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Next Xbox Due In 2012, Ubisoft, EA Already Working On It
According to Edge, Ubisoft’s Montreal studio is already working with “target boxes” based on the design of the next Xbox console, and “all signs point to” this machine going on sale in late 2012. A target box, basically a PC built to the expected specs of the console in question, is something studios can use…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2011 -
Your Guide to Getting Skyrim Looking, And Playing, Better
If you’ve got the 360 or PS3 versions of Skyrim, you’ve got a very fine game on your hands. If you’ve got the PC version, though, the game you’ve got is just the beginning. In the years to come there will be mods, tweaks and cheats you can use to dramatically transform the game, Bethesda’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2011 -
The Next Final Fantasy Might Not Be the Same Old RPG
No, according to Final Fantasy XIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase, it could be an action-RPG Calling a surge in the popularity of action-RPGs “a trend…you ignore at your peril”, Kitase told Edge, “I think the nature of the franchise is to present something new each time. In the global market we see many players moving away…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
Culture
Sadly, This LEGO Game Looked Better On Paper
There was a lot of hype for the ill-fated LEGO Universe. Mostly because it was an MMO using LEGO, but also because the early stuff people saw of the game looked amazing. The final product rarely met those expectations, and will be shuttered on January 31, 2012. While the game will soon be gone, though,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
This John Marston Doll Makes Dolls Looks Mean
Custom figure maker toylion, with some help on the face, has crafted this impressive 1:6 scale doll based on Red Dead Redemption’s John Marston. While I could live without the denim jacket, which gives him a slight NKOTB-wth-spurs vibe, everything else is awesome, especially the finer details like his bandolier. Sure, most of the stuff…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
Japanese Wii RPGs Get Fancy Reversible Covers
As if to Lord it over American Wii owners, Europe is not only getting Japanese role-playing games The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, they’re getting them with fancy reversible covers. The images you see here aren’t final. They’re just the artwork, so stuff like titles need to be added. Still, choice is always nice, especially…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
It’s Always Snowing In Skyrim
The delightful Zac Gorman shows us the contradiction inherent in playing Skyrim during a Northern Winter. I say Northern because, you know, it’s nearly Summer down here in Australia. Which makes playing Skyrim, with its snow and its snow and its blizzards on snowy mountains, even weirder Though not weird enough to wish for an…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
Me Gusta: A Tribute
Artist Aeron Bondoc pays a very detailed homage to the mascot of perverse pleasure on the internet. Aeron Bondoc [CGHUB] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
An Entire MMO Was Accidentally Erased From the Internet
And you think server downtime is bad. Spare a thought for players of Japanese/Korean MMO M2, which thanks to a little accident has actually been deleted. Forever. Like, it’s gone, and is never coming back. The game, which was developed by Japanese studio Sankando, was undergoing maintenance on October 21 when integral code was deleted…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
The Internet Really Is a Bunch of Tubes. Here’s What They Look Like.
Xbox Live. The PlayStation Network. Steam. This website. Your email. They’re all nothing without the internet. Yet do you ever stop and wonder what the internet actually looks like? Where all the cables go? Where it sleeps? This amazing documentary goes behind the scenes at Telx, a company whose Lower Manhattan offices are one of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
Please Don’t Tell BioWare To Change Mass Effect’s Story Because of Leaks. Please.
Last week, many of the key story points for the upcoming Mass Effect 3 were leaked. So out there, just waiting to spoil you, are assholes who already know how the game does (or can end). You’d think this would be a disaster for developers BioWare, but they’re actually totally cool about it. So cool,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
Skyrim Now Has Google Street View
The latest Elder Scrolls game hasn’t even been out for a week and already hordes of modders are hard at work on the game. While most of the tweaks produced so far as cosmetic, here’s one that’s not only useful, but beautiful. It’s called the UberMap, and turns the rather static map present in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
The Xbox Was As Close As We Got To A Dreamcast 2
The Xbox is ten years old this week. For those who have enjoyed playing games on either the original console or its successor the Xbox 360, it’s a time for heartfelt congratulations. For Sega fans, it’s a time for warm, if slightly tragic, reflection. By the time the Xbox was released in November 2001, Sega’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011 -
Don’t Take This Gears of War Pistol to the Airport
Triforce, the same guys behind that awesome 1:1 Mass Effect rifle, are also releasing a 1:1 weapon from the Gears of War universe. Seeing as the company already did a Lancer, this time they’re focusing on a COG Snub Pistol. Going on sale in December and limited to 500 units, it’s selling for, ahem, $400.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011 -
Culture
Holy Crap, the Assassin’s Creed Art Book is Amazing
The Assassin’s Creed series, a long-running favourite here on Fine Art, finally has a coffee table book worthy of its production values with the franchise’s fancy encyclopaedia. I got my hands on a copy today, and while it’s not just an art book, the concept and promotional pieces dominating the pages certainly make that the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011 -
Super Mario Bros. Always Needed More Blood
If you’re going to pay homage to the classic Super Mario Bros., you may as well do it by making a very similar game, only with loads of blood in it. That and a delightfully floaty jump are the driving force behind Tiny Plumbers, an indie platformer Robot
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011 -
Yes, I’d Love This $60,000 Flight Simulator, Thanks
You know those insane setups the military uses to train pilots on? They can cost millions, making owning one in your own home a pipe dream. But that doesn’t mean you can never own a fancy flight simulator! You just have to lower your aim a little, and instead of looking at something that costs…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011 -
The Cloud is Coming to the Xbox
Microsoft’s Brian Prince has told a panel at GDC China “you will be seeing things in the Xbox platform that’s cloud-specific. I’m already doing it, it’s really exciting, but I can’t tell you about it or else I’ll get fired.” [Gamasutra]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011 -
Yo Dawg Nintendo Heard You Like Cars So…
This Thursday, at the LA Auto Show, Nintendo will be in attendance. Yes, Nintendo. Why? We don’t really know, yet, but the company is showing off something it’s cooked up with West Coast Customs, the shop made famous by MTV’s Pimp My Ride While it’s probably got something to do with Mario Kart, since Mario…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011
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