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Do Not Buy A 3DS From The Home Shopping Network
Your first instinct may be to hate this. For the price-gouging, for the fact they can’t seem to get even minor details right (my what is a 2D camera?). But give it a few minutes and that’s exactly the reason you’ll grow to love it. It’s the Home Shopping Network at its finest! [via Go…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011 -
Is Nintendo’s New Machine The Death Of The “Console Generation”?
So, Nintendo has finally confirmed that a new console will be out in 2012, six years after the release of the Wii. With Microsoft and Sony not due to release consoles until 2014 at the earliest, is this the death of the “console generation”? Since the latter half of the 1990s, video game consoles have…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011 -
3DS Sells 3.6 Million, Nintendo Profits Nosedive
Since launch, the Nintendo 3DS has sold 3.61 million units. That and the fact the company’s operating profits are down a whopping 52% due to a slide in sales of the DS and Wii are the highlights of Nintendo’s latest financial report
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011 -
The Great Grand Theft Auto Megamix
Originally pieced together in 2008 but only released now, this “GTA Mix” by Neal Santos is over 70 minutes of music both from and inspired by the Grand Theft Auto series. It’s a franchise renowned for its excellent use of licensed and home-grown tracks, so yeah, if you’re in the mood to party this is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011 -
Seems Even Nintendo Is Using The Word “Cafe”
This image can be found on Nintendo’s official, internal development support site. While it could mean anything – we’re not developers, so don’t know the insider lingo used – it is interesting that it uses the word “Cafe”, which is heavily rumoured to be the codename of Nintendo’s new console If you’d like to see…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011 -
Mass Effect’s Normandy Has A New Coat Of Paint
Now that Commander Shepard really has to save the galaxy, swanning about the outer reaches of space in a ship belonging to a shady group of thugs just isn’t going to cut it. As we can see in this new toy from Dark Horse, the Normandy from Mass Effect 3 is now sporting the livery…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
The Weird And Wonderful World Of The Sega Genesis
One of the great things about the Genesis (or Mega Drive, depending on where you’re from) is the fact that, unlike most other major consoles, Sega licensed out its technology, meaning a range of companies could , along with Sega itself, come up with their own wacky versions of the console. While some of these…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011 -
Gabe Newell Has Never Meant Business Like He Means Business Here
If you’re unsure what else your $2 is getting you with the “The Final Hours Of Portal 2” application for the iPad, know it includes pictures like this (via weedpoop). The Final House Of Portal 2
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
The Art Of Mortal Kombat
For a game that’s always been darker and grittier than its rival Street Fighter, the new Mortal Kombat has a surprising amount of…beauty to it. The game’s art style sets the same tone the rest of it does: a return to not just the roots of the series but the business of fighting, and nothing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
All 646 Pokémon, Together In The Mother Of All Family Photos
Since the first game’s debut in 1996, the Pokémon family has grown to number in the hundreds. Want to see what they all look like in one place? Look no further. Here are all 646 Pokémon, the complete roster up to and including those featured in the latest games, Pokémon Black and Pokémon White. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
This Minecraft “Board Game” Looks Awesome
Last month, a display at San Jose State University let visitors play Minecraft outside the confines of a computer, using little paper cubes and little paper tools. It was called “Real World Minecraft”, and was basically just a giant creative free-for-all: people could walk up and just built whatever they wanted from the tools at…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
This Game Will Let You Play Monopoly In The Real World
Why plan Monopoly over a little board and pieces of plastic when you can grab your phone, get off your ass and take over the real world? Turf Geography Club is an iPhone game currently in development that combines geography-based app FourSquare with Monopoly’s “take over the city” mechanic. The more you get around, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
This Weekend, Europeans Can All Play Xbox Live Together
Hey Europe, this weekend, the class system that normally divides Xbox Live between paying and non-paying subscribers is being torn down. That means for April 23-24, anyone with an Xbox Live account can indulge in online multiplayer. The purpose? Microsoft is shooting for a bullshit (read: sponsored) world record, and wants as many people playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Draw Us A Wii 2, Please
Whenever there’s talk of a new video game console, one of the first things to surface are bad photoshops. The next things to surface are bad mock-ups. If you can draw, do you feel like saving us all and doing a good mock-up? This isn’t like our weekly Photoshop contest. We’re not after laughs, shits…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Current Consoles Are Still Capable Of Some Amazing Graphics (Like These)
With all this talk of Wii 2 and consoles holding PC graphics and development back, it’s easy to forget the fact we’re stuck with the Xbox 360 and PS3 for another three years. Just because they’re getting a little long in the tooth, though, doesn’t make them slouches in the graphics department. This is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
Say Goodbye To The DS Lite
If this image showing an email circulated amongst GameStop stores is legit, then the humble Nintendo DS Lite may now be a thing of the past. Having been first succeeded by two models of the DS, the DSi and DSi XL, and now by an all-new handheld, the 3DS, the writing has been on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2011 -
The Colour Of Video Games
Colour can be a strange and wonderful thing. Sometimes, all it’s used for is to fill in the lines, or make something appear more “real”, or more interesting. Yet other times it can be as powerful a force in our identification of a game as any character or soundtrack. So we got to thinking: can…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2011 -
Ever Wonder Who The Guy At The Beginning Of Every Valve Game Is?
A Reddit user by the name of vism did, so they emailed Valve boss Gabe Newell. And actually got a response, if not from the big man himself. The man in question, who is displayed during the opening credits of Valve games (and can be seen in the clip above), sadly remains a mystery, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2011 -
Minecraft And The G-Man, Together For Charity
There’s currently a battle going on over on the site of the Humble Indie Bundle, where two indies who have “made it big” – Minecraft creator Notch and Garry’s Mod creator Garry Newman – are jostling to see who can donate the most money. Accuse them of showboating if you will, but since proceeds from…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2011
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