Month: October 2014

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Moonrise: Inspirations and Themes

Inspirations and Themes

Last week, I shared some details of my process of world-building for this new Undead Labs/Kabam game. This week, Ian leads a discussion about the inspirations that we drew on for building the story of Moonrise, as well as some key themes that our story explores.

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General: Mind Candy Introduces World of Warriors

Mind Candy Introduces World of Warriors

Mind Candy is ready to unleash introductory information about its forthcoming title, World of Warriors. The game will be heading to the Apple App Store soon, though no specific date has been announced. World of Warriors takes aspects from action games, RPGs and epic strategy titles and blends them in to a new experience for players.

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EVE Online: Phoebe Update Soars on November 4th

Phoebe Update Soars on November 4th

CCP has announced that the first in a pair of updates that will lay the ground work for massive changes to EVE Online will launch on November 4th. Called "Phoebe", the update will see some big changes in features like long distance travel, the introduction of an unlimited skill queue, changes to the Sensor Overlay, mass market sales and more.

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Elder Scrolls Online: How to Rebound

How to Rebound

A recent column on this site argued that the critical reception for Destiny wasn’t relevant since the game’s sales were high. Yet, developers want to foster a reputation for quality as well. ZeniMax, too, suffered from mixed critical feedback before ESO was released, and in the weeks after launch. Yet ZeniMax embraced the feedback of its community, and now, with a big update set for the live server, is at six months and thriving out there.

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Dr. Mario Recants the Hippocratic Oath in VGBC|GimR’s Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Combo Showcase

Super Smash Bros. occupies an interesting space in the fighting game genre when it comes to combo videos. Due to the flexibility of its engine, strings are generally done on the fly, allowing players to use their improvisational skills to adjust their attacks depending on the situation. Because of this, however, exhibitions feature combos mostly from competitive play instead of against a computer due to defensive techniques like air dodges, directional influence, and more.

With Super Smash Bros. for 3DS now in the hands of fans across the world, we’re starting to see more and more of what its cast is capable of thanks to the more ingenious members of the Smash community.

Taking inspiration from Desk, VG BootCamp mastermind Calvin “GimR” Lofton released a brand new combo showcase earlier today that focuses on Dr. Mario. Much like his precursor, Lofton focuses mostly on impractical combos in the video below, but he’s also hoping it gives other players the itch to put together their own creative combos as the competitive game continues to be fleshed out.

Source: VG BootCamp