Leave R2 Alone, Space Marine!

I spotted this Warhammer 40K space marine harassing an R 2 unit today at Gamescom. Where’s a Jedi when you need one?

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Hey, It’s Another Classy Games Magazine

Cory Schmitz, the man behind the classy EXP. magazine, has been kind enough to send us over some shots of his latest mag effort: The Controller Like EXP., there’s a great emphasis on style, capitalising on the fact people will always be interested in buying and reading magazines if they look good That’s not to…

From Dust Is For Those Of You Who Like Playing God

Eric Chahi made the acclaimed game Out of This World, then Heart of Darkness, then took a break from game-making, during which time he fell in love with volcanoes. Now he’s making this. Debuting in Germany at GDC Europe and Gamescom this week is a tech demo video of Chachi’s From Dust. Chahi’s game, which…

Vote for the Crappiest Friend Ever

Wow. You guys are brutal. Like borderline pathologically brutal, aka, one millionth as brutal as Kane & Lynch. Read the top three reader-submitted tales of friend-betrayal, then vote for the one that is the most cringe-worthy. The winner gets a copy of Kane & Lynch 2 Entry 1, from Daniel M.: Three years ago I…

We Went To Sony’s GamesCom Presser And All We Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

It’s actually a rather nice t-shirt, complete with official PlayStation branding and a lanyard, as seen in the swag bag from last night’s Sony event.

New Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Screens Start With Creeping Coffins

With the release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow mere weeks away, what can reignite our interest in the latest and perhaps greatest attempt at a three-dimensional Belmont adventure? How about the creepiest coffins you’ve ever seen in a video game? Frankly, everything in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow looks pretty good, whether it’s Gabriel Belmont riding…

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Knows The Secret To Mixing Music And Gaming

During GamesCom 2010, Linkin Park’s co-lead singer Mike Shinoda realized what it takes to successfully marry music and games, but not before blowing himself up on stage in front of the hundreds of people attending Sony’s press event. The members of Linkin Park aren’t just a group of guys who are lending music to EA’s…

Step Aside! New NeverDead Screens Comin’ Through!

Konami didn’t have too much to say during its brief Gamescom 2010 press conference today, but it did delight the crowd with a trailer for NeverDead, the action horror game from Metal Gear Acid! director Shinta Nojiri and Rebellion Developments. Konami also released new screen shots of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game today,…

The Best Empire Strikes Back Furniture $10 Can Buy

Sorry, PlayStation Home fans, but news about furniture in Sony’s PlayStation 3 virtual world seldom excites me…except when we’re looking at an AT-AT table or a chair based on the Millennium Falcon escaping a space worm. Starting tomorrow, $10 for this set in Home.

Singstar Guitar Is Pretty Much What You’d Expect

What happens when you add a guitar track to Sony’s Singstar? You get half of Rock Band, and not the particularly fun half. Imagine Rock Band or Guitar Hero’s guitar portions, without the flashy backgrounds, star power mechanics, or decorative note highways, and you’ve got Singstar Guitar. It’s Singstar, with a no-frills guitar track added…

Torchlight II Reminds Us Why It Has Returned

PC role-playing-game Torchlight is back. There is a reason why. This trailer tells you that reason. Would you like to know? Then watch this! Developed by Runic Games, the fantasy title will be out next spring.

Hip Thrusting My Way Through Sonic Free Riders

Sonic Free Riders is all about the pelvic thrusts. Sega’s hover board racing game has you controlling Sonic the Hedgehog, or one of his many friends or enemies, with the Xbox 360 Kinect controller, which means, you use your body to play. To play, you stand with your body almost sideways, as if standing atop…

The Future Is Gray In Ghost Recon Future Soldier

A bleak future is portrayed in these Ghost Recon Future Soldier screens, released for this weeks Gamescom. No hotel sign is safe.

The New Mortal Kombat Adds Two More Classic Characters

NetherRealm Studios adds two more to the roster of kombatants appearing in the all-new Mortal Kombat, with cybernetic ninja Cyrax and queen of fans Kitana officially committed to beat the shit out of each other next year. The new Mortal Kombat also has a few new old stages that fans may recognize, the Desert and…

How To Explain StarCraft To FarmVille People

Until that unreal StarCraft FarmVille mod becomes a reality, FarmVille’s millions of fans can use this helpful image to understand what in the world this StarCraft II thing is all about. [Via Rafardeon’s Soup]

Sony: Motorstorm Apocalypse Will Prove 3D Gaming’s Worth

It took more than 100 years for the notion of 3D film-making to prove itself with the 2009 release of smash hit Avatar, and Sony believes that games like the Playstation 3’s Motorstorm Apocalypse and Killzone 3 will do the same for gaming. Mick Hocking, senior director for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Studio Liverpool, heads…

Kicking It With Kinect Sports Soccer

I finally got my first chance to go hands-on with Kinect today, and I wasn’t allowed to use my hands. Microsoft was showing off the soccer potion of Kinect Sports at their gameplay event today in Cologne, Germany, and seeing as I spent at least a portion of one whole high school semester playing something…

Microsoft GamesCom Press Event Lunch Unboxing

The most important question at Microsoft’s Gamescom play session on Tuesday? What are they serving for lunch? That question answered here. Perhaps my fascination with the food served at press gatherings stems from the fact that 90% of my Gamescom diet comes from exactly these sorts of boxes. Well, not exactly these sorts of boxes.…

Podcast Time: Ask Us About Gamescom, QuakeCon And Anything Else

We are podcasting live right now. And by “we” I mean me and intern Aulistar Mark. What happens when an intern gets a live mic? In this by-the-seat-of-our-pants edition I will regale you with stories of outer space (true ones) but we will mostly talk about all the big game news from the big shows…