-
We Will Be Remembered, My Sweet… Just Don’t Ask for What.
Happy Wednesday, folks. One more OT from yours truly! That means some badass acoustic guitar somewhere below. A bloody compendium of all The Itchy & Scratchy Show shorts – I wish the video included the intro ditty before every snippet, though then I’d need more than 48 minutes’ worth of popcorn. The dramatis personæ of…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published March 21, 2012 -
They’re So Obviously Mammals!
Artist’s Credit: Jung von Matt Readers, the OT just couldn’t keep me away. It tried, with instruments both blunt and sharp, but I’m back against all odds with a quick round-up of internet gems. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked Mexico’s Pacific coast today – Thankfully, no casualties have yet been reported. You have to check…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published March 20, 2012 -
These Eyes Ain’t Just For Show
Artist’s Credit: Glenn Rankin/Smithsonian Institution Greetings, readers. Today marks the 12th Monday—and week—of the year. Yes, that’s a dozen particularly dreadful rings of the alarm clock since your bright-eyed days of resolution-making. I don’t count the weeks, mind you. It’s just that Google Calendar allows for the display of Week Numbers. Useful? Nah, just strange.…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published March 19, 2012 -
Baldur’s Gate Teaser Website Conjures a Countdown
It will be less than 24 hours before we hear more about the mysterious Baldur’s Gate project from developer / digital distribution platform Beamdog. You can stare the timer down to eerie music here at the teaser website
By Pierre Bienaimé Published March 14, 2012 -
Creator of Minecraft Divvies Up $3 Million Among Employees
Markus ‘Notch’ Persson announced the act of singular generosity via Twitter: “Before tax, my dividends from Mojang for 2011 was about three million dollars. I chose to distribute that to the other employees.” Kotaku anthropologists are guessing a cake will be waiting upon his desk tomorrow morning.
By Pierre Bienaimé Published March 1, 2012 -
Latest DmC: Devil May Cry Screens Have Fans Seeing Red
Check out the latest batch of screenshots for the upcoming Devil May Cry reboot. Fans might well be disappointed with the stylistic ditching of Dante’s iconic white hair (which actually does appear in his Devil Trigger mode), but there’s no denying that these images scream style. DmC: Devil May Cry releases sometime in 2012, and…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published March 1, 2012 -
Every Action Has a Cost in I Am Alive
The latest developer diary for Ubisoft Shanghai’s I Am Alive goes behind the scenes of the game’s creation. A huge disaster has dragged a city back to instinctual basics, and “90% of the human race is gone.” The diary shows off a handsome amount of footage as to how you’ll survive, using what’s in your…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 27, 2012 -
A Loving Chainsaw-Decapitation, Just In Time for Valentine’s Day
The latest trailer for Lollipop Chainsaw reminds us that just one bite from a zombie is all it takes to spell doom. Unless, of course, you have a loved one nearby to cheerfully chop off your head and keep it animated… somehow. Thankfully, Nick’s detached head isn’t utterly useless. It seems it can be used…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 9, 2012 -
Turns Out Pokémon‘s Diglett is a Cthuloid Hell-Monster
Ignorance is bliss—an adage worth keeping in mind for any Pokémon trainer. If you’ve subdued, captured, and are now deploying a faithful Diglett, just don’t ask questions. Picture its subterranean sections being identical to the cute upper-torso you see sprouting above the earth so cutely. Of course, for you trainers who simply cannot bear to…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 9, 2012 -
Shank 2‘s Launch Trailer Paints the Walls Red
This launch trailer for Shank 2 is a spectacle of gore and cartoony style. One of the sequel’s additions to the original downloadable game is Survival Mode, which you can get your bloodthirsty eyeballs on right here. Both there and in the game’s single-player, rest assured that yes, you will feel like Rambo (and that’s…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 8, 2012 -
Watch a Spartan Take Down a Banshee in this Fan-Made Halo Trailer
Take a look at yet another Halo-centric fan film, made in mid-January by a team of three dedicated members on zero budget. Last week saw the release of the first episode of Halo: Helljumper, a series focused on ODST culture, and its first encounter with the hostile Covenant. Here, Halo: Archetype goes straight to the…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 8, 2012 -
Float Like a Fireball, Sting Like a Dragon Punch
Take a look at this awesome graffiti found in the streets of Paris. A down and out Ryu from Street Fighter is added to that empowering image of Muhammad Ali’s quickly-won 1965 heavyweight championship rematch against Sonny Liston, which these days you may see more often on the walls of college students than of boxing…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 6, 2012 -
Police Academy Star Beeps and Boops His Way Through Video Game Sound-Effects History
Join Michael Winslow—the noise-making star from Police Academy—on a cursory run through The History of Videogame SFX. Indeed the video is far from exhaustive, going from the blips of Pong (1972) to those of Portal (2007) without much in between: just a few other arcade legends and shooters. All sounds like a bunch of noise…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 6, 2012 -
Enclosure: Infinite Hues is a Delightful Puzzle for Your Browser
Enclosure: Infinite Hues instills peace. If petting a cat is enough to lower one’s blood pressure (which it is), then surely this browser-based game can do the same. You are tasked with converging streams of color to one point, manipulating their flow through a 5 by 7 grid. Hold a tile down and it will…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 6, 2012 -
Meet the Many Robots You’ll be Shooting in Shoot Many Robots
Check out the latest trailer for Shoot Many Robots, the upcoming XBLA, PSN, and PC downloadable that casts you as a survivor of the robot apocalypse. The trailer couples Metal Sluggish gameplay with a bluesy guitar accompaniment. All types of robotic enemies are introduced, each much bigger than you and your three fleshy comrades. Nothing…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 6, 2012 -
Here’s 25 Awesome Coffee Table Books About Video Games
Miguel Concepcion recently posted a healthy reminder that gamers CAN be bibliophiles—especially where books about video games are concerned. Behold, the 25 Best Video Game Coffee Table Books These books look awesome. Among them: 1001 Video Games You Need To Play Before You Die. Enough said. Dawn: The Worlds Of Final Fantasy, an art showcase…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 2, 2012 -
Trials Evolution‘s Crazy-Deep Customization Features Pinball, Helicopters and… First-Person Shooting?
This trailer for Trials Evolution twists the Darwinian motto into “Survival of the fastest,” and truly it does seem that the spring-bound sequel will be a more sophisticated beast. Local and online multiplayer, diverse settings, and a track editor scarily reminiscent of the possibilities unleashed by Little Big Planet… well, that all sounds pretty cool.
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 2, 2012 -
New Locale Revealed for Game of Thrones RPG
Check out this trailer for French studio Cyanide’s Game of Thrones RPG. The video reveals the town of Riverspring, a once thriving hub of commerce now suffering recession and the death of its lord. Not much is known of Riverspring—it does not appear in George R.R. Martin’s books, and the game’s official website still bars…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 2, 2012
Pierre Bienaimé
Pierre Bienaimé's posts