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There are now 66 Million Xbox 360 Consoles In the Wild
Microsoft announced just ahead of its CES keynote that the Xbox 360 has sold 66 million units worldwide. Kinect has sold 18 million. And there are just under 40 million Xbox Live users. That’s…a lot of people not connected to Xbox Live!
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Say Hi To the Next PlayStation Certified Phone
At CES today, Sony unveiled the latest of its mobile devices to carry PlayStation Certification: the Xperia S. With the company’s Ericsson partnership lying in the dust, this one’s branded with only the Sony logo, and carries a 4.3 inch, 720p screen. It’s powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and has a 12 megapixel camera.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Jumping and Doodles is all Doodle Sprint is About
Sometimes a blatant clone of another game can be a terrible thing, other times, as contradictory as it is to say, it’s not that bad. Doodle Sprint is the latter. It is a shameless clone of always-runners like Canabalt, asking the player to simply tap (or hold) their fingers on the screen to make a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
This Old Republic Bug Makes the Universe Bigger. Perhaps Too Big.
Reader Ian hit a bug playing Star Wars: Old Republic over the weekend. Normally, we wouldn’t give a rat’s arse. Bugs happen. But this one was too great to ignore. “World’s Smallest Sith” isn’t a designated class in the game, sadly, but it probably should be.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
New South Park Screenshots Are, Well, Pretty Great
From what we’ve heard of the upcoming South Park RPG, it’s in good hands. From what we can now see of it in action, that feeling remains unchanged. A big batch of screenshots for the game showed up over the weekend, most of them showing what looks like battle gameplay. The whole kids-playing-dress-ups-only-with-real-magic thing looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
All This Week’s Cosplay Needs is a Little Faith (and Halo, and Zelda, and…He-Man)
What are the odds. Not one person cosplaying as Litchi from BlazBlue, but two, in the one week. Also, apologies if anyone thought the headline meant we’d have little people Mirror’s Edge cosplay. We do have Mirror’s Edge cosplay, though, along with people dressed up as characters from Halo, Final Fantasy, Xenosaga and, in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Watch Grown Men Spend 40 Minutes Trying to Fly a Video Game Fighter Jet
In this clip from Giant Bomb, three experienced video game players try, and in a prolonged and constant state fail, to get off the ground in hardcore flight sim A-10C Warthog Not that anyone here will be making fun of them for that. If you’ve ever played one of these games or watched the above…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012 -
Step Inside the Offices of one of Japan’s Hottest Games Developers
PlatinumGames may not be the most commercially successful Japanese developer around, but with a catalogue that already includes games like Bayonetta and Vanquish (and the sadly forgotten Infinite Space), they’ve got a ton of fans, well-wishers and public admirers. If you’re one of them, this might interest you. It’s the insides of the company’s new…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
Skyrim Monopoly Sends You On Daedric Quests
BioShock Monopoly. Mass Effect Monopoly. Now Skyrim Monopoly. I think I see 2012’s version of cakes coming on… Where Mass Effect‘s take on the classic board game was printed, tangible and ready to play, this Skyrim concept is just that, a concept, though it’s all been completed and is ready for printing should you wish…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto is Working on Something Brand New
Nintendo talisman Shigeru Miyamoto is a busy man! Not only does he help in an overseer’s role on many of Nintendo’s biggest games, but he’s also revealed he’s working on something new. Really new. While we already know he’s involved in the next Pikmin game and Luigi’s Mansion for the 3DS, Miyamoto recently told Associated…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
The PS3 Looks Like It’s Getting a Video Editing Studio
A tipster has sent tech website Engadget blurry snaps from the CES showroom floor of what looks like a new video editing suite for the PS3. It seems entirely legit, as a trademark filing was submitted last October and the thing even has a FaceBook page ready to go. Question being: who is actually going…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
There’s Nothing Like Vintage Sci-Fi Art to Liven up a Game Cover
Few things on this planet get me more excited than classic science fiction art. Wait, no. Quality classic science fiction art. Which means people like John Berkey, who is the man behind two of the best examples of sci-fi box art from the 1990s. Berkey, who passed away in 2008, was a prolific commercial artist…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2012 -
You Know Nothing, Garrus
Commander Shepard, Relax | Sara McSorley tones down the anger and presents the new female Commander Shepard in a more peaceful light. How To Get Banned Playing Modern Warfare 3 (and What a Ban Actually Looks Like) Let’s say you’re curious as to how, exactly, developer Infinity Ward determines whether an online offence is grave…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012 -
Video Game Anagram Covers are Hilarious
For a while now, NeoGAF user jarosh has been making anagrams out of video game names, giving each not just a new title, but new box art to go with it. They usually involve a little Photoshop work to go with the new name, and as a result can be slightly NSFW, but the more…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012 -
This Firefall “Cosplay” Kicks All Kinds of Armoured Ass
To help shill their upcoming Firefall, Red 5 Studios is employing two models to play the part of the game’s characters at press events and shows. One is cosplayer Crystal Graziano, who Red 5 is also sponsoring for a full year. The other is not a cosplayer. He’s an actor and…American Gladiator. Lee Reherman, who…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012 -
Six Days Into 2012 and we Have a Candidate For Worst Box Art of the Year
And, surprise surprise, it’s for a HD anthology, in this case the re-releases of the first three Devil May Cry games. While we’ve tutted in disappointment at previous collections, this one seems particularly awful, especially when you look at the PS3 version’s giant silver dash (the 360 one isn’t too bad). There’s almost as much…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2012
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