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Meet the Cutest Portal Toy Yet
The first fruits of the threeA x Valve toy partnership we recently told you about have already been revealed. And in true collaborative style it’s a proper crossover. This creature is part-Companion Cube from Portal, part-Square². If you don’t know what a Square² is, it’s a little guy from Ashley Wood’s World War Robot universe.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
This Splinter Cell Live-Action Series is so Good You’ll Think It’s Official
Building off a very fancy short released a year ago, there’s now a very professional web series based on Ubisoft’s stealth series Splinter Cell. It’s called Splinter Cell: Extinction, and is made by Companion Pictures. It has nothing to do with Ubisoft whatsoever, as they’re very keen to point out, but given how slick the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
Mass Effect’s Epilogue Reveals Forbidden Love, Softball Scholarships
SPOILERS AHEAD. Since Mass Effect 3’s ending doesn’t really do the greatest job of telling you what happens next, fans are filling in the gaps. Some are doing the wrong thing and being totally serious about it. Others are giving the game an Animal House-style, 80’s comedy epilogue. Which, now that it’s here, I’m just…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
Three Minutes of Beautiful Space, Just Passing Earth By
For all the Earth’s problems, many of which are ugly things, all it takes is a trip into space to remind us that this giant ball of dirt can still be a remarkable, beautiful place. This stunning footage was taken from the International Space Station. If it helps you to put on some Vangelis or…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
Culture
Gorgeous 3D Art From Old Republic, Arkham City & Resident Evil
The fine folks at animation house Blur make some of the best video game trailers and cinematics in the business. So it’s a treat, as always, to be able to feature their work here on Fine Art This morning, we’re looking at Jason Martin, formerly of Blur but now working at Doom creators id Software…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
The Battlestar Galactica Prequel Looks Surprisingly Great
There’s a prequel to the latest Battlestar Galactica series on the way, dealing with the adventures of a certain Bill Adama during the first Cylon War. Here’s the series’ first trailer, which it appears somebody snuck out of last weekend’s Wondercon. It looks exciting, and surprisingly expensive. Then again, it’s a trailer. It’s supposed to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
You Didn’t Ask for This Amazing Deus Ex Cosplay, But You’re Getting it
This is Videros, a cosplayer from Germany. You needed that intro because, for all intents, he may as well actually be Deus Ex star Adam Jensen, complete with future pants, fancy jacket and snappy sunglasses. About the only thing he’s missing is a shot of him eating cereal, but it looks like it was taken…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
There’s a Giant Tie Fighter for Sale on Craigslist
There’s a beautiful crackpot in Seattle who is selling a Star Wars Tie Fighter on Craigslist. Not a little toy, or a model that sits on your desk. He’s selling 8 foot x 8 foot replica. Which you can sit in No idea what it was built for, but it’s on wheels, will hold a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
Looks Likes Dark Souls Might Actually be Coming to the PC
In January, publisher Namco Bandai said that a petition to have cult hit Dark Souls ported to the PC had its “attention”. Now, an Australian PC magazine is teasing something a little more substantial. The newest PC Powerplay mag has hit newsstands, and its back page, teasing next month’s issue (pictured above), isn’t very subtle.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
This Nazi Zombie Hungers for Your Brains (Well, Cash)
Nazi zombies are the stars of both movies and video games. With good reason. You combine a Nazi and a zombie and you’ve got twice the bad guy. The premise is now set in (poly)stone with this statue from Sideshow, which shows an undead member of the 1000-year Reich in full lurch. As with most…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
Please, Watch This Insane LEGO Ninja Movie
This clip, called The Duel, is based loosely on a 2006 animated short called…The Duel. Only this time it’s in LEGO and shot in stop-motion, which makes it three minutes of your time well spent. The animation was done by Namchild, who says that no CGI was used whatsoever, and that only PhotoShop was employed…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
Real Portal Boots, Straight From the Victorian Steampunk Heyday
DeviantArt user batman-n-bananas made a very fetching steampunk Portal gun. But what to wear with such a contraption? Why, mechano-Victorian long fall boots, of course, in which fancy modern tech is swapped out for reliable British steel. These are wonderful. And while they fit the “Steampunk Portal” brief perfectly, I like to think they’d be…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall1990s Adventure Game Wash-Up Wants Reboot, Begging for Cash on the Internet
If you played PC adventure games in the 1990s, you may have come across detective Tex Murphy, star of the absolutely badass Mean Streets and four more games that weren’t anywhere near as cool. Murphy was one of the first FMV “stars” in video games, which was a lucky break for the character’s creator Chris…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallBefore LA Noire, There Was This 1996 Noir Adventure Game
Part of the appeal of Rockstar’s LA Noire was the fact it was set in a time period that video games normally avoid like the plague. The hats, the music, the black & white, it should be poison to a generation of gamers accustomed to wars, aliens, sports and fast cars. But as LA Noire’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 Gets a Happy Ending After All
People been complaining about the end of Mass Effect 3. Saying there isn’t enough of this kind of business If that’s you, here. Russian artist Hellstern has an alternative finale. And it doesn’t get much happier than plush Krogans, Gilbert & Sullivan karaoke and Garrus eating a watermelon. Mass Effect 3 how it should’ve ended…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012 -
The First Official Trailer for the New Angry Birds Sequel
Here’s the first official trailer for the first proper sequel to Angry Birds, called Angry Birds: Space. They don’t look that angry, do they? More like they’re just…mildly upset. A little cranky. Guess that’s what billions of dollars does to an animal. It cheers them up. The game’s out on March 22.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012 -
God, I Wish I Could Buy This Mass Effect Omni Tool
Cosplay specialist Chris “ammnra” Myles, who knows a thing or two about amazing Mass Effect costumes and props, has commemorated the release of Mass Effect 3 with another piece of incredible craftsmanship. This Omni Tool is made from laser-cut acrylic, which was then heated and manually shaped until it resembled something you could slide onto…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012 -
Awww, Nintendo Made a Horror Movie
How cute. It’s not at all scary, of course, but then, the 3DS game its promoting – Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir – doesn’t look terribly terrifying either Still, it’s a neat idea for Nintendo of America, even if it is nowhere near as cool as the company’s Japanese equivalent for the same game, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012 -
The 18 Games That Actually Use the iPad’s Fancy New Screen
The new iPad is faster than its predecessor, sure, but the main selling point is its glorious retina display. Problem is, nearly every game on the App Store was designed for the previous models, meaning they’re not exactly making the most of that 2048 x 1536 resolution. Some developers, though, were either ready for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2012
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