There are massive exposed gears overhead, and a series of steampunk portholes along the walls.
Even MMOs with some steampunk elements tend to keep those features on the fringe.
The heavy dimension gives the world a steampunk-ish look and gives objects extra heft.
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According to IBM, 55 percent of social sentiment chatter for steampunk was generated by blogs.
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It helps booksellers define titles that are space-travel science fiction versus time-travel science fiction, cyberpunk versus steampunk, for instance.
Halter is often regarded as the king of steampunk in the horological universe.
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For that matter, Valve should absolutely have a steampunk version of its Steambox if and when they ever release one.
Steampunk is also characterized by showing the inner workings of an item, such as cogs and gears, as a design element.
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Someone at Arkane Studios or Bethesda should hunt down one of these creative modders to design a special Dishonored steampunk controller.
The steampunk setting separates it from most other MMOs on the market.
We are used to seeing a sort of steampunk grotesque in movies, digitally created, but here the inventions are real stitched, nailed and glued.
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Much about the new "Thief" will be familiar to fans, including Garrett's silent blackjack and the setting of The City, a mysterious steampunk metropolis.
Materials were shearling, leather and tartan on an almost steampunk vibe of slate, bone and black bases with cobalt and chevron patterns that popped.
As early as Thursday night, people dressed in Steampunk garb were checking into hotels next to people dressed in purple and gold or Carolina blue.
Players will once again take on the role of Garrett, a master thief, and explore a fantasy steampunk world brought to life for next-generation consoles.
So how will steampunk show up in mall stores this year?
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It takes us deeper into the violent, stylized steampunk world that we are tasked with eviscerating in our role as supernatural assassins, and the results are gripping.
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Two of them are "Elder Scrolls Online, " a massively multiplayer online game with a medieval setting, and "Dishonored, " a new stealth action game with a steampunk look.
But the real star of the show is the city itself with its dark, zombie-infested alleys and sewers, its whale-oil-powered steampunk technology, and its high brick walls.
Set in the steampunk (or whale punk, as Harvey Smith once described it) world of Dunwall, gamers assumed the role of Corvo Attano, legendary bodyguard to the Empress.
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Upcoming stealth-assassination steampunk game, Dishonored, has a new interactive trailer.
"Dishonored" (Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks) is a brand new title set in a steampunk-like world that puts players in the role of an assassin set on restoring his name.
In the proto steampunk science fiction novel from 1970, time travel is achieved through just such a kind of perfectly art-directed recreation of a place and moment in time.
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The rise and rise of steampunk - the retro-futuristic style - and its love for copper, brass, gears and automata has helped his prospects as have movies such as Hugo.
In Thief, our antihero, Garrett, will have to use his wits to navigate the City, a dark steampunk world (what, you thought Dishonored was unique?) with a dash of medieval Europe.
In any case, there have been some pretty neat steampunk mods for all sorts of things, from Star Wars steampunk (which, please, can we get a video game version of this?) to Xbox 360 controller, the fantasy of steampunk is a favorite within the modding community.
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