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Forget Hats, Team Fortress 2 Now Has Official Wedding Rings
Should you ever feel the need to propose to that special someone in the middle of a game of Team Fortress 2, you can now do just that, after developers Valve added an official wedding ring to the game. It’s called the Something Special For Someone Special, and is available as a crafted item. It…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
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 – and that each game seems so wildly different from the rest – has long clouded the topic. Until…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
Culture
Game Industry All-Stars Making an Epic Sci-Fi Comic…Game…Thing
When Kendall Davis began work at 343 Industries, and got started on Halo 4, he probably didn’t think he’d end up quitting the studio and branching out to create an ambitious comic game with the help of an all-star game development ensemble. But that’s exactly what’s happened. Fine Art has the pleasure today of introducing…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
This Is Not The Mega Man Game You Were Looking For
When a reader passed this along and said it was a “fucking abomination”, I thought, well, those are awfully strong words. A Mega Man game on the iPhone can’t be that bad, can it? Oh. Turns out that, yes, it looks quite awful. Capcom seem to have confused the iPhone, which is capable of playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
Metal Gear Creator’s Next Game is Set In a “Very Open World”
Hideo Kojima, creator and curator of the Metal Gear franchise, sure loves a tease. Speaking with CNN recently, he starts to get into details about his upcoming game, then like all good teases do, pulls up short just before you get to the good stuff. Having shown it off last week with APCs and women’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
Comic Sans Even Ruins Video Game Logos
Ah, Comic Sans. The village idiot of fonts. While it normally ruins everything it touches, website Comic Sans Project are the font’s self-anointed “DEFENDERS”, replacing the logos of famous companies with, well, Comic Sans. You’d think it would look awful but, well, it often looks pretty great. Especially the PlayStation, Xbox and McDonalds ones. Comic…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
What’s This, a Dark, Brooding Space Adventure Game?
Stasis is an upcoming indie adventure game set in space. It’s for the PC. It’s played from an isometric perspective. And it looks all kinds of dark and moody. Me and Stasis are off to a very, very good start. Playing the role of John Maracheck, who wakes up from a stasis-induced sleep in an…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
How to Play as Link, In Skyrim
Let’s say you want to make your Skyrim character look really different, but don’t want to have he/she looking like Lightning out of Final Fantasy XIII. You could always make them look like Link instead! The “A Skyrim Link Armor” mod by Handski takes some existing pieces of clothing in the game world and modified…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
Skyrim Christmas Lights. Battlefield 3 Christmas Lights.
Nothing says CHRISTMAS SPIRIT like synchronising an expensive set of blinking lights to video game theme music. Behold, Skyrim’s main theme, and Battlefield 3’s intro music. Set to Christmas lights. The Skyrim ones are…OK, but the Battlefield setup could be handy for impromptu dance parties.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
See How Link and Zelda Have Changed In 25 Years
The upcoming Legend of Zelda art book, Hyrule Historia, has so far only been confirmed for a Japanese release. Since that means most of you won’t be looking at it at all, it won’t hurt to take a peek at a few more of its pages, especially ones that show the progression of Link and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
Call of Duty Creators Tease new Game With Second Blurry Image
Back in the Summer Respawn Entertainment, home to the creators (and many of the developers) behind the Call of Duty and Modern Warfare franchises, teased their upcoming project with a single image There’s now a second one. It’s about as useless as the first, but given the expectations around whatever it is Respawn come up…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2011 -
How Motion Sickness Can Ruin Games (And How You Can Fight it)
I can play games for hours on end. No problems. Good friend of mine, though, there are certain genres—FPS and driving mainly—that make him physically sick. He’s not alone. It’s a safe bet most of you either know someone, or suffer yourself, from motion sickness brought on by video games. There’s a great piece on…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2011 -
Sony Sued Over Its “No Sue” Legal Terms
Sony, along with several other big companies, has recently tried to institute a “no sue” clause in the terms of service agreements for its consoles. To oppose this, some people are, yes, trying to sue them over their “no sue” agreements. According to a report on GameSpot, a man in Northern California is leading a…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2011 -
Culture
The Star Wars, Fallout & Neverwinter Art of Brian Menze
Brian Menze’s been around the video game art world for a long time now. If you’ve played, say, Fallout 2 (released in 1998), know that he’s the guy who designed all the Vault Boy images in the game. But that was the 20th century! Since then Menze has worked on games like Neverwinter Nights 2,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2011 -
The Realistic Summer Sports Simulator Totally Nails The Olympics
You know Owen’s 2011 Sports Game of the Year awards? Throw ’em out. Straight out the window. Because now, at the 11th hour, we have a game that bests them all. Get a load of Realistic Summer Sports Simulator. Looking to have been inspired by Epyx’s Summer Games and QWOP, it’s a $0.99 iPhone game…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2011 -
Two Heartfelt Love Letters From the Mass Effect Universe
Here’s a treat for Mass Effect fans. If you’ve played Mass Effect 2, you’ll know that at some point, you run into an old friend from Mass Effect 1 on the colony of Horizon, who depending on how things play out, leaves you a heartfelt letter upon your departure. It’s a nice touch for those…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2011 -
The Bronx: History’s Stranglers
Ah, The Bronx. They’re a punk band, if you want to label them that generally, but they’ve always been a little out of sorts in that scene. The last time I saw them live, for example, was at a festival in Melbourne where they played right after Slayer and right before Iron Maiden. And they…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2011
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