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The New Game From The Creator Of Threes And Puzzlejuice
Asher Vollmer, creator of the incredible addictive (and quickly cloned) Threes has unveiled his next game, Close Castles. It looks like a sort of cross between Threes and tower defense, designed for multiplayer: Close Castles is a fast paced competitive city builder that feels like a fighting game. The goal is to destroy your opponent’s…
By John Struan Published September 8, 2014 -
New Car’s Headlights Are Supposed To Look Like Thor’s Hammer
The Volvo XC90’s headlights are supposed to look like Thor’s hammer: Symbolising this historic day in Volvo’s 87 year history, the new XC90 will be the first of its cars to carry the company’s new more prominent iron mark, which has the iconic arrow elegantly aligned with the diagonal slash across the grille. Together with…
By John Struan Published September 8, 2014 -
LEGO Team Fortress 2 Sentry Gun Is Just As Tough As The Real Thing
This is two-foot tall replica of the engineer’s sentry gun from Team Fortress 2, created from hundreds of LEGO bricks. ZaziNombies did a good job on this one, and the mounting doesn’t even look like LEGO. Now do the level 3 version of this with the twin-mounted gatling guns. That’d look badass. LEGO Sentry Gun…
By Gergo Vas Published September 8, 2014 -
How To Defeat Dark Souls Bosses with a Guitar Hero Controller
I know what you’re thinking. Dark Souls is a bit easy. If only there was some way to up the challenge. [Crash zoom to Guitar Hero controller in the corner.] This is crazy man Bearzly (and by that I mean crazy awesome) who’s been playing Dark Souls using the Guitar Hero controller. You can see…
Leon Hurley Published September 8, 2014 -
Teens React (Surprisingly Well) To An Ancient Nintendo Console
Oh look, another “Teens React” video, this time about the venerable Nintendo Entertainment system. You may come in expecting a clip full of laughter and confusion, but in these kids’ defence, loads of them not only knew what it was, but have played some its games. Well…newer versions of the old games. On their DS.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2014 -
EA Made A Trailer Out Of The Tiny Madden Glitch
Remember that awesome Madden glitchthat rendered one of the game’s players – LB Christian Kirksey – as a tiny little man? Taking the joke and running with it, EA Sports have released a trailer telling the story of “Tiny Titan” (who actually plays for the Browns). Well played, all involved. Well played.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2014 -
Reminder: The Game Boy Was Almost Indestructible
Yes, a Game Boy survived a bombing raid. But as famous as that story is, who’s to say it wasn’t a fluke? So Wiredgot Nintendo’s old handheld and did some slightly more scientific study on it. I say slightly because that test involved dropping it a couple of times then having a giant man smash…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2014 -
Documentary Thought TF2 Poster Was Actual War Propoganda
Last week documentary about the First World War was released in Russian that, as you can see, got its Allied propaganda posters a little mixed up. While it’s easy to make fun of the show’s producers for getting it wrong, it might be nicer to view it as a compliment to Valve’s art team for…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2014 -
Robin Williams Tribute, Drawn Using A Nintendo Wii U, Is A Work Of Art
Using Art Academy for the Miiverse, Wii U user Craig has drawn – using a stylus on a small, smooshy touchscreen – this wonderful Robin Williams tribute Here’s a shot of it as it appearson Miiverse.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2014 -
Time To Crack Open The Mad Catz Xbox One Racing Wheel
I’m not a big fan of unboxings these days. There’s a lot of cardboard involved, and if shot incorrectly my hideous feet might get in the frame. But in the case of Mad Catz’ $400 Force Feedback Racing Wheel for the Xbox One, unboxing it on video was a necessity. Otherwise I might have left…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2014 -
Stella Brings Out The Best And Worst In Angry Birds
Feature mostly female feathered heroes and released alongside a line of pink-centric toys, one wouldn’t be blamed for assuming Angry Birds Stella is a game for “girls.” It’s a game for any fan of the series who wants to see how far it’s come — and the unfortunate direction its going in. There’s no doubt…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2014 -
Real Life Disney Princes Would Be Horrible People
With the possible exception of Prince Ali (possibly not his real name), Disney Princes would be terrible people in real life, asBuzzFeed demonstrates. Watching this I’ve begun to realize just how much of a negative influence Disney movies have had on my life. They’ve planted unrealistic notions in my head, which I’m going to go…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Destiny Nonvertising
Earlier this week Microsoft did not run an advertisementfor this week’s hot new release, Destiny. Something tells me our Photoshop-savvy readers would do an amazing job of not advertising Destiny. Let’s find out! I am referring to the strange Microsoft ad that popped up last week featuring the Destiny logo on a bottle of cologne,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2014 -
Angry Wives, Vicious Dogs And Other Super Mario Bros. Secrets
Did you know the odd behavior of the ghosts in the Super Mario Bros. series was based on the negative reaction of a developer’s wife to long work hours? Just one of many facts uncovered in Did You Know Gaming‘s continuing Super Mario Easter Egg Hunt. I’m pretty sure I knew the Chain Chomps were…
By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2014
