, she’s suffered from progressively worsening levels of Neuropathy. In Tommy’s words, Neuropathy is“…a general deadening of the nerves. The way this most affects mom, besides her not realizing that she’s hungry, is by making it almost impossible for her to anticipate where her blood sugars are and treat them before they get out of hand....
Happy Halloween! Since E3, I have hit the books on really deeply learning the tarot more than ever. The appearance of the tarot in various video games has always fascinated me. Games like thePersonaandTacticsOgreseries have often placed the tarot front and center in meaningful ways, and it’s also a reason my healer of choice inFinal Fantasy XIVis Astrologian. And thankfully it’s these games that informed my views and got me reading up, instead of whatever that Twin Flame/Gemini-you-knew-from-high-school-drama-class-is-coming-back-into-your-life crystal-grifting brain rot on TikTok and YouTube is....
On August 16 Oddly revealed by way of a music video from “The Class” (the band of the in-game target, Jordon Cross), the nextHitmanepisode will take place in Bangkok, Thailand. It’ll drop on August 16, and will take place at a hotel close to the Chao Phraya River. If you haven’t been keeping count, this is the fourthHitmanepisode of six in total — the other known episodes include USA and Japan....
Get in on these snow globe trading cards It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That time when you lock yourself away for days at a time — partially to immerse yourself in all the new videogames you bought on the cheap, partially to avoid the shame from neglecting to buy your loved ones any gifts because you spent all your money on theSteam Holiday Sale. As if the promise of discounted videogames weren’t incentive enough, Steam’s introduced snow globe trading cards to sweeten the pot....
After yesterday’sdeluge of informationconcerningWarhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online, THQ has flatly denied that anything we know is true. That includes class info, studios involved, and the March 2013 launch window. “It has come to THQ’s attention that some media are reporting that we’ve announced game details and a release date for our upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online project,Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online,” stated the company. “At this time THQ has not officially announced a release date and any reported features are pure speculation....
I don’t need PlayStation VR [Update:An Activision rep has further clarified that the combined space for both games is a “high-end estimate,” which includes “day one updates as well as theModern Warfare Remasteredmaps that are due before the end of the year. Theirofficial FAQhas been updated with this information.] Call of DutyfansiteCharlie Intelhas grabbed some pre-release box art from the French release ofInfinite Warfareand noted the install size. For any purchases of the Legacy Edition, you’re going to need at least 1/5th of the original PS4’s hard drive space available....
Relationship with Nintendo ‘stronger than ever’ Tantalus Media, the Melbourne-based company that worked with Nintendo to remasterThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princessfor Wii U, is working on something for next year’s Nintendo Switch, and has been “for some time,” CEO Tom Crago tellsMaxi-Geek. Ahh!But what could it be? “We’ve always worked on Nintendo platforms and now of course afterTwilight Princess HDour relationship with Nintendo is stronger than ever,” he told the outlet....
Better keep that CV on a tighter leash Watch Dogs 2is deep into development. Well, either that or someone was lying to potential employers about being the game’s senior gameplay programmer. Julien Risse, who works for Ubisoft in Paris, hadWatch Dogs 2listed on his LinkedInprofile with his job role as senior gameplay programmer. While we all sort of already figuredWatch Dogswas getting a sequel, this is the first time we’ve seen some form of official confirmation that a direct sequel is in active development....
It’s day three of the big, fat, wobbly, sexy, delicious, eroticA Boy & His Blobgiveaway. Yet another day brings yet another copy of the game, plus a delightful art book, which we shall award to a lucky reader who can prove he’s handy with the F5 key. Tragy took yesterday’s prize. I’ll be collecting shipping details at the end of the week, so stick around on Friday for that! Once again, the bar’s being raised for the third prize....
