Luke Plunkett

Surgery Simulator 2013, Performed In Front Of A Live “Studio” Audience

Surgeon Simulator 2013 is, for reasons mostly comedic, the best damn game most of us have played this year It’s even better when there’s a live audience—real or otherwise—to see you fail. Or, somehow in this case, succeed Heart transplant surgery with live audience [CriticalIdiot]

Well, Killzone On The Vita Looks Pretty Great

You can’t ever put your complete trust in something until you’ve got your hands on it—especially when it comes to this franchise and this platform—but still. Even allowing for that, this is looking like a much better effort than other FPS games we’ve seen on the Vita thus far. We’ll have more on Killzone: Mercenary…

A $350 Representation Of Nathan Drake’s Half-Tuck

First revealed earlier this month, here’s a better look at Sideshow’s giant, expensive Nathan Drake statue, which will sell for $350. NATHAN DRAKE PREMIUM FORMAT FIGURE PHOTOS, PRE-ORDER INFO, AND MORE! [Sideshow]

A Man Who Made Jason Brody (And Master Chief, And A Badass Nord)

Mathieu Aerni is a character artist at Blur Studio, they of amazing video game trailer fame He’s worked on trailers and cinematics for games such as Halo 4, Far Cry 3, The Elder Scrolls Online, Lord of the Rings: War in the North and Dishonored Over the years he’s also worked on a number of…

Kids Play Call Of Duty, Get Raided By Police

Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan (via The Local) is reporting that over the weekend, a group of kids playing Call of Duty got a little more than they bargained for when they got all excited about the game. When one of the teenagers was killed in a round, he jokingly fell to the ground and started screaming…

After 35 Years, Star Wars Action Figures Might Actually Be Growing Up

For such a massive series, the standard Star Wars action figures have never exactly set the world on fire. The originals had a range of movement last seen at the Nuremberg Rally, and subsequent ones haven’t improved much. For 2013, though—and perhaps spurred on by Star Wars‘ fresh ownership—Hasbro has pulled out all the stops,…

Now Kids Are Building Incredible Iron Man Costumes

Jackson lives in Billings, MT. He built this Iron Man costume from scratch. He’s 16 years old. While normally we’d simply applaud that and post some pics, a local film production crew have made this short documentary on Jackson and the suit, filling us in on how he made it and showing him giving a…

Weirdly, This is Probably A Behind-The-Scenes Video Of A Planned Prince Of Persia Reboot

Bizarrely, within the same 24-hour period that Ubisoft says the Prince of Persia series is “paused”, footage has emerged of a project that sure seems like a Prince of Persia reboot. You’ve seen it before, back in August, but this production video says that the project’s name is Osiris, adding to suspicions the game—whatever it…

One Of The World’s Greatest Actors Hated Working With George Lucas

Terence Stamp is one of our age’s great actors. The guy has been everyone from Dracula to General Zod, and been in everything from Young Guns to Halo 3 (he was the Prophet of Truth). One of his most notable roles in recent decades, though, was as Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I.…

It’s Tough Feeling Bad About These Awesome Diablo III Figures

Diablo III statues too expensive? Build your own. That’s what Samo Kramberger has done, crafting three custom pieces based on Diablo III’s barbarian, monk and demon hunter. The detail on the barbarian’s outfit and accessories is amazing, even if his face is a little upsetting. The demon hunter and monk, though, are just about perfect.…

SimCity’s Expensive Version Is $80, But…

Normally, the deluxe edition of a game withholds a few things, but EA seem to be going all-out with SimCity, throwing so much extra junk at the more expensive version (it’s $20 more than the regular) that they’re basically saying “you are scum for buying the normal version and your friends will view you accordingly”.…

Hope you weren’t expecting any Prince of Persia games soon, because Ubisoft tells IGN the series is “paused”.

Homeland’s RPG Cuts Back On The Tension (And The Running Time)

College Humor’s series of JRPG adaptations of TV shows and movies continues today with Homeland, re-cast as something you’d have found on the Super Nintendo. CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos

This is the debut trailer for Rogue Star, a game aiming to bring a PC space combat and trading-style title to iOS.

A Little Fake Leather Can Turn Your World Into An Adventure Time Episode

In a show full of quests and magical items, it is the most special. The Enchiridion, Adventure Time’s ancient and sacred tome. The iPad isn’t quite as special, but this awesome cover lets you pretend it can be. Made by HarryDumitrescu, it’s built from “fake leather”, drawn with a Molotow graffiti pen and then covered…

Beautiful Worlds Just Waiting For A Video Game Adaptation

I like Populous. I like Reprisal. I like pretty things, which means I also really like the polygonal art of Timothy J. Reynolds. He says his style evolved from “a healthy dose of legos and cartoons” he grew up on as a kid, but I see the isometric viewpoints and 3D structure and all I…

The Humble MIDI Is 30 Years Old

The Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, turns 30 this week. While it’s used across devices and mediums, for a long time it was crucial to your experience with video games, as it was a popular way of getting electronic music stored on game cartridges and discs, especially in the 1990s. Everyone will have their…

A Very Animated Look At Halo 4

This clip, seemingly done for Spartan Ops, was done by Planet Jump animation studio for the launch of Halo 4 last year. Part-animated clip, part-motion comic, its got an anime style and helps explain, at least partially, why the Covenant are hanging around the game. Better than the game manages, anyway. The short was directed…

A Final Fantasy Statue So Good I’d Stick It In A Gallery And Charge People Money To Look

Sadly, this isn’t something you can buy. It’s a garage kit, which means it’s basically a home-made piece, so the astonishing detail you’re seeing here is a one-of-a-kind. As something so beautiful deserves to be. It’s Ultima, a summon from Final Fantasy XII, and the impressive statue stands an enormous 20″ tall. I’ve included some…

Well, At Least Mike Tyson Will Like Dead Space 3’s Launch Trailer

There are songs that work in video game trailers because they’re great. There are others that work because they’re ironic. This is neither. It’s a hilarious disaster.