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Here’s the First Ten Minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
We’ve got some tips lately that a build of the new Deus Ex game had been leaked onto torrents. Sad business, but it at least explains where this video comes from. That and its awesome intro. Needless to say this will probably spoil some stuff if you’re genuinely invested in the game, so be warned.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
Carmageddon Returns With New Car-Smashing Game
Vintage car combat series Carmageddon is making a comeback, with original developers Stainless Games having quietly re-acquired the rights to its old property. The new game is called Carmageddon: Reincarnation, and will be a downloadable title due sometime next year. No platforms or any more tangible information are available than that.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
One of the Few Ways You Could Genuinely Improve Half-Life
There’s been a trend in recent shooters to make things more immediate. Bob the camera around a little, show your character’s arms and legs more often. That kind of business wasn’t around in 1998, when Half-Life was released. But what if it was? Or what if the game was re-released now with all the extra…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
This Lara Croft Will Set You Back $350
This new Lara Croft statue, from Sideshow Collectibles, will go on sale later this year for the princely sum of $350. Aside from a rather fetching-looking paperweight, what else do you get for that kind of money? Not much more aside from the statue and the promise of exclusivity, it seems, as aside from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
Madden 12’s Cover Is Brought to You by the Colour Brown
I hope you like the colour brown, because it’s the real star of this year’s Madden 12 cover art, both versions of the game looking more like a Gears of War map than something from a game played on bright green fields. The regular edition of the game, featuring cover star Peyton Hillis, can’t help…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
The New Age of Empires is Looking Sharp
Age of Empires Online, which is a lot more enjoyable than it sounds on paper, will be out in August. Here’s a damn fine trailer to go with that announcement. I never thought I could be sold on a war game with a trailer showing nobody being killed, and yet here we are. AoE Online…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
And You Will Know Mario Games by The Colour of Their Boxes
In Japan, Nintendo has a practice of releasing more mature titles in black boxes. In America, pretty much the opposite is about to happen. From now on, a range of Mario’s DS games in the US will stand out on the shelf with a bright red case, drawing the eye of the customer towards the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
Nintendo’s Next Console May Have Something In Common With the iPhone
We’ve heard that the touch-screen controllers used in Nintendo’s next home console will have a camera. It appears that California-based OmniVision, who among others works with Apple on its iPhones, may be supplying those cameras. OmniVision specialises in camera solutions for handheld devices, and for a few years has supplied the swish back-facing camera sensors…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallBehind the Scenes of The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
For the past few years, Nintendo has run a series of interviews on its website called “Iwata Asks”, giving us behind-the-scenes looks at some of the company’s most important games and pieces of hardware. This interview, though, does not involve Iwata. And was never on Nintendo’s website. Because it was conducted in 1991, and involved…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011 -
Relax, Spirits Will Guide You Through Your Next Wait In Line
The iPhone seems packed to the rafters these days with loud, violent shooters and games about money. So let’s take things a little slower, and relax with a puzzling platformer about some cute spirits instead. Spirits is an iPhone and iPad game by Spaces of Play that, at the risk of crudely comparing the game,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
Culture
The Forgotten Art of the Video Game Title Screen
Back before games had cinematic intros, and many of the biggest titles were still in arcades, the video game title screen was often one of the most important “lures” for a customer. Featuring big artwork and even bigger titles, it had to capture everything the game stood for. Everything it was about. Everything it was…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
Group Claims to be Attacking Sony, Stealing Data. Again.
Over the past few days, broadcaster PBS has been the target of a concerted series of attacks on its online presence. Those hackers now claim they’ve moved onto targeting Sony. A tweet issued by the group, going by the name LulzSec, says “Hey @Sony, you know we’re making off with a bunch of your internal…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
Call of Duty Elite’s Leaked Trailer Says a Lot [Update]
I always thought Activision overpaid for those Rolling Stones rights in Black Ops. Good to see they’re getting a bit more mileage out of them here, in this thoroughly chatty trailer for the new Call of Duty Elite service If you can stomach what sounds like nearly seven minute’s worth of TJ Miller’s voice, there’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
Buy a Dreamcast That’ll Fit In Your Hand
A slightly iffy Japanese site is taking preorders for a portable Dreamcast that may not look like much, but promises to do everything you’d expect from such a unit. The all-on-one handheld has a screen, control surfaces and speakers, and plays retail Dreamcast games. They’ll ship next month, but at $470 each, only serious (or…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
The Absurdity of International Game Ratings
Different cultures have different tastes. That’s a given, and will always result in slight differences in game ratings. But what’s just happened to 3DS game Dead or Alive: Dimensions is too strange to overlook. The game won’t be sold in Sweden, Norway and Denmark because of fears over the region’s child pornography laws, which forbid…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
The Fallout MMO Might Not Survive the Coming Apocalypse
The Fallout MMO, which has been chugging along for a while now with seemingly little progress made, is now in danger of going under completely as the game’s developers stare down the barrel of a rusty, post-apocalyptic gun. Interplay, which has been around for decades, is a few million in the hole at the moment,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
If Portal Was a Movie, It Would Look This Good
This is Outside Aperture, a fan flick based on the aftermath of the first Portal game. It makes the assumption that, rather than being dragged back into Aperture, hero Chell escapes and finds a new home. Where she can bake. It was made by these guys, and really, get a cup of tea and settle…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011 -
Uncharted 3‘s Beta Wanders Out of the Desert Next Month
Beginning on June 28, certain PlayStation 3 owners will be given access to a multiplayer beta for the upcoming Uncharted 3 Those certain users are those who picked up a preorder voucher from inFamous 2 or are PlayStation Plus subscribers. Sadly, for everyone else, the beta won’t kick off until a week later, on July…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2011
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