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UncategorizedNintendo’s Zelda Room Won’t Be Destroyed by the Moon in Three Days
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedDiablo III Brought To Life Is Hellish, Totally Awesome
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedArgh, This Disney Kids Game Just Got Gruesomely Morbid
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Where’s the Next Assassin’s Creed? Select One Answer
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Secret Nicknames of Shadow of the Colossus
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,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Watch Men Turn a Convenience Store into a Schoolgirl Anime Mecca
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,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nobody Likes Zynga
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011 -
UncategorizedSkyrim’s Tough When You’re a Midget
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Curvy General with a Curvy Figure (GEDDIT?)
If you’ve played war game Valkyria Chronicles or seen the anime, you probably know Selvaria Bles. She’s the part of the game’s Empire faction. And like any good Brigadier General, she has good command of her troops and her swimwear. Bles is Valkyria Chronicles‘ fan service character—as evident by this figure, which is due out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Let the Xbox 720 Concepts Begin!
Now that rumours about the next Xbox console are flying thick and fast, those with an eye towards the future and a hand on their mouse are dreaming up concepts of what the next machine will look like. Here’s the first credible one I’ve seen in the wake of the recent rumours, which is the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Whore of the Orient is the Next Game From LA Noire’s Creator
Brendan McNamara, whose LA Noire project resulted in a good game and a shuttered studio, has ended up at the same place many of his ex-employees did: filmmaker George Miller’s KMM Studios. He’s there to develop a game called Whore of the Orient, which has been described as “one of the great untold stories of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 - CultureTotal Recall
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 the early sentiment I picked up on over the weekend was people wondering whether the PlayStation brand had a strong enough roster to support such a game.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011 - Uncategorized
Red Bird Baked in a Pie
Red Bird Baked in a Pie | No pork products on this Angry Birds pizza. Just red and yellow peppers, olives, mushrooms. (Seen via Neatorama) Only One Man in the World Owns TF2‘s “Top Notch” Hat It shouldn’t be hard to guess who it is, either. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson was invited to play…
By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011 - Culture
Megathrusters Are Go!
A re-release of three Sly Cooper classics on the PlayStation Network, and the arrival of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace, highlight what is traditionally the slowest week of the video game calendar. After next week’s Mario Kart 7 on 3DS, retail will go into hibernation until January. Tuesday •…
By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Would You Pay $1,300 for a Virtual Spaceship? [Update]
When EVE Online began selling premium vanity items this summer, everyone lost their minds and rioted. Granted, these were $68 virtual monocles and such, but they didn’t offer any kind of performance advantage. Another space-based MMO, Dark Orbit decided to offer a rare spacecraft with a value of €1.000 (roughly $1,300) and found more than…
By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Only One Man in the World Owns TF2‘s “Top Notch” Hat
It shouldn’t be hard to guess who it is, either. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson was invited to play in Team Fortress 2‘s third Mixup event. Playing on RED, he was teamed with Valve’s Jon Lippincott and Cobalt’s Daniel Brynolf (against a BLU comprising filmmaker Freddy Wong, Valve’s Robin Walker, and others). After Notch collected…
By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Frozen Delights
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • 12 Awesome Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Tributes [oddee] From ice cube makers to cell phone cases to that badass executive desk, I can’t…
By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Just in Time for Christmas, the Batcave Will Be Arkham City‘s Newest Challenge Map
After being mentioned in the GTTV Presents GameStop Unwrapped TV special on Thanksgiving, it looks like the newest location for players to kick the asses of Gotham’s worst criminals is going to be the Dark Knight’s innermost sanctum. A new DLC pack’s coming on December 20th, which bundles the all-new Batcave challenge map, along with…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 27, 2011 - Uncategorized
Saudi Arabia’s Gaming Expo is Also a Giant Sausage Party
When Saudi Arabia gets into games news here, it’s usually for banning a game (which its citizens can readily obtain by other means), although it does have developers, who recently published an Uncharted clone. This weekend saw the nation’s first gaming exposition, too, although a visit to its main page advises “Attendance for males only.”…
By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011