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Man, AirMech Looks so Freaking Good Right Now
So last year, a few of us got our hands on AirMech, and thought it was pretty special. It’s like classic action/strategy game Herzog Zwei got into Macross cosplay in a big way. The version we played, though, was a very early alpha, which while immensely promising was also a little thin. Months later and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2012 -
There’s (Hopefully) Still a Future for Used, Rented and Borrowed Games
Oh boy. Once people had got past the news we’d heard about the next PlayStation Orbis’ specs and release date, they got real angry about the fact it’s likely to include some measure of “anti-used games” technology. Just like the next Xbox console. That subsequently led to people thinking that they’ll never be able to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2012 -
New Game of Thrones Trailer as Heavy on Story as it is on Giant Necks
The upcoming Game of Thrones RPG would like to remind you there’s more to it than music and combat. There’s also a story, and dialogue, and sadly dialogue that isn’t being spoken by the amazing James Cosmo. Cosmo, who plays Jeor Mormont in HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series, is one the best of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2012 -
The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Looks Great in LEGO
You know, I haven’t actually seen the live-action version of this trailer. For most movies these days, I go into blackout mode, try and save myself for when I see the actual flick. So I’m in a weird spot now. I’m going to go see this movie later this year, and I’m going to see…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
The History of Early Computer Games. In Iraq.
There’s a really interesting piece up on HG101 in which Iraqi gamer Salwan Asaad, now living in Egypt, recounts his experiences growing up in the 1980s with the region’s fledgling scene. Unlike the hell-in-a-handbasket Iraq has become in the last twenty years, Asaad remembers during the 1980s it was a (relatively) more prosperous state, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallLook How Awesome Old Video Games Were in Old Movies
Seeing video games in a movie these days, or even a movie based on a video game, is nothing out of the ordinary. It’s expected. But during the 1970s, it was something to be marvelled at. This clip collects cameo appearances on the silver screen by the arcade games and home consoles of the 70’s,…
Luke Plunkett & Chris Person Published March 28, 2012 -
Total Recall Starts Now!
Time for your daily look back at the history of video games!
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
The Next PlayStation is Called Orbis, Sources Say. Here are the Details.
While the official reveal of Sony’s next home console could still be months away, if not longer, Kotaku has today learned some important details concerning the PlayStation 3’s successor. For one, the console’s name—or at least its codename/working title—is apparently Orbis. And it’s being planned for release in time for the 2013 holiday season. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
Man, This Indie Game Action Movie Looks Badass!
Indie Game: The Movie, a documentary following the careers of a few of the more notable indie devs going around, moves men to tears. It’s also, by all accounts, rather good. But I never knew it was this good. Seriously, the early trailers have been awful. If it takes you this long to get to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
Stunning Tech Demo Made Using Single Texture
Artist Tor Frick is the sole man responsible for the Unreal Engine tech demo you see above. If you just watch it, it looks lovely, but also looks like nothing out of the ordinary. It’s only when you find out he made it using a single 256×512 texture that you go “wow”. For reference, in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
Get a Real Good Look at the New Portal Gun Toy in Action
Limited to just 5000 pieces and priced at $150, most of you will never get your hands on one of NECA’s replica Portal guns. Ah well. You may as well do the next best thing and check out this video of one of the beasts in action. It certainly looks the part, and the flashing…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
Battlefield 3 Looks Wonderful as a Strategy Game
With a little camera trickery and some added effects, Battlefield 3 – which is very much a first-person shooter – suddenly becomes a real-time strategy game. If you’re wondering why you’re enjoying this so much, the Red Alert theme song might have something to do with it.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
The Most Realistic Link You Ever Did See
Plenty of people cosplay as Link, star of the Legend of Zelda. Some people do it really well. Few, however, can ever seem to really match the appearance of the little guy. Probably because he’s a small, cartoon-like boy with giant ears and huge feet. Cosplayer Amouranth has given it a damn good shake, though,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
There Was Too Much Blood On This Game’s Cover
The upcoming Risen 2: Dark Waters has been asked by the ESRB to change its front cover, because there was simply too much of the ol’ claret splashed across the box art. The body places limits on the amount of violence that can be shown on marketing materials, and as a result the marketing team…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
EVE Online Suicide Taunter Goes Well Beyond Apologising
The Mittani, a senior player in the EVE Online community and the man at the centre of yesterday’s story about suicide taunts at a game convention, has gone well beyond apologising for his actions. Saying that “actions > words” and that he hates it “when people use alcohol as an excuse” for their behaviour (The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
EsportsThe World Cyber Games Sounds Like it’s Done for
The World Cyber Games, or WCG, for a long while regarded as the pinnacle of the e-sports movement, has all but given up with news that it’s dropping all support of PC and console titles and switching to competitive…mobile gaming. In a letter leaked to cadred, and confirmed as authentic by Gamearena, WCG CEO Brad…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Nintendo’s Shameless 1970’s Advertising
Before Nintendo made home console titles and hardware, the company made, among other things, arcade games. Behold, then, the might and majesty of Nintendo’s advertising, circa the late 1970s. In which the company releases clones of other people’s games (in this case Space Invaders), and is damn proud of it to boot! Flyers out of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallJapan’s Most Famous Foreigner in Today’s (Well, Yesterday’s) Best Game Trailer
UFO Kamen Yakisoban was a 1994 Super NES game that was basically one giant commercial for instant noodles. The star of the show? The dude in the black cape with the fork who ends up covered in giant noodles? That’s Dave Spector, probably the most famous foreigner working in Japan [via VGJunk]
By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallJames Cameron, Why Didn’t You Shoot Anything?
The eyes of the world were on Hollywood director James Cameron this week as he became the first man in decades to reach the deepest point of the ocean floor, and the first man to ever achieve the feat by himself. Good for you, James Cameron. Me, all I could think of was, why can’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012
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