It’s easy to look at Epoch in action and think it’s trying to be Gears of War for the iPhone. Easy, and thankfully, wrong. While the game is a shooter (of sorts), and is built around the idea of juggling between shooting at enemies popping out from cover and taking cover yourself, its controls are…
First, they put advertisements in front of men’s urinals, figuring dudes who have to answer nature’s call are a built-in audience. Now, men’s latrines are becoming interactive as the urinal consoles that have been in place in Japan begin their march westward. The report linked above showcases the first installation of playable pee stations in…
Jacko | TOKYO, JAPAN: Ubisoft rolls out its Michael Jackson game in Japan. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) So, Who Exactly Could Be In a Sony Fighting Game? There’s a rumour going around that Sony is set to take on Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series with a fighting game franchise of its own. Interestingly, a lot of…
Today, Nintendo revealed it’s releasing two new pink Nintendo 3DS bundles: one comes with nintendogs + cats: Toy Poodle and New Friends, and the other comes with nintendogs + cats: French Bulldog and New Friends Both are priced at US$169.99, and both will be out Dec. 4. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of…
Whether it be Anonymous standing up to Scientology or protestors in Zuccotti Park, the Guy Fawkes mask has become an iconic protest symbol. The mask was originally created by Warner Bros. to promote the 2005 film V for Vendetta. It has since taken on a life of its own. “The Guy Fawkes mask has now…
Two little kids work together to check out the Nintendo 3DS and melt our hearts in the process. Nov. 24 [Monsebrak via TinyCartridge] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
Over the weekend, Dreamhack Winter 2011—the largest LAN party in the world—went down in Sweden. Here’s what it looked like. To give you an idea of the scale of the event, over 12,000 people turned up with PCs in tow, to not only play the LAN games of their choosing but also take part in…
For years now, gamers have been saying that the PSP’s Achilles’ heel was the single circle pad. Sony is on the verge of releasing the PS Vita, which sports dual thumbsticks. And gamers are still bitching. A Japanese gamer checked out the Vita at an in-store promotion noting that there is a severe space dearth…
The PS3 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is buggy. Since launch, PS3 owners have been encountering difficulties that make the game not only slowdown, but unplayable. Today, Skyrim players are reporting a patch was released. Some folks over at the Bethesda forums are reporting that it does indeed addresses PS3 lag issues, and…
Wonderful. I complain regularly here that there’s not enough quality male cosplay, and what do I get this week for my troubles? Vega. And not just Vega. An awesome Vega. He is, of course, joined by a score of other great cosplay artists in our weekly round-up, featuring characters from franchises as diverse as Dynasty…
So you want to look like Skyrim’s Dragonborn but don’t want to go to the snow, get beat up and punch a lot of wolves in the face. Next best thing? Buying a plush Dragonborn hat. Theese polar fleece pieces (with stuffed horns) are made to order, and cost $40. Worth it? If you look…
Nintendo of America, as part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebrations for The Legend of Zelda, got the team at iam8bit to dress up a room in the fashion of the series. They didn’t disappoint. Look at those murals! The grass! The rupee cushions! Incidentally, did you know that Nintendo of America’s headquarters is split…
Maybe it’s the ghoulish face. Maybe it’s the creepy trailer. Or maybe it’s Joshua’s pasty-white arms. I cannot decide. Crafty internet person Joshua, who plans on taking it to next year’s Blizzcon, created a Diablo III costume for a mere $145 (and many, many man hours). Materials include stuff like 37 feet of aluminum foil…
In 1994, Westwood—they of Command & Conquer fame—released a platforming adaptation of The Lion King. It was pretty great! Westwood had no part in the bootleg Chinese version of the game, though, which added a few extra scenes. Lion King 5, for the Famicom, is like many other Chinese games of the time in that…
Assassin’s Creed has Italy and the Middle East covered. It’s time for the series to spread its wings. What locale will Assassin’s Creed III be set in? Your guess is good as mine. But, if this survey is to be believed, let’s make an educated guess. A reader of website Empire State Gamer apparently took…
They’re some of the most memorable opponents/victims in all of gaming, but the Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus don’t actually have official names. All this time you’ve been calling them “sword guy” and “flying thing” (or things presumed to be more official), but turns out those aren’t canon. They’re officially nameless. They do, however,…
Schoolgirl rocker anime K-On! isn’t only getting a feature film, in which the girls travel to London. It’s also getting a convenience store. This is it. In Japan, convenience stores not only sell food and snacks, but an array of necessities (boxers, anyone?) and also double as a place you can send letters, order gifts,…
Zynga rocketed to fame with titles like FarmVille and Mafia Wars. When Mafia Wars 2 launched, the number of players peaked at 2.5 million, but dropped to 900,000 earlier this month, with players complaining that the game just wasn’t as fun. They weren’t the only ones complaining—the individuals making the games were, too. This comes…
As promised, you can now aim in Uncharted 3 a little more like you could in the first two games in the series. [Naughty Dog]
Actually, this guy isn’t even a midget. He’s more like a Fraggle. With a sword. YouTube user DoctorMelon messed around with his copy of Skyrim on the PC and changed the size of his hero. He now finds horses terrifying. Towns go from reasonably-sized to monstrous. And let’s not even think about dragons You can…
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