Luke Plunkett

Dreaming Of A Wii U That Can Also Play 3DS Games

Nintendo actually used to make stuff like this. I had an add-on for my GameCube, for example, that let me play Game Boy Advance titles through the console on my TV. They were good times, but sadly, times that have been short since the release of the Wii, which failed to receive a similar add-on…

It’s Not Made By Nintendo or Sony, But This Handheld System Looks Promising

JXD S7300 HD Gamepad2. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? But the name might be the only thing I can see wrong with this new handheld system, designed entirely around the idea of playing classic old video games. Based on Android 4.1, the JXD S7300 HD Gamepad2 comes with a range of…

Deadline reports that plans to re-release more Star Wars films in 3D have been scrapped. Phew.

Your Future Video Games May Be Built Like This

The Atomontage Engine got a brief shout-out from Minecraft creator Markus Persson back in 2011, but 2011 was a long time ago. So it’s nice to see an update on the project in 2013, and things are looking very interesting. Unlike most engines, Atomontage is based not on polygons but voxels. So, think Minecraft, only…

And You Thought Platformers Had Run Out Of New Ideas

Take a look at this video of indie platformer Oliver and Spike in action. As it starts, you’re probably thinking that it looks pretty nice, a comfortable modern take on 3D jumping. Then you hit the point where he looks like he’s going to fall short of a jump, and everything changes. I know that…

Police Department Accidentally (Helpfully?) Tweets Video Game High Score

Amidst a torrent of official announcements, a very strange tweet appeared on the feed of the Dallas Police Department over the weekend. It had nothing to do with perps, crimes or laws. It had to do with… Fruit Ninja The tweet was soon taken down, but an official apology of sorts remains. Right. Kids. Nice…

New BioShock Infinite Trailer Is A Historian’s Delight

If you went to school in the 1980s, well, you’ll probably find this to be one of the best video game trailers you’ll ever see.

Forget The Numbers, This D&D Game Looks Great

Part of the appeal of playing a game like Dungeons & Dragons is that you’ve got to use your imagination. If there’s a representation of your character at all, chances are it’s pretty basic. These illustrations by artist M S Corley, though, are fantastic. If they’re not exactly what you’d imagine a character to look…

See The Stuff Terraria Gets On Console That It’s (Probably) Not Getting On PC

It was, quietly, one of the biggest PC games of 2011 (and 2012), so it’s little surprise that Terraria is heading to consoles This clip shows some of the new features coming to the console. Features that, incidentally, weren’t originally planned to be coming to the PC version, which has been “finished” for some time…

Downton Abbey, Ported To The Super Nintendo

Let’s imagine, for a moment, that Downton Abbey—a show set in the past—also had a game that’s from… the past. Only not so far back. OK, scrap that, and just watch this sweet video by Bill Kiley, where the manor house comes alive to the sound of midi music. Downton Abbey for the SNES [Bill…

Don’t Worry, The Giant Purple Dildo From Saints Row Is Safe

If there’s one defining feature of the Saints Row series, it’s the fact you can use an enormous dildo as a weapon. THQ has had a replica prop made up for a while now, but with the publisher closing down, there was a very real risk that it would end up in a bin or,…

Play The Cave. You’ll See Awesome Art Like This.

If you’ve been playing Double Fine’s The Cave—and Tina says you probably should be—you’ll have noticed the lush cave paintings you come across depicting the game’s seven characters. They’re the work of Daniel Krall, and there’s so much colour you could drown in it. You can see more of Daniel’s art on his personal blog…

Commander Shepard, Reporting For Duty In The Real World

There’s no shortage of quality Commander Shepard cosplay in the world, but this outfit by MissCordie has instantly become one of the best we’ve seen. Why? It’s the extra mile. A lot of Shepard cosplayers replicate the design of the uniform and leave it at that. MissCordie’s here is beat up. It’s missing paint in…

Capcom’s Sad Excuse For Not Releasing Resident Evil: Revelations On The Vita

3DS game Resident Evil: Revelations is being remade in HD, and will be coming to just about every platform under the sun in May. That means the PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U. Curiously, the Vita is absent from the list, even though it could easily handle it. So, uh, why? Replying to user…

Entire League Of Legends Team Disqualified For, Yes, “Toxic Behaviour”

The crackdown continues. League of Legends developers Riot have banned three more e-sports hopefuls from the game, this time only days away from a LoL Championship Series qualifying event in Poland. The three players—Khaled Abusagr, Nicolaj Jensen & Simon Näslund—were all banned having repeatedly been suspended for poor behaviour (such as verbal abuse), while Jensen…

Report: Rockstar Threatened To “Sue The S**t” Out Of A TV Show Called LA Noir. [UPDATE: Game Publisher Denies.]

Hollywood director and writer Frank Darabont was working on a TV show called LA Noir, which aside from having a similar name to Rockstar’s 2011 adventure was also set in Los Angeles circa 1947, the same year the game begins. Despite being based on a book by the same name, he says he’s had to…

Five Things The Wind Waker Remake Needs To Make Me Buy It All Over Again

I woke up early yesterday morning. Reached for my phone, checked the site, saw the news that Wind Waker was being remade for the Wii U, laughed, thought it was a dream then went back to sleep. It’s only a couple of hours later, when I woke up again and noticed it was still there,…

I’m A Little Weirded Out By This “Sexy” Blade Runner Video

Joanna Cassidy had a small role in Ridley Scott’s classic Blade Runner. She was the mostly-naked robot lady with the snake. Well, according to Cassidy, the role was meant to be a little bigger, with the original script calling for a scene in which she did an exotic “reptile dance.” This scene was never shot.…

Next Saints Row, Metro Games Will Be “Faithful To Their Franchises”, Say New Owners

Koch Media owns publisher Deep Silver (Dead Island). It now owns both the Saints Row and Metro franchises, along with the studios that made them. Fans have every right to be cautious about a management change, but while Koch said in a media release earlier today it “will roll out future plans for each franchise…

These Pictures Were Drawn Using A Human Eyeball. Incredible.

Francis Tsai is a concept artist who has worked for companies like Rockstar, EA and Eidos. Sadly, as we told you last month, Tsai was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 2010, and the condition has slowly taken away his ability to draw. First he lost the use of his hands, so he learned to…