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2011, a Year In Disappointment
Throughout 2011, we’ve been blessed with some extraordinary games and some memorable events. But life is not all ups. For every up there must be a down, or in this case, a downer. These are, according to us at least, 2011’s biggest video gaming disappointments. Now, before we go any further, know that few of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 28, 2011 -
There’s a Long Wait For Halo 14
Age Shall Weary Them | Wonder if Master Chief will be dual-wielding walking sticks by then. By Lobzov Nikolay Some Awesome Magazine Covers From the 1970s In September 1975, the first issue of tech magazine Byte hit newsstands in America. While it would be mildly influential for at least the first decade of its existence,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
Android Tablet Rips Off Sony, Nintendo, Angry Birds and Everyone Else
Chinese tablet company JXD has released a new unit called the S7100, which in an effort to sell to its local market, flaunts not just its specs, but who and exactly where it’s ripping off properties that are owned and controlled by someone else. From the emulated games on its menus to the PlayStation buttons…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
Even Skyrim Fan Films Are Full Of Bugs
If you’re going to make a fan film based on Skyrim, you need to replicate not just the spirit of the game, but its maddening technical bugs as well. Shame they’ve left out the one that’s plaguing my game. Namely, my invisible Shadowmere. Some days, it’s great, I can pretend I’m Skyrim’s own Wonder Woman.…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
Adventure Time x Metal Gear x Mario x Halo x Everything Else
While we’ve already heard what the creators of Adventure Time would want to see in an Adventure Time game, there’s no stopping the rest of us from dreaming. Like this guy, whose dream is one I can get behind. While it’s lacking in the kind of originality the series thrives on, the idea of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
Controller Company Berates Customer, Then Penny Arcade. Bring Popcorn.
Reader Dave has sent us a rather interesting conversation he’s had over the past few weeks with Paul Christoforo, a PR rep from Ocean Marketing, representing the makers of the Avenger controller accessory It is entertaining reading. Initially the correspondence was between Dave and Christoforo, but once things get interesting he ccs us via our…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
This Week’s Cosplay Round-up Is All Men, Women & Animals
Skyward Sword. Aion. League of Legends. Mortal Kombat. They’re just some of the video game franchises represented in this week’s Fancy Pants cosplay roundup, alongside what I’m pretty sure is the segment’s first ever animal cosplay. As in, not a person dressing up as an animal, but an animal dressed up as a video game…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
Skyrim Meets Minecraft, Results Exceed Expectations
Let’s pretend, for a moment, that the court battle between Skyrim’s owners and the developers of Minecraft never happened. And that instead of fighting each other, they got together and made a sweet, sweet video game. About blocks. And blocky dragons. This isn’t some cheap piece of Minecraft machinima set to Skyrim’s score. It’s an…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
The Official Zelda Timeline, Now With Added Detail
While we were able last week to bring you the official Zelda timeline, courtesy of the series’ new art book, it was only the barest of structures, with just game names in chronological order. Now that the book has been out for a few days, more comprehensive translations are available. In addition to listing the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
The Vita Gets Two More Apps
As we’ve shown you, the PlayStation Vita has some handy apps. And now, following the Asia Game Show, it’s got two more. Unveiled at the Hong Kong show, which wound up yesterday, were new apps Wake-up Club and Picture Park. Wake-up Club is an alarm clock service, which runs in the background and can interrupt…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
Some Awesome Magazine Covers From the 1970s
In September 1975, the first issue of tech magazine Byte hit newsstands in America. While it would be mildly influential for at least the first decade of its existence, I’m not bringing it up today for its editorial content. I’m bringing it up for its awesome covers. The world of computers in the 1970s was…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 27, 2011 -
Is Skyrim Kotaku‘s Game of the Year?
Oh look. Somebody is voting for Skyrim as Game of the Year. How shocking Truth be told, I very nearly voted for something else. Total War: Shogun 2 had me hooked for most of the year, and its near perfection of the series’ blend of strategic planning and real-time tactics seemed to make it, for…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 26, 2011 -
Princess Mononoke
Mononoke Hime | Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke gets a makeover, courtesy of sakimichan Some Guys Who Made Homeworld Are Making A New Sci-Fi Game Over the past ten years, ever since we saw the last of the critically-acclaimed Homeworld series, a number of key developers working on games for developers Relic left the studio. More » Another…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
No 32GB Vita Cards For You, Europe (Yet)
The must-have accessory for the PlayStation Vita launch – and this is because you almost literally must have one – have been Sony’s proprietary memory cards. The 32GB versions in particular have been the most sought-after, selling out in Japan and being confirmed for the handheld’s US launch If you’re in Australia or Europe, though?…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
Culture
Former Homeworld Developers Are Making A New Sci-Fi Game
Over the past ten years, ever since we saw the last of the critically-acclaimed Homeworld series, a number of key developers working on games for developers Relic left the studio. Many of them have now settled in at a new home, Blackbird Interactive, where they’re working on “an ambitious and original sci-fi social strategy game”…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
Because Santa Needs To Die
You remember Happy Wheels? Free flash game, dangerously fun/funny. Well, this being Christmas and all, its creator Jim Bonacci added a Christmas theme to it. Where you control Santa and some Elves. Then kill them, repeatedly and without mercy Just head to Happy Wheels’ site, pick a level and at the character select screen, choose…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
Congraturations, Sega, This Vita Game’s a Winner
Now, we should be the last people on Earth to get on a high horse over typos and associated spelling errors. But the fact this screenshot comes from the Japanese version of Virtua Tennis 4 on the Vita makes it too good to pass up. @ItCameFromJapan [Twitter, via Destructoid]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
A Day In the Life of a Shy Guy
Clock on, office politics, clock off. Just another day in the life of one of the Mushroom Kingdom’s most adorable denizens. By, who else, Zac Gorman (Click on the below image to embiggen). December 22nd, 2011 [Magical Game Time]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011
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