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Video Game Faces Might Finally Start Bridging The Uncanny Valley
Photorealistic faces in video games have been with us for a while, but they’ve still been a long way from what you’d call realistic, as while we’ve got the polygons and texturing almost perfected, facial animations remain are still stuck in the depths of the uncanny valley.
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Maneater’s Orca Tank Is Terrifying, Even As A Godlike Megashark
I’m absolutely in love with Maneater, the new shark game from Tripwire Interactive. Nothing in video games has ever made me feel as powerful as cruising the Louisiana bayou and wantonly chomping passing barracuda. But one setpiece managed to inject my shark-inspired reverie with a terror made only more potent by the rest of the…
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The Remarkable Achievements Of A Game Called F.E.A.R.
Eleven years after its release, the first-person shooter F.E.A.R. still feels ahead of its time. It is one of the smartest shooters ever made, a game that won’t wow you with a screenshot but should impress you if you play it.
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The First Five Minutes Of F.E.A.R. On Its Tenth Birthday
Ten years ago today, Monolith Productions did not release a sequel to Shogo: Mobile Armour Division. Instead they embarked on a horror-filled first-person saga that would leave players questioning supernatural age of consent laws.