Comic-Con 2014: Top Video Game Panels

It's not at all uncommon for video game creators to seek inspiration from other mediums when developing new titles. There have been countless video game adaptations of anime series , television shows, and movies over the years, though one area that is sometimes overlooked is the wonderful world of fiction-based books, short stories, and nov

Like the games themselves, Parasite Eve can at times be quite terrifying through its exploration of human biology and helped the author to win numerous literary prizes. There was even a movie adaptation of the novel in Japan, which managed to rake in almost a million dollars despite its limited theatrical rele

The biggest games of the year have the potential to sell tens of millions of units, raking in literally billions of dollars in revenue. At the same time, development teams have grown larger, game creation itself takes longer, and budgets have become greater than ever. After all, it takes a lot of effort to make today's games look and feel so amazing. Through it all, however, the price of a retail game has not chan

Madden NFL 19 , on the other hand, does let you use the camera freely. It is a bit tricky to get a good frame since the reticle will stick to anything close to it, but I was able to capture a good picture of the Chicago Bears' quarterback Mitch Trubisky about to throw to one of his receivers (I think it was Gabri

What To Expect: The Far Cry 4 panel will give attendees insight into how Ubisoft created the game's fictional locale of Kyrat , which included a trip to Nepal with the HBO show VICE. Ubisoft will also crown a winner for their Quest for Everest contest, which sends one lucky fan to the summit of Mt. Everest to play video ga

The Assassin's Creed series has novels of its own these days, but when creating the first game, developers took much of their inspiration from the work of Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol. His 1938 novel, Alamut , tells the story of the Hashshashin and is named after their fortress which once stood in what is now the Qazvin province of I

Unless Ubisoft was trying to reignite the feeling of rage we all felt while playing Assassin's Creed Unity with this trailer, it's safe to say that they have sorely missed the mark. The entire trailer doesn’t even provide a worthy description of what the game actually is going to be, which is worrisome for an "announcement" trailer. The AC franchise has been inconsistent for the last couple of years and this mobile addition just screams stay away. All the viewer is provided with throughout this jaunt down a dark tunnel is that you will be able to change your outfit within the game and continue the AC trademark of jumping off roof tops into hay bails down below.

Before moving any more forward with recent photo modes in games, let’s take a step back. The photo modes we know and love today are a pretty recent feature, in the grand scheme of things. Ten years ago, people weren’t clamoring to take in-game pictures; that is, until Skate came along with its "skate.reel" feature. The now-retired skateboarding simulation was the first time I recall wanting to record every moment of my journey to becoming a (fake) pro ska

What made it so great is how it was implemented; it was part of the story. Going to photo-ops for Thrasher and Skateboard Mag to be part of the publication's cover is similar to making those covers in Marvel’s Spider-Man , but a bit more deliberate since each location was specific. Skate.reel only improved with each iteration of the game, allowing you to not only create great photos, but also videos worthy of being in Toy Machine’s Welcome to He

Ayn Rand was an award-winning Russian-American writer and philosopher whose work, together with that of other dystopian and utopian writers like Orwell and Huxley, inspired much of 2K's BioShock series. It was she who developed and detailed the philosophical principles of objectivism, which inspired both the city of Rapture and Andrew Ryan's personal philoso

This is also true with Forza Horizon 4 , a game basically made to create beautiful pictures. It is no secret that racing games are amongst the best looking games out there, and Creedshadowgame.com the Forza series is probably the most beautiful of the bunch. Seeing your tire tracks in the wet mud or my Honda Civic Type R zooming through the autumn leaves is a sight to see…which is why I’ve spent hours with this photo mode in particular. Ranging from the natural beauty of England’s more secluded roadways to the lightened city streets, it isn’t hard to capture a great photo in any type of environm

Let’s look at the most recent photo mode to take the internet by storm. Marvel’s Spider-Man , arguably, has the best photo mode of the year so far. It is essentially a love letter to the Marvel superhero, thanks to all the filters and borders you can use to personalize your captured moment. For myself, all I wanted to do was make comic book covers with the cover border. It also helps that it is one of the best looking games the PS4 has to offer; even up close, the details on Spider-Man’s various suits look fantastic, and the game's photo mode only helps to bring that out m