Luke Plunkett

Inside Dubai’s Sega Fun Park

Sega’s massive new Middle Eastern fun park opened its doors earlier this month, and already, die-hard Sega fans have popped in, cameras in hand, to see what it’s like. And it’s…well, it’s less of a fun park, more an over-sized arcade, as aside from a few large rides the focus appears to be squarely on…

Stream Hulu, Netflix To Your Wii

MediaMall’s PlayOn service (already on 360 & PS3) is about to enter “open” beta for the Wii, which is good news for owners looking to expand their machine’s usefulness. Why? Because it streams both Netflix and Hulu, that’s why. It does this by acting as a bridge-building web interface, so you’re basically just using both…

EGM Might Be Back By December

It’s been a rollercoaster few months for readers of former flagship gaming mag EGM. First it died, then we heard it’d be coming back…differently, and now owner Steve Harris has announced a tentative return date. “Plans put in motion today for EGM to return on December 1…”, he posted on his Twitter account earlier today.…

Gears Of War 2: Game Of The Year Edition

GameStop have announced today that, starting next month, you’ll be able to buy a “bundled” version of Gears of War 2, called the “Game of the Year” edition. It includes the main game along with all post-release DLC, which comes to 19 maps and the bonus singleplayer level Road to Ruin. Well…”include” is such a…

Venezuelan Politicians Trying To Ban Violent Video Games

There’s a bill currently snaking its way through Venezuela’s parliament that, if passed into law, will result in a total ban in the sale of violent video games in the country. The Bill for the Prohibition of Video Games and Toy Weapons was presented to the National Assembly yesterday, and was swiftly approved after its…

PC Sales Charts: Apologies Are In Order

Aion: I’m sorry. I’ve been ignoring you just like I ignore practically every MMO, but despite your silly name and bland art you are proving surprisingly popular. So, from here on in, I’ll try and ignore you…less. That little spiel was prompted by Aion’s continuing strong performance near the top of both PC digital charts,…

Evony Devs Sound A Bit Iffy

Evony needs little introduction. If you’re on the internet, at all, you’ve seen its intrusive banner ads pretty much everywhere. But just who are the people behind this “game”? Well, surprisingly, it turns out they’re incredibly shady. Bruce Everiss, who works in video game marketing, has written up an excellent piece on the shady side…

Mass Effect Dress-Ups For Your 360 Avatar

I’m so torn on these premium avatar clothes! Part of me loves the idea of dressing the little guys up in official, in-game gear. A much bigger part of me abhors the fact Microsoft charge you for it. Charging money to make your avatar a walking advertisement? Sigh. Anyway, just in case that doesn’t bother…

Tearing The PS3 Slim To Pieces, Just To See What Its Insides Look Like

Most questions surrounding the PS3 Slim have been answered. How much it costs, when it’s out, etc etc. One, however, remains. What do its insides look like? iFixit are on the case. They’ve got hold of a Slim and then, with a screwdriver in one hand a camera in the other, torn the thing apart,…

You Can Buy A PS3 Slim, Right Now

Even as Sony made the PS3 Slim announcement last week, trucks full of consoles were already making their way across America. Now, they’re sitting in retailers across the US. Some people are even – wait for it – buying them. Gizmodo intern Rosa popped into her local Best Buy (in Port Richey) with some clams,…

Robot Chicken: Mario Kart

Robot Chicken’s latest series is heavier than usual on the video game jokes, it seems, with the recent Castlevania sketch followed up by this Mario Kart piece. Click to view Like many Robot Chicken gags, it runs a little too long, but there’s still a good 15-20 seconds of chuckles to be had.

Charting The Growth Of Nintendo’s Hardware Sales

It’s hard to imagine now, but if you can remember back to 2004, you’ll remember that Nintendo were a joke. Dead last in the console market, a boy struggling to compete in a man’s market. My, how things have changed. Following the release of first the DS, and then the Wii, Nintendo are clearly the…

It’s Now Legal To Sell Adult Games To Minors In The UK

File under: Oh Dear. A series of administrative blunders in the UK has resulted in the discovery today that the country’s video game ratings laws are not actually in effect. In 1984, the Video Recordings Act was passed in British parliament, resulting in the supposed implementation of a law that would see retailers and individuals…

Manhunt 2, The Uncut Edition

While Manhunt 2 was nowhere near as good as the first game, its cause wasn’t helped by the fact the game was edited by Rockstar to avoid an “Adults Only” rating. Now, two years after release, it seems Rockstar are willing to give the game one more chance, and release it uncut, as was originally…

A Smaller, Weirder Shadow Of The Colossus Figure

This is a custom Shadow of the Colossus Munny. If you could actually buy it, it’d be perfect for those people either too late, or too cheap, to get hold of Kotobukiya’s larger, more official piece. It’s the attention to detail that’s key here; not only does it have little ledges for the little hero…

Level 5’s New Game Looks A Lot Like Mother 3

Japanese developer/publisher Level 5 have unveiled a brand new title today. Called Fantasy Life, it’s a game for the DS that looks a little, well, familiar. Anyone who’s played Mother 3 will look at these screenshots, look at Mother 3 and say “oh my, they do look similar”. As well they might! Because Brownie Brown,…

Nintendo’s Nutso Football Controller Patent

I’m just about at my breaking point with these wacky controller patents, but this one’s so wacky – a football you stick your Wii Remote into – that it’s worth a closer look. It’s essentially a soft (rubber? foam?) football with holes in it, that you stick the Wii Remote and Wii Nunchuk into. For…

Sega Iffy On Colonial Marines Release Date

You’d think that with Gearbox working on it, and with it being based on one of the most popular sci-fi films of all-time, that Aliens: Colonial Marine would be top-billing on Sega’s release schedule. But it’s not. It’s not even top-billing on Sega’s Aliens tie-in release schedule! Sega’s Mike Hayes has told G4 that the…

Diablo III: Some Versions Will Be Edited

The world is a big place. And what’s cool for one part of it may not be so cool for another. Take Diablo III, for example, which will have its violent content edited when it’s released in certain markets. In Australia and Germany, two markets where classification authorities (for varying reasons) run a tight ship,…

Gran Turismo 5: Q4 2009?

So says this pamphlet for the game, which was passed around last week at Gamescom. You don’t need to be a German (or Austrian!) to make out what “4. Quartal 2009” means. Before you ask, yes, it means Q4 2009. And before you ask, yes, it’s a real Sony pamphlet, not a work of Photoshop…