Kotaku: armor

Booth Check: The Warlord Armor of TGS

Brian Crecente — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:30:00 MDT

The Game Science Museum at the Tokyo Game Show this year housed not only video games but an exhibition of armor and helmets of Japan's most popular warlords.

The popular display, tucked away near the Level 5 and Koei Tecmo booths, also had some video games based on sengoku samurai.

Samurai Armor and Helmets To Invade Tokyo Game Show

Brian Crecente — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:00 MDT

With the Tokyo Game Show kicking off in just two weeks, the organizers are starting to fill us in on some of the neat things that will be on display: Like ancient Japanese warlord armor.

The Game Science Museum, which will exhibit game technologies, histories, and trends, will be set up this year in three of the show's halls . One of those displays will be focused on games related to sengoku samurai (feudal warlords) and will include an exhibition of the armor and helmets of nine of the most popular Japanese warlords.

Another hall's exhibit will be about the structure of the latest game consoles in an "easy-to-understand way" and show off some of the latest technology being applied to gaming.

The third Game Science Museum exhibit will be set up in the Kids' Area and will show how game character graphics have
evolved.

This year's show officially kicks off for press and industry folk on Sept. 24 and for the public on Sept. 26 with the show wrapping up on Sept. 27.

The week leading up to the show will also be packed with press events, meetings and, yes, a Kotaku reader party. More details on that in the near future.

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Iron Man Lives Again

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:00:00 MDT

In case you haven't been paying attention, both the Iron Man movie and the game of the Iron Man movie are coming out tomorrow (or tonight at midnight), so you only have a few hours to complete your homemade suit of armor before heading out to the stores. Andrew Le already has his done, having painstakingly crafted this suit of armor in just six days.

What the Armor is made out of is Poster board, what was used was Hot glue gun, masking tape and alot of paint. I started making it 6 days ago, and wanted to be best i can make it.

So what drives a man to spend six days of his time to create this damn fine piece of work out of stuff just lying around the house? The answer, along with more pictures, after the jump.

i just wanted to make it for the movie release and for children to have a hero they can actually see in person :D. I done it because i been a fan of Iron man. I noticed that there nor plans or blue prints to make the armor of Iron man so i made one.

That's one mighty damn noble guy right there. To give the children a hero, because he is a big fan, and because it hadn't been done. Ladies and gentlemen, I have officially been out-Iron Man fanboyed. Check out the gallery for more pics, or visit Andrew's MySpace for a whole slew more. Damn fine work for poster board. I'd love to see what he'd do with more time and better materials. Hulkbuster Armor, anyone?

Real Life World Of Warcraft Armor

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:00:00 MDT

The World Of Warcraft Europe website has recently posted an interview with a member of the German workshop group BattleHeat, who took it upon themselves to create a positively amazing set of tier 2 Paladin Judgment armor from the game. The group spent hundreds of hours getting everything just right, going as far as creating a special support structure under the shoulders to give them that trademark WoW hugeness. BattleHeat won't be selling this armor anytime soon, but the interview does give handy tips for blacksmithing, so you should be able to make your own given the right materials and a good decade to hone your skills. Might want to get started on that.

Spotlight BattleHeat [WoW Europe via Strategy Informer]

Kratos' Armor Makes Guest Appearance in Heavenly Sword

fdemarco — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:00:00 MDT

Comparisons between Heavenly Sword and God of War are inevitable considering the similar control scheme, but apparently the creators of HS haven't shied away from giving props (literally) to their obvious inspiration. PlayStation Underground forum poster KiNGoFClubs discovered this little homage to Kratos buried with in the game. During one of Kai's missions, Kratos' GOW2 armor and Blades of Chaos can be spotted hanging on a gate in a castle courtyard. You got to hand it to the designers, if you're going to take inspiration from another game, at least be cool enough to own up to it. You can check out more screen caps here on the PlayStation forums.

[Thanks, Ray]

ArchLord Goes Completely Free

Mike Fahey — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:40:30 MDT

When Codemasters released ArchLord in the states back in February of this year, it didn't exactly fly off the shelves. I'd daresay there are release copies still sitting on a store shelf somewhere right now, sad and lonely, never to be sold. Especially now that Codemasters has announced the game is now 100% free to play. Download the game for free, play it for free, get the new expansion for free, and possibly even hate it for free. CM Director of Marketing Ed Relf markets:

"We are ecstatic to be in a position now to release ArchLord as an entirely FREE MMORPG and this marks a milestone in the games ongoing development. Since its release, ArchLord has grown consistently and we are excited to throw open the doors to players across N.America and Europe looking to play a premium 100% FREE MMORPG. "

Nice marketing Ed. ArchLord has just recently launched the ArchLord Suit of Armour Battle, where the first player to be crowned ArchLord wins a life-sized suit of plate armor, which they probably just had laying around and had to get rid of anyway. Still, free MMO!

Play ArchLord For Free [Official Game Website]

Codemasters Online Announce Huge MMORPG Free Game Giveaway!
Codemasters Online announces ArchLord free game giveaway across Europe & N.America

Thursday 16th August - Codemasters Online is pleased to announce that ArchLord is now completely free-to-play with the full game now available for FREE download with no monthly subscription and an all new FREE expansion, Episode 2: Season of Siege. This epic fantasy is one of the few premium MMORPG's that offers a 100% fee free gaming experience.

It's time to raise an army and compete to rule the world as players from around the globe rise from pretender to contender and fight to become the games first all-ruling, all-conquering ArchLord. The first ArchLord will not only rule the world for a month, but they will control the lives of thousands of players and also win a full suit of real ArchLord armour* designed and developed exclusively by Codemasters Online.

Ed Relf, Director of Marketing, Codemasters Online commented "We are ecstatic to be in a position now to release ArchLord as an entirely FREE MMORPG and this marks a milestone in the games ongoing development. Since its release, ArchLord has grown consistently and we are excited to throw open the doors to players across N.America and Europe looking to play a premium 100% FREE MMORPG. Players are now only a download away from entering one of the most rich and rewarding PvP experiences in MMO gaming!"

To download ArchLord for FREE and take part in the race to become the games first ArchLord* visit www.archlordgame.com

The Bungie Weekly Update

fdemarco — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:00:00 MDT

This week's Bungie Weekly Update is chock full o' information about the recent announcement that four-player co-op over Xbox Live would be available at ship for Halo 3. Bungie's Luke and Frankie are on hand to give you all the details on it down to the minutia which I'm told Halo fans are extremely fond of. Other topics include the AV calibration tool, the massive Halo 3 feature in the most recent EGM and Frankie's trip to Amsterdam. You can even see a larger image of the one posted here so you can drool over another obsessive fan's awesome Master Chief armor.

So, for some hardcore Halo 3 weekend reading, head on over to Bungie's Weekly Update. [Bungie]

Papercraft: Cloud's Shoulder Armor Lion

fdemarco — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:00:00 MDT

Today's papercraft is a bit esoteric, but still kind of cool nonetheless and it's simple to put together! Today's offering is the lion head found on Cloud's shoulder armor in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children by papercraft guru Chamoo232. all the pieces reside on on sheet of paper and should be easy enough for even beginner papercrafters to take on. If it doesn't work for you on a Final Fantasy level, you can always use it as a decorative doorknocker on your paper mansion.

Random papercraft tip: Always use a ruler and an Xacto knife to score your paper before folding it. Just don't cut too deep! Flynn De Marco

Download the model here! [RapidShare]

Cloud's Wolf armor plate papercraft [Paperkraft.net]

Nerf DS Lite Case

Kim Phu — Wed, 09 May 2007 10:40:00 MDT

GameStop has these multi-colored Nerf DS Lite armors for pre-order in pink, blue, black and green for only $12.99. However, just because you order it early with cold, hard cash doesn't give you the right to choose whatever color you want. All cases will be shipped out randomly, because (as we all know) most video game customers don't have any sense of individual taste. We enjoy taking what we can get (why, that in itself is a game - how festive!).

Also, notice how thee is no mention of the availability of the color orange, although one obviously exists. Could GameStop be picking out all the orange cases like I selfishly used to pick out the marshmallow bits out of Lucky Charms? Kim Phu

Faced with Nerf or Nothing, We Choose Nerf [DS Fanboy]

Halo-Inspired Armor for Sale

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:20:10 MST

You may remember Troy "Bear Bane" Hurtubise's Halo-inspired body armor suit from back in January, the prototype exoskeleton that can withstand anything from point-blank bullets to bats to the face. Well now the armor can be yours via eBay as Troy tries to drum up some cash to...I don't know...help develop bear-seeking missiles or something. The winning bidder gets the exo-suit, the shield, and exclusive rights the "Shadow Armor" undersuit, which is the actual bulletproof bit.

The bidding has hit $30,000 now with 5 days left to go, but has yet to hit the reserve price. I'm guessing Troy wants a pretty big chunk of his $150,000 back on this deal. Luckily no price is too large for a ready-made set of superhero / villain armor to aid you in pursuit of justice / evil. Michael Fahey

"The Trojan" full-body armor designed by Troy Hurtubise [eBay - Thanks Mr. Cunningham]