Luke Plunkett

Loads Of New Square Enix Toys

Square Enix don’t just make games. They make action figures, too. Sometimes for their own games, sometimes for other people’s games. These new figures are a bit of both. Part of the company’s August toy catalogue, we can see a range of new stuff, from new Final Fantasy “Creatures” mini-statues to new Trading Arts mini-figures…

Is This A Netbook Or A Nintendo Entertainment System?

It’s a netbook. Well, a netbook inside a netbook cover. The NES was great, but never that cuddly. This compact case is made to keep your small-scale laptop safe and secure, but as adorable as it is, we’re getting slightly sick of all the love for the NES pad. What’s wrong with a Master System…

Get Your Free Mother 3 Handbook

If you have $20 lying around, and are a fan of Mother/Earthbound, you should definitely pick up the Mother 3 Handbook. If you’re a fan of the game and don’t have $20…well, lucky you. Because you can browse and download the book for free. While the luxurious book costs $20, and a hi-res .pdf file…

Lots Of New Mass Effect 2 Footage

Here’s a new developer diary for Mass Effect 2. Wait, don’t go! The developers are talking over 4 minutes of non-stop Mass Effect 2 footage, so this one’s worth watching. Worth watching, that is, if you don’t mind the odd minor spoiler or two. So BE WARNED!

Pay Nothing, Get Mechwarrior 4

Because there’s a new Mechwarrior game on the horizon, people will for the first time in years have Mechwarrior on the brain. To help you get your fix, then, Mechwarrior 4 is going to be re-released. For free. Yup, all you have to do is wait a bit (it’s not out yet), head over to…

Music Charts Looking To Include Game Downloads

Further blurring the lines between just where music games sit in the video gaming industry, the British Official Charts Company have said that they’re looking to include downloads for music games in the actual music sales charts. So every time a Briton downloaded a single in Rock Band, Guitar Hero, SingStar or the like, that…

Two New Maps, Two New Weapons For Killzone 2

Sure, the game’s not burning up the PS3 scene like it was probably hoped it would, but Guerilla are still banging away on updates for Killzone 2, the latest of which appears to take the form of some new DLC. Reader Corey sends us this list of trophies for the game, which were updated today…

Battlefield 1943 A Hit, Server Problems Be Damned

Sure, the game has its share of problems. But they’re problems EA say are down to overwhelming popularity, and you know what? It looks like they’re right. The game has already been played by over 80,000 people in a single day, and that’s just going off the Xbox Live leaderboards. With the game now rolling…

First Command & Conquer 4 Screenshot

First came the announcement, then came another announcement, and now we have the first screenshot for Command & Conquer 4, the game that promises to finally wind up the “Tiberium” storyline. Does the world really need another game where giant robots fight other giant robots? Stupid question. Of course it does. Click the above pic…

Guitar Hero 5 Tracklist Features John Mellencamp, Coldplay & Tom Petty

Neversoft have released a partial tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5, and it features songs from the above three artists. Not a fan? Don’t worry, there’s some variety in the other 21 tracks. The revealed tracks are: Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands” ? Beastie Boys – “Gratitude” Beck – “Gamma Ray” Billy Squier…

German Gamers Venture Outside To Protest Violent Gaming Crackdown

Poor old Germany. The nation’s politicans have in recent years really started to crack down on violent video games, and since many of the best games are violent games, this presents is a problem. But it’s one the German people are beginning to hit back against, as evidenced by this protest in the German city…

Carcassonne Coming To A DS Near You

Classic German board game Carcassonne – which has already turned up on Xbox Live Arcade – will also soon be making the leap to the Nintendo DS, courtesy of Koch Media. This DS version will contain the original board game along with expansion “River”, but also expands upon this by introducing three new “worlds”, described…

Wii Remote + 15 Tonnes Of Metal Arm

These two industrial grapplers don’t just have cute names (one of them is called "Bender"). They’ve got a cute control method as well, as they can be jiggled, jaggled and, yes, waggled by a Wii Remote. These guys used a control system written in Python to replace the arm’s regular input (a joystick) with the…

EA, Sega On iPhone 3G vs 3GS

As we’ve warned you about, one day soon, there will be games that will only run on the iPhone 3GS, which is bad news for the 40 million people in possession of an iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod Touch (2nd gen). While that day isn’t imminent, you can tell from the following statements provided by…

New Mechwarrior Game Confirmed, Will Reboot Series

Surprise, Mechwarrior fans! That teaser from yesterday was indeed for a new Mechwarrior title, which is in development at Piranha Games, who worked on the latest Transformers title. So at least you know they have experience with giant robots! Then again, it also means they have experience with making crummy games based on giant robots.…

Kingdom Under Fire II Bringing Crusader Carnage To Xbox 360

Jeez, Kingdom Under Fire II just feels like it’s been in development forever, hasn’t it? Part-MMO, part-RTS, it’s not due until the second half of next year. But when it does come, at least we now know which platforms it’s coming for. Previously it had been listed as coming for PC and “consoles”, but that’s…

Cooking Mama, Cooking Zelda, Cooking Samus…

This is the cover to the latest issue of French mag IG. It features Cooking Mama. And Cooking Faith. Cooking Peach. Cooking Chun-Li (they even got the thighs right!). And, best of all, Cooking Mai. With Cooking Mai boobs. It’s an awesome pic, but also a curse, as the rest of my week will be…

Champions Online Open Beta Kicks Off Next Month

Attention, comic book nerds and MMO fans! Champions Online, which has been in closed beta for a while now, will next month move into open beta. Meaning anyone can play it. The open beta will commence on August 17, and will run 24/7 until it closes. For those already in the closed beta, your “opening…

Hey, Resident Evil 5 Might Be Possible On Wii After All

Resident Evil 5, as we know it, just isn’t possible on the Wii. But that’s as we know it. Nothing stopping it turning up on the Wii in some other form. Capcom’s Masachika Kawata has told gamesTM: Hypothetically speaking, the Resident Evil 4 engine would work perfectly for replicating the gameplay but we would never…

GameStop’s “Huge Sale” Does Indeed Seem Huge

As you know, GameStop have kicked off a big, big summer sale, with $100 Guitar Hero World Tour band kits just the start. Those looking for smaller boxes can also find a ton of great games, all for under $20. GameStop are advertising that there will be “thousands” of games for sale under $20, and…