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Total and complete self validation

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By William Chandler

The other day I wrote about how some people were pretty upset about Far Cry 4’s box art because they felt it was racially and sexually controversial. Many worried that it would feature a white and potentially gay antagonist that would punish the natives, furthering the patriarchal agenda in the process. Well, needless to say I was pretty annoyed and thought that they jumped the gun before gunpowder was even invented, but more importantly, stated that he appeared to be decidedly not white. I’d just like to say that I was totally right, so feel free to shower me with praise at your leisure.

Thank goodness creative director at Ubisoft Montreal, Alex Hutchinson, was here to back me up.

But William, you may find yourself thinking, he COULD still be gay and is still likely the antagonist. That is very true. But who cares. He isn’t white, which means the internet will probably be fine with it.

Rev up your claim letters, YouTube reportedly in talks to acquire Twitch

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By William Chandler

Sometime yesterday the entire internet was set ablaze with reports of popular gameplay-streaming site Twitch.tv being acquired by YouTube for a small, one time payment of 1 billion dollars. This, naturally, left many Twitch users very concerned, especially considering YouTube’s rather strict adherence to copyright claims in the past, and the fact that Twitch exists solely from (sorta) breaking those very same copyright laws.

That said, it is easy to imagine how a site like Twitch could benefit from mounds of that sweet, sweet Google money, just as YouTube did. The acquisition talks are reportedly in the very early stages, though, so nothing to worry about just yet.

The real question is, how will League Of Legends streamers get by without being able to listen to their copyrighted house music remixes of the Zelda soundtrack while they straight pwn losers with a new AP Sona jungle build?

Watch this Transistor trailer entirely for the soundtrack

News, Trailers, Video Games

By William Chandler

This launch trailer for Transistor is pretty sick. It really showcases the art style nicely. But, most importantly, you get to hear the narrator from Bastion and a jammin’ tune from the soundtrack by Darren Korb, so you should watch it for those things.

Transistor is the sophomore effort from Greg Kasavin helmed Supergiant Games, best known for their hit debut Bastion. But, honestly, if you don’t know what Transistor is by now, you should consider reevaluating your priorities.

The game launches on May 20th.

MY ADVENTURES IN CLICKING: THE BOMBSHELL WEBSITE

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by Bipol Alam

They did it.  Everything I love in the world encapsulated on one page.  Is it real?

Yes it is.

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As #Xhristian pointed out, The Division (Tom Clancy Dystopia Training Simulator) has been pushed back to Q? 2015.  I fear that by the time of its release, nuclear war will have already happened, and the training manual will be of no use to us anymore.  However, do not fret my fellow armchair-mad-max-wannabes for our savior has come, and her name is SHELLY “BOMBSHELL” HARRISON.

The Gods at 3D Realms have crafted the perfect sexy lady badass who happens to be equipped with all the knowledge we’ll need to survive Fallout 4.   Unlike the boys at The Division, (who apparently want us to die in 2015), 3D Realms has PROMISED a ROCK-SOLID release date of Q1 2015.

I know what you’re wondering – Bipol, how did you get all this information?  Well, let’s just say that I’ve been designated a prophet by our Lords in 3D Heaven, for they have given me our bible :  http://bombshellgame.com

With a click you’ll be baptized in the glory of HARD ROCK MUSIC and EDGY STEEL INDUSTRIAL TYPOGRAPHY.  If this doesn’t evoke the lame out of you, scroll down.  In the words of our savior, Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison: “PREPARE YOUR FACE”.

Is that a video in the center of your screen?  Fuck yeah it is.  If you can bear stopping the HARD ROCK MUSIC for the 3 minutes and 27 seconds then go for the click, I sure as hell couldn’t.  If someone in the comments could tell me what happens in that video, I’d appreciate it.

EDIT: Alright, I decided that my journalistic integrity would be tarnished if I didn’t watch the video.  Unfortunately they opted for some weird deus ex sci-fi kind of beep boop stuff.  Not my cup of Daniels Jackson.

WAIT – THIS IS A VIDEO GAME?  A VIDEO GAME ACTION RPG FEATURING “INTENSE STORYTELLING ACTION”?!  HOW DID THEY KNOW?

This “brilliantly brutal” top-down RPG X-core shooter is coming soon to your PC or PS4.  You should be excited.

 

 

 

 

343 Industries talk about the Halo Journey, still aren’t Bungie

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By William Chandler

A post entitled The Halo Journey went up over on the Xbox News site and discussed a few things of interest. Guardians was revealed to be the subtitle for the upcoming Halo 5, and it was given a lunch window of Fall 2015. They touted their shiny new engine and grand intentions as well.

It was also revealed that the Spielberg x Halo collab TV show will launch at the same time, probably making it some sort of tie in. Sure.

However, most interesting is that they hinted at something big coming this year, which will be discussed in more detail at E3. My guess – they’re FINALLY porting Halo 3 to the PC.

Nah. It’s probably just the Halo 2 HD remake that we’ve all been expecting.

The Division delayed until 2015, hope for the fate of humanity dwindles

News, Video Games

By William Chandler

The Division, also known as that Tom Clancy game that just about everyone was stoked about during last year’s E3, has been delayed from its previously stated 2014 release to sometime in 2015. This news was posted to the game’s main website earlier today.

Ubisoft thought they could sweep this one under the rug with the timely announcement of Far Cry 4 on the same day, but joke’s on them. No one really cares about that game.

I’m sorry. I’m just personally hurt by this.

Far Cry 4 announced, as predictable as sun rising in the morning

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By William Chandler

I suppose they’ll continue the trend of having a cool, kooky villain that they kill off a few hours into the game

The inevitable Far Cry 4 announcement came in the form of a press release this morning, which I’ll paste at the bottom of this in case you really care to read it.

This time around it takes place in the mountainous regions of the himalayas, which admittedly sounds dope as fuck, not to mention relatively unique. The press release also states that they want to “surprise players and exceed fans’ expectations”, but they made an FPS so I’m pretty sure they’re lying. Is anyone as tired of open world FPSes as I am?

At any rate, Far Cry 4 drops on November 18th in the US on the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, and PC.

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