Rain World is a game that's the work of two people, Joar Jakobsson and James Primate. They've spent two years building a world where rain is deadly, monsters will kill you and you control a slugcat that's a lot cuter than anything with the word "slug" in its name has any right to be.
Don't be the guy who flicks a single rubber band off your thumb and thinks they're a killer. Be the guy who takes Jesse Ventura's minigun from Predator, loads it with hundreds of rubber bands and destroys entire classrooms with it.
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YouTube comments get a bad rap, but nobody can say they're lacking in entertainment value—this is true even when a discussion is absolutely boneheaded.
DsiderAh okay, so it's Japanese-developed and not Squenix, so maybe it WON'T be rife with microtransaction shit after all.
This morning Nintendo surprised us with the announcement of Disney Magical World, which sounded like Animal Crossing with Disney characters, coming to the 3DS April 11. It's actually a port of this Japanese game, which did quite well for itself when it launched last August.
It’s well known that cats are jerks. Now you experience what it’s like for yourself with this first-person cat simulator. Editor’s note: Catlateral Damage is now officially a real, full game you can download for PC, Mac and Linux on Steam as of today. Have at it!
Catlateral Damage is just a demo for the moment, but you can play it for free in your browser right now.
DsiderYeah okay whatever
As a video game aficionado, I often find myself staring at my consoles and wondering, "Why isn't this more real? Why isn't this more immersive? Why am I not bleeding right now?"
DsiderWarning: Contains scenes of Saber figure destruction.
This brotherly throwdown is the work of Jordan Tseng, 17, who writes in the video's YouTube introduction, "I'm going to have the University entrance examination [in] 2 weeks." Yeah. Just go ahead and pass him already.
Not only is master gamer Sinister1 playing Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! while blindfolded and crushing it, he's moving through the game as quickly as possible. I'm speechless.
DsiderI just really don't understand what other kind of advice he was expecting from freakin SHOOTER McGAVIN. Anyway, woo, another game all about being a dick online, great.
When I started playing Rust, I went looking for advice from more experienced players. I sure found it.
DsiderI'll see you guys next year.
You've gotta check out the 'Behind The Gifs' subreddit: it's where people make up backstories with Microsoft Paint for all the popular GIFs you see floating around web, and it's kind of hilarious. A quick example: the real story behind the Hamburglar.
DsiderLook, I love the 1st party games they've been putting out, and as far as I'm concerned that's enough to support their systems library-wise. But Nintendo seriously needs to continue to step up its online presence (which it is, but not at the rate at which it needs in order to catch up).
An unidentified developer of a third-party game that launched with the Wii U—and man, that shouldn't be too hard to narrow down—has written for Eurogamer a thorough post-mortem of his studio's experience developing for the console. It touches familiar themes of the console's struggles, but in a more detailed, firsthand way.
DsiderOh shit guys, this game might actually become unfucked.
After insisting a year ago that such a mode was nearly impossible, offline play is coming to SimCity, Maxis has announced. It will be delivered in Update 10 for the game. A timeframe for that update was not included in the announcement.
DsiderHonestly kind of glad I never played it now, who knows what it would have done to me.
We all know that video game fans can be a little... passionate. Fans of the adventure series Shenmue, though? They're straight-up insane.
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Modern DC Comics give us such memorable moments as an evil Superman snorting Kryptonite or Batman and Catwoman having sex. The publisher's New 52 line has also just brought us a three-part story in which the super-villain Mongul has attempted to dominate the Earth by harnessing the rage of gamers. What a plan!
DsiderI hope they keep cranking these out.
This new trailer for the upcoming Muppets movie aired during the Golden Globes, hence the initial preoccupation with awards. A focus which swiftly shifts to some trailer producers who know their internet comment routines a little too well.
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Gatorade had a mobile game last year in which water was portrayed as "the enemy that hinders performance". Sigh.
On January 11, famed actress Keiko Awaji passed away in a Tokyo hospital from esophageal cancer, reports Nikkan Sports. She was 80 years old. And she loved JRPGs.
DsiderOh... boy. Nico. Great.
The new Sailor Moon anime, which marks the franchise's 20th anniversary, begins airing worldwide this July on NicoNico Douga.
Exams! If you are a student, you have them. And probably hate them. But your methods of staying awake probably aren't as interesting—and downright scary—as these.
DsiderAnd no, there are way badder baddies in the Kirby universe. Clearly this guy hasn't played... most Kirby games.
King Dedede, who is as bad as baddies get in the Kirby universe, is no stranger to the Smash Bros. series, having been in Brawl. He's back now in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, only this time he's getting his ass kicked by the Wii Fit Trainer.
Everyone always makes fun of the end of Bad Dudes, but hey, what if the offer was sincere? Cartoonist Zac Gorman illustrates the casual encounter.
DsiderI wouldn't want to try to race through such a thing, but man, I'd love to have it around for a marathon viewing.
DsiderNo excuses, people. Ignore Sony's attempt to treat this poor beauty like a redheaded stepchild. They don't deserve this machine. But gamers do!
The gorgeous white PlayStation Vita, previously only available as a standalone unit in Japan, has very quietly turned up for sale online in the US. No press releases from Sony, no announcement, nothing.
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Quick: What are video games going to look like in the year 2024? Will we be beaming games directly into our brains? Will eXistenZ or The Matrix come to be a reality? Will Half-Life 3 finally come out?
DsiderYep, back just in time to post this kind of stuff.
Of course your cat just lays about the house sleeping, eating and pooping all day — it doesn't have proper protection. Unlock your cat's full potential with a suit of hand-crafted leather body armor.
DsiderOkay, so I need to add "visit all the animal cafes" to the list of things I'd have to do if I ever found myself in Japan.
Let's see. Japan has cat cafes, owl cafes, squirrel gardens, and penguin bars. So, of course there are bunny cafes!
Falling somewhere between Left 4 Dead and Shadow of the Colossus, Outrise is a game currently in development that centres around co-operative battles against enormous bosses. The catch being that the bosses aren't AI; they're controlled by a human as well.
DsiderI guess this series is destined to piss people off this season for a variety of reasons, huh?
This week, Soni Ani Super Sonico The Animation began broadcasting in Japan. The series features Super Sonico, the mascot character for Tokyo-based game developer Nitroplus. And one short, subtle sequence is raising eyebrows among some online in neighboring South Korea.
DsiderHope you weren't planning on sleeping in the next few minutes. Although, I do enjoy the suggestion in the comment about the possibility of being able to use the Laughing Man face one day.
Audun Mathias Øygard's creative experiment uses real-time facial recognition to hide your face in a webcam feed with different masks. That could be handy if you want to scare your friends with a real-time Nicolas Cage imiatation (don't forget to use it with a proper soundboard) or just confuse them while playing online.
