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Prototype Movie Trailer Isn’t What You Think It Is
There’s a movie coming out next year called The Prototype. It stars a “man” in a hoodie who is on the run, being hunted for his extraordinary powers. Combine the plot with the name and you’d be forgiven for assuming it’s a movie about Activision’s Prototype series. But it’s not. The Prototype the movie is…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012 -
Honest Game Reviews are the Best Game Reviews
If a retailer reviewed the games they were selling, would you trust them? Probably not, but then, most retailers aren’t like Australia’s JB Hi-Fi. Known here as a humongous, cut-price seller of anything that can turn on or be put in something that turns on, many JB managers hire students or other forms of young…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012 -
Culture
Kids Build Their Own Tiny Worlds of Warcraft
Last year, World of Warcraft developers Blizzard asked university students to “submit an original 3D environment piece fit for World of Warcraft”. Basically, a digital diorama of a new WoW setting. After compiling entries for a few months, Blizzard has now revealed the Grand Prize winners, who each receive one hell of a prize package.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012 -
Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit…Luigi Suit?
Um. This is pretty gross. Dann Matthews [Tumblr]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012 -
You Won’t Believe How This Zelda Picture Was Made
Take a good, close look at this beautiful painting based on The Legend of Zelda. It looks like it was done using PhotoShop, right? Maybe a speed painting on a tablet? Nope. It was done on a Nintendo 3DS. Using the simple art program Colors 3D!. That tiny screen, that fat stylus…to have come up…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012 -
About Time a Video Game Let You Freak Out and Flip a Table
Flipping tables. It’s about as perfect a rage moment as you can get. And now, in WoW’s upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion, you’ll be able to do it in a video game. While there’s actually a Japanese arcade game centred around this very premise, it’s a Japanese arcade game. This will be a little more…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012 -
Now THIS is Okami in HD
After years of people asking, Capcom and Sony are finally releasing Okami in high definition on the PS3. While we’ve seen some screens of the project, they still look a little…jaggy. Maybe not as “HD” as people were hoping. Definitely not as gorgeous as these screens. Duncan Harris, of Dead End Thrills, has fired the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012 -
Is This a Photo of Heath Ledger, or a Joker Action Figure?
OK, so the over-sized fabric and stitching on the jacket kind of give it away, but man. Whoever is doing the modelling at Hong Kong toy company Hot Toys needs a round of applause. The likeness here is terrifying Priced at $275, and due out in December, this Joker piece – that is actually a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012 -
There Are No More Heroes When Cosplay is This Amazing
Hey, whaddya know, it’s cosplay superstar Omi Gibson, kicking this week’s round-up off with some blood-soaked dress-ups based on No More Heroes. Joining her is a cute little Zelda couple, some Black Widow and Tekken. There’s even some Arrietty cosplay. Because, you know. That movie was adorable. Shut up. To see the larger pics in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012 -
These Guys Went to a Tunisian Desert to Save a Star Wars Film Set
The Lars family homestead, last seen in the newer Star Wars films, is one of the more iconic locations in the Star Wars universe. It’s where Luke Skywalker’s journey begins and, from a certain point of view, it’s where Obi-Wan Kenobi’s comes to an end. Sadly, the set used in some of the films has…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012 -
Pixel Uniforms Made American Soldiers Easier to Shoot
In 2004, American Army personnel were issued with a bold new camouflage design, one based not on wavy woodland patterns, but pixels. It looked cool in a photo, but hasn’t worked so well where it counts: on the battlefield. The Universal Camouflage Pattern, or UCP, is a grey-green uniform that was supposed to allow soldiers…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012 -
If Dr. Seuss Was Skyrim’s Dragonborn…
I guess he’d write an autobiography that went a little bit like this: (to quote the artist’s page) Back up, my friends. Please make some room. I’m just about to shout my Thu’um! If I was Dovahkiin [DeviantArt, via Geeks n Gamers]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2012 -
Classic Dioramas Depict the Horrors of War
Last week, I took my family to the Australian War Memorial. If you’ve never been (chances are you haven’t!), it’s a lavish, cutting-edge facility which aims to both catalogue Australia’s military history and teach present (and coming) generations about the deeds of their forebears. It’s got all kinds of amazing exhibits, from fully-restored WW2 aircraft…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
Nintendo Has Unveiled a New Model of the 3DS. Here’s Everything You Need to Know.
Overnight, Nintendo made the surprise move to unveil an all-new model of the Nintendo 3DS, called the 3DS XL. Boasting a redesigned case and a grealty-increased screen size, it goes on sale in America in August. Just joining us? Here’s everything you need to know about the newest handheld gaming system on the planet. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
Hi Animal Crossing 3DS, It’s Been Too Damn Long
It feels like forever since we’ve seen new footage of the 3DS iteration of Nintendo series Animal Crossing. Luckily, then, the company’s overnight Japanese press conference gave us over two minutes of gameplay footage. The Animal Crossing Channel [YouTube]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
A Video Game Comedian’s Music Video, Featuring More Dancing Than You Can Shake a Stray Ass At
Regardless of your thoughts on underpants or Neo Geo cabinets, there’s one thing we should hopefully all be able to agree on: video game comedian Keith Apicary / Nathan Barnatt can dance So much so that it looks like Warner Music have given him a chance to showcase that in front of a wider audience,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
Your Bum Friends Are About to Get Shot by Nazis
I’ve been keeping a bit of an eye on the upcoming Heroes & Generals, because it looks like one of those PC games that’s too good to be true. Promising to combine strategic overlays with multiplayer combat, it’s the kind of WW2 game I’ve always dreamed about. I don’t know if that’s what we’ll actually…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
See Pokémon Black & White 2…In English!
Nintendo’s upcoming Pokémon Black & White 2 have previously only been shown off in Japanese. Let’s break that up a little, and check out this new English-language trailer. While the games are out in Japan this weekend, they’ll be hitting Western shores sometime this “Fall”
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
The New 3DS XL is Not What the 3DS Needed
Nintendo’s unveiling of an all-new model of the Nintendo 3DS, the 3DS XL, is strange one. Let the usual excitement over new hardware die down and you’re left wondering who, exactly, needs this thing? Revisions of hardware are usually there for one of two reasons: either you’re correcting a clear fault in the original or…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012 -
Get a Real Good Look at the New Nintendo 3DS XL
Here are the first official images of the new Nintendo 3DS XL Note that the units with the silver and red exterior casings share the same black interior, which is why there’s only the one image of the inside of a “black” 3DS.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2012
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