February 17, 2012 – A new set of downloadable content for Gears of War 3, Forces of Nature, will be out on March 27. It includes three new character skins, three new maps, two old maps, seven weapon skins and Gears of War 2's Guardian Mode.
Half-Life 2’s Strider Comes to Life With This Custom Action Figure
February 17, 2012 – Actually, calling it an action figure does it a bit of a disservice. The term "action figure" conjures all sorts of images, mostly of very small men. This custom Strider from the Half-Life universe is not very small at all. Not only does it look awesome, but its builder, nomadamusic, says it was... More »
Buy Yourself a Real Dragonborn Helmet
February 17, 2012 – You've seen Dragonborn helmets made out of yarn. You've seen Dragonborn helmets made out of bacon. Both were awesome, but hardly practical. Now, this real Dragonborn helmet, you could crack some skulls with this. This replica helmet is actually about as authentic as you could hope for, as the... More »
The Dinosaurs, Robots and BioShocks of Artist Ben Mauro
February 17, 2012 – Ben Mauro is a concept artist from New Zealand who has recently worked on The Hobbit. The new Superman movie, Man of Steel. Neill Blomkamp's Elysium. Even the upcoming Star Wars TV show, Underworld. He's also done video game work with Insomniac Games on both Ratchet & Clank and Resistance, as well... More »
Valve’s $100 Joke Ends in Half-Life Delay Gags
February 17, 2012 – Valve's $100 Valentine's Day gag was actually taken up by a lot of people, who figured the money was well spent since it gave them a chance to broadcast a message to the entire Team Fortress 2 community. What resulted, then, were not actual engagements, but people making Half-Life 3 jokes for the... More »
Make Yourself Sick on Adorable Zelda Art
February 17, 2012 – Artist OMOCAT takes Zelda and dials the cuteness up as far as it can go without making you puke. Even the Zelda stuff that's already cute, doesn't matter, it gets cuter. Those with a high tolerance for sweetness head through the gallery above. More »
KOTOR, Mass Effect & Dragon Age Writer Leaves Games Behind
February 17, 2012 – Drew Karpyshyn, who's been a writer at BioWare for over a decade now, will be walking away from the games business to focus on his novels. In that decade, Karpyshyn contributed to some of the best-written video games of all time, including Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, the first two... More »
Why People Give a Shit About a 1988 PC Role-Playing Game
February 17, 2012 – Brian Fargo, whose credits include Bard's Tale and the original Fallout, wants to make a new Wasteland game. This is a very good idea. It's also a very good idea that Fargo wants to be involved, because there wouldn't have been a Fallout without Wasteland. Released in 1988 on the PC, Wasteland was... More »
Retro Rumble Episode 1 – Don’t Pee in the Pool
February 16, 2012 – You know how outfits like Major League Gaming are full of sponsored kids playing the latest game at breakneck speeds? This is the exact opposite. Welcome to Episode 1 of Retro Rumble, where a bunch of guys play (usually) terrible old video games to see who is the best. More »
Insomniac Programmer Michael Kuehl Passes Away
February 16, 2012 – Michael Kuehl, a programmer with Resistance developers Insomniac - and who had also worked at Infinity Ward and Electronic Arts - has tragically passed away at the age of 32. Kuehl was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle, and died from his injuries. Our thoughts go out to his family and... More »
Looks Like the Persona Fighting Game is Coming to the West
February 16, 2012 – Earlier today, Atlus teased an announcement for it loyal fans in North America by sending an image of a giant black rectangle. A little PhotoShop work reveals that image to be a teaser for what looks like Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena. Or, as most people call it, The Persona 2D Fighting... More »
Guild Wars 2 is Almost Certainly Coming to Consoles
February 16, 2012 – Whenever anyone says "man, I hate how all MMOs are the same", someone else invariably says "well, wait for Guild Wars 2, then!". Normally, it's just been PC players waiting for the game, but console owners should get in line now as well. Developers NCSoft have said in a recent conference call "When... More »
Counter-Strike Gets Some Serious Competition This Spring
February 16, 2012 – This Spring sees the release of Tactical Intervention on the PC, a game noteworthy because its development has been led by one of the co-creators of Counter-Strike. More »
Playing Around With Batman: Arkham Asylum’s Wonderful Toys
February 16, 2012 – There were normal action figures based on Batman: Arkham Asylum. They came out a while ago, and they were fine. These premium figures, though, are brand new. More »
DOTA 2 Will Have LAN Support
February 16, 2012 – LAN support is a dying breed in modern PC gaming. But don't tell the upcoming DOTA 2 this, as Valve's game will let you drag a dekstop, pizza and sleeping bag to your friend's place to your heart's content.
Enjoying the Launch Trailer for a Game I Can’t Even Play
February 16, 2012 – Syndicate is the latest casualty of Australia's antique classification laws, and also hopefully one of the last. Because of this, I will not legally be allowed to purchase the game, despite the fact I am 31 years old. This trailer, then, is about as close as I'm going to get. More »
This Mass Effect Movie Actually Stars the Real Commander Shepard
February 16, 2012 – This is a trailer for Red Sand, an ambitious fan film billing itself as a prequel to the events of the Mass Effect trilogy of video games. What makes me bring this to your attention is the fact it stars a guy called Mark Meer. Who is the voice actor behind the male Commander Shepard in the... More »
The TurboGrafx-16 was more exciting…
February 16, 2012 – ...than a Nintendo Entertainment System. Which wasn't really a fair comparison to make, but hey, this was the late 80s. Video game advertising was a killing field back then. Total Recall is a look back at the history of video games through their characters, franchises, developers and trends. More »
No, System of a Down Did Not Make a Zelda Song. But This Guy Did.
February 15, 2012 – Let's give a man his dues! For over a decade now, there's been a kinda-famous song about Zelda on the internet that many people believe was written and performed by System of a Down. More »
The Next Xbox is Code-Named…Durango
(Kotaku.com ) February 15, 2012 – Kotaku has heard from multiple sources close to the project that the code-name for Microsoft's next console is Durango. Yup. Durango. Note this is a code-name. [Gizmodo]
