The cancellation of San Diego Comic-Con left many Marvel fans disappointed. The San Diego Comic-Con Convention (SDCC), or Comic-Con International, is a California NonProfit Public Benefit Corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general public’s awareness and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms. The convention got its start in the […]
One of the most popular games to have been created in recent years decided to collaborate with Marvel. On August 27th Fortnite released an all new story, ‘Nexus War’, that introduced Marvel characters into the world of the game. Fortnite is a battle royale style game. This means 100 players enter a match, and only […]
By: Francis Guese (Image source: IGN) In this age of quarantine, entertainment reigns king. People of the world suddenly have more time on their hands than they know how to deal with. Video games are an essential pastime to help make the days go by quicker. Handhelds dominated the video game market in the early […]
By Lucas Peltier. From the NBA to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the COVID-19 pandemic has put mainstream sports to a standstill. Stadiums, ballparks and arenas across the globe (which would be crowded around this time with eager spectators) are shut down because of the coronavirus. But aside from all of the doom and gloom the […]
By: Francis Guese Say you’re playing the new Fallout game. As you loot and shoot your way through, is there ever a thought as to why certain enemies, NPCs, and game mechanics are designed that way? Compared to Dragon Quest XI the experience is completely different. There are many reasons why. First: Programming Language The […]
By: Isael Vega Veyeral Games Big budget games can have as many as 1000 people on their development team. Indie games may have as few as 30. Then there are development teams with only one person such as Veyeral Games. Angel Polanco, 27, is a solo developer who, “makes weird games about angels, eyeballs, and hearts.” […]
By: Isael Vega April Fool’s Pokémon Go initially began as an April Fool’s joke in 2014. Google presented it as a faux ad for the Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge. Google was looking for applicants for its new job role. “Pokemon masters are the world’s greatest digital explorers, and their passion for exploring will take our maps […]
By: Isael Vega The Development of Plants vs. Zombies George Fan was a senior game designer at PopCap Games where he worked on one of his most popular games, Plants vs. Zombies. Fan was initially working on a sequel to his previous game, Insaniquarium, but developed the idea into a new game. Plants vs. Zombies […]