Chris Rausch designed the first six instalments in the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater franchise
Game Brain spoke with him about his work on the series, the disastrous release of Tony Hawk Ride, Shred and Pro Skater 5 as well as what he thinks about the rival Skate series.
(Note: this is an audio interview, adjust your watching/listening accordingly).
BLACK. THOUGHT. FREESTYLE.
10 minutes of fire. Not a single pause. Dude is outrageous.
Bob Mortimer is my spirit animal
“I used to have 17 sugars in a cup of tea. If I had 18 it was too sweet for me.”
Death Stranding looks like a massive pile of wank
But don’t get me wrong, Metal Gear Solid is a massive pile of wank as well, and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is probably the most polished game I’ve ever played.
Steamed Hams
Does this interpreting non-music into music genre have a name?
Get Hype, Get Derp
I’ll still play this when it, maybe, perhaps, eventually drops on Xbone.
Probably.
Hyper Reality
This seems worryingly prescient.
When NBA Twitter starts reposting #RIP…
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 11, 2016
Alternate angle:
Humans fighting giant beasts! I’ll pass.
How many games shown at E3 featured humans fighting giants, or giant beasts, or zombies? I’ll admit the games look well executed, but can we get some new concepts? God damn.
Over the last few days I’ve actually convinced myself that Steep from Ubisoft might be a game I could really get into. The intro/reveal felt stiff (can scripted game intros get any worse?) but the idea of it has grown on me. I described it to a friend as Skate but on a mountain range – which seems like a phrase the PR people should have used to sell it.
Increasingly I’m looking for fun gameplay experiences that don’t demand solid 2-3 hour blocks of my time (sorry, Metal Gear Solid V, I love you so much but I’m also a husband and dad). Ori and the Blind Forest filled that spot really well for me – a game that is as rewarding in 20 minute blocks as it is in 2 hours of play.
Steep genuinely looks like something I can add into my unwind-at-home routine really easily: an open world mountain I can ride pretty much endlessly, while finding new lines and spots.
Register for the Steep beta.
15 mins of gameplay (Polygon).
15 mins of gameplay (IGN).
Fuck You Brandon
A man is fired from his job on Mars.
Tony Abbott telling a human joke
Former PM Tony Abbott jokes about "wet dreams" in Parliament, while farewelling Warren Truss #auspol pic.twitter.com/HaqTFMTOAs
— Alice Workman (@workmanalice) February 11, 2016
Barney’s film had heart, but dildo to the face had a dildo to the face.
Steven Joyce enjoys a rubbery, pink protest.
2K16 #WINNING
NBA 2K just dropped their #WINNING (why not #TIGERBLOOD?) trailer. It’s interesting. Some stuff looks genuinely great, and other stuff looks, well, weird. Here’s a few GIFs calling out some points of interest:
Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror
An epic telling (serious how epic is this clip) of how the Curiosity Rover will land on Mars. This is happening August 6th, people. Mark it down.