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The Wonderful, Shady World of Knock-Off Nintendo Consoles

The Nintendo Entertainment System, and its Japanese sibling the Famicom, were two of the most successful video game consoles to ever be released. Which led to a lot of, let’s say, imitators. OK, no, let’s say complete unlicensed rip-offs. But we’re not here to tut tut and point fingers. Today, we’re going to celebrate some…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2011

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Treasure Yasushi Suzuki’s Art From Games Like Ikaruga, Sin & Punishment

While not a games artist per se, seeing as he does work for everything from books to comics, Yasushi Suzuki still has his fans in the world of video games. Particularly amongst followers of Japanese developers Treasure. Popping in as a freelancer for the studio, Suzuki’s bold style can be seen in Ikaruga and Sin…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011

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Stuff Your Gamer Mouth With the Nuts of Destruction

While I’m not too fond of food marketed directly at the gaming community in general, GamerFood has come up with some rather catchy names for their new line of energy-infused nut sacks. Packed with caffeine, taurine, ginseng and lysine, this is a serious collection of nuts and seeds right here. We’ve got Seeds of Victory,…

By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2011

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Bengus’ Capcom Game Art Will Knock Your Teeth Out

Since I’ve started a thing lately with Capcom artists, I may as well finish it by spending a morning showing off the work of Bengus. A bit of an enigma, Bengus’ art has been a big part of Capcom’s fighting games since 1987, with almost every title and series from the original Street Fighter through…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2011

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So, a Giant Asteroid is Heading for Earth…Again…

Later this week, the asteroid YU55 will pass close to the Earth. How close? Like, between the moon and the Earth close. PC gamers may remember the last time this happened, in 1995. Back then, it was the asteroid Attila, and unlike YU55 – which should pass by harmlessly – it was headed straight for…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2011

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A Celebration of the Art of the Uncharted Trilogy

Uncharted 3 is out today! In honour of the occasion, I thought now would be a good time to have a little Uncharted party here on Fine Art, and showcase concept and 3D art from all three games in the series. This is a massive gallery, so you might want to go make a cup…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011

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Before There was Nathan Drake, There was Pitfall Harry

The third game in the Uncharted series is out this week, and will once again bring to the fore the adventures of a man in sloppy clothing climbing all over stuff while stealing priceless artefacts. Which takes me back. Not the the first two Uncharted games. Way back. To the series that tipped its hat…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011

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Uncharted Territory

Uncharted 3 releases for the PS3 on Tuesday, along with GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, Sonic Generations and The Lord of the Rings: the War in the North. Batman: Arkham City and Gears of War 3 get downloadable content. Tuesday • GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (PS3, 360) • Sonic Generations (PS3, 360, PC) • The Lord of the…

By Owen Good Published October 30, 2011

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Sunday Comics: Liar, Liar, Abs on Fire

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Oct. 24.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Oct. 28.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…

By Owen Good Published October 30, 2011

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This Week in the Business: ‘Most People Believe Nintendo is Doomed Like Sega.’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Most people believe Nintendo is doomed like Sega.” – Reacting to Nintendo’s terrible mid-term earnings report, Panoptic Management Consultant’s Asif Khan explains why Nintendo won’t end up like Sega and why you should buy stock QUOTE | “Xbox 360 could most…

James Brightman Published October 28, 2011

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Take This Lollipop… If You Dare

Are you ready for Halloween? Have you gotten scared by anything recently? Perhaps a little creeped out that somewhere in the dark corners of your neighborhood, there sits a silent stalker in a white, blank mask, waiting… waiting… waiting for you to be alone? I think about what used to scare me as a kid…

By Kirk Hamilton Published October 28, 2011

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Capcom Wouldn’t be Capcom Without Akiman’s Amazing Art

Japanese artist Akira Yasuda, better known by his pen name Akiman, is a legend in the video game art world, being responsible for more classic images, posters, box covers and characters than we’ve got space to share. So we’ll keep things brief, and just focus on some of his more memorable works. Akiman worked at…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2011

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The Best Street Fighter Movie Starred…Jackie Chan?

You’ve seen the bad of the Street Fighter craze of the early 90s. Now see the good. No, not good. Amazing In this clip, from 1993 movie City Hunter, we see martial arts superstar Jackie Chan take a bit of a beating. After which he starts seeing things. Namely, characters from Street Fighter II. Then…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2011

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The Pretty Ladies, Mutants & Busted Old Cars of RAGE’s Wasteland

Today’s Fine Art features two men who worked on RAGE, id’s recently-released desert shooter. One helped design (and build) the game’s cars. The other, the game’s mutants. Both somehow found the time to draw pictures of pretty ladies as well. Which, given the amount of tiny shorts on display in this post-apocalyptic wasteland, shouldn’t be…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011

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See how 1993’s NBA Jam was Made (and Sold to the NBA)

We rarely get to see the process by which a video game is pitched to a publisher, even today in an age of developer diaries and all-access marketing. It’s even rarer we get to see how a game was pitched all the way back in the early 90s. Yet that’s what we’re getting a look…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011

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This Guild Wars 2 Art Can’t Stand Still

OK, so I’ve got a bit of a thing for Guild Wars 2 art. It’s a gorgeous game, shoot me. But before you do, you should check out both this concept art and, in a neat twist, some trailers made out of concept art. Horia Dociu, who worked as an artist on Half-Life 2, joined…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2011

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The Game That Started the Battlefield Series

The first Battlefield game, Battlefield 1942, was released in 2002. Nearly ten years ago! Yet while it was the first game to bear the branding that lives on to this day with Battlefield 3, depending on how you look at it, it’s not really the first game in the series. That honour goes to a…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 25, 2011

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Love is a Battlefield

Battlefield 3 releases on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on Tuesday. Other titles include Kinect Sports Season Two for the 360 and Kirby’s Return to Dreamland on the Wii. Downloadables this week include Daytona USA on XBLA and PSN, a free table for Pinball FX 2 and The War of the Worlds on Xbox 360.…

By Owen Good Published October 23, 2011

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Sunday Comics: Subjective Objective

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Oct. 17.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Oct. 18.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…

By Owen Good Published October 23, 2011

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This Week in the Business: ‘Wii U is Not Quite Next Generation.’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Wii U is not quite next generation.” – Michael Pachter, Wedbush Securities analyst, talks in a new Q&A about the Wii U, Microsoft vs. Sony, NBA 2K12, and how Xbox Live TV might be a competitive edge against Sony. QUOTE |…

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com Published October 21, 2011