In the heyday of printed games magazines, we ate with our eyes. In the absence of video, we studied still images and tried to animate them in our minds. It's hard to imagine now but seeing a game in motion for the first time really was just as big a revelation as how it played. In the years since, video games have made art critics of us all. We even learnt a new vocabulary to talk about them: references to pixel density, shading, style and perspective made themselves at home in even casual conversation, and how could they not? Try explaining these four images without them: … [Read more...] about Picture books and video games: a backdoor into childhood
Halo community update tracks the obscure cause of Halo 2’s worst launch bug
"These releases have been, and will continue to be, a learning experience for our team," writes senior producer Michael Fahrny. "MCC is a BROAD product and it can be very difficult to make sure everything is 100% where it should be—sometimes things will be missed. Our promise to you is that we will react to situations like these the quickest we possibly can. We are constantly evolving our process to take in new ways to be more efficient with our development and to give our test team confidence that they are getting the time they need to ensure proper coverage is happening." … [Read more...] about Halo community update tracks the obscure cause of Halo 2’s worst launch bug
Halo 3 makes its PC debut with limited testing next month
343 have kept a staggering pace in porting the old Halos, with a brief snapshot at Halo 3 and ODST running on PC coming before even Halo 2 Anniversary’s release earlier this month. So, while there’s no mention of the jazzy, Nathan Fillon-fronted spin-off in this week’s post, it’s not too shocking that there are already plans to roll out the trilogy’s closing act. Posting in a development update this week, 343 laid out their plans for Halo 3 flighting (testing) within the “first half” of June. … [Read more...] about Halo 3 makes its PC debut with limited testing next month
Play Half-Life: Alyx as a more traditional shooter in this VR-free mod
In case there was any doubt, Baldur's Gate 3's new sizzle reel confirms rooms full of fire … [Read more...] about Play Half-Life: Alyx as a more traditional shooter in this VR-free mod
Call of Duty: Warzone finally gets duos mode
The playlist update comes alongside a double XP, double weapon XP and 2X tier progression weekend. This double XP triple feed runs until 7am UK time on 3rd June, which should help those who haven't quite wrapped up the current battle pass to do so. … [Read more...] about Call of Duty: Warzone finally gets duos mode
