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Activision Can Take Its Black Ops And Go Home, You Know
A huffy customer support worker at Activision, no doubt fed up dealing with people complaining about Call of Duty: Black Ops’ poor online performance, has snapped over an email exchange with tech blogger Jason Koblovsky. Koblovsky, who for months has – along with many others – experienced connection issues with the game when attempting to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2011 -
World Of Starcraft Isn’t Quite What You Thought It Would Be
Your eyes do not deceive you. Long assumed to be the natural successor to World of Warcraft, this is an MMO built around the Starcraft universe. Only…it’s been made by some fans, and it’s been made using Starcraft II. It appears that Starcraft II’s mod tools, which are powerful enough to allow users to turn…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
Graffiti Brings Sega’s Fallen Hero Back To Life
Console artist Ozcan — whose work we’ve featured before — certainly knows the way to pull at a Sega fan’s heartstrings with this glorious custom Dreamcast Apparently a woman bought the console second-hand at a market, and seeing as the machine was in such a poor state felt like it needed — no, deserved —…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
Nintendo Dragging Its Feet On 3DS Region-Free Issue
A Nintendo rep says , “There is the possibility that Nintendo 3DS software sold in one region will not function properly when running on Nintendo 3DS hardware sold in another”. Possibility? Properly? This isn’t Middle Earth, quit talking in riddles!
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
I Don’t Think We’re Quite Ready To Smell Our Video Games, Thanks
There have been crude attempts at this before, but this device — from, of all people, Scent Sciences — reckons it really can have you smelling napalm in the morning (provided the game you’re playing has napalm and mornings). The ScentScape is a small device that uses “hardware, software & algorithms and chemistry” to mix…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
This Diablo Monk Lights Up The Internet
Diablo III isn’t even out yet, but already we have a chance to check out the game’s Female Monk in action, courtesy of these amazing cosplay shots from model Christina. Also known as ZerinaX, Christina is a giant in the world of cosplay, having taken out the top prize at last year’s Blizzcon convention, an…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
See Halo’s Heroes Get Stabbed Over And Over And Over…
Tom Saville, an animator at Bungie Studios, had a great job on Halo: Reach. He got to do all the stabbings. Here, then, is a highlight reel of his work. Which means it’s two minutes of stabbings. OK, so that’s not all he did, as there are space ostriches and Noble Team member Jorge in…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
Portal’s Creators Want To Give You Free Games
If you play Portal 2 on PS3, you can play with people on a PC. Neat! And to make sure as many people as possible are doing just that, the PS3 version of the game will include the PC version. All players have to do once they get the game is link their PlayStation Network…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
Unboxing A Very Special Edition Of The (Totally Fake) PSP2
While every second person in China has their hands on a PlayStation Phone, the honour of the world’s first PSP2 “unboxing” goes to the crew at Way of the Rodent. OK, not really. Not only did they get an early look at the handheld (OK, not really), but it’s the Ivory Coast Special Edition to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
The 3DS Might Be Making Japan Sick
While everyone was having a great time at Nintendo’s big 3DS showcase in Tokyo a couple of weeks ago, some people weren’t having the greatest time afterwards, with a Japanese magazine reporting widespread cases of discomfort after use. Weekly tabloid magazine Friday claims that, having interviewed a range of people during and after the event,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
It Is Illegal To Shoot Pigs Over The Internet With Robot Shotguns
You pull the trigger in a game, and a series of 1s and 0s determines whether you did anything in the virtual world. You pull the trigger on this thing and a real gun shoots at a real, living creature. Last year, Jay Williams – the man whose property the contraption was discovered on –…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
Is Microsoft About To Let Kinect Play Nice With Windows?
With hackers showing the world what Kinect is truly capable of, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft decided to release its own, official PC support for the Xbox 360’s motion sensing camera. PC gossip site WinRumors reckons that Microsoft “is currently preparing an official Kinect SDK and driver support for Windows based…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2011 -
Vintage Gaming Collection Washed Away In Aussie Floods
Over the past week, large areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard have been ravaged by floods. Billions of dollars worth of damage has been done, and sitting quietly amidst that tally is this man’s retro gaming hardware collection. Aussie collector NFG’s house in Queensland was among those affected, flood waters getting into his home and destroying…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2011 -
Shooting Zombies Is Harder Than It Looks
Those plucky survivors in zombie games always make killing zombies look easy. But just how easy is it to nail headshots against a wave of ravenous flesh-eaters when the guns are real? In this video, part of Rooster Teeth’s great Immersion series, two men with firearms experience show that if you already know how to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2011 -
3DS Games Go Black For Grown Ups
Nintendo kicked off a trend last year whereby “adult” games for the Wii — at least in Japan —- had not a white banner on the box, but a black one. Well, that goes for the new 3DS now, too. While it doesn’t change the fact the 3DS’ Japanese box art template is disappointingly plain,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2011
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