Holy Crap, an Army of Robots Ready To Slice Your Noodles

A Chinese cook is the brains behind these noodle-slicing robots. Japanese superhero Ultraman inspired the appearance, but necessity inspired the concept: last year, the cook needed help slicing the Northern Chinese dish “knife cut noodles” and created a robot friend to pitch in. Now, the cook is mass-producing the robots—robots with pissed-off eyebrows—and selling them…

A Topless Fashion Model Makes This Commercial More than Memorable

That’s model Stav Strashko strutting about for the Toyota Auris. The Ukrainian-born Tel Aviv resident has made waves in the modeling world for his striking, androgynous good looks. And now Stav’s doing the same for Toyota. Japanese mass media and popular culture seem more than open to individuals who cross gender roles or shake them…

The Little People Make This Metal Gear Model Cool

This Metal Gear Rex plastic model kit from figure maker Kotobukiya might not look so impressive if you compare it to the insane (and huge) Rex figure from ThreeA. But this Kotobukiya version has more than a Rex. It also has little people. That’s right, the 1/100 scale comes with teeny-tiny Metal Gear characters: Liquid…

This November in Japan, Vita title Hot Shots Golf 6 is coming to the PS3 with Move support.

Just Like That, Dead or Alive‘s Kasumi Comes Alive

Kasumi is one of the most iconic characters in Japanese gaming. Her ninja outfit in its various colors is instantly recognizable. She isn’t merely in Dead or Alive; she is Dead or Alive. What makes great Kasumi cosplay great is that it doesn’t merely rely on the character’s curvy physique, but also pulls off the…

Max Payne 3, Now Available in Black & White

Taking a page from LA Noire’s case notes, Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 will on August 28 be adding something called “Noir Mode”, which is a tidy term for “playing the game in black & white”. It fits with the game’s noir overtones, I guess, but given so much of Max Payne 3 is spent in…

Borderlands Commercial Leads to Fake 1989 Violence

It’s not the most obvious way to market a game (especially since it can’t really mention Borderlands 2), but where Gearbox (or their British PR helpers) miss out on conspicuousness they more than make up for with wardrobe authenticity.

Someone’s Making, Basically, a Boardwalk Empire Video Game

It lacks the official license, of course, but Omerta: City of Gangsters is a game based on (or cashing in on) HBO’s awesome series in all but name. Currently in development at Tropico devs Haemimont Games, Omerta outlines the game as “Starting with small jobs, his character recruits a gang and expands his empire by…

Turn That Old, Silver DS Into a Bright Orange Game Boy

Reader Maarten, from the Bureau voor Gamers, sent us this cool project he and his team recently completed, turning an old Nintendo DS “phat” into what’s basically a more modern model of the Game Boy. It’s not the most complex of hack jobs I’ve ever seen, seeing as all they’ve really done is remove the…

Sony Wants to Turn Commercials Into Video Games

A Sony patent called “System for converting television commercials into interactive networked video games” is trying to do…well, exactly what its title says it’s trying to do. In basic terms, Sony is looking at a way for its game consoles to detect when an advertisement being “broadcast or streamed” contains an “interactive segment”. When it…

Lords of Football is a Sports Game About Booze, Gambling (And Football)

While most officially-licensed sports games need to keep their images squeaky clean, when you step outside the realm of governing body endorsement you get the freedom to do something different. Lords of Football is doing just that, with an awesome name and a fantastic premise. It’s a football management sim. Think Sega’s Football Manager series…

Sonic Doesn’t Just Run, He Also SLICES, And DICES

Sega ran some pretty awful commercials during the early 1990s, but that doesn’t mean everything you saw on TV with the Sega logo on it was dreadful. Take this 1993 Genesis ad, which…well, it’s great. Really great. [via Albotas]

Remembering Nintendo’s Other 1980’s Magazine, The Nintendo Fun Club

Today brought reports that, after a publishing run of 24 years, the famous Nintendo Power magazine is no more. If true, it’s a sadder day than most involving the closing of a game publication, because for many Nintendo Power was more than just a magazine. It was a piece of their childhood. Those who are…

Tonight, You Dine on Incredible Concept Art

Today is a finer day than usual here on Fine Art, because we’re looking at not just one of my favourite concept artists in the world, but one of my favourite artists Thomas Pringle has worked for some of the biggest companies in video games, including the likes of Sony, 2K, Capcom, Eidos, Sledgehammer and…

A Video Game Based on a War You’ve Probably Never Heard of

There’s too many games set in the Middle East, and there are/were too many games set during the Second World War. Common complaints, which imply a desire for people to be able to see conflicts beyond the most prominent, but would you ever want to play a game set in a war you’ve likely never…

3D Video Games Sound as Good as Dead. Good.

3D was everywhere a year or two ago. Now it’s…nowhere. Not even the 3DS, a handheld designed with the tech as its key selling point, uses it that often anymore. So is the tech dead in the water? It is according to EA, with EA Sports boss Peter Moore telling Eurogamer “3D is certainly not…

Is the World’s First Truly Wireless Xbox 360 Headset Truly Worth $300?

Tritton’s Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Headset does something no other third-party Xbox 360 headset does: it allows players to use voice chat without plugging a wire into the controller. How much is that convenience worth to you? Don’t answer yet, I’m not finished. Microsoft isn’t exactly keen on handing out their top technology to outside…

How Many Horror Movies? All Of Them. In Two And A Half Minutes.

Fequent off-topic readers will know that I, like any red-blooded moviegoing person, love a good supercut. I also love horror movies. So, it’s no surprise that I love this supercut called “163 Horror Movies in 2 1/2 Minute.” Can you guys what it contains? And how long it is? Probably. But you should watch it…

The Kinect May be Saved By Letting People Make Out With Themselves on Camera

The Kinect may be a lost cause for proper games, but there’s still hope for it to live on as a party trick. Which is exactly what the sequel to Double-Fine’s Happy Action Theater is trying to do. And it looks to be succeeding. This clip, taken from Giant Bomb’s Quick Look of the game,…

Microsoft Releasing Another Zombie Game (Though This One’s About Teamwork)

In early 2011, Microsoft quietly announced an ambitious zombie game called Class3. Then said nothing about it for 18 months. It’s back today, though, with a new name – State of Decay – and it’s not looking too shabby. Yes, zombies are played out, and yes, Microsoft themselves released a bleak zombie game only last…