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  Add a Mirror and Suddenly Video Game Covers are Ruined (or Improved!)

  You might not know it, but the amount of work that goes into designing a video game cover is mind-boggling. Everything from the characters to the angles to the colours is considered, checked and focus-tested to within an inch of its life. It’s a lot of hard work! Which is instantly, and wonderfully undone by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011
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  Play Another, Free Deus Ex Prequel

  Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a prequel to the original game that took years to develop, cost millions of dollars and drastically re-imagined the look of the universe. That was cool with many people, but if you prefer the original, you should check out this fan-made project. Billed as another Deus Ex prequel, 2027 is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011
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  It’s Not Hard To Capture Japan’s Imagination with a Single Cosplay

  Meet Sunny Lin. The Macau-born sexy pin-up cosplayed as One Piece‘s Boa Hancock—something that quickly drew the attention of the Japanese internet. That, in turn, got her on the evening news in Taiwan where she now resides. Online in Japan, new Sunny Lin fans are clamouring over the model, noting that if anyone looks like…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2011
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  That Duke Nukem Remake is as Good as Gone

  When we first saw the plans for a remake of Duke Nukem 3D, Mike wasn’t exactly confident it would ever be released. With good reason: it looks like it won’t ever be released. Despite initially getting the green light from IP owners Gearbox, the fan-made project has stalled, an announcement on Duke Nukem 3D Reloaded‘s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011
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  If You’re Going To Sell a Game, Why Not Sell It with Schoolgirls

  When Microsoft launched Kinect in Japan, it roped in schoolgirl idols from girl group SKE48 to sell the thing. Just Dance Wii is following suit. The commercial features schoolgirls dancing to SKE48 sister group, AKB48. That pop outfit is no stranger to gaming. There have been two AKB48 PSP games In Japan, schoolgirls are often…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2011
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  Oh Boy, Somebody is Making a new Space Combat + Trading + Exploration Game

  There once was a genre on home computers that was more awesome than any other. It involved space ships, and exploration, and trading, and combat. It was games like Elite, Frontier and Privateer These days, that genre is basically dead. Except for Drifter, which is trying to bring it back. And God bless it for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011
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  Wait, Isn’t Final Fantasy Versus XIII a PS3 Exclusive?

  A Final Fantasy Versus XIII job wanted ad lists PS3 package title experience as necessary, “or otherwise an Xbox 360 package title”. But Versus is a PS3 exclusive! Just like FFXIII was. Well, at one point. [Square Enix]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2011
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  Ever see a Halo ODST Drive Through McDonalds In a Go-Kart Before?

  They may have helped save the Earth in the Halo series, but the UNSC’s ODST forces seem to be having a little trouble adjusting to civilian life now that the war’s over. Case in point: you don’t need armour to go to McDonalds. The drive-thru at McDonalds. Unless you’re Fahey, that is And you, uh,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011
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  Baby’s Anime Name Thrills Some. Baffles Others.

  Names are important. You have them from the moment you are born until the day you die. That is, unless you change it to “Cary Grant” or “World B. Free” along the way. Yes, names are important—especially in Japan. Japanese fashion model Hikari Kamikawa recently gave birth to a happy and healthy baby boy. She…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2011
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  The Next Unreal Engine Probably Won’t be out Until, oh, Around 2014

  From what we’ve heard, the next generation of consoles from Microsoft and Sony won’t be with us until around 2014. Now CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, suggests something similar. Of course, in an interview with IGN, he says nothing specific about new consoles. But he does say, when asked about a release timeframe for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011
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  Why Minecraft Still Isn’t “Finished”

  That’s not really Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson, of course. It’s just some guy. But still. Chuckle. September 27, 2011 [Mike Mitchell, via Gamefreaks] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011
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  Sorry, Star Fox for 3DS, That I Didn’t Know How Cool Your ‘Stage Guide’ Feature Was

  Doing barrel rolls is super great and all, but Star Fox 64 3DS didn’t really capture my attention until today—when I showed up late to the party knowing about its “Online Stage Guide” features. I’m not above perusing a FAQ now and then, so a little assistance for the Star Fox 64 noob—it’s true, I’ve…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2011
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  How’s Dark Souls Looking on Xbox 360?

  I’ve spent a good 40 hours or so with Demon’s Souls spiritual sequel Dark Souls over the two weeks, almost all of it on the PlayStation 3. It’s been hard to tear myself away from the game as I slowly inch toward progress and gains in power. But I did manage to rip myself away…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2011
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  Finally, a Lupin III Board Game!

  While I may never get to play the cel-shaded Castle of Cagliostro video game of my dreams, I was happy to hear that the Italian board game publisher Ghenos Games will be putting out a board game based on the adventures of the animated film’s protagonist, Lupin III. (And hey, from the sound of things,…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 27, 2011
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  Gamers Discover Two New Planets by Playing a Browser Game

  It’s been a banner week for gamers and “doing things that count in the real world.” First, they solve a decades-old scientific AIDS stumper using Foldit, and now, they’ve discovered two new possibly Earth-like planets. For a couple years now, NASA has been running the Kepler Mission, which gives “citizen scientists” access to photographs taken…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 27, 2011
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  Code Veronica HD, Castlevania HD and Mercury Hg Are New on the PlayStation Store

  North American PlayStation Store shoppers may have some difficult decisions ahead of them. Tap into Dreamcast nostalgia with some Resident Evil Code Veronica X HD? Experience Castlevania multiplayer with Harmony of Despair? Or buy the interesting looking Rochard? You’ll have to take a look at everything that’s new on the PlayStation Store below before making…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2011
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  World’s Best Battlefield 3 Players to Fight for $1.6 Million In Cash

  Brush up on your Battlefield skills, folks, because being really really good at video games may score you a cut of the $1.6 million that will be paid out to skilled players who compete in Virgin Gaming’s upcoming Battlefield 3 tournament. EA, DICE and Virgin are buddying up for the Battlefield 3 Worldwide Conquest Tournament,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2011
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  Rochard Makes You a Space Miner, With the Best Kind of Gravity Gun

  I wonder what playing Shadow Complex would have been like if you had a gravity gun the entire time. Thankfully it looks like the people behind Rochard were thinking the same thing. A 2-D platform game from Recoil Games, Rochard makes you jump into the oversized boots, and XXL overalls of John Rochard, leader of…

  By Chris Carolan Published September 27, 2011
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  Ace Combat: Remote Assault

  Assault Horizon –Namco Bandai sent us this remote control helicopter to help prepare us for the coming of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. Felicia Day Steals The Show in Dragon Age II‘s Mark Of The Assassin Let’s start with my love of the Dragon Age universe, as well as Dragon Age: Origins. Man, I loved that…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 27, 2011
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  Battlefield 3‘s Oddly Browser-Based PC Beta

  Perhaps I hadn’t been keeping close enough watch on the chatter surrounding the PC beta test for Battlefield 3, but the last thing I expected upon launching the game through EA’s Origin was to wind up on a web page. But that’s where I wound up. EA’s Battlelog web page is what pops up once…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2011