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The Very Best In Cosplay: Meagan Marie
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be forgoing the regular “best of the last seven days” thing for Fancy Pants and instead focus on the work of the best in the business. And there could be no better way to start than with cosplay superstar Meagan Marie. Formerly of Game Informer, Marie is…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012 -
Minecraft’s Developers Working On Three New Games That You Don’t Know About
Mojang, custodians of Minecraft, are also working on a new game called Scrolls. Beyond that? The Swedish outfit is developing a further three games, all of them unannounced. Video game developers are always working on something new, all the time. The news here is that two of those games may, according to Mojang CEO Carl…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012 -
The Vote on the Bill to Kill the Internet has Been Delayed
According to a report on The Hill, over the weekend it was arranged that a planned vote on the Stop Online Piracy Act would not go ahead “unless there is consensus on the bill”. The concession was apparently granted when the bill’s sponsor, Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith, agreed to ” drop a controversial provision that…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012 -
American Box Art Makes Kid Icarus Look Angrier Than He Should
I…just…you know…sigh. Whatever. Stuff like this won’t stop anyone from buying Kid Icarus on 3DS. But stuff like this does make me wonder who the hell is getting paid to make pointless decisions like this. On the left, the Japanese box art for the upcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising. Note the childish smile because this is…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012 -
Shibuya, the Animated Version
Tokyo hotspot Shibuya means a lot of things to a lot of different people. To me, it means nice sneakers and a Starbucks with a hell of a view. To artist Andrew Wilson, it means Mario crossing the street. Shibuya [Andrew Wilson]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2012 -
THQ Says it has “Not Cancelled” its 2014 Lineup
Over the weekend, a giant rumour popped up claiming that major publisher THQ was effectively done for. Specifically, it suggested the company’s entire 2014 lineup had been shelved, and that its major MMO project based on the Warhammer 40K franchise had been binned. Today, THQ refutes those rumours. The company’s statement in full reads: THQ…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2012 -
Holy Crap, This Metal Gear Toy is ENORMOUS
Ashley Wood’s threeA toy company has for years been teasing the release of a figure based on Metal Gear Rex. Why the wait? Because, um, it’s as big as a dog. Seriously, get a load of this thing. Earlier pictures made it look like it’d be, oh, 10 inches. 14 inches tops. This must be…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
My First Nintendo “Console”
I may have explained this a few times already, but growing up in Australia in the 1980s usually meant growing up without Nintendo. The NES was here, and people bought it, but it was never the sensation it was elsewhere. Most kids/adults played on computers or Sega machines. That didn’t stop me wanting one, though.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2012 -
This Might be the Reason Behind the Xbox Live “Hacks”
Ever since the first wave of “FIFA Hacks” surfaced last year, a lot of people have been complaining that their Xbox Live accounts had been “hacked”. Microsoft has continually denied any such breach of security, but you know, there have been too many cases for too long now for this to be nothing So, uh,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2012 -
Tycho: A Walk
Tycho has been the only thing getting me through this working week. Handling both his own synths and much of his own artwork as well, San Francisco musician Tycho – aka Scott Hansen – is signed to the wonderful Ghostly label, where you’ll find loads of other similar artists. Tycho fans – or anyone interested…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2012 -
Why It’s Not a Good Idea to Make Portals In Real Life
Creating orange and blue teleportation…hole…things like those found in Valve’s Portal series sounds awesome, but remember: in the real world, everything awesome is ultimately corrupted by assholes. Roommates and Portals [neatorama]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2012 -
The Battlefield 3 Cheaters Are Coming Here? We Shall Double Our Efforts!
Battlefield 3 is the first multiplayer shooter I’ve played regularly for years, but I’ve been on the cusp of tapping out lately because of all the cheats. Like guys in helicopters who hover at the edge of the map and deal out instant death. “What, you can’t get out of that flying tin can and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2012 -
Culture
Daarken’s Fantasy Art Has Shades of Mass Effect
The mildly-bizarre partnership between Mass Effect 3 and…Kingdoms of Amalur was announced with a wonderful piece of art. That piece was the work of Mike “Daarken” Lim, a freelance games artist whose stuff we’ll be looking at today. Beginning his career in 2004 creating monsters for Wizards of the Coast (creators of Magic: the Gathering),…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2012 -
PC Game Cancels E3 Appearance as SOPA Protest, Shutting Down Beta for 24 Hours
You may have noticed a few websites around the place pledge to “shut down” on January 18 in protest against the awful Stop Online Piracy Act. That’s all well and good, but now Red 5 Studios, the developers behind the upcoming Firefall, are doing it as well. Thing is, they’re shutting down their video game.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2012 -
Gran Turismo 5 Gets More Cars, New Track
On January 17, Gran Turismo 5 owners will get two news pieces of DLC to purchase, one of them a pack with six new cars, the other a new test track. The car pack, which costs $6, includes the Lamborghini Aventador, Jaguar XJR-9 LM, Aston Martin V12 Vantage, 1966 Volkswagen 1200, the Mini Cooper S…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2012 -
Minecraft Updated to v1.1 (Real Sheep! Better Bows!)
Those of you who still play Minecraft, the game’s been updated to v1.1. What’s new? All kinds of stuff, which may or may not be really important depending on what language you speak and how you feel about sheep. The biggest improvements are probably the extra language support for Europeans, enhanced bows, reduced brewing times…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2012 -
The Smooth, Sexy Fan Art of Will Murai
Brazilian artist Will Murai has worked extensively in the video games, comics and advertising industries. But that’s not why we’re here today. We’re talking about Will because of his amazing fan art. Using a style that’s halfway between ‘classic pin-up” and “newspaper caricature”, Murai has paid the ultimate, illustrative homage to some of his favourite…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2012 -
EA Mentions Second Medal of Honor Game. Again.
Electronic Arts has yet to officially take the wraps off a second game in its rebooted Medal of Honor series, but that hasn’t stopped the publisher from continually referencing it. Last year, copies of Battlefield 3 included an insert all-but advertising the game. And those who finished Medal of Honor’s singleplayer campaign will know it…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2012 -
These Might be the Most Sexist Gamers on the Planet
Get some popcorn and/or a cup of tea. This is some good late night reading. So there’s this online community called the Men Going Their Own Way Forums. Calling themselves “the Internet’s biggest and best Men’s forum”, it’s actually a place where disgruntled, repressed men can go and bitch about women. While their rants on…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2012
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