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Blizzard CEO: We Know Diablo III ‘Isn’t Perfect’
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime has addressed player concerns with action-role-playing game Diablo III, promising improvements in a statement on Battle.net today Noting that the launch of Blizzard’s highly-anticipated sequel had “many challenges,” Morhaime noted that the team had fixed the majority of technical issues—like the much-mocked “error 37” issue that prevented players from logging into…
By Jason Schreier Published July 19, 2012 -
Check Out the Largest Map in Battlefield History
In September Battlefield 3‘s next expansion, Armored Kill, brings five new vehicles, a tank superiority game mode and the sweeping sands of the Bandar Desert, the largest map in the history of the franchise. Let’s take a look at the first gameplay trailer! Look at all that sand. It’s like a budding George Lucas romance…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2012 -
The Joy Of Playing Video Games Without Actually Playing Them
Playing video games can be wonderful. Sometimes not playing them can be even better. See, games are often time-devouring. Tedious. Difficult. Annoying. You might not want to spend hours of your life grinding for experience points to kill a dragon or shooting up bloody clouds of soldiers en route to some submarine. (There’s always a…
By Jason Schreier Published July 19, 2012 -
If I Were Death I’d Probably Use My iPhone to Harvest Souls Too
The sinister sounding Darksiders II: Soul Harvest is more than just an iOS marketing tie-in that let’s fans of all things dark and stalky unlock special goodies prior to the game’s release next month. It’s also how I imagine the anthropomorphic personification of the end of all things would get things done in the digital…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2012 -
The Smart Way to do a PS2 HD Remake is With Japanese Gangsters Punching Faces
Badass Japanese soap opera (and occasionally sublime brawler) Yakuza’s first two games are getting HD re-releases on the PS3. This trailer gives us our first look at the updated editions in action. While many “HD” ports are disappointing, that shouldn’t be a problem for the Yakuza games. After all, outside of cutscenes many parts of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
Link, You Look Awfully Cool Considering You’re About to Fight a SPIDER THAT LOOKS LIKE A SKULL
One of the Zelda series’ most dangerous (and creepy) enemies, the skulltula, is the star of this great piece of art by Asashi-Kami. Bonus: if you like it so much you’d like to wear it on your chest, you can Skulltula [DeviantArt]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
When Optimus Prime Meets Warhammer, My Jaw Drops
What do you get when you cross Optimus Prime with Warhammer 40K’s Orks? A joke with a terrible punchline, I’d wager, but also this amazing custom piece by Singaporean madscuzzy. While it may just look like a slightly modified version of an existing Transformers toy, it’s actually the result of a ton of work on…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
Peter Molydeux’s New “Game” is a Giant, Hype-tastic Tease
Curiosity is the name of the first title legendary designer Peter Molyneux has worked on since leaving Lionhead. This is not a trailer for that game. Well, it is, kind of. It’s brilliant satirist Peter Molydeux’s trailer for Curiosity, which takes Molyneux’s penchant for hype and blows it quite literally out into space.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
At Dawn, Look to the East for This Incredible Lord of the Rings LEGO Diorama
While there’s official Lord of the Rings (and The Hobbit!) LEGO sets, to keep them affordable and able to fit on a store shelf they’re kept small and fairly basic. So the official Helm’s Deep set looks nothing like this monstrosity Built as a promo centrepiece for a store in Oslo, Norway, Daniel Z’s massive…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
What The Big Daddy of the Future Could Look Like
BioShock’s Big Daddy enforcers look great, but they’re stuck in the past. All that rust and brass, it’s so 20th century! What they need is a makeoever, bring them up to 21st century standards. Artist Sean Bigham tackled the issue a few years back, and the results are surprisingly tasteful. I especially like the little…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
More Disturbingly Life-Like Dark Knight Rises Toys
Following up creepy Christian Bale and tiny Gary Oldman, Hong Kong collectible company Hot Toys will also be releasing incredibly realistic Dark Knight Rises replicas of villain Bane and Batman’s old Tumbler. If you were hoping they’d be available in time to take with you to theatres, though, you’ll be disappointed. Bane ($195) won’t be…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
Skyrim and Minecraft Collide to Form the Ultimate PC Game
Many Skyrim mods are there to enhance the game in a realistic manner. Better maps, easier menus, improved visuals, etc. This one doesn’t do any of those things. It just turns the game into the most Nordic game of Minecraft you’ve ever seen. Sure, all it really does is add some turn characters in Skyrim…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2012 -
MC Chris Apologises For Kicking Fan Out of Show Over a Tweet
It’s easy to do something stupid. It’s harder to publicly apologise and own up to it. In the past 24 hours, nerd rap superstar MC Chris has managed to do both “I don’t have security, I don’t have a manager,” gets uttered at one point. Maybe today has changed his mind on that.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2012 -
Double Dragon‘s High-Def Throwback Headbutts Into Consoles in September
We’re circumspect that a console do-over of Double Dragon could have the same appeal as the quarter-sucking vacuum cleaner that lined arcade walls in the 1980s. The air-guitaring at a stage’s end seems to be a bit much. But Double Dragon Neon will get its shot anyway come Sept. 11. Majesco said the game releases…
By Owen Good Published July 18, 2012 -
In Memory Of Jubal Early, Firefly‘s Weirdest Bounty Hunter
I still remember when I first watched Firefly, when I saw the final episode of its truncated FOX TV run. That episode is called “Objects in Space,” and in it, a bounty hunter named Jubal Early boards Serenity in pursuit of Simon and River. I thought it was such a peculiar episode at the time—it…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 18, 2012 -
After 74 Emails, 27 Months and Six Phone Calls, a Sack of Cash Buys One of the Rarest Nintendo Cartridges
Three years ago, J.J. Hendricks (above, left) of Denver paid $17,500 for a rare Nintendo cartridge— Nintendo World Championships, one of about 26 copies of a game for a promotional tournament more than 20 years old. About a year later, he opened negotiations to buy a cartridge even more rare. The game in question is…
By Owen Good Published July 18, 2012 -
Fez Won’t Be Fixed Because Microsoft Wants a Ton of Money
Polytron, the developers of indie hit Fez, have issued a surprising statement regarding the potentially game-breaking patch they recently released, then recalled The full statement: We’re bringing the first FEZ patch online. It’s the same patch. We’re not going to patch the patch. Why not? Because microsoft would charge us tens of thousands of dollars…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 18, 2012 -
One Way Duke Nukem Forever Was Similar To Half-Life
It’s something more than one person noticed while playing Gearbox’s critical lemon Duke Nukem Forever—the game does have a few things in common with Valve’s much-heralded masterpiece Half-Life. No really! Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford agrees, but says that the similarities only go so far. After all, Duke Nukem Forever is closer to base fare like…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 18, 2012 -
It’s July 18, Check the Security of Your Xbox Live Password Today
The general manager for Xbox Live today told gamers of the more aggressive steps the service was taking to combat online fraud and phishing scams—like those that have recently generated a wave of bad publicity—while reminding everyone to take some steps that would make that job a lot easier. In a post on the official…
By Owen Good Published July 18, 2012