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The Three Kings Of Kong Finally Meet And Do Battle
Forget 2007 documentary The King of Kong. That was a struggle for Donkey Kong domination between just two men. The Kong Off, held last week, was a struggle between sixteen of the world’s (well, North America’s) best player. For your good vs evil, narrative purposes, yes, Steve Wiebe (the good guy) and Billy Mitchell (the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2011 -
American Censors Cover Up Dead Or Alive’s Shameful Inner Thigh
The Japanese box art for Dead or Alive Dimensions features Kasumi about to kick someone right in the face. The US art is similar, only it decides American teenagers are too vulnerable to handle a little inner thigh. On the left in the image above, the Japanese cover. On the right, the American. You know,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2011 -
CultureTotal Recall
This Game Boy Wasn’t That Portable, You Know
The very last model of the Game Boy was the Game Boy Micro. It was tiny. You couldn’t just put it in your pocket, you could lose it in there. Now let’s compare that sleek handheld with something from 1991. It’s easy to remember the original Game Boy existing as a lone entity. You owned…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2011 -
A Hacker Didn’t Break This Game, He Helped Fix It
New MMO game Rift has had a few problems since launch, one of them being a percentage of user accounts having been compromised. Luckily, an ex-hacker has been able to help plug the leak. A user with the handle ManWitDaPlan was able to identify the issue with the game – which the developers describe as…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
Call Of Duty‘s Cover Competition Has 32 Candidates, And The Fans Are One
Never one to let Electronic Arts steal a march on it, Activision will be holding a vote (hint: they’re not really) for its flagship franchise, allowing fans to select who (or what) will appear on the cover of the next Call of Duty game. You can place your vote in the comments section below. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
Wait, People Play Competitive Minesweeper?
To you, Minesweeper may be a casual gaming relic, but to a small band of hardcore fans, it’s a competitive scene as hotly-contested as any Call of Duty or StarCraft leaderboard. Despite being a game synonymous with Windows 3.1 and XP, and one that hasn’t exactly been culturally relevant for a while now, Minesweeper retains…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
Hijacked Road Sign Warns Motorists Of Left 4 Dead Dangers
People have been messing with road signs for years now, warning people of zombie attacks. It’s so much more awesome when it’s done to specifically warn people of Left 4 Dead’s zombies, though. Two signs in Pennsylvania were earlier this week tampered with by crafty video game fans, their regular traffic notices replaced by warnings…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
Yes, Moon Would Definitely Work As A Retro Adventure Game
There’s a saying I just made up: every video game ever made looks better interpreted as an early 1990s Lucasarts adventure game. That rule also applies to film adaptations. Danish artist Mads Johansen has taken 2009 sci-fi flick Moon and turned it into an…early 1990s Lucasarts adventure game (at least in this single screenshot…he hasn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
Portal Comes To Team Fortress 2
Not officially, mind you, but then unofficial unions in PC gaming can often be better than the “real” thing anyway. Eugenio “Motanum” Roman put this thing together, which recreates the Aperture Science Labs from Portal (at least in spirit) and makes a passable Team Fortress 2 map out of them. While you can’t use a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
Trine 2 Is Beautiful (And Delayed)
Co-operative platformer Trine 2 has been delayed until the end of Summer. Bummer! As consolation, Atlus released this new trailer for the game, which looks even prettier than the first game. And that was a pretty, pretty game.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD
You can grab this shirt for $10 from Ript. See here for reference.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
Metroid Toddlers Are…Sweet?
Australian artist Ben Guy, who we last saw putting giant robot helmets on small boys, has a gentler side. Where he puts giant Metroid helmets on small girls instead. This is “Lucy”, a piece destined for the artist’s second “Helm” exhibition, the first of which ran in Melbourne late last year. And before you ask,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
There’s A Little Bit Of X-Com In This Ghost Recon Game
The new Xcom game isn’t really X-Com at all. There’s no turns and certainly no isometric combat. For those upset about this, maybe you should look into, of all things, a Ghost Recon game for the 3DS. Why? Because Ghost Recon Shadow Wars is being made by the same man who created the X-Com series:…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallTen Years Ago Today, The Last Game Boy Was Born
On March 21, 2001, stores in Japan began selling the first units of the Game Boy Advance. There are few sentences that can better describe how far video games have come in the past decade than that. Ten years ago, the words “Game Boy” were still synonymous with not just Nintendo’s handheld domination, but the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011 -
I’ve Had It Up To Here With Map Packs!
I have a dream. That when a big shooter is released, at least some of its downloadable content caters to the crowd that prefers to game alone. Think about it. Despite being games that are defined in many ways by their singleplayer campaigns and heroes (Master Chief! Captain Price!), series like Halo and Call of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011 -
Killzone Has Never Looked Prettier Than In This Killzone 3 Art
Killzone and Killzone 2 were drab, bleak affairs. Killzone 3, on the other hand, dared to add a little colour to the series, a decision that paid off in the end. I never really had much time for the first two games, but I really liked Killzone 3, and I think at least part of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2011
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