– Choosing Your Character

The debate on characters in games goes back and forth over the decades. There countless video games with an infinite number of characters, some iconic, some obscure. However this debate is not about who is more popular Sonic or Mario. It is about how games present character choice to a player at the beginning of the game.

Elder Scrolls Online – Bringing a Concept to Life – The Design Process

The Elder Scrolls Online site has been updated with a new interview with Senior Concept Artist Lucas Slominski and how he created the cool Morrowind wallpaper you see above (and can download in all sorts of sizes on the ESO site). He goes through taking a piece from sketch to finished wallpaper. It’s an intriguing look behind the scenes at some of the little know aspects of game design.

– Five Reasons to Check Out Marvel Heroes Omega

Marvel Heroes Omega, the console version of Marvel Heroes, recently went into closed beta on the PlayStation 4. If you’re a new player who’s never experienced Marvel Heroes before or even a veteran of the PC version, there are couple of things going for the console version that you won’t find on PC.

See Marvel vs Capcom Infinite in motion thanks to five minutes of new footage

Although there was plenty of excitement yesterdat about Marvel vs Capcom Infinite thanks to the reveal of the release date and confirmation of eight new characters, there was one thing notably missing from all the hype: footage of the new characters in action.

Well, thanks to GAMES MASTERS, you no longer need to worry. Their gameplay video includes all eight of the characters announced in yesterdays reveal, including plenty of footage of the only new character announced, Ultron.

Although the video was quickly taken down, a savvy member of the FGC managed to grab a mirror. With almost five minutes of footage, there’s plenty to feast your eyes on. Dive in with the video below.

Source: teagone (via reddit)

– Arcfall Soon on Steam Early Access with Big Plans for Future

Arcfall has a brand new page on Steam and will be heading to Early Access release in the near future. The game is currently in its pre-alpha stage but it’s got big plans for the future with community input. Features currently in the game include non-instanced player housing, crafting, farming, mounts, full loot on death, PvE zones, classless skill-based character system, and much more.

Joseph Parker to face replacement opponent Razvan Cojanu on May 6

WBO Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker  (22-0, 18 KOs) will face Romanian Razvan Cojanu (14-2, 9 KOs) as a replacement opponent for Hughie Fury on May 6.
Mandatory challenger Fury pulled out of the bout with a back injury, so little known Cojanu gets an unlikely world title shot.
The fight switches from the 12,000 capacity Spark Arena in Auckland, to the 3,000 capacity Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau.
Cojanu, who was previously Parker’s sparring partner, said: “I’d like to thank Hughie…