What is it with live-action trailers these days? Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has one, Alan Wake has one, Assassin’s Creed II had some, and now Halo: Reach, following in the footsteps of its predecessor Halo 3: ODST, has one too. It’ll debut later tomorrow night (2100 PST), and has been directed by Noam Murro, a…
Sony has apparently released an updated model of the PlayStation 3, code-named CECH-2100A, which makes the console both cheaper to run (for you) and cheaper to manufacture (for Sony). Because the console’s graphics processing unit has been reduced in size from 65nm to 40nm, this new model of the PS3 will use less power, and…
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Starcraft II isn’t just about strategy! It’s also about…kart racing. Everdraed, a participant in the game’s beta, built this map and threw this little race together to put a little more Mario Kart into proceedings, going so far as to have in-race items and “sweet ass go-kart” units. Blizzard’s Starcraft II – normally a real-time…
British bookmaker Paddy Power has shown today it knows a fresh cash stream when it sees one, as it will soon begin accepting bets on video games. It also shows it does not keep up with recent video game news Two of Britain’s better Street Fighter IV players will face off later this week, with…
The Xbox Media Centre – one of the last things the old console is good for these days – doesn’t just play media. It can play games, too! Our pals at Lifehacker have come up with a handy guide that can turn the Media Centre into a gaming hub, letting you play both dedicated PC…
First shown in February in a crummy magazine scan, DC Unlimited has finally released official pics of its line of Dragon Age figures, giving us our first good look at the series. The four figures, which go on sale on September 29, are Duncan, Genlock, Loghain and Morrigan. They’re the second in DC’s range of…
The upcoming release of a Monkey Island 2 special edition is special not for the revamped graphics, but for the inclusion of a commentary track featuring the original game’s creators: Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. While it’s not the first game to do so – Valve has been dropping them into games for…
RZA, one of rap group The Wu-Tang Clan’s more prominent members, has revealed over the weekend that he’s been working with video game publisher Activision on a new game. He doesn’t say what exactly the game is, but since there’s pics of him wearing motion-capture suits, we can assume it’s something he’d appear in as…
I liked Heavy Rain! Really liked it, actually. Funny thing is, I enjoyed the three short cartoons found within the game a lot more I’ve been meaning to poke around for these for a couple of months now, and watch them as their creators had originally intended (instead of on a small screen within a…
So, the PS3 is now ready for 3D gaming. But are PS3 games ready? It appears, hrm, maybe, with the first batch of 3D-capable titles needing to have their graphics scaled back a touch. First example: WipeEout HD, which normally runs in glorious 1080p (ie “full” high definition), but which has had to be pegged…
We love Popcap’s puzzle game Plants vs Zombies. That’s pretty clear. But we’re video game writers in our 30’s, with black hearts, and tired eyes. What do innocent little puddings think of the game? Who knows, as this eighteen month-old boy can’t play, but he can watch the title’s catchy ditty. And if he could…
Left 4 Dead’s world is a miserable one, no? Ruins, and darkness, and more ruins, and zombies. What the game needs is a break. A break in space Mapper Aigik has come up with Contact, a Left 4 Dead 2 map that puts both zombies and survivors in a sci-fi setting, with fancy lighting, holograms…
Hot Toys, a Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer that has brought us stuff like Albert Wesker and Iron Man, today unveiled its latest work: a 12-inch replica of Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine. Going on sale later this year for $150, she is wearing trousers, and not tiny shorts. To make up for this oversight, she will…
Tim Gunn, fashion critic and “star” of reality TV show Project Runway, doesn’t just give his two cent’s worth on real people’s clothes. He’s got some harsh words for superheroes as well. Black Canary, for example, will always be in trouble, no matter how wide the weave on her fishnets. It’s a blast looking at…
Some game series grow older alongside their original audience. Get darker. More “realistic”. Metal Gear. Zelda. Grand Theft Auto. One series that has not done this is Mario. If it did, though, it may look like this. As seen on DeviantART, via Unreality
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