News & Views
6/4/16-6/10/16
We are only
days away from E3, one of the
biggest video game shows in the world! I’ve got my tweeting fingers ready for
two solid days of new game announcements, trailers, gameplay reveals and more.
In the meantime, why don’t you take a second a read some great gaming writing?
News &
Views collects the best gaming writing from around the web and puts in into one
convenient place. Check out the links below for stories about the underground
fight clubs of Dark Souls III, the
benefits of unsurprising characterization in games, and how minority characters
should not be relegated to DLC.
And of
course please check out the brand new episode of The Impact Factor podcast that
was posted today! You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or if you prefer other methods,
check out our SoundCloud. We’re on YouTube too!
Spotlight
Zoran Cunningham,
Gamasutra
Worth Reading
Veve Jaffa,
Model View Culture
Jason
Schreier, Kotaku
Brendan
Caldwell, RockPaperShotgun
Steven
Messner, PC Gamer
Ben
Kuchera, Polygon
With Comments
Jason Imms,
Giantbomb
I was lucky enough to attend GDC
2015. Alongside excellent talks and a developer-rich show floor was the
alt.ctrl.GDC display. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I approached.
But I am so glad I did. Games like Butt Sniffin’ Pugs
redefined the way I interacted with a video game, and I loved seeing the
creative energy of game devs manifest through non-traditional controls. Alt.ctrl.GDC
is wonderful and I’m glad Jason Imms spotlighted it here.
Wesley
Yin-Poole, Eurogamer
Even as not the biggest fan of Half Life, something remains off about the franchise seeing no new releases in
over a decade. I get that Valve has found plenty of other ways to make money,
and I understand the pressure to deliver an unparalled game doesn’t match the
fiscal risk vs. reward. But still. It is crazy over a decade later we’re still
missing the conclusion of a trilogy.
Anthony
Burch, Destructoid
It should come as a surprise to no
one that I am not a fan of Reaper’s character design. He is so Hot Topic it hurts.
Burch, however, praises the unsurprising characterization of heroes like Reaper
or Genji in that they act to further draw out just how creative and just how
exceptional Overwatch’s other heroes are. Food for thought.
Janine
Hawkins, Giantbomb
Janine Hawkins takes us down a journey
of reminiscence. Instead of reliving memories by looking through old photos,
Hawkins reconnects with her deceased mother by booting up her old game saves. A
wonderful piece that is well worth reading.
