The difference between Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite explained in one slide

A slide from the 40 minute Bioshock Infinite lecture at PAX:



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Portal machinima in Minecraft

Very impressive - - Portal machinima in Minecraft.

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Insanely Twisted Planet gameplay video

Here's ten minutes of Insanely Twisted Planet gameplay. Like I said before, the art is tremendous, but the gameplay's not my style.

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Super Mario Bros. with modern sound effects

I know this was posted everywhere earlier this week, but on the off chance you haven't heard it, it's well worth a listen - - Super Mario Bros. "if sound designers had the capabilities in the early 80s that we have nowadays."

And from the same Youtube user, Clash of the Puggles:



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Link roundup

1. Roll a katamari around a web page (I haven't tried it).

2. "San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced today that his office will drop at least 57 drug cases due to perjury, illegal searches and other misconduct by police officers."

3. Former Philadelphia superstar safety (and huge Wolverine fan) "Brian Dawkins can’t count how many concussions he’s had."

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Link roundup

1. Absolutely fascinating educated guess as to what's going on with the failed nuclear plant in Japan.

2. Destructoid gave the Dead Space 2 add on "Severed" a 6 out of 10.

3. A detailed look at how the Haunted Mansion's stretching portraits have changed over time. Via.

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New trailer and gameplay footage for Star Wars: The Old Republic

The new Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer shows off HK-47 (or similar hunter-killer assassin droid):



And here's several minutes of unedited combat:



And here's six minutes of space combat:



(I let my boys watch the videos and they're currently shooting each other and falling down exactly as the characters do in the videos.)

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Free Bioshock adventure game

I'm just starting to play it now, but there's a free Bioshock adventure game.

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New trailer for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

The gameplay doesn't look like my cup of tea, but I certainly love the art in Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Via.

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Gameplay footage from American McGee’s Alice: Madness Returns

Gameplay footage from American McGee’s Alice: Madness Returns (the art and design look fantastic, especially in combat, but it also contains the jumping games I dreaded):

More Alice: Madness Returns Videos

More Alice: Madness Returns Videos

More Alice: Madness Returns Videos

Via.

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Tron mod for Team Fortress 2

Tron mod for Team Fortress 2 (the mod kicks in at 30 seconds). Via.

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Jill Valentine doll with plague doctor costume

"1/6th scale Jill Valentine (Battle Suit Version) Collectible Figure" from the Biohazard/Resident Evil 5. The Hot Toys figure is available for preorder at the BBTS. (I mentioned the costume in the video game almost a year ago.) Via.

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Link roundup

1. FYI, you're a sucker if you got to the Borders liquidation "sale."

2. Interesting article about how painful it was to design games for the NES (sounds like the same article could be written about designing for Apple's app store). Via.

3. Computers are taking over a lot of the work lawyers used to do. (Doctors are next.) Via.

Skullgirls

Trailer for the stylish 2D fighting game Skullgirls, featuring work by Alex Ahad and Paul Robertson.

This video shows off more footage and features an interview with the developers:

Link roundup

1. Kotaku on the 3DS: "six days in, and I've already ditched the 3D. I loathe it, and it's a feature I can do without." By comparison, Destructoid doesn't report negative side effects, but does say, "Games look just as good when the 3D is all the way off, mind you." But by all means buy one at eBay.

2. Tips for laid of writers/reporters.

3. If you missed the announcement, art from the Super Punch Tarot is now on sale at Bear and Bird Gallery. Enter the coupon code "spFREESHIP" at checkout for free U.S. shipping on all purchases through midnight on March 19, 2011. There's a reduced shipping rate available for international users too, but you'll have to email the gallery. (Sorry everybody, there's no printed decks available, and only some of the art from the deck is available for purchase.)

4. The BBTS has plush Angry Birds and a 2012 Giger calendar.

Meet the bounty hounter from Star Wars: The Old Republic

New screenshots and a video have been posted featuring the bounty hunter class from Star Wars: The Old Republic. (The toys will be cool at least.)

Relatedly, here's the video trailer for a new book about the Sith Lord that stars in The Old Republic trailers, Darth Malgus:



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Brutal Legend and Psychonauts concept art

Scott C. posted lots of Brutal Legend and Psychonauts concept art at his new site.

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Particularly good level of Bulletstorm

I don't want to spoil exactly what makes this level of Bulletstorm so much fun, but it starts off with a miniature cityscape, and then around six minutes in makes clever use of a cyborg Godzilla.

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OK, I am once again veering toward optimism about Star Wars: The Old Republic

Two of the latest screens posted for Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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Link by Esao Andrews

Link by Esao Andrews for the upcoming video game-themed show at Giant Robot.

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