iD Software originally designed DOOM 4 to be like every other modern shooter. Developers planned to tell a big story with lots of cinematic sequences, just like Call of Duty. However, after testing, they realized that DOOM 4 didn’t play like a DOOM game at all. The scripted action sequences and heavy focus on story … Read more
Subliminal advertising is nothing new. It was around in the days of drive-in movies, where marketing messages like “Eat popcorn!” would be added into a single frame of the movie. It wasn’t long enough for your brain to register it, but researchers believed that it was long enough to connect with you on a subliminal … Read more
Fans of Battlefield 1 have been waiting for a new map called Giant’s Shadow, along with a new patch, and it’s going live today for everyone with the Premium Pass. If you didn’t go Premium, you’ll have to wait an extra week and grab it on December 20th, 2016. The exact time depends on which … Read more
Author: Lee Levine If you thought Nintendo’s recent ban spree targeting pirates was rough, wait until you hear this. The Korean government recently passed a law that makes it illegal for anyone to manufacture or distribute programs “that are not allowed by the game company and its Terms of Service.” This ban includes aimbots, hacking … Read more
Rockstar is one of the most beloved developers, but nobody is immune from backlash and that’s exactly what they’ve been getting after gamers started seeing the new prices for things in the Import/Export update. If you want to buy one of everything, you’re looking at around 30 million. You’ll also probabally need a new garage … Read more
Swedish games distributor Komplett may have spilled the sauce when Reddit users noticed that the entry for Cyberpunk 2077’s release date, which was previously empty, was suddenly filled in. The long awaited title from CD Projekt Red, creator of the highly acclaimed Witcher 3 has been in development for quite some time, first announced over 4 years … Read more
Some games can evoke emotions so powerful, that they actually elicit a physical fight or flight response in the player. Ocarina of Time – Gohma In the pantheon of Zelda bosses, Gohma isn’t much to write home about. Giant spider, stab the eye – it’s nothing special. But Gohma’s appearance is Ocarina of Time was … Read more