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Well Checkmaaaaaate, Princess
Ben Howard is the man to thank for this beautiful, hand-made set of The Legend of Zelda chess pieces. Drawing mostly from the designs of the Wind Waker era (though there are a few older styles thrown in, especially for characters not present in the GameCube title), there’s King Daphnes and Zelda leading the charge…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
There Will be no World of Warcraft LEGO, Sadly
Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and StarCraft franchises would be the perfect fit for LEGO sets. Sadly, the company has instead signed a deal with rival Mega Bloks to create toys and sets based on the franchises instead. Mega Blocks? More like Mega Sucks. [MEGA]
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The Prettiest Xbox Live Indie game You Ever Did See
Normally, one would associate (often incorrectly!) that the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel was a place for hobbyists, or beginners, where the ugly mixes with the crude for a bargain price. Not so. Especially in Orbitron: Revolution’s case. Being developed by Firebase Industries (and with music by Audio Antics, of Geometry Wars fame), it’s arcade…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
THQ Talking Dawn of War III
According to THQ’s Danny Bilson, Dawn of War III will “have a much larger strategic component to it, more of a global battle going on with little tactical things, sort of MMO-like”. It’s strongly hinted it’ll be revealed (as though it hasn’t already) in August. [Eurogamer]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
Reviews
The Great Big Guide to Adventure Games
Even with a recent resurgence of sorts, the time when true adventure gaming was a blockbuster genre is well and truly past. Those interested in re-living that past, or in finding out what all the fuss was about, can check out Hardcore Gaming 101’s Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures The Basics The book sets out…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
Guy Goes From Gran Turismo to Le Mans
In 2009, we told you about Spaniard Lucas Ordoñez, who won a Gran Turismo competition that gave him a shot at racing a real car. Fast forward to 2011 and the guy just made the podium at Le Mans, one of the world’s most gruelling and prestigious car races. Ordoñez, who only a few years…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
If Pokémon Was Street Fighter, the World Would be a Better Place
Turn-based battles and tiny sprites are for children. Those who grew up on Pokémon and are now a little more, well, grown up, deserve something more violent This custom fan-made game may not have the world’s slickest front-end, but those character animations are to die for. Well. Faint for. If you want to play it…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
Psychonauts is Back Where it Belongs
Having been the property of companies like THQ and Majesco, the publishing rights to cult platformer Psychonauts are now back where they belong: with Double Fine, the people who actually made the game. That’s according to a slightly premature tweet from a Double Fine employee, at any rate, who after dropping the info says that…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
Report: Sony Knew the PSN Leak Was Huge, it Just Waited to Tell You
According to a report from Kyodo News, citing official Japanese government documentation, Sony Computer Entertainment knowingly delayed telling the public about the extent of an attack on its PlayStation Network so as not to “bewilder” its customers. The report, submitted to the Japanese government and obtained under a freedom of information request, says that SCE…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
Some Details On the Wii U’s Graphics Chip
Some specific details on the graphics chip powering the upcoming Wii U console have been reportedly obtained by Japanese site Game Impress Watch, who say that while it’s running on “old” hardware, it still packs more of a punch than its current competition. While the exact name and nature of the Wii U’s GPU are…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
Timesplitters Developers Already Working With the Next Xbox Console?
Last month, there were reports that an “unnamed Electronic Arts studio” already had new Xbox hardware sitting on its desks. EA swiftly denied the rumours, but now another British source is saying almost exactly the same thing. What makes this particular report interesting is that the source in this case is alleged to be from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallIron Chef’s Secret Ingredient Was…Pokémon!
Iron Chef, a Japanese cooking show that began in 1992, has quite the cult following in certain Western countries thanks to years of dubbed episodes and re-runs. It wound up in 1999, however, leaving talismanic host Takeshi Kaga needing a new gig. And he found one in Pokémon If you’ve never seen it, Iron Chef…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2011 -
Culture
Would This Have Been a Better Duke Nukem Forever?
While my review is forthcoming, it’s no spoiler that Duke Nukem Forever isn’t a Game of the Year contender. Question is, though, what game are we judging? Because the one we are playing clearly isn’t finished. Leaving us to wonder, what game might we have been left with were 3D Realms able to actually complete…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2011 -
Green Blocks, an Open World and a Sword In Your Hand
Despite its appearance, this is not 3D Dot Game Heroes for the PC. But it’s something similar. This upcoming indie PC title is called Cube World, and is described as a “3D Voxel-Based game with a focus on exploration an RPG elements”. The entire world is procedurally-generated each time, and that goes for both the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2011 -
2011 is all About the Gun Barrels
Website Cracked ran the same joke last year, but this year, it’s even funnier. Or, depending on your point of view, sadder Is it wrong to predict that there’ll be at least one major award this year for “best iron sights”? And that it won’t be a joke award? The 6 Most Ominous Trends in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2011 -
Smash Those Glorious Pixels, Wizorb
Wizorb, as we’ve shown you before, is an upcoming game in which Breakout meets 16-bit Zelda / Final Fantasy. It looked hot in screens, and looks hotter than hot in motion. The game will (hopefully) be out later this year on PC and the Xbox Live Indie Games Channel.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2011 -
Bob Dylan Sings a Song for Marcus Fenix
This is Bob Dylan. And not just any Bob Dylan. Nutty 1970’s Bob Dylan. And he’s…singing a song about Gears of War OK, so it’s not actually Dylan. It’s comedian Liam Lynch. But that’s a mean Dylan impersonation, and also about the most unique Gears of War tribute we’re ever likely to hear. Dylan of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3 Shoots the Lights Out on Jimmy Fallon
As promised, Late Night host Jimmy Fallon has kicked off his video game week with footage of Modern Warfare 3 Sadly, at least for the first part of the clip, there’s not much to see. Much of the singleplayer footage has been seen before, and the audio has been totally washed out by Activision and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2011 -
Turns Out Hideo Kojima HATES Metal Gear On the NES
The original Metal Gear may have been most famous on the Nintendo Entertainment System, but that’s not the platform it was designed for. It was instead developed first for the MSX, and the fact it had to be ported over to the NES is something that makes the series’ creator, Hideo Kojima, very unhappy. In…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2011
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