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Bumpy Road is a Sweet Trip, Just Not a Smooth One
Bumpy Road is one of those games I’d like to play with someone looking over my shoulder. It’s a delight to look at and to listen to, and its very sweet-natured purpose-follow an aging couple down memory lane-makes it a feel-good story you’d want to share. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it a game I really…
By Owen Good Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hey Look, Japanese People Playing Kinect!
Connected | TOKYO, JAPAN: Microsoft held a meeting for developers in Japan. (Photo: Famitsu.com) Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich, Now Yours to Buy Milla Jovovich, star of the Resident Evil series of films, is now the star of an exquisite Resident Evil action figure, with Hong Kong company Hot Toys recreating her in this 28cm piece.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Combing Through Modern Warfare 3 Launch Site
Twitter user @Haakontje shifted through CallofDuty.com’s Modern Warfare 3 site, finding images in the cache and the game’s release date in the site’s source code. None of this is new to those who’ve read Kotaku‘s exclusive details on the game, which Kotaku first broke earlier this month.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
There’s More Pokémon Incoming, and It’s Kinda Meh
In late April, blurry Japanese magazine scans showed a new Pokémon title. It’s late May, and that new Pokémon title is… A new Pokémon Battrio—you know, those kiddy Pokémon arcade games that children play with “pucks”. The latest iteration features characters from Pokémon: Black and White. Not terribly exciting—unless you’re seven or eight. Even then.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony Hacked… Yet Again (Though Not Likely PSN-Related)
As Sony gets its PlayStation Network back online in the West, subsidiary So-net, Sony’s internet provider, was hacked earlier last week. Intruders entered So-net’s customer rewards site and made off with USD$1,225 worth of customers’ redeemable gift points. “Although we can’t completely rule out the possibility that there is a connection with the PSN issue,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
The PSN Attacks Have Cost Sony a Ton of Money
Finally putting some kind of official estimate on the damage caused by last month’s attack on the PlayStation Network, Sony has pegged the total cost to be around USD$170 million “Based on information currently available to Sony, our currently known costs associated with the unauthorized network access are estimated to be approximately 14 billion yen…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sephiroth, an Engineer and Samus Walk into a Bar…
The incredible Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) cosplay you see up top is just a taste of some of the work on display in this week’s cosplay roundup, in which tribute is paid to games like Team Fortress 2, World of Warcraft and Dragon Age 2 Impressive stuff one and all, in fact one of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Will Not Believe These Star Wars Pictures Are Real
These photos (and they are genuine photos, not a photoshops), of Grand Moff Tarkin, were taken in 2011. Yet the man who played the Star Wars villain, screen legend Peter Cushing, died in 1994. How can this be? Because this is a sculpture. A 1:1, lifesize bust of the character, so impressive in its detail…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedDon’t Judge a Kick Ass Gears of War 3 Player by His Rank
Two years ago, gamer Aldo Cauvi started losing his hearing. Then, things got worse. Last year, he lost his hearing completely. And his job. This year, he needed something to keep going. That was Gears of War 3 On April 18, Cauvi began the Gears 3 beta, and by May 15 at 5pm EST, Cauvi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Oblivion is Getting a Limited Re-Release
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, one of the most expansive and successful role-playing games of all time, seems set for a limited re-release, as retail listings for a 5th anniversary edition begin appearing online. It includes the material from the original Collector’s Edition (like map and bonus material discs), along with a discount coupon for…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Over Ten Minutes Of Dead Island Footage Won’t Eat Your Brains
Upcoming first-person zombie game Dead Island has been promising a few twists and novel features outside the usual “run around and kill zombies” formula. Talking a good game isn’t as good as playing a good game, though, and while we can’t play the thing yet, we can watch somebody else do it. Which is better…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Universal Studios And Gaming’s Monster Hit
This August, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is invading Universal Studios Japan. Details are scant, but the USJ event kicks off this August, and there should be recreations of the game’s monsters. Monster Hunter has a lot to live up to—namely this Since Monster Hunter is not a Universal flick, what do MH and USJ have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedHarry Potter On the Genesis Looks Awesome
There is of course no such thing as a Harry Potter game on the Sega Genesis. The series came about far too late for Sega’s old console. If you thought that would stop Chinese pirates, though, you don’t know Chinese pirates too well. These are the same people who can put Final Fantasy VII on…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedLet’s Watch Twenty Minutes of Final Fantasy Type-0
This summer, online role-playing game Final Fantasy Type-0 will make its way to the PSP. Can’t wait until then? Here is twenty minutes of the game’s developers showing off Type-0 gameplay. [Thanks, Ludy!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s…A….LEGO STRIIIIDEEEER!!!
Since it’ll never actually happen, Martin Latta has gone and given the world the next best thing: unofficial LEGO Half-Life 2 It’s not the first custom LEGO we’ve seen around these parts, we know. But in building the Combine’s colossal Strider, and nailing every detail about it, Latta does enough to stand out from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Insanely Fast Button Presser Says Goodbye
For nearly 30 years, Hudson’s human mascot has been Takahashi Meijin, who rose to prominence during the company’s heyday. Today, he revealed he’s leaving the company. During the 1980s, Takahashi Meijin, born Toshiyuki Takahashi, gained fame for his ability to press buttons very quickly. His personal high was firing 16 shots per second in Hudson’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
How to Turn a Regular Guy Into Uncharted’s Hero
In this behind-the-scenes piece on Uncharted 3, we get a look at how actor Nolan North literally becomes series hero Nathan Drake. An in-depth feature on the PlayStation Blog is going into the process of motion-capturing the game’s actors, revealing just how much work – and equipment – it takes to turn a man jumping…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich, Now Yours to Buy
Milla Jovovich, star of the Resident Evil series of films, is now the star of an exquisite Resident Evil action figure, with Hong Kong company Hot Toys recreating her in this 28cm piece. Available later this year, and typical of Hot Toys’ style, it comes with a ton of accessories, like extra outfits, extra hands,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedThese are the Letters That are Gonna Burn Your House Down
My wife hates Portal. Hated the first, despises the second. It’s the whiny robot voices, and the whooshing of the portals, and especially the gravity-defying leaps that make her sick. So she wonders what there is to love about the series. I show her this, and she laughs, and while not settling in to play…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011