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RentBillow lets you make money by renting out your unused garage junk
Most people have garages full of unused junk that seemed like a good idea at the time, but now they are collecting dust in a forgotten corner under some tarp. No matter how ridiculous the purchase was — an inflatable bounce house, a fog machine, a home laser light show — there is still the ...
Professional CS:GO player admits to using adderall during tournaments
The esports industry has been estimated to be worth over $612 million, and with some tournaments putting millions of dollars in prize money on the line, the competitions have become every bit as serious as real sporting events. They have become so serious, in fact, that players and their coaches have previously been caught using all ...
Former Ubisoft Toronto director Jade Raymond joins EA as head of new studio
Former managing director of Ubisoft Toronto Jade Raymond will be heading up a new studio under Electronic Arts Inc, the California-based publisher said in a statement, and one of the studios first games will be a new Star Wars title. Raymond left Ubisoft Toronto in October 2014, and now EA has announced that she will ...
A look back on Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s legacy
Nintendo Co Ltd President and CEO Satoru Iwata passed away this weekend at the age of 55 “due to a bile duct growth,” Nintendo said in a statement. Iwata had led Nintendo since the heyday of the Gamecube, and his reign at the 125-year-old Japanese game company saw the meteoric rise of the Wii and Nintendo DS. Despite ...
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto rumored to be Nintendo’s next boss
After the sudden passing of Nintendo Co Ltd President Satoru Iwata this weekend, the Japanese game company must find new leadership, and one of the strongest contenders is Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. After the news of Iwata’s sudden passing, Miyamoto issued a brief statement through Nintendo saying, “I am surprised at this sudden news and ...
Grand Theft Auto modders put on their tinfoil hats after patch breaks some mods
If there is one thing gamers love, it is conspiracy theories about greedy developers, and the current nefarious mastermind is apparently Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games. Some modders are claiming that a recent patch from Rockstar for Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online has introduced anti-modding code that degrades game quality and breaks their ...
Kojima Productions has ‘disbanded,’ says Solid Snake’s Japanese voice actor
The rumor mill surrounding the end of Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima’s longstanding relationship with Konami Corp has been churning since the studio first began removing his name from the box art for his games. The rumors were all but confirmed by director Guillermo del Toro, who had been working on Silent Hills with Kojima, and ...
Why ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ devs worried about Lara Croft having ‘too many human qualities’
Game development has come a long way from the days of making yellow circles eat white dots while being chased by ghosts, and these days it is getting harder to tell the difference between a game studio and a movie studio. California-based Crystal Dynamics, the developer behind the upcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider, found that ...
Dishonored 2 director talks player choice and creating realistic environments
Arkane Studios’ Dishonored was one of the most exciting new IPs to come out of the last few years, and the French game maker thrilled fans at this year’s E3 when it announced Dishonored 2. The new game will feature two characters this time. Master assassin and former lord protector Corvo Attano will be returning, as will ...
Witcher 3 expansions will be ‘almost the size of The Witcher 2’
CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt already has a reputation for being one of the most massive games to come out in recent years, with well over 100 hours of content and expansive maps to explore. The first paid DLC for The Witcher 3 is set to release this fall with another coming in early ...