When I think about my history at Santa Monica Studio I see it as the past 15 years condensed into a cerebral photo album filled with remarkable moments. I am talking about both happy occasions and situations where we overcame struggles and surpassed expectations as a team. Santa Monica Studio exists and thrives due to…
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.” Have you ever felt trapped within a nightmare you can’t wake up from? Well, we have. And that is why we created Lithium: Inmate 39. We are a small team with the idea of creating a game that gamers have been waiting…
The crisp wind through an open stadium. The crack of a bat against a fastball. And the eruption of cheers from the crowd. The celebrated baseball sim series returns with MLB The Show 16, out this week on PS4 and PS3. MLB The Show 16 continues the series’ long-running tradition of gorgeous visuals, deep gameplay…
Build a better controller Think you can design a better Steam Controller than the one that Valve worked on for so long? Now’s your chance to prove it—Valve has made available the Steam Controller’s CAD geometry in a handy ZIP archive. “We are releasing the mechanical CAD geometry for the Steam Controller and are eager…
Wireless without the lag Logitech has a new flagship mouse that it considers its best gaming rodent ever. It’s the G900 Chaos Spectrum, a “professional-grade wireless gaming mouse” that supposedly delivers lag-free performance when it’s not physically tethered to a PC (you can go wired if you prefer). For some people, that claim is going…
Let the revolution begin Oculus excited the tech industry ever since it introduced its Rift headset to Kickstarter over three and a half years ago. It went on to collect over $2.4 million in funding from over 9,500 backers before ultimately being bought by Facebook, which contrary to early fears didn’t drive the project into…
Happy Friday! I spent most of the past week jamming on Paragon, Epic’s new PS4 MOBA. As a newcomer to the MOBA genre (I’m old), I thought it might be helpful to throw together some handy tips to help get you started — please leave your own tips in the comments below! Basic Terminology Lanes:…
Call it a DeathAdder with an improved sensor AT a Glance (+) Captain America: Sweet design; excellent sensor; better value than the Mamba Wireless.(-) Captain Obvious: Flimsy scroll wheel. The Razer Mamba Tournament Edition (TE) is the wired variant of Razer’s flagship Mamba Wireless gaming mouse. It makes a few subtle compromises but in turn…
Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Ladies and gentlemen, there’s almost too much show for this one episode to handle. Our series of interviews continues as we talk to the minds behind Golem, Dirt Rally, and King’s Quest. Plus, we reminisce on the first game we ever beat — which was a long…