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Turning A Model Into A “Clicker” From The Last Of Us
Now that the game’s out, and it’s rather good, you can bet we’ll be up to our eyeballs in cosplay paying homage to The Last of Us. Cosplay that’s going to have to work very hard to beat this effort, which transformed a model from a regular human into a “clicker”, one of the worst…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2013 -
Game Of Thrones LEGO Needs To Happen Right This Instant
It never will, of course. A show with that much blood and rude bits will never get LEGO’s stamp of commercial approval. But oh, with these custom-made pieces, we can dream. Builder Albert “miniBIGS” Hernadi is selling these Game of Thrones minifigs on his Etsy page, with five characters from the show’s first season/first book…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2013 -
Ellen Page Says The Last Of Us’ Ellie “Ripped Off My Likeness”
There’s no getting around it. Even after a slight redesign, anyone who plays The Last Of Us will know that the character of Ellie has a lot in common with the actor Ellen Page, from her appearance to her voice. It’s not actually her, of course. Page had no involvement in The Last Of Us…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2013 -
Children’s Cake Smuggled Aboard Corellian Corvette, May Contain Plans
Well, Marc Freilich’s six year-old son just got about the coolest birthday cake on the planet. Sure, the cake itself is a near-sighted scrap pile that’ll be malfunctioning within a day, but with hungry boys around, it won’t need to last that long. Hope he made his wish before sticking the knife in. Also hope…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2013 -
Pokemon Cosplay Wins At The…Brazilian Protests
There are massive protests going down in Brazil right now, mostly over corruption and – remember this – the cost of public transport. The demonstrations are causing embarrassment for the government while a major international football tournament is taking place, but one who is not causing embarassment is this chap here. Who’s taken the protests…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2013 -
Culture
In Destiny’s Bleak Future, Scarves Need Mending
Today we’re looking at the art of Bungie’s Ryan DeMita. So, yeah, time for more Destiny Art. But not just Destiny art! Some Halo: Reach stuff as well, which you’ll see below along with some personal stuff. To see more of Ryan’s art, check out his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2013 -
Assassin’s Creed Delayed On PC. Again. But This Time It’s OK.
If you thought the annual release schedule for the Assassin’s Creed series was tiring, spare a thought for fans of the series who prefer the PC version. Every year, as regular as the series sees a release, the PC version of the game is delayed by a few weeks. And this year is no different.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2013 -
Hope You Weren’t Expecting A New F-Zero Game Anytime Soon
As Nintendo cycles through its back catalogue, we’ve seen the return of everything from Kid Icarus to Donkey Kong. One series that’s remained dormant for a while, though, is F-Zero, and sadly, it seems it’s going to stay that way. “I certainly understand that people want a new F-Zero game,” Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto told…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2013 -
What Happens When You Scrub A Female Co-Star From A Magazine Cover
Here’s a weird thing. The cover of the latest issue of Scandinavian mag GameReactor features, as many covers will this month, The Last Of Us. What’s different about this one, though, is that it’s caught the attention of developers Naughty Dog, as the image has been altered from its original form. The piece, by Naughty…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2013 -
Don’t Update Your PS3 Today! [Update: Firmware Pulled]
As of, oh, right now, there should be a prompt on your PS3 asking you to upgrade to 4.45. Whatever you do, don’t accept it. Not yet, anyway. We’ve started getting reports from some readers that the update is bricking their system, locking their consoles on the boot-up “ribbon” screen, and a thread on Sony’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
Books All About The Games You (Well, Some People) Love
You can read plenty of books about video games, but there aren’t many books all about one individual video game. Which is exactly why Boss Fight books want to step in and fix that. Boss Fight wants to be “the 33 1/3 of video games”, bringing together passionate authors to write a whole book about…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
An Entire British Town Has Been Turned Into A Zelda Map
As part of the Switch Fringe festival in Ipswich, England, artist The Decibel Kid drew this map of the city to help attendees find their way around and track down shows and events. While most aspects are actual parts of Ipswich rendered in 16-bit style, keep your eyes out for the odd Nintendo cameo, like…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
Culture
Check Out Some Great Arkham City Concept Art
Having previously worked for companies like NCSoft, artist Kan Muftic’s last major piece of gaming work was being one of those helping define Rocksteady’s take on the Batman universe in the two excellent Arkham games. He’s since moved onto a bit of movie work, including the upcoming Godzilla reboot. You can see more of his…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
A Game Whose Patch Notes Are Actually Worth Reading
Indie stealth-puzzler Gunpoint hassome of the best achievements going around, but did you know it also has some of the best patch notes? Normally something to be ignored, or at best glanced over, creator Tom Francis obviously found enough spare time between counting dollar bills to write patch notes that sound like they were written…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
Nintendo Is Releasing A Free-To-Play Game
Yup. You can wail “SAY IT AIN’T SO”, but Nintendo can easily wail back – if they ever decided to begin wailing directly to consumers – “THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN'”. Speaking with IGN at E3 last week, Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the company’s first foray into the business model, popular with…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
Steam Might Soon Let You Share Your Games With Your Friends
You can lend your friends a console disc. You can not lend them a game you buy on Steam. Or at least, you haven’t been able to previously. That might soon be about to change. Some code buried in the latest Steam client beta (pictured above), first spotted by NeoGAF poster Grief.exe but which I…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
The Last Of Us Turned Into A Six-Hour “Movie”
This is a six-hour video that shows you most of The Last Of Us, beginning to end. It’s achieved by recording linear gameplay (no dawdling or getting stuck or dying) and including all the cutscenes and story elements. Why would you watch this, when half the fun is playing through the game’s combat and exploration?…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 18, 2013 -
Blood Dragon Action Figures Don’t Need A Tutorial
There weren’t any official Blood Dragon action figures. Shame. Ah well. At least there’s this unofficial one, of the game’s star Rex Colt, which is probably better than anything we’d have officially got anyways. Made by Danny Hughes, it’s cannibalising parts – including the face – from a Hicks/Michael Biehn figure, a helpful thing since…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 18, 2013
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