Luke Plunkett

Tony Hawk: Ride Dated, Priced (For The UK)

While American consumers sweat it out awaiting an official US price for Tony Hawk: Ride (unofficial, we’ve got), Activision have announced both a release date and a price for the UK. And one of those two things is not pretty. The game will be out on November 20 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain…

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone. Take This. And This. And This…

Zelda toy factory, as seen on on UK:Resistance.

Visit A Real Halo Warthog On Sydney Harbour

I realise visiting Sydney Harbour may not be feasible for most of you, but on the off chance it is, you should swing by Cockatoo Island and check out the real, working Halo Warthog that’ll be sitting there this weekend. It’s the same Warthog that featured in Neil Blomkamp’s ill-fated Halo short film, and was…

New Machinarium Trailer

Monkey Island was great, but as far as adventure games go, it’s nice to sit down with something new. Like Machinarium. We’ve been excited about this for a while now, and this new trailer only has us more excited. [via IndieGames]

Japan’s Games On Demand Are Different To Yours

You’ve seen which games will be made available on the American Games on Demand service when it launches on a 360 near you. But what about Japan? Japan’s games are different. Here’s the list, which eschews games like Fable and Assassin’s Creed in favour of some games with a more…Japanese fare. Idolmaster Idolmaster Live 4…

Huxley Still Alive, You Can Play It, Right Now

Ah, Huxley. You mythical beast of the orient. Long whispered of, rarely seen, never played. That is, until now! There’s been a closed beta for the Korean MMO/FPS hybrid running on Fileplanet for a little while now, but that’s not of interest to you. You probably weren’t part of it. You can, however, be a…

Welcome Your New Version Of Games For Windows Live

Like it or not, Microsoft’s PC marketplace and multiplayer gaming service Games for Windows Live looks like it’s here to stay. So you may as well get used to it, and see what the latest version has to offer. GFW 3.0 went live yesterday, and while the changes aren’t as drastic as the major cosmetic…

Tony Hawk: Ride Only Launching In Three Territories (In 2009)

It was announced during Activision’s earnings call earlier today that the upcoming Tony Hawk: Ride will only be released in three territories in 2009. For everyone else, it’s a 2010 game. The lucky three are the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. If you live in France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands,…

Konami Sales Suck When There’s No Metal Gear Solid Around

Konami just released their quarterly earnings for the period April 1 to June 30, 2009. And across the board, sales are way, way down. Wonder why that could be? Yeah, you guessed it; this time last year, people were buying millions of copies of Metal Gear Solid 4. This year? People aren’t buying Metal Gear…

Modern Warfare Has A Competitor For “Stupidest Collector’s Edition”

Modern Warfare 2’s collector’s edition is ridiculous. It’s Activision testing how stupid you and your wallets are. But it’s not alone in the over-the-top military shooter collector’s edition stakes! No, there’s also Operation Flashpoint 2 to consider. Codemaster’s “sequel” to Bohemia Interactive’s 2001 classic has a limited edition that comes with an army helmet. A…

Rock Band Metal Track Pack: Killed By Death!

Rock Band is about to get a little more metal, with the impending release of another metal-heavy track pack featuring Motörhead, Blue Oyster Cult and…Hawkwind. News of the pack comes via two sources; an ESRB rating and a leaked achievements list, which when combined give us the following songs: The Haunted: DOA Blue Oyster Cult:…

Modern Warfare 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance Breaking Pre-Order Records

Activision have been around for a long, long time. Longer than pre-orders have. So when Activision come out and say that Modern Warfare 2 has more of them than any other game in company history, that’s a lot. That’s more than any previous Guitar Hero game. More than any previous Call of Duty game. More…

Zangief Statue Won’t Win Any Beauty Pageants

The latest in PopCultureShock’s line of Street Fighter statues is this Zangief piece, which is as angry, crazy and hairy as you’d expect/hope it to be. Oh, and also as expensive. Like other pieces sold by premium collectible firm Sideshow, this isn’t cheap. Unless, that is, you find $375 cheap. Which we don’t. If you…

Xbox 360 Pro Being Phased Out Pretty Soon?

The staple Xbox 360 – the Xbox 360 Pro – looks set to march straight off retail shelves and into the history books, if new console packaging is anything to go by. First hinted at by Ars Technica’s ever-reliable mole in June, then further hinted at by new 360 packshot renders later that month, photos…

EA Unveils FIFA 10 Box Art, Release Date

Many Americans care deeply about who appears on the front cover of Madden. Many Europeans, on the other hand, do not. They instead care about who ends up on the front cover of FIFA. And this year, for the first time in a little while, there are new people! For the past few years now,…

French Game Mag Needs An English Version

When it’s not perched too high upon its high horse, Britain’s Edge magazine is a good read. How many other mags do we read? Uh…none. We would, however, read Amusement. If we could. Sadly, the French magazine is available only in French (the cheek of them!). And we don’t do French. But preview pages of…

Time Donkey Bears Witness

Braid creator Jonathan Blow is making a new game. It’s called “The Witness”, and it launched with a splash page that some think is wonderful, others think is a bit much. Enter Flashbang Studios – of Velociraptor Safari and Minotaur China Shop fame – who have teased their own upcoming title, “Time Donkey“, by…taking the…

PC Sales Charts: Funny What A Sale Can Do For Sales

Here’s a very good reason why Valve now base their Steam sales charts on revenue rather than sales: last week’s Relic sale, which saw Dawn of War, Dawn of War II and Company of Heroes going for a song. Because even with this handicap, Dawn of War II still managed to top the Steam charts…

Robot Chicken Does Castlevania

If you’re going to make fun of Castlevania, you can focus on one of two things: tiny shorts or whips. This clip from a recent Robot Chicken episode has made its call. [via Go Nintendo]

Steam Down For Maintenance On Thursday

PC gamers whose very existence depends upon the availability of Valve’s Steam service take note: it’ll be down for maintenance for an estimated three hours (“at the most”) on Thursday. The downtime will kick off at 6pm Pacific, and will affect pretty much everything and anything Steam-related, including in-game matchmaking & lobbies, buying from the…