On October 6, Gears of War composer Kevin Riepl tweeted that he thought someone “roofied” him while out drinking. He’d blacked out. “Somethings effed up,” he added. “Like literally. Something knocked me out.” Within days, Riepl was on live support.
Scientists from the University of Rochester have found that playing fast-paced action video games helps players make decisions 25 per cent faster than normal, yet no less accurate.
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If I learned anything from Unreal Tournament, it’s that two automatic pistols are better than one, and holding them sideways makes them fire faster. It’s two popular handgun fallacies in one!
The previously featured DM_Spectrum, the lovely looking, brightly colour-coded map for Unreal Tournament 3 that lets you make another killing on the dance floor, is now available for download, developer Matt Bradley tells us today. Now we’re telling you.
A study involving Unreal Tournament players, given a cash incentive for winning, found that gamers’ testosterone levels spiked noticeably after pwning complete strangers. When defeating friends, they produced even less testosterone than their vanquished teammates.
