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Ten Thousand Bottles of Wine. Capcom’s Head Honcho Bought Ten Thousand Bottles of Wine.
Capcom boss Kenzo Tsujimoto makes wine. How did he learn about it? By buying 10,000 bottles of it. “I bought the most famous and the finest,” Tsujimoto told The Japan Times. “I tasted a wide variety from all over the world; I compared them all in order to create the very best wine.” Imagine if…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011 - Culture
Guild Wars 2, Your Art is Simply Beautiful
I usually don’t play MMOs. Never played Guild Wars, may never play its upcoming sequel either. But boy, I could look at this concept art for Guild Wars 2 all day long. These are all the work of artist Levi Hopkins, who has been toiling away on the series and its various campaigns for a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Another Day, Another Action Figure of Persona’s Aegis
The world is not desperately short on action figures based on the character Aegis, of popular role-playing series Persona. Think that’ll stop Bandai from releasing another one? Spoiler alert: it won’t. Due for release in Japan in September, this particular Aegis will set you back a little over USD$50. [via Tomopop]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Heading to the Clouds With New Update
To help expand the world of Minecraft, developers Mojang came up with the idea of a “hell” dimension. Now they’re working on another one, up in the sky. Minecraft creator Markus Persson calls it the “Sky Dimension”, and as you can see in these pics, it’s…land up in the sky! You may not want to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Best Thing You’ll See Today (Mmm Brains)
Animator Lee Hardcastle made this short, which was shown last night at Cannes Film Festival. You might be familiar with Hardcastle’s last short, Chainsaw Maid 2. He even once did a music video in Mario Paint Hardcastle told the BBC earlier this year, “I guess I must have watched quite a lot of gore and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Game is Called Awesomenauts
Such a great name. It’s being developed by Ronimo, the guys behind the excellent 2D strategy title Swords & Soldiers, and trades fast clicking for fast multiplayer platforming action. Heading for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, they’re calling it an “explosive Multiplayer Online Battle Arena” game, claiming inspiration drawn from 80’s cartoon series.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Might be Taking This Whole Anti-Piracy Thing a Little Far
Nintendo takes the fight against piracy seriously. How serious? Serious enough to really mess up this guy’s day. Warning: NSFW language ahead! [thanks Chris!] 3DS Piracy [Rooster Teeth]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Master Craftsmanship Comes to the Mass Effect Universe
Were this a 3D render of Mass Effect 2’s Thane, it would be impressive. Thing is, it’s not. This is a tangible, old-fashioned sculpture. Get a load of the detail! Seriously, had you not been informed this was crafted by hand you’d simply assume it was a game asset, such is the colour and intricacy…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Is This Game Bundle Worth $500?
2nd Super Robot Wars OG is coming to the PS3. To mark the game’s release, there is a bundle—a very pricey bundle. The bundle comes with a copy of the game, a four-disc Blu-ray set of the Super Robot Wars OG: Inspector television anime, a Super Robot Wars OG: Inspector booklet and special packaging illustrated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedWell, This Looks Like a Neat Way to Use Time Travel
Paradox Shift, a first-person game in development by a bunch of students at the University of Southern California, is a puzzler. Sort of like Portal. Only instead of moving through space, you’re moving through time Playing as a construction worker on a dam, you’re given a time travel gun because, well, it’s a lot faster…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Relax, Twitter, Metal Gear’s Creator (Probably) Hasn’t Inspired a Final Fantasy VII Remake
Twitter is a great way to bring the world together, open up lines of communication. It’s also a great way for things to be blown out of proportion, 140 characters at a time. Hideo Kojima, creator of stealth game series Metal Gear, recently had dinner with Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada and designer Tetsuya Nomura.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ocarina of Time Puts Those New 3DS Cases to Good Use
Nintendo 3DS game boxes have been designed to be friendlier on the environment by using less plastic. All those little holes could look like crap, but Nintendo already knows a good way to make the most of them. This is the European version of Ocarina of Time 3D, and despite the awful picture quality on…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Oldest (And Most Famous) Hardcore Dragon Quest Player
Actress Keiko Awaji is proof of two things: video games have no age limit and even pretty ladies get old. Getting old is not a bad thing! It’s even better when you have something to look forward to, like new Dragon Quest games. Awaji is a giant of Japanese cinema, but best known in the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedSo Portal 2’s Co-Op Mode Only Really Needs One Person
You’d think that Portal 2’s co-operative levels were designed specifically so that they could only be completed by two players working together. Turns out that’s only half right. While you do need two players to complete each room properly, YouTube user Gocnak quickly found that you only really need the other person to open the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Says Your PS3s Are Overheating Because of Firmware
Ever since Sony released firmware update 3.61 for the PS3, there have been a few reports of older consoles—like, say, my launch 60GB model—overheating. Dying a death. A lot of those deaths have occurred while playing LA Noire, but that’s apparently not LA Noire’s fault. A statement released on Rockstar’s forums—and since retracted by the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
SOCOM Studio Hit With Layoffs; Sony Calls them Routine
Scuttlebutt has it that the Sony Computer Entertainment studio Zipper Interactive, maker of combat shooters MAG and the SOCOM series, lost several employees in a round of layoffs today. Reached for comment, a Sony spokesperson confirmed layoffs at Zipper, characterizing them as “normal business practice and a result of cutting back on production resources after…
By Owen Good Published May 19, 2011 - CultureTotal Recall
My Favourite Nintendo Console Wasn’t Even Made by Nintendo
We’re going to get a little personal today on Total Recall, and take a look at my favourite Nintendo console of all time. Not the best, not the biggest-selling, just…my favourite. And that console is the Panasonic Q, a machine sadly never made commercially available in the West. The Q, a very fancy version of…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K11 Predicts Bulls Beat Mavericks in Seven
2K Sports ran a simulation of the remaining rounds of the NBA Playoffs – the conference finals and the NBA Finals – and found the Chicago Bulls defeating the Dallas Mavericks in seven games. The simulation calls for both Dallas and Chicago to win seven-game series in the conference finals (versus Oklahoma City and Miami,…
By Owen Good Published May 18, 2011