Luke Plunkett

Han Will Always Shoot First With A Network Accelerator Card

Bigfoot Networks has unveiled a PC network card that it claims is “the fastest network card available for online games”. What does this mean for you? It means you may get an unfair advantage in online shootouts. Able to automatically detect which incoming traffic is related to an online game and which isn’t (and prioritise…

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Why Are People Pirating A Charity Game?

Last week, a pack went on sale that let you name your own price for five great indie games, all in the name of charity. Know what a ton of people then went and did? Pirated the thing. Wonderful. To recap, this was a pack that let you pay what you want. With all proceeds…

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Has 4-Player Co-op

A few more details on Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops popped up today, answering a few of the more pointed questions arising from the game’s debut trailer Intrigued by the presence of an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft in the clip? According to this report there’ll be another “C-130” sequence in Black Ops, with a…

Heavy Rain Always Needed More Grand Theft Auto (And Ass-Grabbing)

Heavy Rain can be a drag sometimes. It’s so bleak! And serious! What we need to lighten the mood is an unofficial spin-off title. Something with a little more Niko Bellic. And ass-grabbing. These clips take Grand Theft Auto IV and make them all Heavy Rain, complete with agonisingly slow camera pans, pianos and quick-time…

Watch Mario Galaxy 2’s Video Instruction Manual

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is easy to understand. Mario Galaxy 2, a little less so. To help get fans of the former to purchase the latter, Nintendo will be bundling a DVD instruction manual with the galactic sequel. You can see a preview of the DVD, which is for the European and Japanese markets,…

The Activision vs Infinity Ward Of The Racing Game World

Codemasters, the studio behind racing games like Dirt and the upcoming F1 2010, is taking another developer to court, accusing it of “poaching staff”. Late last year, Trevor Williams and Nick Wheelwright – former Codemasters executives – broke away from the British studio and formed their own new team, called Playground Games. Codemasters now alleges,…

A Black Widow Of Your Very Own

Collectible company Hot Toys wasn’t going to let an Iron Man 2 license go by without at least one figure based on the film’s aesthetic highlight: Scarlett Johansson in a tight, tight jumpsuit. Sure, they’ve done one for Iron Man, and one for War Machine too, but those are dude’s in robot suits. That’s easy.…

New FIFA Game Coming (But It’s For Facebook)

When EA bought casual games developer Playfish, people thought it would mean EA games based on fluffy animals. Nope. Turns out the “well-known brand” the studio has been working on is a Facebook version of football series FIFA. The game will be called FIFA Superstars. Details are thin on the ground, but from the way…

America, You Spend A LOT Of Money On Video Games

When it comes to spending money on video games, nobody does it quite like the US of A, with research finding that Americans spent over $25 billion on the things in 2009. The exact figures is $25,300,000,000, a tally made all the more frightening considering it doesn’t include new hardware or new accessory sales. Factor…

Dragon Punch Chun-Li Where It Counts With This Male Supplement

This is Stree Overlord. It’s a supplement for men aimed at helping with…yeah. And to help sell it, we have two of Street Fighter’s most famous characters going at it hammer and tongs on the front of the box. Sorry it’s been censored, but what’s going on under that fish should stay under that fish.…

Marvel vs Capcom 3: Four New Challengers Enter

There’s a Marvel vs Capcom 3 feature in the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine, and along with some new screens of the game, a number of previously unconfirmed – though strongly hinted-at – characters have been revealed. The “new” characters are ones we already guessed at from the game’s first promo art, but hard…

Obama Doesn’t Know How To Work An Xbox Or A PlayStation

Addressing graduating students at Hampton University, Virginia on the weekend, US President Barack Obama has spoken out on the challenges facing government in an information age, one dominated by “Xboxes and PlayStations”. “You’re coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds…

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Man Plays Wii, Bites Mother Then Goes On “Rampage”

According to a report from ABC’s Denver outpost, a man by the name of James Williams has had an adverse reaction to a day spent playing games on his Wii. Having “gotten angry over a Wii game”, Williams (pictured above) is alleged to have gone on a “rampage”, racking up the following rap sheet: –…

Nintendo’s 3D Can Be Switched Off (But What Does This Mean For Games?)

Seeking to allay fears over the possible health problems associated with playing games in 3D, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that his company’s upcoming 3DS handheld will have a “toggle”, allowing users to switch between 2D and 3D. From a legal standpoint, it’s a solid decision. There are many people with conditions that mean…

First XCOM Screens: Mad Men vs Gray Men

Though we’ve seen OXM’s coverage of the upcoming XCOM reboot, PC Gamer also have a piece on the game, and it’s now online. There’s not much new in the way of info, but there’s now some screenshots for you to…enjoy? As you can see, this isn’t a 50’s-inspired America, it is 50’s America. And while…

Romance Games: Chesty Men, For The Ladies

Many video games have been, and still are, sexist. So what’s to do? Level the playing field, tone everything down? No, no, that’s boring. It’s more fun when ladies make games for ladies. Warning: Naked man butts ahead. This is Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box, a casual adventure title from PassionFruit Games, who…

Who Supports Aussie Game Ratings? Catholic Bishops!

There is widespread support amongst both Australian voters and politicians for the introduction of an adults-only rating for video games. Oh, and Catholic bishops, too! The Aussie government has released some preliminary findings from its look at introducing an R18+ rating, and amongst the support is this, indicating the backing of the Catholic bigmen: The…

A Story About Ms. Pac-Man, Arkanoid And Machine Guns

This starts off as a bit of a love story between Ms. Pac-Man and Arkanoid’s paddle. Then there’s machine guns and a giant, evil NES controller, and a boss battle for the ages. Look, just…watch it, it’ll make sense. “The Bug” was created by Yongsub Song for his thesis at Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts.…