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Heavy Rain’s Most Screwed up Scene, Recreated in Living Color
If you haven’t yet played PS3 adventure Heavy Rain, and want to, don’t watch this. It contains a pretty big spoiler. If you have, though, or haven’t and don’t care, or haven’t and want to see drama, take a look at what reader David came up with for his media arts interview at Sheridan College.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2012 -
The Smithsonianā€™s Video Games Exhibit is Nearly Ready, Let’s See how it’s Coming Along
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “The Art of Video Games” exhibition opens next month. Which is exciting! While the doors aren’t quite open yet, here’s a look at how the exhibition are shaping up as the team puts it all together, and some of the cool/interesting things you’ll see if you manage to make it…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2012 -
This Modern Shooter Can’t Come Soon Enough
Earlier today, I made a little fun of an upcoming modern military shooter. I am now going to gush over a modern military shooter. The distinction? The first Medal of Honor (well, the latest one) pitched itself as a “real” military tale. Free of a World War 3 soap opera, it was about some guys…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallHow Some of the Best Adventure Games Ever Made…Were Made
If you’ve ever played an old adventure game from Sierra – so King’ Quest, Police Quest, Space Quest, Quest for Glory, etc – you need to see this old documentary showing how some of those titles were made. While the bulk of the clip is taken up with hyping the then-upcoming King’s Quest VI, there…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
A Beautiful Collection of Awesome Nintendo Logos
I like the games and the hardware, of course, but one of my favourite things about Japanese video games from the 1980s were the logos. And some of the best ones came out of Nintendo. I’m not talking about the company’s primary logo, either. I’m talking about the series of logos drawn up for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
Blizzard Working on a Free-to-Play Game? [Update]
According to a report on Develop, World of Warcraft and StarCraft developers Blizzard are working on “an upcoming, as yet unannounced game” which will be based around a free-to-play business model. It’s unknown whether this free-to-play (F2P) game is Blizzard’s famous “Project Titan” or a separate title. To date, Blizzard’s games have either been available…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
Yes, the Next Medal of Honor Game is Called Warfighter
Between this official art (released by EA alongside confirmation of reports from earlier today) and the name, which isn’t just funny but is also part of an existing, competing series, we’re getting dangerously close to self-parody land here.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
PlayStation 4 to Feature AMD Graphics?
For the PlayStation 3, when it came to the console’s graphics, Sony partnered with Nvidia to produce the RSX ‘Reality Synthesizer’ GPU. According to a report on Forbes, though, for the PlayStation 4, Sony is partnering with Nvidia’s arch-rival AMD instead. Citing “former AMD employees”, the Forbes report says “the processor designer may play a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
The Best Video Games of 2011, Turned Into an Awesome LEGO Movie
This actually aired at the beginning of the recent Interactive Achievement Awards, but since you probably weren’t there, and probably didn’t stream the entire event either, here it is. It was put together by Kooberz, who we’ve featured before. Amazing stuff.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
There is a Video Game Dating Site. Sigh.
A site called Date a Gamer has just gone live in the UK, with a “particular slant for helping Gamers hook up”. “Whether you want to date an online player, meet up with fellow geeks, or get some nookie just before you get into another Call of Duty session – this is your site!”, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
Meet Admiral Ackbar, Who Still Hasn’t Seen the Original Star Wars
Everyone knows Frank Oz, of The Muppets fame, voiced Yoda in the Star Wars movies. Ditto for James Earl Jones and Darth Vader. But do you know who did the voice for Admiral Akbar, uttering one of the most widely-used lines from the original trilogy (IT’S A TRAP!)? Or the voice of Mr. Head Tentacles…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
Air Guitar Hero Works, Lets Amputees Rock Out
A pair of bright sparks from Johns Hopkins University have taken the Wii version of Guitar Hero and turned it into a rehab tool for amputees. Specifically, people missing their hands/fingers. Normally, such an injury (or by-product of surgery) would rule out the playing of games like Guitar Hero, which require, well, fingers, but biomechanical…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
Want to Play the New Counter-Strike? Answer Some Questions.
Valve is ramping up participation in the Counter-Stike: Global Offensive beta, promising a whole round of keys will be handed out to people who complete a survey on the game. All you’ve got to do is head here and answer some questions, and “over the coming months [Valve] will make selections from the survey participants”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallWho Needs The Wizard When You’ve Got Surf Ninjas?
The Wizard, a 1989 movie starring Fred Savage, was little more than a 100-minute commercial for Nintendo. Surf Ninjas, a 1993 movie starring Ernie Reyes, Jr., Rob Schneider, Leslie Nielsen (doing his best M. Bison impersonation) and Tone Loc, was much the same for Sega’s Game Gear handheld. Only it was way better. The film…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallSega Lost the Handheld Race Long Before it Lost the Console Race
People are still, a decade on, shedding tears over Sega’s last home console. We get it, it’s sad, but let’s not forget that other Sega gaming machine that was killed off by stronger competition. The Sega Game Gear. When Nintendo released the Game Boy in 1989, arch-rivals Sega decided it had to have a dog…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2012 -
Total Recall Starts Now!
Time to look back on the history of video games. Just don’t look back in anger, OK?
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2012
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