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Ubisoft is Suing the Black Eyed Peas
Last year, Ubisoft and the Black Eyed Peas signed a contract whereby the publisher would release some video games based on the group’s music. One such game, The Black Eyed Peas Experience, was released in November 2011. As spotted by Player Attack, there should have been another one though, this time for Apple’s iOS devices.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2012 -
Meet Funomena, An Indie Studio You Should Probably Keep An Eye On
Last month, a new independent games developer was founded in the city of San Francisco. It’s called Funomena, and considering who’s on the payroll, it’ll be interesting seeing what comes out of the studio. As Venus Patrol points out, a couple of former thatgamecompany developers—Robin Hunicke and Martin Middleton—are at the helm, with the pair…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2012 -
In Which Alex Plays a Video Game With a Pill Bug
That’s the name of the painting. “Alex plays a video game with a pill bug”. Pretty much nails it. All those little arms, one on each button. I bet he’d be super handy in multiplayer. Alex plays a video game with a pill bug [bijijoo, via Ian Brooks]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2012 -
Culture
The Making of an Assassin
Alexandre Troufanov is employed at Ubisoft Montreal, where he works as a character modeller, which means he actually builds some of the people who inhabit the world of Assassin’s Creed You’ll see some examples of this in the gallery below, spanning the last three games in the series (not including the latest entry, the upcoming…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2012 -
The PhotoShop Horror of a Wii U Controller That Looks Like a SNES Pad
It would be great if Nintendo released one of their Wii U Pro pads in a SNES finish. Preferably, a Japan/PAL colour scheme. Until they do, though, it’s up to third party manufacturers to cater to that market. Like this…hideous…thing. It’s popped up on EB Games’ Australian portal without so much as a manufacturer listing,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2012 -
Oh Boy, There’s an “Earth-Sized” Planet in Alpha Centauri
Anyone who’s played Civilization should be familiar with the words “Alpha Centauri“. That goes double for anyone who’s played, um, Civ’s spin-off Alpha Centauri. It’s the name of the closest star system to our own, and in Civ (and many other works of popular fiction), it’s the first stop on humanity’s inevitable march across the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2012 -
The Best Damn Video Game Trailer I’ve Seen This Week
Trailers are often criticised these days for showing little, or even no gameplay footage. It’s a fair complaint, but also one that should be shelved, at least temporarily, for this clip. Sure, it’s a trailer for the upcoming Need For Speed: Most Wanted, but it’s also a Freddie Wong video, and one which should be…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Can You Use the Wii U Gamepad on the Toilet?
In the latest Iwata Asks feature on Nintendo’s website, some of the key men involved in the design of the upcoming console’s quirky controller get talking about one of the most important elements of the pad: its range. Being a wireless controller, and one that you can use for more than just playing games on…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Security Company Finds Chink in Steam’s Armour
Of course, an online security company has a vested interest in pointing out security loopholes, but still, this makes for interesting reading. Revuln has taken a look at how Steam runs and has found a tiny security loophole in the way the Steam browser protocol uses a URL handler to perform basic tasks like installing…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Obsidian’s New RPG Raises Almost $4 Million, Sets a Kickstarter Record
Earlier this year, Double Fine’s adventure game Kickstarter raised $3.3 million from fans. At the time, it was a record for a video game on the service, but that mark has now been passed by Project Eternity, an RPG from veteran developers Obsidian. The closing bell just sounded on their Kickstarter drive, and it’s raised…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Terrific Mass Effect Cosplay May or May Not Survive This Fight
It helps that the model, Matt Smith, looks pretty Shepard-ish to begin with. But let’s be real, it’s the costume, gun and make-up that really helps sell this. Mass Effect 3 [Zonbi, via Cosplay Blog]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
And Just Like That, Planetside 2 Looks Cool
While the large-scale premise is interesting, I just haven’t been that keen on Planetside 2. Not sure why. Might have something to do with the garish art design. Whatever, I just have not been feeling it! I am feeling this machinima based on Planetside 2, though, put together by Robert Stoneman, which is cut about…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
The World Never Needed a Stupid Walking Controller, But It’s Got One
One of the key appeals of video gaming for many is the fact it’s lazy. You’re not actually walking hundreds of miles all over Skyrim; your avatar is doing it for you. It’s something the creators of the WizDish either don’t know or don’t care about, though, because their strange controller concept aims to make…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Get a Good Look at This Year’s New Mass Effect, Hitman, Metal Gear & Devil May Cry Action Figures
As you should know by now, Square Enix’s Play Arts studio have the rights to make action figures for more than just Square Enix properties. Which is why the cool toys you’re about to see come from all sorts of publishers, franchises and games. The figures in the gallery below constitute the upcoming slate for…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Star Command, Keep on Looking Awesome, OK?
Yup. I’m about to get excited about Star Command all over again. Sorry if that…actually, you know what, no. I’m not sorry. If you can’t get excited about the idea of XCOM meeting Star Trek with adorable graphics then I don’t want to talk to you. The above clip goes on for thirteen minutes, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Only the Mighty Catzilla Can Tell You if Your PC is Any Good
A handy way to test the strength of your PC for gaming purposes is to run a benchmark program. See how quickly your rig can render something boring like a waterfall or something clichéd like a dungeon. No thanks. I’d rather see how well it can handle the mighty Catzilla, which rather than being the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
You’re Getting a (Slightly) New Xbox 360 Dashboard Today
Unlike some of its more drastic overhauls, today’s Xbox 360 dashboard update is a relatively subtle one. Alongside the introduction of Xbox Music and, finally, a console version of Internet Explorer, perhaps the most notable changes include the ability to “pin” your favourite programs to the home menu screen and the fact 12 new languages/accents…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
Culture
In the Future, Lady Robots Will Ride Regular Robots
Xiao Biao “Bill” Xuis, aka rd7, is an artist currently working at Redsteam, a concept art studio in Shanghai. His speciality? Awesome images of sci-fi settings, mechs and people wearing highly impractical body armour. If you like the stuff you see in the gallery below, you should check out more on rd7’s CGHub page, or…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012 -
After Twelve Days, WoW Player Hits Level 90 Without Killing Anything
Meet Irenic, a Tauren Druid. Irenic is a level 90, the new maximum a World of Warcraft character can reach. And Irenic did it without killing a single thing. Sure, this sort of thing has been done before. But that was only to level 85. This is to level 90. That’s five more levels of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2012
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