Luke Plunkett

Activision CEO Griffith Resigns From Post

No, it’s not what you think. Robert Kotick, CEO and president of Activision Blizzard, is still head of the world’s biggest third-party publisher. But one of his top men, Mike Griffith – CEO & president of Activision publishing – has resigned. He handed in his notice on April 23, meaning he’s no longer CEO or…

World Of Warcraft Movie Still A While Off

Update on the World of Warcraft movie! Last we heard, people were working on scripts. No we hear things aren’t even at that stage. “We’ve been through a number of story meetings, and we’re still kind of getting it together with [director Sam] Raimi and his team and jamming on themes that we want to…

Polaroid Gets Into The Video Game Business

Odd. Polaroid, a brand 98% of you will know for its instant cameras, is releasing a line of video game accessories, including battery packs, controllers and headsets. If this sounds weird, remember, Polaroid filed for bankruptcy in 2008, and has emerged in 2010 a very different company, one that thinks it’s a good idea to…

Team Fortress 2 Action Figure Has Many Faces

Renowned custom toy creator Jin Saotome, who you’ve seen before, is back and telling Valve how it should be spending its merchandising budget: on action figures. Jin’s custom Spy figure, from online shooterTeam Fortress 2, may have ridiculous knees, but everything else about him is spot-on, from his stupid grin to the “masks” he can…

NSFW: Putting Jugs In Old Famicom Games

This is fami_fami. It appears to be one man’s quest to put boobs in as many Famicom (NES) games as he can. Boobs and…other things! This is not safe for work He is literally finding images or scenes in which women are presented in Famicom games, and then editing them so they’re topless. In some…

Wii Gets 25% Price Cut (Down Under)

While Americans enjoyed a Wii price cut last year, Australian gamers were left out in the cold (well, sunshine), continuing to pay the same price we had since 2006. That all changes tomorrow. Yes, starting April 29, the Wii will go from AUD$400 to AUD$300 (USD$370-USD$275), a massive 25% price cut. The basic offer will…

Goodbye, Floppy Disks

In 1981, Sony brought the world the 3.5-inch floppy disk, which for nearly two decades would stand as the PC world’s preferred means of storage. In 2011, after 30 years on the market, Sony will cease production of these disks. Despite the advent of superior mediums like CDs, DVDs and flash drives, the format lived…

The Video Game Marriage Proposal

Anders Howard, who works by day as a game designer, wanted his marriage proposal to be something special. Something memorable. So he made his girlfriend a “game”, and called it Dinner Love and the Quest for Soup What starts as a Godzilla-like quest for food soon becomes a tale of love, ending with the proposal…

First Proper Look At Final Fantasy Creator’s New Game

The most we’ve seen so far of The Last Story, an upcoming Wii role-playing game from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, has been artwork. It’s about time we looked at the actual game itself, eh? This week’s issue of Famitsu gave the world its first look at the game, which many are hoping will bring…

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Like Pokémon, Only For Science!

Think Pokémon is just for play? It’s not! When appropriated for the needs of science, it can also be a tool for learning Phylomon is the creation of David Ng, a biologist at the University of British Columbia, who is hoping the “collect them all” appeal of his custom card game can make learning about…

Unboxing…Wing Commander III

Thinking back to Wing Commander III’s manual the other day persuaded me to take a trip to my parent’s house over the weekend, and pick up my old copy of the game. And not just pick it up. Open it Opening it I found it to be even more awesome than I remember, so I…

How Conan Got Over The Loss Of His Talk Show

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Hey Look, More Fancy Street Fighter Shirts!

Launching yet another line of Street Fighter clothing, label Triumvir is about to release a new range of t-shirts inspired by Capcom’s World Warriors. The shirts, following on from the line released earlier this year, depict some of the series’ characters with images based on their original concept art. Chun Li, Ryu and Cammy will…

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Try Making Movies Out Of Indie Games Instead

Hollywood has tried for years to make a good movie based on a video game, and failed. May as well try making one based on an indie game, then! Many of the current crop of indie darlings are represented here, from the gorgeous Shank to the clever Super Meat Boy, though it’s a shame there’s…

There Is No Such Thing As The “Madden Curse”

Originally published in 2007, we’ve just updated this feature – on why there’s no such thing as the “Madden Curse” – to reflect some of the game’s more contemporary “victims”. Since 1998, when Garrison Hearst became the first person besides John Madden himself to appear on the cover of EA’s monster franchise, fifteen NFL players…

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Eight More Leave Modern Warfare Developers, Bringing Total To 26

The exodus from Modern Warfare developers Infinity Ward continues at a breakneck pace, with news today that a further eight employees have left the studio in the wake of the “Legal Warfare” showdown. In addition to the five men who left on Friday, we’ve learned that three more – level designer Keith Bell, designer Charlie…

Why Can’t A Street Fighter Movie Look Like This?

We went fifteen years between Street Fighter movies, and what do we have at the end of it? Two awful flicks, one so awful it’s great, one so awful it’s just awful. Why can’t we get one that’s just great? Great like these pics from Australian artist Kode Abdo, which show what must surely be…