This might be the best/worst usage of a stock photo I have ever seen. This is how I imagine this pitch went down: Game Publisher: So our game is an MMORPG that takes place in a fantastical land, not wholly unlike Dungeons and Dragons, and even on a similar scale! Ad Execs: How about a […]
Here’s a press release Blizzard issued in 1996, a few months before the first Diablo game hit store shelves. Looking at it now, you can see just how much the video game industry has changed. It’s quite depressing, actually.
Gotta love video game logic. If this were the real world, we would clearly do the opposite. But in gaming, DON’T GO THIS WAY usually means good loot, killer enemies, and an advancement of the narrative. But you do this in real life, it would not end as well. (imgur)
Now those are some very solid life instructions: Playing video games 12 hours per day is not and will never be a good idea… unless it’s a fitness game. Well played, Rockstar. Only took us over a decade to find them. [Imgur]
Maybe we could get mad at this if this MMORPG definition wasn’t true, but we have all let out a similar sound when removing ourselves from chairs after marathon gaming sessions. I have never heard a more astute definition to be honest. This is an old video that was released back in 2011, but it […]
Yeah, okay. If only this was actually true. Better tell (insert random game publisher here because we do not want to get in trouble) that! Seems lately the industry has become more about meeting deadlines than releasing finished games. Editor’s note: This is a screenshot from a game named “Gave Dev Story.” (Imgur)
We all look back at the Harry Potter franchise with loving eyes. From the fantastic books to the stellar films, the series has embedded itself in geek culture, and with good reason. A great story about a young boy who finds himself and his true purpose in the process, it is also easy to look […]
Wait, so you saw my face before and didn’t die from disgust? You sure that dream was about me? This is what I love about Skyrim. You can be as ugly as an abomination born from someone’s behind and you can still be treated like a hero. (imgur)