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Xenosaga Action Figure Comes Out Guns Blazing
Couldn’t scrape together $550 for that sweet KOS-MOS statue, Xenosaga fans? Maybe this $50 figure is more to your liking. It’s a Figma figure, meaning that unlike the statue it’s got joints and lines everywhere. Those joints and lines are there for a reason, though, as it’s highly posable, the inclusion of a stand meaning…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2010 -
Xbox 360’s AT&T TV Service Launches In November
Having first been revealed in, oh, 2007, it seems that the Xbox 360 is finally going to be able to play nice with AT&T’s U-Verse streaming TV service. Thing is, there’s a catch. Well, catches For one, you can’t just sign up and use the Xbox 360 on its own like you can with, say,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2010 -
Watch Obama Bring The Rain In NBA Jam
US President Barack Obama is in the new NBA Jam, alongside a bunch of other prominent past and current politicians. Sounds like it’s worth a chuckle when you read it, but man, you have to see it. This is how elections should be fought. Not with votes, or advertising dollars, but with boomshakalakas.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2010 -
The 3DS’ Battery Won’t Last As Long As The DS’
While Nintendo is yet to release concrete figures on the battery usage of the 3DS – not that you can ever trust official figures – company president Satoru Iwata has hinted that it won’t last as long as the DS. “As for the battery, it is inevitable that Nintendo 3DS will be a device which…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2010 -
Before Kinect, Microsoft Had “Exotic” Motion Controllers
In 2010, Microsoft’s Kinect is a motion-sensing camera that requires no control pad. You are, as the marketing goes, the controller. In the beginning, though, things weren’t so fancy. According to a big write-up on the history of Kinect on Wired, in 2007, Xbox boss Don Mattrick had called for a “reimagining of the way…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2010 -
Don’t Expect That World Of Warcraft Movie Any Time Soon
While Hollywood director Sam Raimi is keen to make a World of Warcraft movie, whether he made it soon was always going to come down to the result of a tussle for his attention between it and another project. And it looks like that other project – Disney’s Oz: The Great And Powerful – has…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2010 -
The Game For Anyone Who Ever Wanted To Be A Sky Pirate
A prototype version of Pirates of New Horizons, the game that gave us vivid Skies of Arcadia flashbacks a few weeks back, is now available for download. It’s like the old shareware days from games like Doom; the developers have put out a short game as a proof of concept, and if enough people dig…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
I Choose You…Jigglypuff, For This Giant Tattoo
You hear someone has a Jigglypuff tattoo on their arm, you begin to think horrible, horrible thoughts, but Danielle White’s forearm piece looks…well, it works As seen on ALBOTAS Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
Mario’s 25th Anniversary Box Set Heads For Europe
That lovely re-release of Super Mario All-Stars, presumed only for the Japanese market, will also be released in Europe, Nintendo has revealed. The company’s Swedish website has posted a listing (Update: now backed up by a press release stating it’s a Europe-wide release) for the collection, with a release date set for December 3. Included…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
Epic Boss Doesn’t Think The 3DS Can Run The Unreal Engine
Though he hasn’t got his hands on the system himself, Epic’s Mark Rein reckons he knows what’s under the hood of Nintendo’s new 3D handheld. And from what he knows, he says there’ll be no Unreal Engine on the thing. “It’s below our [minimum specifications], from what we can tell” Rein said to Joystiq. “We…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
Rumor: Sony Pulling Plug On PSP Dev Kits [Update]
According to a report on French site PSPGen, Sony has informed those in the relevant communities that come November 15, they won’t be able to order development kits for the handheld any more. Wonder why that would be? The news reportedly comes via a message Sony Computer Entertainment sent to PSP developers, part of which…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
There Is A New Wii Color, And It Is Red
Super Mario Bros. is 25 this month, and to mark the occasion Nintendo is releasing this hot new variant of the Wii in, what else, Mario Red. It’ll be out in Japan on November 11, and will retail for ¥20,000 (USD$240). What’s more, it’ll also include not a Wii Remote, but one of the new…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
See Beyond Good & Evil HD In (Most Of) Its 1080p Glory
Sadly, this is off-screen footage of the game, not raw, delicious high-definition video, but you can still see that Beyond Good & Evil is looking quite nice at a more contemporary resolution. I went back and played the original on a PS2 last week to compare, and…yeah, as often happens, our memories of the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
Dragon Age’s Save Imports Are World-Changing
From the Quest for Glory days right through to BioWare’s own Mass Effect, role-playing sequels have allowed you to import your old character into the new game. So, uh, how is this going to work for Dragon Age II? Well, it’ll work a little differently, what with you not taking control of the same player.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
Battlefield On The iPhone: Bad Company?
EA today revealed that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is making its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Due out next month, the game retains the first-person perspective of its console sibling, taking place across 14 missions based on those found in the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC version. It’ll also feature online multiplayer, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2010 -
Starcraft II Becomes Survival Horror In This Incredible Mod
Granted, this mod – turning Starcraft II into what’s essentially Dead Space in the Blizzard universe – may never see the light of the day. But its creators deserve credit just for this demonstration video. The basic goal of the mod, called Project Vector, is to turn Starcraft II – a real-time strategy game –…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2010 -
Turn Off The Lights On This Dreamcast Mod
Ryan recently modified this Dreamcast as a commission piece, giving it this amazing Skies of Arcadia theme. He e-mailed us saying “People said I should email your website as you might enjoy it”. People were right It may not look like much at first, but that detailing on the case is some beautiful work (it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 6, 2010
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