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UncategorizedA Video Game That Helps People Forge Stronger Relationships…With Pigs
We breed them, kill them, cook them. Millions of man-hours have been spent flinging Angry Birds at them, but has anyone ever tried playing video games with them? A team of livestock ethics researchers and game designers in the Netherlands is doing just that with Pig Chase The Playing with Pigs project, collaboration between the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Zombie Game That Pushes the iPhone to the Brink
The problem with some iPhone games is that maybe they shouldn’t be iPhone games. The machine they’re running on has limits. Its screen is smaller than a back pocket. It has no control sticks. It has no buttons. These facts are not problems for simple games, like the elegantly terrific Angry Birds, but for today’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedLittle Mac Gets a Big Tribute in This Minecraft Stop-Motion Video
The same folks who made that amazing Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening animation in Mojang’s hit sandbox construction game have come back with yet another homage to an old-school classic. MinecraftA2Z managed to recreate Punch-Out‘s first bout—where series hero Mac trades blows with Glass Joe—by manipulating millions of blocks frame by frame, in the same…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Time to Figure Out If You Give a Damn About Neverdead
The unkillable Bryce Boltzmann comes to life on January 31 in Konami’s Neverdead. Should you care? Megadeth hopes so. Owen Good didn’t seem to think so. Perhaps a new batch of screens will help? As novel the concept of being able to reconstitute yourself after being blown apart is, I’ve never really gotten excited about…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Best Box Art North American Nintendo Role-Playing Fans Will See All Year
Never before has that little T for Teen ESRB rating box been such a welcome sight as it is on the North American box art for Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles. Is it April yet?
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pointing at New Hardware
Point | LAS VEGAS: Sony’s Kaz Hirai shows off the new Xperia phone. (Photo: Jack Dempsey | AP) Pictures of the Xbox Factory Jumpers This week, a report surfaced that a group of 300 Xbox 360 factory workers threatened to commit suicide en masse over a labor dispute. The group took the rooftops, but was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sega Customer Support Has a Bizarre Take on SOPA
Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, has gamers upset. DanGlozier66 over at HotBloodedGaming sent out a mass of emails to a whole host of companies. One of them, Sega, apparently replied. Read the email exchange between Dan and Sega Customer Support. If true, Sega’s stance on SOPA and reading customer correspondence might surprise you. Then…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
When Zelda Kisses Are Discreet and Shy
German cosplayer Eressea specializes in Link—she’s one of many female cosplayers who does. In this photo, she, along with fellow cosplayer Yesta, play out a tender moment between Zelda and Link. It’s magical. It’s not the pointy ears that sell the pic, or even the costume. In the top pic, it’s the look on Yesta’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
That Crazy Samurai Pokémon Game Slices Up a Release Date
Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition has a release date: Mar. 17. The game is priced at ¥5,800 or US$75. The game features Pocket Monsters, medieval Japanese samurai, and a whole lotta I-don’t-know-what-to-say. It is a collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo Koei. Watch the game’s trailer here and feel strange. 『ポケモン+ノブナガの野望』の発売日は3月17日を予定！ はえええええ [はちま機構]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest X Has Online A.I. Support for Lonely Players
Dragon Quest X is online—a possible problem for DQ players who either want to play alone or don’t have friends to play with. Fret not! The game supports A.I. group characters for online single play. Phew! [DengekiOnline]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedGameplay Footage Fit for Giant Swords and Silly Cleavage
Code of Princess isn’t exactly a memorable title. The game’s official illustration, with a half-naked princess gripping a huge sword, sure is. But you can’t play game art. Today, Code of Princess gameplay footage was released. In the video above, see how it matches up with the saucy illustration. Said saucy illustration is by kick-ass…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
World, Malaysia Has Some Amazing Cosplay for You
Wowsers. This is some good stuff. Good props. Good costumes. And good people. Taken at the Comic Fiesta, Malaysia’s largest anime event, the photos feature a solid range of character costumes. Just as impressive as the costumes and props are the fantastic photos taken by Shane at Unlimited Otaku Works. His whole website is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pictures of the Xbox Factory Jumpers
This week, a report surfaced that a group of 300 Xbox 360 factory workers threatened to commit suicide en masse over a labor dispute. The group took the rooftops, but was finally talked down. Here are the photos. The workers were employees of Foxconn, a company that manufacturers electronics for Sony, Nintendo, Apple, and many…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Guy Wants $5 Million For the “Next Great Game”. From You. Um, Right.
Sites like Kickstarter can be a great way for up-and-coming developers to get the cash needed to make something playable. They can also be a great place for laughs. Entrepreneur glazedmcguffin has started up an Indie GoGo site (basically Kickstarter in all but name) with the goal of creating “the next great game, a Modern…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
North Korea’s Dictator Is So Dragonball
Kim Jong-il passed away last month, leaving his manga-reading gamer son Kim Jong-un as successor. Not much is known about Kim Jong-un, which means the developers of Homefront had to insert his likeness later. One thing that North Korea’s neighbor China knows is that Dear Successor totally looks like a Dragonball bad guy. The above…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sorry America, No BlazBlue Underboob for You
Fighting game BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend, the second revision of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, is already out in Japan. It’s coming to North America this Feb. But Continuum Shift Extend isn’t bringing the game’s Japanese box art with it. BlazBlue character Mu-12 covers up for the game’s U.S. release, resulting in something slightly more…Victorian. The game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Would You Pay $275 for This Little Isaac Clarke?
Sideshow is bringing out a limited edition statue of Dead Space hero Isaac Clarke, dressed in his workman’s duds from the first game, not his space policeman outfit from the sequel. There will be two versions available, one with interchangeable hands, the other without. Oh, and his rig lights up. Both will cost the same,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedI Used To Like Skyrim Memes Just Like You Until…
The The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim arrow in the knee meme is so 2011. It’s now 2012. The future. Time for new a meme. Or at least, time to rehash last year’s. This above quip was apparently spotted in Star Wars: The Old Republic by reader Katniss Everdeen @ Rubat Crystal server. No, that’s not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2012 - Culture
This World of Warcraft Art Takes it to the Brink (I’m Sorry…)
Laurel D. Austin does some great work. Employed for years at Splash Damage, the team behind Brink, she’s recently joined Blizzard, where she’s working as a concept artist. Living the dream. In this gallery you will find: some of her amazing work for Brink (say what you will about the game, its art was awesome)…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2012