Gunhed, the 1989 film that's since become a cult hit, is getting a new Gunhed plastic model kit from Kotobukiya. At the Kotobukiya shop in Akihabara, there's a big display on the kit, showing off various versions of the kit completed by several highly talented model makers. The resulting pieces are wonderful. If only…

I don't ordinarily think of "makeup artist" and "gaming" as going together. After all: the characters whose stories we so ardently follow are virtual people, and they are as fantastic or as plain as any other set of pixels can be.

You may perhaps remember that racing/platforming/puzzleish XBLA game Trials HD about injuring yourself on a motocross bike. Its sequel, Trials Evolution seems to be even more genre defying.

Games Convention in Leipzig isn't all about having fun, cosplaying, and trying out upcoming video games. There are also plenty of traumatic events going on as well, such as the poor folks at SouthPeak Games, who came to the show this morning to let people sample their fine DS lineup only to find that all of their DS…