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Virtual Reality Makes a Comeback Using Modern Tech (and a Dreamcast Game)
Some students from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and the Viterbi School of Engineering want you to stop controlling a video game world and start playing in a video game world. Sounds like the early 90s all over again, I know, but where these kids go right is in using test footage from Skies of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2012 -
Culture
The Futuristic Landscapes of Concept Artist Josh Kao
Josh Kao is a concept artist and illustrator who over the years has worked with studios like EA, Irrational (BioShock Infinite) and Microsoft (Halo 4). He’s also contributed to Firefall, God of War: Ascension, Playstation All Stars Battle Royale and Black Ops II so, yeah, he’s very good at what he does. In addition to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2012 -
Now This is One Hell of a Collector’s Edition, Square Enix
Square Enix’s upcoming 3DS RPG, Bravely Default, looks gorgeous. As does its collector’s edition, which includes what for most would games would constitute the entirety of their merchandise offerings. You get the game, an art book, soundtracks, a little diorama and even a giant custom box to keep it all in. The collector’s edition is…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2012 -
The Mass Effect Movie’s Script Sounds Done, But, Well…
It’s been, oh, around a year since we last heard anything about the Hollywood adaptation of Mass Effect. While it’s easy to joke that’s because the team have had to go back and write a new ending, it seems the end (and beginning, and middle) have already been written, and quietly handed into teacher. A…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2012 -
A Child’s Sketchbook From the 1980s, Preserved For the 21st Century
From 2012, let’s take a trip back to the 1980s, and what it was like to be a kid drawing the stuff you were into. Some of the images you’re about to see are ostensibly part of “schoolwork”, others drawings scribbled in the rear pages of a book where there was supposed to be stuff…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2012 -
Here’s What Wasteland 2 Looks Like (So Far)
I’m wary of even calling this a screenshot, given (as it says at the bottom of the image) it’s more useful just as a guide for the kind of art style the game will employ. But if you were wondering what kind of art a fan-funded sequel to the game that inspired Fallout would would…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2012 -
The Best of Last Week’s Cosplay Craps All Over Team Fortress 2’s Head
I’m warning you: there’s some terrific cosplay on show in this week’s Fancy Pants roundup. Part of it comes the regular way: people making perfect costumes of recognisable characters then having nice photos taken of them wearing it. But some of it comes from that other place terrific cosplay comes from; namely, picking a character…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2012 -
Wow, the Ouya Console is Tiny
Amidst all the talk of the fancy new Ouya console, and all its promise and possibilities, the more specific, physical aspects of the machine have gone largely unnoticed. Which is weird, because the design of the console itself is the thing I find most interesting. Especially when you consider its size. While looking at press…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2012 -
Adventure Time’s Beemo is a Game Boy AND a Camera
Beemo, the true star of TV series Adventure Time, isn’t just an adorable little portable gaming system with more than a passing resemblance to Nintendo’s Game Boy. He/she/it is also an alarm clock, music player, video projector and, in this awesome 3D image, a camera. If you thought at first this was an action figure,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2012 -
“God Mode” Exploit Found in Diablo III, Makes Players Invincible
A loophole has reportedly been found in Diablo III that can, in effect, make you invincible. Which for a game that has a real-money auction house attached to it could be a bit of a problem. While it only works for the Wizard class, there’s apparently no restriction on which game mode (normal or harder)…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2012 -
Sounds Like Assassin’s Creed III is Getting a TON of DLC
We were sent this image (below) over the weekend, reportedly a little note sent out by Ubisoft to GameStop stores patting them all on the back for their stellar efforts in bugging enough of you into preordering a game that they hit a quota. After that’s done, though, we’re told that Ubisoft has formed a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2012 -
Here, Two Trailers for the New Superman Movie
These are, I promise you, teaser trailers for the new Superman movie, Man of Steel. One narrated by Kevin Costner, the other by Russell Crowe. They get to the Superman part eventually There’s no speeding trains or bullets, but then, by all accounts this is supposed to be a much more serious Superman movie than…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2012 -
Star Wars’ Best Scenes Recreated With Action Figures (by a Comedian)
Colin Mochrie, who should be well-known to anyone who’s ever seen an episode of ad-lib comedy spectacular Whose Line is it Anyway?, here grabs some Star Wars figures and re-enacts some of his favourite scenes. If you’re wondering why, at least initially, so many lines are “wrong”, see again his job description, above. Collin Mochire’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2012 -
The Steam Sale is Almost Over…Can You Hold Your Nerve?
After all the games and all the savings, Steam’s Summer Sale is drawing to a close. Many of you have likely bought at least something. Just as many, though, have likely been holding out, waiting for good deals to get better As the sale winds down, you’re left with a tough decision. Steam sale strategy!…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2012 -
Who Needs Cosplay Photos When You’ve Got Slow-Motion Cosplay Swordfighting Videos?
Cosplay cinematographer and convention hound Angel James de Ocampo was at Japan Expo 2012 this year, a French show that’s fast becoming one of the best places in the world to see people dress up as people from other stuff. What’s cool about his videos is that, instead of just taking cosplay photos, he gets…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2012 -
Culture
Nazi Explosions Meet Beautiful Landscape Paintings in This Video Game Concept Art
Geoffroy Thoorens is a French concept artist who currently works at Quantic Dream, the developers of Heavy Rain and the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls. He’s also done stuff for movies, TV shows and even board games, so the gallery you’ll see here is a mix of all kinds of work, ranging from landscape painting to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2012 -
Panorama Shots Wrap This Game Around You
Reader Daniel, who’s playing MMO The Secret World, made these panorama screenshots and asked if we thought they looked interesting. I don’t have the slightest care for the Secret World and looked at every single one of them, so yeah, I guess that’s a yes!
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallIt Took Japan to Add a Little Style to Alien vs Predator
It’s been over twenty years since some bright sparks decided it’d be cool to see Aliens fight Predators. Since then we’ve had good comics, good video games, bad video games and terrible movies based on the idea. When people talk about the games, though, they almost exclusively remember the three first-person shooter titles. While the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2012
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