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DiRT 5 is a complete change in direction, and that’s a good thing

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Earlier today many games critics got their hands on DiRT 5 for the first time. Codemasters’ latest endeavor in its industry leading rally simulation franchise looks to make the series more arcade-like. This is likely to cover its bases better since DiRT Rally is already widely considered the go-to rally simulation.

As Eurogamer’s Martin Robinson puts it, DiRT 5 is more comparable to a “new Motorstorm game,” than any previous entry in the DiRT series. Although power-ups and abilities are nowhere to be seen, the feel and handling of cars is certainly more forgiving than in the past.

Why DiRT 5 changing shouldn’t bother you

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Truth be told, this change in direction shouldn’t overly bother you as a DiRT fan. From 2023 onward Codemasters will begin development of the official World Rally Championships games. Considering this, you can expect both the WRC and DiRT Rally games to focus on delivering a more realistic experience.

If anything, it’s just good game design to have the core DiRT titles more further in the direction of other arcade racers. Especially since the arcade racing sub-genre as a whole hasn’t been overly represented as of late. The days of Need For Speed and Burnout dominating the sales charts are long gone.

In this regard, DiRT 5 should be a welcome return to form and, hopefully, sometimes a little different from the norm. If its reveal trailer is anything to go by, fans should probably expect something akin to Codemasters’ GRID games. You know but, with dirt instead of tarmac.

Unfortunately, anyone eager to try out DiRT 5 will have to wait. These early previews were likely just a way for Codemasters to build up some hype. Regular fans won’t be able to play the upcoming DiRT game until October. As for platforms, it’s currently planned for PC, Stadia, and all major consoles bar the Switch.

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10 Best Video Game Movies Ever

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The status of best video game movies as high art has been growing in recent years. The incredible world of Skyrim comfortably rivals J.R.R. Tolkein’s Middle Earth in immersive magic and the emotional weight of The Last Of Us’s paternal narrative is equal to most big-budget dramas on the big screen.

However, despite the confirmed aesthetic and emotional power of the latest blockbuster video games, movie adaptations of games as an art form have never quite managed to establish themselves. Where comic book adaptations may offer a recipe for blockbuster success, video games are, shall we say, a little more hit and miss. That being said, there’s something eternally charming about following our favorite cult game characters in movie form. Whether it’s the chilling horror of Silent Hill or the kitschy gambol of “Detective” Pikachu, what makes video game movies successful isn’t its box office haul or rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s the ability to entertain us again and again.

In this article, I have come up with the ten best video game movies. Let’s take a look at them now.

10) Street Fighter (1994)

Street Fighter Video Game Movies

Video game movie madness continued in 1994 with the screen adaption of Street Fighter. Without a whole load of a plot to develop, it’s clear Street Fighter’s production team had a whole load of fun bringing the game’s colorful characters to life. A hilarious and campy cast including Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, and Kylie Minogue help Street Fighter exist as a snapshot of the early ‘90s.

9) Super Mario Bros (1993)

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Back to where it all began. When Super Mario Bros graced our screens back in 1993 it may have been the first attempt at adapting the video game and where better to begin than with Nintendo’s famous mushroom-hopping, pipe-jumping plumping duo. This weird and wonderful adventure comedy is entertaining from start to end and with a fantastic turn as arch-villain Dennis Hopper as the cold-blooded President Koopa. 

8) Doom (2005)

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On Doom’s release in 1993, it helped to define the First Person Shooter genre so the movie was bound to cause a stir. Doom’s 2005 action-horror adaptation is a gun-toting action-packed affair, with a nod to its origins with FPS perspective sections. Doomed as it may have been at the box office, its two ultra-charismatic male leads Karl Urban and the Rock as an evil supervillain make Doom an enjoyable rewatch. 

7) Silent Hill (2006)

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Capturing the chilling misty atmosphere of its video game namesake was always going to be a big ask since Silent Hill the game has been lauded as one of the greatest of all time. In its big-screen adaptation, it manages to be a pretty decent horror film in its own right, which is all you can really ask for. With some truly scary adaptations of the game’s characters, Silent Hill is creepy and watchable, sure to please fans of the game, and spooky enough to get you behind the sofa.

6) Resident Evil (2002)

Resident Evil Video Game MoviesThe first of the five Resident Evil movies and also the finest, Paul W.S. Anderson’s return to the genre (he directed Mortal Kombat in 1995) puts a little more attention on plotline in the dystopian world of Resident Evil. Milla Jovovich’s Alice takes a little over half the movie to discover her in-built martial arts prowess and combat the evil Umbrella Corp., but it’s worth the wait for the dramatic fight scenes that follow.

5)  Mortal Kombat (1995)

Mortal Kombat moviePure cheesy action makes Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1995 adaptation of Mortal Kombat a classic example of the video game turned movie. Like the button-mashing version of a movie, this unselfconscious ass-kicker takes the colourful characters of the game and squares them up for a battle to determine the fate of the world. Improved by its painfully comedic script, Mortal Kombat was a “flawless victory”.

4) Rampage (2018)

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Dwayne Johnson returns to fine video game form in Rampage, the larger-than-life adaptation of the ‘80s arcade game of the same name. One giant crocodile, one giant gorilla, one giant wolf, and one giant man are the ingredients in this recipe for brainless action. This button-mashing madness doesn’t take itself too seriously and that’s what we love in a video game movie.

3) Tomb Raider (2018)

Tomb Raider Video Game MoviesAll credit to Angela Jolie’s original on-screen Lara Croft, the 2018 reboot of the series managed that rare feat for a video game movie – to be an independently credible watch. A predictable plotline aside, Tomb Raider was a big-budget affair with massively enjoyable action sequences. Alicia Vikander received well-earned praise for her grittily real Lara, whose combination of vulnerability and strength brought a surprising depth to their character. 

2) Sonic The Hedgehog (2020)

Sonic The HedgehogSonic’s turn on the big screen is the most recent addition to the lofty genre of video game movies and picked it as second in the list of best Video Game Movies. A live-action conception of this classic game gives us the brilliantly over-the-top super-villainy of Doctor Robotnik played by Jim Carrey, whilst James Marsden brings charisma and character to Sonic’s sheriff sidekick. Heartfelt and genuinely funny, Sonic is an action-adventure film that’ll please kids and parents alike, as well as anyone with fond memories of playing the anthropomorphic blue hedgehog himself.

1) Detective Pikachu (2019)

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Since 1998 a whole series of animated Pokémon movies have hit our screens without making too much of a splash and we picked it as first in the list of best Video Game Movies – who knew all it would take to create one of the greatest video game movies of all time was a neo-noir adaptation and Ryan Reynolds’s wry take on the cuddliest Pokémon out there. With an all-new plotline set in every 90’s kids’ favorite universe, Detective Pikachu was a smash hit – bring on the sequel!

With contemporary offerings of Sonic, The Hedgehog, and Detective Pikachu bringing some big-budget CGI and witty screenwriting to the video game movie, I’d say the future looks bright. Video games characters have established themselves such cult status that it’s often truly a delight to see the madcap characters taken to the big screen. These ten offerings are sure to amuse, delight, and even occasionally thrill.

 

 

About the author: Beatrix Potter is a writer at Personal Statement Help and is also involved in many business projects with small and start-up companies. She enjoys identifying and finding solutions for project problems, and her goal is to improve the effectiveness of our communication.

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PlayStation 5 actually looks like a games console

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Last night was Sony’s time to take the stage and reveal its brand new next-gen console. As part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming, Sony finally got to show what it’s bringing to challenge the Xbox Series X. I went into the announcement expecting another generic black box, but the PlayStation 5 surpassed all my expectations.

I can say with confidence that the PlayStation 5 is the most beautiful console I have seen in years. When compared to the long list of boring black boxes we’ve been presented over the last decade or so, it’s something special.

The PlayStation 5 looks both retro and modern

The PlayStation 5 looks both retro and modern

To me the PS5 looks like what you’d have found in 2010 if you searched “futuristic console,” on Google images. A lot of gamers have been losing it over the look of the console since it’s so outlandish compared to the Xbox Series X. Some negative, some positive. I’m firmly on the positive side.

It’s kind of funny to see these reactions considering such designs were once the norm. Just think back to the sixth generation of gaming. The Dreamcast had its wild screen integrated controller. The Gamecube had a handle on it to be carried around on the go. Even the Xbox had its outer shell shaped into a giant X, showing no shame of its in your face branding.

Video game consoles used to be designed with character and were easily recognizable from each other even amongst those not interested. Can you really say the same for the last couple of generations? The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were particularly guilty.

Don’t even get me started on the PlayStation 4 Pro. That thing is the single worst designed console since the Nokia NGAGE. Dare I say even the Atari Lynx had more personality. They took an already bland designed and just added another layer to it like it was a wedding cake.

Microsoft became obsessed with normality

Microsoft became obsessed with normality

This brings me onto why I think the PlayStation 5 already has an edge over the Xbox Series X. I get it, the look of a console isn’t that important in the grand scheme of things. And I’m certainly not claiming that the PS5 looking nicer is going to make it sell better. But there’s a certain charm to the PS5 that Microsoft hasn’t managed to match.

Let’s be frank, the Xbox Series X looks like a small PC. That’s it. It’s a black, vertical cuboid with some ventilation and a disk tray. Meanwhile, the PlayStation 5 is a beautiful, white almost spaceship-like games console.

The PS5 gets me excited to boot it up and play games. The Xbox Series X makes me want to play my PC. And that’s not me trying to hate on Microsoft. I just feel they’ve missed out on the chance to give the Xbox franchise its character back. They played it safe whilst Sony took a risk. The result? Sony’s console is far more appealing at a visual level.

Regardless, only time will tell which console comes out on top. The Xbox Series X’s specifications look dominant as things stand but until we know its price tag and some more exclusives are announced, it’s hard to tell. What’s for sure is that if I had to pick a console right now, for the first time since 2003, I’m in Sony’s camp.

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What Makes Anime Games So Popular Among The Masses

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Anime games are Japan-based video games that are inspired by Manga. When it comes to experiencing the best anime games, one can expect some fantastic graphics, nail-biting fights, mind-boggling puzzles, and some emotionally shaking stories. Project QT is one such sexually charging game where the sexy team squad fights to sweep away a space virus that has entered their world.

A lot of them can keep you engaged for several months. There are multiple reasons for the popularity of anime games around the world. A few of these are listed below in this article. Read on.

Gripping action and fight sequences

Gripping action and fight sequencesA significant reason for the popularity of anime is its fluid, fast, and beautifully animated action. You eliminate the action from anime stories, and there is almost nothing left in them. Anime games allow you to have intriguing fights with gigantic robots, aliens, and other monsters. You can build massive castles and lose them in even more grand battles.

You can test your fighting skills in exciting online battles with your fellows. Also, you can choose to play individually or form teams with other players. The unique mechanics of these games help to keep different combats feeling fresh.

The stunning and deadly weapons can be used to reduce the enemies into heaps of flesh and blood. Sometimes you can even switch between different characters in between the combats to form a unique combo.

An excellent variety to choose from Anime Games

An excellent variety to choose from anime gamesThere is a fantastic variety of anime games with different genres to choose from. There can be themes as weighty as depression, suicide, grotesque, and insanity to as happening as love, romance, sex, and nature.

Some of them are based on Chinese mythology, and some are inspired by folk stories. Some empower you with ultra-detailed character customization tools, while some provide a range of different characters with different abilities. Sometimes you can get to explore a variety of landscapes like rivers, lakes, mountains, and forests whereas some can take you through ancient cities.

Interesting plots

Interesting plotsSeveral anime games’ plots are inspired by existing anime series and sometimes inspire anime series of their own. A lot of them are also inspired by anime’s most famous conventions. They give you an episodic feel that you would want to replay again and again to experience the events of the game.

The tone of these games can range anywhere between being grandiose or being thoughtful. Apart from various combating sequences, a lot of games also allow you to play other games like baseball or even run a nightclub. Not just battles, some games can help you to engage in social activities, working part-time jobs, and bond with friends. There are mini-games, dungeons, and public events for you to enjoy.

Stunning set-ups

Stunning set-ups from anime gamesAn anime game can take you through a 1928 version of the city of New York or the fictional version of other great cities or countries during the second world war. You get to have a trip through military camps during the world wars where you can employ troops and tanks around the enemy lines. The stunning two-dimensional battlefields with fantastic backdrops are sure to captivate you.

You can even enter the post-apocalyptic world where exploring the deep and dark labyrinths can make you encounter intimidating monsters. Some of them can also take you through traverse towns, cinematic cutscenes, and turn-based gameplay. With beautiful graphics, animations, and sometimes even hand-brushed backdrops, the anime games can give a more artsy feel to the player.

Captivating storytelling of Anime Games

Captivating storytellingThe anime game storytelling is as gripping as the fantastic plotlines. They are well-crafted and worth paying attention to. Most of the time, the protagonist of these games takes the viewers through the story. Anime stories are emotionally captivating tales of love, romance, lust, or revenge.

A lot of these stories are inspired by folk tales of Japan. The story gradually develops as you keep on clearing the playthroughs. There are side quests and puzzle-solving elements that reveal other parts of the story.

You can even enter into some puzzle-solving sequences to escape situations smartly-designed around the story plot.

Dynamic characters

Anime games Dynamic charactersAnime games can feature characters as grand as soldiers and superheroes or as normal as a joker. There are evil monsters and powerful heroines that you can take control of at any time. Sometimes you can even be a detective supposed to unravel murder mysteries.

A lot of these games allow you to customize your character’s height, skin color, gear, clothes, and hairstyle. You can also equip your warriors with techniques during the game.

All these characters are equipped with different skills that are suitable for different combat situations. Sometimes you can also come across games that have a variety of gameplay modes to keep your characters occupied while you interact with other members of the community.

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League of Legends: How to Choose Your Perfect Main Champion

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League of Legends is a team-oriented strategy game that has one goal…To bring down the enemy nexus!

This, League of Legends,  is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) video game that captivates millions of people around the world fighting to be the very best at their champion. But how do you choose one?

Whether you’re in it to have a little ‘me’ time away from the world or you want to pursue a life long dream of being a professional League of Legends player, the most vital tool you have to know is choosing the perfect champion for you to main.

What Are Champions in League of Legends?

Champions are the most important element of the game.

They create diversity and complexity that make League of Legends both fun and challenging. With over 10 years, Riot Games has transformed the game like no other. They’ve created over 157 champions for you to choose from.

Each champion possesses unique attributes and abilities that can turn the tide in any battle inside the Summoner’s Rift. From giant monsters to tiny yordles, League of Legends offers multiple characters you can choose to both love and hate.

The variety of champions you can pick out may be quite overwhelming to do. That is why we have made this guide to help you master and main a champion that will suit your personality and playstyle.

Determining Your Role

The first thing you have to know is what position you are going to take. Whether you want a marksman, juggernaut, or arcane mage; establishing a role will give you the idea of which area you want to take and master.

There are 5 roles to fill up when going into the Summoner’s Rift…

  1. Top laner

Top lane champions are the bare-knuckling fighters of the game. Their role is to be the bulldozer that wrecks enemies in the frontline whenever there are team fights. They live to SMASH!.

If you love to be the player that looks down on his foes, then this position would be best for you. You can be a tank that soaks in damages in team fights while your allies deal heavy amounts of damage to their team. You can also be a cunning bruiser that goes in and out of clashes and pinpoints their weaknesses or you can be a reckless warrior that has only one purpose…to kill!

One thing is certain, top laners are the ruthless solo players that live to charge. You can check a variety of champions to choose from right here.

  1. Jungler

Junglers are the king of roaming. They seek out potential overextended lanes and gank them. Your role is to give allies a lead to snowball on and take objectives to gain more pressure around the map.

If you are the type of player that wants to assist allies and strengthen their advantage in the lane, then this role is fun to try. The area of the Jungler is so vast that it takes skills and understanding to roam while being in the right position at the right time.

Champions from this role can be damage dealers, long-range poke gods, or even tanks that add more crowd control to the team. You seek prey hunt them one by one and deliver them to your allies.

With a good amount of vision, Junglers can freely rule over hidden areas of the Summoner’s Rift and deliver heavy blows out of nowhere.

  1. Mid laner

Mid laners are the king of pride. You are the center of attention. You live to outplay your opponents in the lane and aid your allies whenever possible.

If you want to play complicated but rewarding champions, then this role is perfect for you!

The mid lane has a vast champion list to choose from. There are long-range poke mages,  skillful assassins that remove enemies in an instant, and tanks that can both soak damage and cast out heavy ability power. These champions have been utilized and driven by world-renowned players like SKT T1’s Faker, TSM’s Bjergsen, FPX’s Doinb, and many more…

  1. ADC

Attack Damage Carry or ADC for short is basically championed who love to go around team fights and hit heavy auto attacks to the enemies. You live to hit, strike and dodge foes all day in the Summoner’s Rift.

If your goal as a League player is to be the person shredding through tanks and bruisers, then this position would be the best for you.

ADCs play with a support in the lane. You try to earn as much gold as possible and get your core items as fast as possible. This boosts your auto attacks which will benefit your team when fighting skirmishes around the map.

Enemies fear a fed ADC as a single hit can burst out almost 50-60% of their HP (maybe even 100%). That is why you are a valuable asset to play with.

  1. Support

Supports are being spoken as the League’s least role to play. But low ELO players do not know how important they are to the team.

If you are the type of player that goes into the game and delights in aiding allies and keeping them alive in every team fight, then being supported is your position.

They are the soul of the team. They blend into the strengths of your composition and cover the weaknesses. Supports transforming mediocre ADCs into amazing ones. The ability to keep them alive while they constantly damage the enemy team makes it a very respected role.

Don’t forget! Supports have to click over 5 active items in team fights and also think about the skills that they need to cast in the scenario.

They are essential champions that can protect allies while setting up amazing crowd control abilities to hold enemies down.

Before choosing the perfect champion, these 5 positions should be kept in mind.

Since each champion is unique and amazing in their own way, it takes time and continuous practice to master their abilities that would benefit your team composition. 148 champions are available to play around and choose. It only takes the willingness of the player to learn and test the capabilities of each.

The choices are massive, but it can be so rewarding when you discover the right one to main. Live to learn and you’ll surely find the perfect champion for you!

Comment below on what’d like to learn more about League of Legends or anything else? Remember to rate it and share it if you’ve found it useful. Good luck on the rift!

 

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About Author: RTO – A North American Challenger Renekton player, streamer, and YouTuber who is committed to providing the best League of Legends educational content for free. I was placed in Silver 4 my first season so I know what it takes to improve from the bottom. I have ranked as the best Renekton player in the world and I want to help you excel as well.

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Top 5 FPS Games To Get You Hooked

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When it comes to gaming, first-person shooter games have always been the favourite genre for gamers. Almost all FPS games are packed with action and gun battles. The craze for FPS games is high. It is because of this reason that developers these days are more focused on developing FPS based games.

In this post, we will discuss the top 5 FPS games that have won the hearts of millions of players all across the world. Some of these games can also be played on a cell phone, so you can get a cell phone game controller for easy tackling.

Top 5 FPS Games

Here is the list of 5 of the best FPS games of all time. If you are a hardcore gamer, chances are that you have already played a few of them.

  • Dusk

Dusk is one of the top-rated FPS games available. This is a classic FPS game that is inspired by Doom, Quake, and Hal-life. This is the perfect game for those who think that FPS games have lost their touch these days. The game has many levels to cross. With a horror-themed story, Dusk makes an interesting FPS game.

  • BioShock 

BioShockIf you haven’t heard of BioShock, then you should stop calling yourself a gamer. This is one of the biggest FPS games of all time. From excellent gaming features to graphics, this game has got everything on point. It was released in 2007 by Irrational Games. Although it is an old game, it still has its loyal fan base active.

  • Far Cry 4

Another hit FPS game you can try is Far Cry 4. It was first released in the year 2014 by Ubisoft Montreal. The first three series are good, but it has to be Far Cry 4 that takes the limelight. From riding elephant back to dangling from gyrocopters, the game is packed with all thrilling activities. For those who have played the game before can tell you how engaging it is. The game offers you a wide variety of guns to use in the game.

  • Doom Eternal

Doom EternalIf you are looking for the ultimate FPS game with all extreme pointers, then Doom Eternal could be the best choice for you. The latest version of the game is soon to be released this year in 2020. This is great news for fans as they will get to enjoy their favourite game once again. The previous version called Doom was launched in 2016. The game is all about gory kills and aggressive battles and survival. 

  • Half-Life 2

In the 5th position, we have Half-Life 2 which was released in 2004 by Valve. Although the game is a decade old, it is one of the best single-player games ever made. If you haven’t played this game yet, you should give it a try now. The game offers you compelling combats and thrill.

These are some of the best FPS games of all time. Try out these games and get hooked to your PC screen.

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YouTube Gaming Clips: This Week On Episode 2 “Accessories”

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Dear vGamerz.com fans, welcome back to “This Week On”! The YouTube series that brings together the three best epic, funny, and fail clips from gamers around the internet! Whether it makes you laugh-out-loud or face-palm, there’s nothing better than watching a funny meme or amazing gameplay.

This week is all about Accessories! From knives in Modern Warfare to grappling guns in Apex Legends, this week’s clips are all about what tool you use to grab the victory or die trying.

Let’s break down the clips together and vote which one you think is best!

da’ haus

To start off this week, the 90’s are in “da’ haus” because we’re talking fanny packs…and if fanny packs are cool again, consider me Miles Davis. Our first clip is in Modern Warfare, which they should change to “Fashion Warfare” because our player’s fanny is strapped and packed so equatorially he’s like Clark Griswold at Walley World. Our packer-in-chief racks up 11 consecutive knife kills back-to-back. He’s got so many knives packed away, he could play for the Green Bay Packers. Consider him the PACKman Jones of Modern Warfare, however his momentum flames out quickly as he’s finally shot dead — but talk about going out in a blaze of glory.

Fortnight

Next up, our second clip is Fortnight. Our player’s got his opponent cornered behind the bannister of a stately blue Victorian home. He gets in a few shots through the window, when he decides his assault rifle is not enough firepower. Why not bring out the BIG guns? So out of his pack comes an RPG! With a quick reload, he’s confident in his assured victory over his prey when — BOOM — he’s killed by the explosive backlash of an unperturbed teapot lying casually on the table. Safe to say our Victorian window creeper is no longer in the finest of fettle. Time to pack-up and move back to the lobby!

Apex Legends

Our third and last clip is in Apex Legends. With loot inbound, our overconfident Pathfinder sends out his grappling hook like Batman escaping into the night. He’s sent flying at Mach 10 in an attempt to beat his teammates to the destination. As he’s careening towards his prize, he linedrives face first into the descending loot drop. SMACK! Game over! Should have thought that one through.

Check out the video and let’s hear your thoughts. New episodes are released every Thursday 11am PST (2pm EST).

 

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YouTube Gaming Clips: This Week On Episode 1 “Disrespect”

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Dear vGamerz.com fans, we found a series of Youtube gaming clips that you may want to watch. This series is called “This Week On”! With all of us working from home, who doesn’t love passing the time by watching awesome gaming clips? Whether it makes you laugh-out-loud or face-palm, there’s nothing better than a great epic or funny clip.

Thankfully the YouTube series “This Week On” has done the hard work for us, and scoured the internet for some of the best epic, funny, and fail moments. This week’s theme is all about Disrespect. Will the hammer of gaming justice come down swift and heavy?

Let’s break down the clips together and vote which one you think is best!

First Clip – Apex Legends

To start off, our first clip is in Apex Legends. In that moment you’ve been shot down, the last thing you’d want to shake hands with a live explosive. Rather than finish his downed opponent the conventional way, our clip player throws a grenade into the air like he’s trying to land shoes on a 1980’s Brooklyn power line. Instead of hanging those Jordans for the whole hood to see, our amateur bombardier lands some ordinance directly on his opponent’s head. Grenade 1, head 0!

Second Clip – Fortnight

Our second clip is in Fortnight. We’re all familiar with rocket rides, but these guys take it to a whole new level with a DOUBLE rocket ride, using a bottle rocket to an RPG. While sailing away on a solo journey into space, our virtual vixen grabs the “Victory Royale” with an amazing sniper kill on the remaining enemy. Taking a sniper shot to the noggin is generally painful enough, but to be killed from a moving rocket? Too good. So unnecessary, yet so satisfying!

Third Clip – Fortnight

Our third clip is also in Fortnight. Our pumpkin-headed protagonist, aware of another player in a nearby shed, drops down a spike trap to remove the player-pest hiding within. In his immense confidence and with incredible timing, he dabs at the precise moment of the other player’s death. In that moment, our pumpkin-player gleefully rushes into the shed to look through his newfound weapons cache, when BOOM — he’s killed by a trap waiting for him on the ceiling. Fortnight? More like Foresight!

Check out the Youtube gaming clips and let’s hear your thoughts.

 

About Author: Corbin is a filmmaker and digital content producer committed to positively impacting those around him by helping them actualize their dreams. He has a huge passion for gaming and has been playing a variety of titles for over 25 years. Known as the “Human Swiss-Army-Knife” you’ll often find him working on a variety of projects from social media marketing to documentary filmmaking; Corbin is always looking for new ways to make an idea into reality.

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5 Tips for Breaking Into the Game Development Industry

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Finding a way to successfully break into the game development industry may seem difficult at times, but it is by no means impossible. Having said that, it is important to remember that there is no ‘right way’ or secret to getting your start in the business – it really just comes down to be dedicated and persistent. Consider the following tips to help you get introduced to the world of game development.

Choose your area of focus:

Choose your area of focus

The first step for anyone looking to break into the game development industry is to make the most fundamental decisions: do you want to focus on doing the art for video games, or do you want to work on the programming for video games?

Game art

Focusing on the art side of video game design is perfect for anyone who has the vision, the ideas, and the creative drive to think up visuals without needing the programming expertise. Just because you can’t code doesn’t mean you can’t design and develop games – there are a range of game engines available and a lot of professional game development studios use these to create their video games. This doesn’t mean they will necessarily hire you, you will also need relevant experience in the field to make you a more valuable hire. You need to make it clear to your employers, potential or otherwise, that you not only have experience with this work, but that you are also open and willing to continue to expand your knowledge and understanding of the game development process. This can also come from having a portfolio of work available to demonstrate this.

Game programming

If you do decide to pursue the programming side of game development, you will need to start by learning the basics of the relevant coding programs and the primary programming languages, including HTML5, Javascript, C++ and C#. This will be essential skills and knowledge necessary for getting into this industry:

  • Javascript – this is a web language, which you can write yourself or even use a game engine to build a game
  • HTML5 – this is another web language, which is mostly used for developing browser-based games
  • C++ – this is what is referred to as ‘object-oriented programming’ and is one of the most common languages used for programming games
  • C# – this is another object-oriented programming language and is one of the most commonly used programming language

Before attempting to actually make your move in breaking into the game development business, you should really have a thorough understanding of what exactly it is you want to do – do you want to program the games or design the art for them or even be a game musician? Once you have made this choice, you can then think about focusing further on a specialization within this area:

  • Those pursuing a career in game art design should consider focusing their talents on character concepts and turnarounds, 3D modelling, animation, scenery and game object assets, etc.
  • Those pursuing a career in game programming should consider focusing their talents on menus, in-game mechanics, level obstacles, or anything else which needs to be coded for the game
  • Those pursuing a career in game music and sound will be looking to create in-game music, theme music/soundtracks, and any sound effects needed.

Get a foot in the door:

Get a foot in the door for the Game Development

Get an internship at a game studio

There are countless internships available across the country with game studios – and while you may not live anywhere near any game studios you may be able to find remote opportunities for internships. There are also plenty of online resources to help you search for internships, such as popular job-search websites like indeed.com, or sites dedicated to helping you find the perfect internship.

Get an entry-level job at a game studio

Getting a job as a game tester is one of the easiest ways to break into the industry, since they generally don’t require any extensive experience, training, or qualifications. Following this, you can move on through the company and end up in a development role in a relatively short amount of time. You can also look for other job vacancies at game studios to simply get yourself in the door.

Cultivate experience and a name:

Cultivate experience and a name

Build your own indie games

This may sound obvious, but one of the best ways to get game development experience without working for a studio is to simply build your own indie games. There are plenty of online tools you can use for developing yourself.

Post your work on discussion boards

As an aspiring game developer, you should already be spending time on discussion boards, but you should also be posting on them, too. You may not know it, but professional game developers also read them so it is a great way to be seen.

Start a blog

Starting a gaming blog is yet another way to get your work and ideas out there for someone to see – you can choose to write about whatever area of specialization you want to focus on in your career. This also gives you a virtual portfolio to showcase your work online.

Freelance

Taking on some freelance work is a great way to learn your trade – there are lots of freelance websites available, such as Upwork, which can help you gain some experience to get your resume started, as well as putting a little money in your pocket. You should read up on more details of working freelance before you try this though.

At the end of the day, whatever route you choose to take in pursuing a career in game development, persistence and dedication is absolutely essential. Put in the work to get yourself some quality experience, fine-tune your skills, and keep your knowledge base up-to-date. Don’t give up on what you want and try not to forget to enjoy yourself along the way!

 

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Skills You Can Learn from Video Games

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We’ve all heard it before – that video games are a waste of time, that they’re unproductive, and worse that they’re rotting your brain. Your parents, teachers or friends might despair at how many hours you spend playing games and devoting your life to achieving the next level on PubG (that’s Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds to the non-gamers out there!).

Sometimes it’s true, and us games could all do with laying off the screen-time and investing in some other, more daylight-centred hobbies. But not all games are inherently brainless. In fact, some aim to teach you something.

Playing video games doesn’t have to just be for entertainment. There are tonnes of educational games out there, and games are often used in education to make the learning process easier and more fun. That’s because games are a powerful tool to teach us skills and make us compete with one and other to get better! What would you rather do: sit through a two-hour lecture, work through a workbook full of exercises, or play games? I know what I’d choose!

So, next time your parent, guardian, friend, significant other or teacher critique you for playing video games, draw their attention to the amazing educational quality of several games out there. Here’s some of the best skills you can learn from video games, as ammunition for your next argument!

Learn an Instrument

Guitar Hero, anyone? You can actually learn rhythm in music games like this, as they allow you to take apart individual sections of songs and focus on them. You might learn the bassline of one song and begin to appreciate how all of the instruments in the music fit together.

Meanwhile, Rock Band can teach you how to drum. If you go the whole hog and invest in the drum controller, you have a pretty accurate recreation of the real thing – four drum pads and a foot pedal. You’re only missing the hi-hat! Once you graduate to the expert level in this game, you could probably make it by pretty easily in a real band. Guitar and bass players (or wannabe players) can use Rock Band 3’s pro controller to learn chord structures. Finally, grab your real guitar and hook it up to Rocksmith, a game that teaches you how to play guitar with a bunch of fun mini games thrown in.

Circumnavigation

If you want to learn how to travel around the world in 80 days, there’s a game for you. Picture the scene: you’re in 19thcentury Steampunk London, following in the footsteps of the classic novel by Jules Verne, in a brilliant mobile game that’ll teach you circumnavigation and more.

Figure out what route is best: a balloon across Arabia or hitching a ride on the Trans-Siberian railway. Along the way, learn about the geography and culture of the world, and how to survive on very little money. By the time you finish, you may be considering taking off and travelling the world in real life!

Rocket Science

Check out the Kerbal Space Program if you want to have your own Major Tom moment in outer space!

Outer space is notoriously difficult to survive (think of all the movies you’ve seen where poor astronauts are shot into space and then spend the rest of the film trying to survive and return home!). Even real missions often go wrong. That’s why the Kerbal Space Program aims to give people some experience before they graduate to astronaut-level heights!

“You learn how to send your Kerbals into space, land them on the moon, or orbit their own home planet (via a lot of trial and error),” says Frank Bate, a gaming blogger at Britstudent and NextCoursework. “Learn about trajectories, gravity, weight, propulsion, fuel, rocket shape and more to get the job done and launch the Kerbals into the atmosphere. You’ll also need to build rescue rockets to get those stranded when the mission goes wrong!”

This game is even endorsed by NASA, so it’s a winner if you want to convince folk that games can be educational!

Engineering

If you haven’t heard about Minecraft, you’re clearly not well-versed in the culture of video gaming. Minecraft is a spectacular game for a few reasons (no, it’s not just about punching trees and running around heedlessly). With the in-game mineral, known as Redstone, you are going to learn electrical engineering.

Redstone is used to power mechanical devices – but it’s not as easy as pressing ‘A’ and that’s the end! No, in Minecraft, you actually have to learn about how Redstone’s current moves, splits and transforms. At advanced levels, with the right placement of logic gates, you can create complex machines like calculators! So, if you can figure out how to make Redstone work for you, you will at least be able to wire up a clock in the house. At best, you’ll be able to wire electricity without blowing any circuits!

Programming

“Learning how to code is accepted as a very, very useful skill in the modern age. In fact, it’s even being taught to children in schools!” says Karis Holland, a tech writer at Australia2Write and Write My X.

If you missed the boat and never learned anything about coding, fear not: these games will bring you up to speed.

SpaceChem is a puzzle game that will teach you about the logic behind if/then statements, recursion/loops, and all the other basics of programming. CodeCombat incorporates JavaScript into the gameplay and gets really serious. Light Bot is a game for kids (but also, let’s not lie, useful for adults with zero knowledge of coding) that teachings the logic of computer coding.

Shooting Games

No article about skills you can learn from games would be complete without mentioning the beloved FPS (First person shooter) games like PubG, Call of Duty and Free Fire. These games can typically be found on any medium, from smart phones to laptops to gaming devices like PlayStations. What you may be surprised to learn is that in a 2009 study, the University of Rochester found that shooting games improve your vision! They found that these games boost alertness and sensitivity in the eyes and may be used in the future to correct poor vision. Tell this to your parents next time they say you’ll get square eyes from staring at a screen so long!

 

Author Bio: Michael Dehoyos, a content marketer and editor for PhD Kingdom and Academic Brits, shares his cybersecurity and online hacking developments with his readers. He enjoys finding easier ways for companies to become more secure and successful.

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