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Dragon Quest Spin-Off Rocketing onto the Nintendo 3DS
The Rocket Slime spin-off was an enjoyable Nintendo DS outing. Its 3DS sequel aims to be the same, but for the 3DS. The second entry in the Dragon Quest Heroes was localized as Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime back in 2006 when it was released in North America. The third entry, which I guess could…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Halo Helmet Looks Good Enough for the Movie They’ll Never Make
The way it’s looking there’ll never be a Halo movie. Ah well! So long as regular humans keep making killer props like this, we’re free to imagine our own. Which is always for the best, because then, they never end up sucking. This helmet was submitted to MAKE magazine by creator Tsabo Tsaboc over the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Lovecraftian Crysis Game (Well, Mod)
Thanks to Adam over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun for pointing out The Worry of Newport, a Crysis mod that turns the tropical shooter into a slow, moody traipse through a drab seaside village. Which looks cooler than it sounds. Set in and around the town of Newport, it’s all about exploration. And listening, as the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
If 1992 Had Limited Edition Consoles…
We started to see limited edition consoles pop up regularly in the late 1990s. They’re of course commonplace now. In the early 90s and before, though, they weren’t really around, which is where Ricepuppet’s console customisation service comes in handy. He sells commissioned consoles, bearing the theme of the purchaser’s choice. Want a Hello Kitty…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
New Multiplayer Details, Sumo Wrestling, and the Price of Being Elite: All the News from Call of Duty XP
Badges awarded at Call of Duty XP [above] give an idea of the activities that expo attendees enjoyed over the weekend. Kotaku spent the past two days the inaugural gathering for fans of Activision’s combat shooter, where the publisher revealed more details about the premium Call of Duty Elite subscription, we spent time with the…
By Owen Good Published September 5, 2011 - Culture
Sister…This Storyboard Artist Has a Twin Sister…
That Darth Vader line has always creeped me out a little. This stuff, though, featuring a pair of storyboard artists working in the games industry, does nothing of the sort. After I ran that Crysis 2 art last week, I was contacted by Trudi Castle, another artist who worked on the game. Unlike the static…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Army of Video Game Fans in the Dragon Con Day Three Cosplay Gallery
It’s the fourth and final day of Dragon Con 2011, but I’m not there. The final day of a convention like this is a sad affair. Instead, let’s revel in the glory of yesterday’s cunning cosplayers. Dragon Con isn’t a video game convention, though it’s trying to be. There’s a MMORPG programming track that consists…
By Mike Fahey Published September 5, 2011 - Reviews
The Rockus 3D 2.1 Speaker System Sounds Nice, But At What Cost?
When one thinks of quality computer speakers, several names come to mind: Logitech, Altec Lansing, Bose, and Creative Labs, to name a few. Soundscience isn’t a name that comes to mind. Neither is Antec. In fact, when one thinks of the name Antec, they think PC cases and power supplies. Hit up the company’s Wikipedia…
By Mike Fahey Published September 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedGet Ready for Valve’s “Meet the DOTA Heroes”
Valve’s series of “Meet the…” videos for Team Fortress 2 are some of the smartest, funniest clips this industry has ever seen. So it shouldn’t surprise you that the company is looking at doing something similar for the upcoming DOTA 2 “There are a lot of heroes in DOTA 2—105 so far, and we’re gonna…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dead Space? It’s For Kids!
Dead Space’s Isaac is normally running around in the dark scared out of his mind. Here, he’s just a kid. Kickin’ it on the playground. Maybe with an imaginary friend. Note I said imaginary friend, which is good times. Not imaginary dead girlfriend. Which is bad times If the style looks familiar, it’s another giant-headed…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
I was Long the Terror and Scourge of Mario Land. The Stalin of Marios.
There’s a place called “The Gun Store” in Las Vegas where you can shoot a real AK-47 at different targets (including zombies and Osama bin Laden, though I suspect the latter has been discontinued). It’s expensive, over a dollar per round, and as you can imagine, those will mount up pretty quickly when you are…
Maria Bustillos Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 3 Has Magical Tanks
I didn’t notice this during my time with the game last month, because I was either rolling along blissfully or exploding disgracefully, but EA’s upcoming Battlefield 3 has magic tanks. And they are magic, because they’re capable of doing something no actual tank has ever been capable of: healing themselves. Yes, in Battlefield 3 tanks…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Final Fantasy Figure Excites Me More Than the Game
After the whole Final Fantasy XIII hullabaloo, a FF break was in order. The world didn’t get that. It got Final Fantasy XIII-2 Perhaps, FFXIII-2 is fantastic—I haven’t played it yet, so I wouldn’t know. There’s some much hanging over the title, like Final Fantasy‘s good name and the crushing disappointment of FFXIII This Lightning…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Look At 41 of Iran’s Best Video Games
Last week I found myself in a back row of one of Gamescom’s business hall with a few minutes to kill. Turning a corner I discovered a sizeable booth set up to showcase the computer and video games of Iran. We’ve recently written a bit about Mir Mahna and I’m always fascinated with how different…
By Brian Crecente Published September 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedStop What You’re Doing and Get Jetpack Joyride for Your iPhone Now
Surprisingly, flying with a jetpack powered by a pair of mini-guns strapped to your back is not even remotely the most enjoyable thing about Jetpack Joyride. The iOS game from Halfbrick Studios, creators of Fruit Ninja, is one of the most refreshingly simple and unexpectedly replayable downloadable games for Apple devices. Macho mascot Barry Steakfries,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Happy Labor Day, American People!
Hard Hat | PITTSBURGH, PA – An Iron Workers of America’s float at a Labor Day Parade. (Photo: John Heller | AP) This Metal Gear Lady Drinks too Much Coke In May 2008, Hideo Kojima held a press conference for Metal Gear Solid 4 that was noteworthy for three things: The first MGS4 gameplay was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
Blue Slime, You Can Eat. But Will You?
Everyone loves the Dragon Quest slime. Meat buns are incredibly popular, too. But a meat bun Slime? More importantly, a blue meat bun? This November, meat bun Slime are coming soon to Family Mart convenience stores across Japan. One blue Slime bun for ¥170 (US$2.20). Even Japanese gamers seem to be a little weirded out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 - Uncategorized
European Retailer Stops Selling Busted Old 360 Consoles
Two of Europe’s biggest games retailers, Game and Gamestation (the latter owned by the former), have stopped selling old models of the Xbox 360, according to a report on Eurogamer While Game told the site that this was simply due to a focus on new hardware, a more likely reason came from a contact at…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011