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Pokémon Black & White 2: Gameplay Trailer 2
Just over a week since we last got a good look at the game/s, Nintendo has released a second proper trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Black & White 2 Both games will be out in Japan on June 23, and in the US and Europe sometime in the Fall.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2012 -
Sony Wants MMO Players to Meet Each Other In Real Life
Sony has applied for a strange little patent that streamlines the process via which online friends in an MMO can meet up in the real world and become real friends. It’s not doing this out of the kindness of its heart – the “technology” is aimed at getting them together at what sound like marketing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2012 -
On May 1, A New Call of Duty Game Will be Revealed
A new Call of Duty game reveal? Already? It’s OK. I’m as shocked/speechless/breathless as you are. Activision has updated Call of Duty’s official site with a new splash page saying that, on May 1, there’ll be a “World Reveal”. Given the increasing buzz/chatter flying around it’s probably for either Black Ops 2 or, as was…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2012 -
Riot Cops, Student Protesters Lock Down THQ’s New Video Game Studio
On Friday, THQ’s Montreal Studio – the big, fancy new setup that Patrice is running – spent part of the day locked down as students and riot police clashed on the street directly outside their offices. A few developers stuck inside looking down on it all sent us links to images from the showdown, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2012 -
Ever Wanted to See a Portal Turret go Skydiving? Well, Here You go
Reader Alex went skydiving the other day, and aside from taking his good self, packed an inflatable Portal turret to go with him. Both then proceeded to jump out of a perfectly good aircraft at 13,000 feet. Alex says that, thanks to air pressure, the turret was actually really tough to keep hold of, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2012 -
The Greatest Game of Thrones Video Game Never Made
Look at this. Just look at it When artist Roberto Flores dreamed of a Game of Thrones 2D fighting game the other day, I dreamed a little more of a showdown between not Drogo and Robb Stark, but between Tyrion Lannister and Cersei Lannister. Today, Roberto has made those dreams come true. Just…look at it.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2012 -
Making Mass Effect Adorable
Artist Andy Helms, of “Dude a Day” and movie pixel art fame, has for a little while been drawing these cute little portraits of the cast and crew of Mass Effect 2 & 3 He’s probably not finished yet, but there’s enough here already to give you an idea of where he’s going with it…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2012 -
Culture
Beautiful Video Game Art, Direct From Korea
You probably haven’t even heard of the games Korean artist Kang Jin has worked on, let alone played them. But that’s OK. These Fine Art posts aren’t about what the game is, but how nice the art is, and Kang’s art is nice Now employed at online gaming powerhouse Neowiz, Kang has also worked at…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2012 -
ArmA 3 Still Looks Like 2012’s Sexiest War Game
Call it Call of Duty fatigue, call it a longing appreciation for what Bohemia Interactive is doing with this series, but every time I see new footage from upcoming military sim ArmA 3 I get a little weaker around the knees. Military shooters, done well, are a guilty pleasure of mine, being a child of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2012 -
This Weekend, Everyone Can Play Diablo III. Even You. And You.
Listen up. From noon on Friday, April 20 (Pacific) until 10:00am (Pacific) on Monday, April 23, Diablo III will be in open beta. Meaning anyone with a valid Battle.net account can get in on the action. To download the client now ahead of time, click here. Once downloaded and once the weekend rolls around, you’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2012 -
Fake Adventure Game Lands Fan a Double Fine Internship
When German adventure game nut Marius Fietzek applied for an internship at Double Fine studios by, well, making an adventure game, it seemed a cute touch, though a little short on hard selection criteria. Not to worry! This is Double Fine we’re talking about, a studio run by Tim Schafer, who landed a job at…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallWhat Computer Animation Looked Like in 1971
Us 21st century kids with our Unreal Engines and fancy computers think our animation is just so shit hot. And it is! But it had to come from somewhere, and that somewhere are these very humble beginnings. This 1971 Canadian documentary looks at the very early days of the practice of key frame animation. For…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThose Dudes in Castlevania are Pretty Intense
Unlike the Konami of today, which relies almost entirely on milking a couple of key franchises and selling mobile games in Japan, the Konami of the 1980s was a more exciting company. You could say, in fact, they were jammin
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThere was a Good Super Mario Bros. Movie. Let’s Watch it!
When someone talks about the Super Mario Bros. movie, you’d be forgiven for assuming they’re talking about the 1993 live-action flick starring Bob Hoskins. But there are actually two Super Mario Bros. movies, the first one – a feature-length anime – having been released in Japan in 1986. It was called スーパー マリオ ブラザーズ ピーチ姫救出大作戦!…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012 -
Atlus Publishing Vanillaware’s Gorgeous Dragon’s Crown
Dragon’s Crown, an action-RPG from boutique Japanese developers Vanillaware (Odin Sphere), has been missing in action since its E3 debut last year. If you were thinking that meant the game was dead, though, you’re wrong! Atlus just signed on to publish it on both PS3 and Vita, and it’ll be out next year.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012 -
Brave Man Turns Dead Aircraft Into Awesome Flight Simulator
James Price, an air traffic controller at Oakland airport, owns a flight simulator. Not a “buy a joystick and plug it into your computer” flight simulator. A “chop the nose of an actual giant airplane and turn it into a flight simulator” type of flight simulator. Price has, stuffed in his garage, the actual nose…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012 -
Stand in Awe of This Life-Sized Metroid Statue (Made of Paper!)
I’m hesitant to call this papercraft, since that’s a word we normally associate with little things that sit on a desk. Instead, I’m just going to call this 6’10″ model of Metroid’s Samus Aran a masterpiece. It’s made entirely of paper. Her giant helmet, her giant arms, even her giant feet, all made from paper…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012 -
This Game Uses Not Just Kinect, but the Wii as Well
And what’s more, it looks awesome, because instead of just asking players to dance to pop music or sing like a teenage girl, it’s asking you to pop, lock and boogaloo your way to awesomeness. It’s called WiiPop, and uses a combination of Wii Remotes (strapped to the player’s body) and Kinect’s camera to, well,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012
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