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This $79 “Game Console” Has A Fight On Its Hands
I admire their spirit. Their heart is in the right place. But I can’t help but feel that the makers of the GameStick—the “the most affordable, open and portable TV games console ever created”—are going to be up against it. While the premise is sound, and the $79 price tempting, claims like the fact it…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2013 -
He-Man, Remade In Glorious Pixel-Vision, Is A Sight To See
Canadian animation director Caleb Hystad made this short animated He-Man clip, and said “You may ask why I have done this thing, but I ask why no one else has.” Pretty much. While the clip simply recreates the classic series’ opening credits, I can’t help but think a game that looked like this, and not…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
Demo For Panzer Dragoon “Sequel”, Crimson Dragon, Leaks Onto Japanese XBL
Yesterday, a demo for upcoming Kinect action game Crimson Dragon was accidentally released on Xbox Live in Japan before being swiftly pulled. But not before people could download it and record it being played. The actual demo itself isn’t new, it did the rounds last year, but this is the first time we’ve been able…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
Dead Space Cosplay So Real You’ll Want To Hide In A Closet
Somewhere under all that Isaac Clarke armour is French cosplayer Kevin. He’s joined in some of these photos by compatriot Léa, dressed as Dead Space 2’s Ellie Langford. Some are from 2011’s Japan Expo in Paris, others from the latest show, which is held across the new year’s break. Kevin’s suit is so good that…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
A GI Joe Action Figure To Make Your Inner Eight Year-Old Squeal
Yeah, it’s based on the upcoming movie sequel, but the design is close enough to the original that I’m going to view this as an all-purpose figure. And what a figure it is. Due from Hot Toys in Q2 2013, the 1/6 scale figure has a ton of weapons, five pairs of interchangable hands and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
DayZ Stalker Psycho Screams IM GONNA WEAR YOUR HAIR
The first one of these videos went up the other day. This is the third, in the continuing saga of a dude who is being stalked by a psycho in DayZ All I ask is that you give it about 40 seconds. Once you hit talk of balls being eaten, you’re in psycho town, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
151 Pokémon, Transported Back In Time To 1986
Welsh student Chelsea Saunders has gone and rendered all 151 original Pokémon in a super-pixelated style, showing us what the pocket monsters would have looked like if they’d been released on the NES. Or… Commodore 64. pixelated Pokémon [PIXELATED COWBOY]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
Culture
We’re Ditching The Guns Today For Some Pastels & High Fashion
Véronique Meignaud is a French artist who has worked for clients such as EA, Gameloft, Dontnod (Remember Me) and Massive Black. In addition to those, she’s also done work for Nike, and also for Wizards of the Coast, where she’s responsible for some of the best Magic: The Gathering cards of all time. The images…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
For One Day, Alice: Madness Returns Comes To Life
The world moved on from the game pretty quickly, but thanks to its vivid art style Alice: Madness Returns lives on in the hearts of cosplayers, few of which have quite nailed the game as much as michivvya and her friends. The Chinese cosplayers have recreated many of the games biggest characters (so, not just…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2013 -
Playing As Bayonetta In Street Fighter
It’s a move you’d only see in fan fiction or mods for the PC version of Street Fighter, so… the fact this is a mod for the PC version of Street Fighter x Tekken probably explains things. It’s just one of a series of great mods that have been under the spotlight this past week,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 1, 2013 -
You Don’t Often Get A Chance To Own An Xbox As Cool As This
Howard Phillips may be a Nintendo legend, but after he left that company in the early 90’s he would eventually find his way to Microsoft in time to play a key role in the launch of the original Xbox. Which explains why he’s now selling one of the coolest Xbox lots I’ve ever seen on…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 1, 2013 -
If Nintendo Made Another Mario Movie… For The Call Of Duty Generation
Here’s the second episode of fan series Mario Warfare, which turns the Mushroom Kingdom into something a little more Call of Duty Like the first episode, it can get a little hammy, but like the first one it’s also looks shockingly pretty. MARIO WARFARE – Part 2 [beatdownboogie]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 1, 2013 -
Your Last Injection Of Great Cosplay For 2012
Sorry about the lack of quantity this week. Like the rest of us, cosplayers are on holiday too! Luckily, those that have been sticking with it and uploading new images have been knocking it out of the park. As seen on LexiStrife As seen on DeadlyNinja As seen on Sweet-Empathy As seen on naokunn As…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2012 -
There’s a Big Piece Of Skyrim In This Guy’s House
Comic artist Tyler Kirkham took website CBR behind the scenes of his home/workplace the other day. There were pencils, couches, posters, bookshelves and… oh, yeah, an enormous customised Skyrim-themed dungeon. You’ll have to scroll a fair way down in this gallery to hit the basement, but once you do, you’ll know it. Just look for…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2012 -
What If The Year’s Biggest Games Were Clunky Old Text Adventures?
That’s a question PC Gamer asked themselves over the course of the last week, re-imagining 2012 blockbusters like Mass Effect 3, Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed III as primitive text-based adventure games. The results are sometimes funny, sometimes cutting, and quite often both. You can read through four of them below. The Text Adventures…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2012 -
The 3DS Is Being Hacked, And Why This Is Good News
Over the past week, hackers have made substantial progress in their efforts to hack Nintendo’s 3DS handheld. While, yes, this will have negative consequences for things like piracy, I’d like to think you, dear reader, can see the more practical benefits of getting under the system’s skin. Like getting around the 3DS’ region locks for…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2012 -
13 Years Later, Age of Empires II Gets An (Unofficial) Expansion
Still regarded as one of the finest strategy games ever made, Ensemble’s 1999 classic Age of Kings has long been dead as far as publisher Microsoft is concerned. As far as fans are concerned, though, it’s all stations go, as a new expansion called Forgotten Empires has just been released, which introduces new campaigns, maps,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 31, 2012 -
Culture
The Best Video Game Concept Art Of 2012*
Seeing as I post a Fine Art feature almost every day, it’s only right that we take a minute to honour some of the best concept, production and promotional art the world got a chance to see in 2012. Due to the nature of the field—one in which art can be locked away for years—and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2012 -
You’ll Want These Portal Action Figures Next Christmas
They’re from ThreeA, so your loved ones will need the time to save up, but look at them. They’ll be worth it. We’ve seen these before in their unpainted prototype state, but these painted models are just to die for Still no word on a release date or price. ThreeA x VALVe Portal [ThreeA]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2012 -
Nintendo Is To Thank, And Blame, For The Dead Metroid Movie
There was, once upon a time, a serious plan to bring a Metroid movie to the silver screen. With John Woo directing. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but various things conspired to sink the project, chief among them Nintendo itself. As former producer Brad Foxhoven tells IGN, while Nintendo at first surprisingly…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2012
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