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The New Xbox Dashboard Is Stopping Some Users from Getting Online
Ever since the release of Microsoft’s new dashboard the other week, some unlucky users have been unable to get their consoles back online, something the company is promising to “resolve … as soon as possible”. “We have recently identified an Xbox Live profile data error that results in Error Code ‘801540B7’ for a small number…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
Capcom is Opening a bar. A Real, Drinking Bar.
Japanese publisher Capcom will next year open a bar in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku. It’ll be a sort of cultural and public relations outpost for the company (which is actually based in Osaka), as alongside food and drinks based off Capcom properties it’ll also host public events. The bar, which is called…Capcom Bar, opens on January…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Day a Sporting Legend Became an Unwitting Sonic the Hedgehog Icon
In the pouring rain on April 11, 1993, Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna raced into history with one of the greatest performances of his career. In treacherous conditions, he held off a spirited challenge from arch-rival Alain Prost to take a famous victory, one of the last he would savour before his tragic death…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
Half-Life LEGO? One Man Made It Happen.
Custom LEGO builder Brandon Bannerman doesn’t wait for due process to take its course, he makes his own damn LEGO. And this week he’s made this wonderful little Gordon Freeman. It’d look great with that last set of Half-Life LEGO we saw, give those Combine someone to chase after. You can check out more pics…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
Jedi & Sith Turn Times Square Into a Star Wars Battleground
To celebrate the launch of video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, publishers EA flew teams of Jedi and Sith into New York City’s Times Square to face off. Then they shipped (or paid the subway fare?) for a whole bunch more. The pace of the action is a little…slower than we’re used to in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
Another MMO’s Accounts Have Been Hacked
Developer Trion Worlds has sent emails out to its subscribers warning them that accounts for its MMO Rift – which some people think is a damn fine game – have been compromised by “unauthorized intruders”. While Trion says that “there is no evidence, and we have no reason to believe, that full credit card information…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2011 -
The Red vs The Blue
Red vs Blue | Belgian artist Olivier Couston tackles both sides of Team Fortress 2’s Pyro Networking: How a Shooter Shoots I’m going to lean out of the window here and share some knowledge I gathered about a very complex topic I had no idea about a few months ago. Why am I doing that?…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Hey, Assholes, Stop Trying To Scam Steam & Charitable Indies [Update]
The latest Humble Indie Bundle, which offers farcical bang-for-buck, has been for many a great way to get a load of great games for a reasonable price. Sadly, for others, it’s been a way to try and scam a very lucrative competition. Right now, Steam is running a frequent competition whereby it “raffles” off free…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Culture
Why a 1995 PlayStation Game Still Looks Like It Came From The Future
You know why the PlayStation took off in the mid-90s? Because it was cool. And nothing on the PlayStation was cooler than WipeOut The futuristic racing series, created by Psygnosis, was fast and fun, but what really helps the franchise stand out is its unique approach to visual design. Rather than going cartoony or realistic,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Oh, If Only Portal 2’s Wheatley Had Won a VGA
Portal 2’s Wheatley did not win an award at the Spike VGAs. Mildly disappointing, but then, given the Spike’s themselves are mildly disappointing, I’m not losing much sleep over it. Eeexxcccceeepppptttt for this. Being a virtual character, Valve had to make his acceptance speech in advance. Just in case he actually won. He didn’t, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
A Clash of Two Game of Thrones RPG Trailers
Months have gone by and we never got a single good look at the Game of Thrones RPG in motion, and suddenly, not one but two trailers appear. You’ll see Mormonts, you’ll see the Wall, you’ll see a Red Priest, you’ll see Varys and you’ll see a lot of men with enormous necks and enormous…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
We All Wish We Were This Good At Battlefield 3
Gameplay as cinema? Sure, it can work, especially when it’s as entertaining as Run, a short clip put together by YouTube user JackFrags. While captured in-game, this isn’t raw, live gameplay footage. Those aren’t competitive opponents he’s up against (in case you couldn’t tell by the Stormtrooper-like accuracy and reflexes on display. Everyone you see…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Aphex Twin: Xtal
The man the world knows as Aphex Twin, and who his mother knows as Richard David James, is a British electronic artist who is kinda famous for face-shattering tracks like Come to Daddy Which, you know, aside from having an awesome video, I’m not that big a fan of. What I am a big fan…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
The US Army Has One of the Prettiest Video Games On the Planet
Remember back in May, how we showed you that footage from the US military’s new “video game” simulation suite? Well, it’s back. And it looks more amazing than ever. To recap, this is the Dismounted Soldier Training System (DSTS), a new simulation tool for the US Army. It’s cost the government nearly $60 million to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Spec Ops: The Line’s New Trailer Has Sand In Its Eye
Here’s a new trailer for 2K’s upcoming Spec Ops: The Line. Hrm. I dig the setting, and the sand could be a neat gimmick, but everything else, hrm. Did anybody ask for Uncharted x Modern Warfare? Anybody? Hrm.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Old Republic Could Have Been a Game of Thrones MMO (Or Lord of the Rings!)
Years and years ago, when the design team for what would become Star Wars: Old Republic was first sitting down to plan a video game, they knew they were going to make an MMO. Hopefully a Star Wars one. But just in case they couldn’t, they had to have some backups. And those backups will,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Here’s Your Weekly Instalment of Half-Life 3 Trolling
Don’t get your hopes up, but there’s a website on the internet with a giant Half-Life 3 logo on it that’s been doing the rounds today, tugging rudely on people’s heartstrings. It’s slick, it goes to the trouble of adding copyright notices and the essential “small logos” that lend credibility to the site, but come…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2011 -
Winter is Coming
Winter is Coming | And it is adorable. By Renaud Forestie This Might Actually Be The Official Zelda Timeline Since the series began, Nintendo has been coy on whether there’s an official timeline for The Legend of Zelda. They’ve said there is one, locked away in Nintendo HQ, but the fact it’s never been shared…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
See How Star Wars: Galaxies Danced Out In Terror And Was Suddenly Silenced
Not with a bang, but several bangs. Then a whimper. And a succession of people just standing around, awkwardly, wondering what they’d done with the last eight years of their lives. As you’re probably aware, last weekend the plug was pulled on Star Wars Galaxies, the long-running, mildly-popular but ultimately disappointing MMO that had managed…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011
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