When Pokémon Walked the Earth, Like Dinosaurs

Growing up, I loved reading dinosaur books—you know, those books with colorful dinosaur illustrations that rattled off each creature’s vital statistics. Over on DeviantArt, artist RJ Palmer has done something similar, but with Pocket Monsters. And goodness, the results are spectacular. There have been lots of “realistic” Pocket Monster illustrations, but the 22 year-old art…

And Just Like That, Planetside 2 Looks Cool

While the large-scale premise is interesting, I just haven’t been that keen on Planetside 2. Not sure why. Might have something to do with the garish art design. Whatever, I just have not been feeling it! I am feeling this machinima based on Planetside 2, though, put together by Robert Stoneman, which is cut about…

The World Never Needed a Stupid Walking Controller, But It’s Got One

One of the key appeals of video gaming for many is the fact it’s lazy. You’re not actually walking hundreds of miles all over Skyrim; your avatar is doing it for you. It’s something the creators of the WizDish either don’t know or don’t care about, though, because their strange controller concept aims to make…

Marriage is a Sacrament (and Also an 800-Point Achievement)

There are nerd weddings, then there are nerd weddings. This one is obviously the latter. We can only hope that the MC thought to play the sound when their lips locked Nerd Wedding [CollegeHumor]

Get a Good Look at This Year’s New Mass Effect, Hitman, Metal Gear & Devil May Cry Action Figures

As you should know by now, Square Enix’s Play Arts studio have the rights to make action figures for more than just Square Enix properties. Which is why the cool toys you’re about to see come from all sorts of publishers, franchises and games. The figures in the gallery below constitute the upcoming slate for…

Star Command, Keep on Looking Awesome, OK?

Yup. I’m about to get excited about Star Command all over again. Sorry if that…actually, you know what, no. I’m not sorry. If you can’t get excited about the idea of XCOM meeting Star Trek with adorable graphics then I don’t want to talk to you. The above clip goes on for thirteen minutes, but…

Only the Mighty Catzilla Can Tell You if Your PC is Any Good

A handy way to test the strength of your PC for gaming purposes is to run a benchmark program. See how quickly your rig can render something boring like a waterfall or something clichéd like a dungeon. No thanks. I’d rather see how well it can handle the mighty Catzilla, which rather than being the…

You’re Getting a (Slightly) New Xbox 360 Dashboard Today

Unlike some of its more drastic overhauls, today’s Xbox 360 dashboard update is a relatively subtle one. Alongside the introduction of Xbox Music and, finally, a console version of Internet Explorer, perhaps the most notable changes include the ability to “pin” your favourite programs to the home menu screen and the fact 12 new languages/accents…

In the Future, Lady Robots Will Ride Regular Robots

Xiao Biao “Bill” Xuis, aka rd7, is an artist currently working at Redsteam, a concept art studio in Shanghai. His speciality? Awesome images of sci-fi settings, mechs and people wearing highly impractical body armour. If you like the stuff you see in the gallery below, you should check out more on rd7’s CGHub page, or…

After Twelve Days, WoW Player Hits Level 90 Without Killing Anything

Meet Irenic, a Tauren Druid. Irenic is a level 90, the new maximum a World of Warcraft character can reach. And Irenic did it without killing a single thing. Sure, this sort of thing has been done before. But that was only to level 85. This is to level 90. That’s five more levels of…

Sorry Nolan North, My Gaming Voice Hero is Dave Fennoy

Quick. Name your favourite video game voice-over artist. If it’s not Nolan North, it’s most likely…that guy who played..that guy. Or that lady who was that woman in that one series I really like. It’s sad that so few of these talented artists are recognised for their work, so I figured today I’d shine the…

First DayZ Screenshots Are…Well, There’s No Zombies

The upcoming standalone version of DayZ, currently a mod for military sim ArmA II, won’t look too different from the original. As you’ll see from these screenshots, the first released for the project. There’s no people. No zombies. No buses. Just empty buildings, which look a lot like those already found in the game, albeit…

It Ain’t “The Greatest Event In Television History,” But It Is Pretty Funny

Even I, a person who has never seen Simon & Simon a single time, got a kick out of this incredibly elaborate shot-for-shot remake of the opening credits. Created as a goof for Adult Swim, it stars Paul Rudd, Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm and Parks & Recreation‘s Adam Scott, and, well… it’s kind of hard…

Play Halo 4 Early, Get Banned From Xbox Live. Forever.

With Halo 4 not out until the first week of November, the fact people are playing it now—and getting banned from Xbox Live for doing so—all but confirms the suspicion that copies of the game have been leaked According to a report on MCV, Xbox Live users found playing the game are being given permanent…

EA has addressed gamer complaints after this weekend’s screw-up. Anyone who submitted a survey will receive the coupon.

5 Ways Dishonored Shines On PC

In a season of outstanding PC ports, each new game has begun to arrive accompanied by the same question: Will this one kick ass on PC, as well? Arkane’s Dishonored is fantastic. It’s also rooted in what some would call a holy triumvirate of of PC gaming: Deus Ex, Thief and Half-Life 2. It stands…

In A World Full of Fantastic Fictions to Try, Guild Wars 2 Players Remain Fixated On Humans

Guild Wars, the first game, didn’t offer a whole array of character races for players to choose from. Players were always human, even while free to play with variations on appearance. And it seems that Guild Wars players who got used to their looks have brought that bias with them into Guild Wars 2 GW2,…

The Game Is Called Dudebro. That’s Pretty Much All You Need To Know.

Actually, the full name of this game is Dudebro™ – My Shit Is Fucked Up So I Got to Shoot/Slice You II: It’s Straight-Up Dawg Time. Yes. It’s a PC game that’s been in development for some time by some folks from NeoGAF as well as Grimoire Assembly Forge. It’s a parody of all the…

This Player Is Insanely Good At Stringing Dishonored Attacks Together

Dishonored spoilers follow in video. Ok ok, I know earlier today I said I love to play games stealthy. And then I showed you guys a video of Corvo showing the guards of Dunwall who makes the decisions around here. Forceful decisions. Ones that result in many deaths. But this sequence of deaths might be…

What Dr. Horrible Can Teach Nerds (And Everyone Else) About Love

Does anyone represent the trials and tribulations of the modern day nerd quite as much as Dr. Horrible? He wants what we all want: to build a fairer, more just and equitable society. To be recognized and valued for his gifts and contributions to the world at large. To get through the day without being…