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A Pixelated Big Lebowski Game Would Have You Play As ‘The Dude’ And It Would Be Awesome
He’s known only as ‘The Dude,’ and he’s the greatest bowler of all time. But that drink in his hand does not look like a White Russian. Someone give the poor dude a White Russian! You can buy a print version of The Dude online. Check out Jesus and Walter down below, too. Dammit, Walter,…
By Tina Amini Published July 11, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3‘s Free New DLC Brings Maps And Weapons To Multiplayer Next Week
Mass Effect 3‘s Earth DLC will hit PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on July 17, developer BioWare confirmed today. It’s a free multi-player pack that adds new maps, weapons, and characters. Here’s the official info courtesy BioWare: Three New Maps – With the fate of the galaxy at stake, Earth’s military efforts have concentrated…
By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2012 -
This New Trailer Proves Assassin’s Creed III Can Be Just As Badass On Vita
Here’s a new trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III Liberation, the Vita version of Ubisoft’s popular action series that will be out October 30. It’s set in 18th-century New Orleans and it’s the first Assassin’s Creed game to star a female protagonist, a stylish assassin named Aveline. Go ahead and watch as she dives…
By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2012 -
Microsoft Has Spent Millions Bringing Halo 4 To Real Life
The upcoming Halo 4 live-action series will cost between $5-10 million to produce, reports the Los Angeles Times today in an excellent new feature about Microsoft’s ambitious new project. Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, which will preview this Thursday at Comic Con and launch October 5, is a prequel that re-creates the first invasion of…
By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2012 -
Touch A Single Firefly To Set Off a Soothing, Addictive Chain-Reaction
If you grew up in certain parts of the country, you’ve no doubt got some fond memories regarding fireflies. A cool summer’s dusk, the stars just starting to be visible, the chirping of insects—and flashing lazily about, the lights of fireflies. Fireflies! the game has an exclamation mark in its title. That enthusiastic punctuation should…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 11, 2012 -
This New Video Game Does Some Hilarious Impressions Of Barack Obama And Mitt Romney
Here’s the trailer for The Race for the White House, a new game released today for PC and Mac that simulates the 2012 election. Looks kinda funny, no? While The Race for the White House certainly isn’t the first election game—veteran developers Stardock Entertainment are releasing Political Machine 2012 this year as well, a follow-up…
By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2012 -
Report: The Next Batman Game Will Be A Prequel To Arkham Asylum
The next Batman game will be a prequel that centers around Batman’s first encounter with the Joker, according to a new report. According to Variety, the prequel to Rocksteady’s Arkham Asylum and Arkham City will be based on the Silver Age of DC’s comics from the 1950s. Variety says the game will be out in…
By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2012 -
LEGO Brings Fresh Hobbits, Heroes, Jedi and Ninjas to San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is where science fiction, fantasy, comic books and toys collide, so what better place for LEGO to show off their upcoming building sets? The four days of Comic-Con equal four days of huge LEGO reveals across every major nerd-relevant product line. What’s in store for brick fans? Each day at 2PM Pacific,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2012 -
This Pikachu Can Pull a Man’s Arms Out of His Sockets
It’s Han Solo’s co-pilot, Chewbacca, crossbred with Ash’s buddy, Pikachu. The result? Wookimon? Chewbachu? Pikachewie? Yes, Pikachewie That’s what custom figure maker KodyKoala is calling it—and he should know because he made it. According to KodyKoala: I used a Jakks 2007 Electronic Pikachu and I covered him in Apoxy sculpt and made him look hairy.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
Go On, Let Morrigan Drive You Batty
The hair. The tights. The wings—especially ones coming out of her noggin. Since debuting in 1994 Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, Morrigan Aensland has become one of gaming’s most iconic characters. A fan service favorite, Morrigan continues to attract cosplayers, eager to put on succubus’s revealing outfit. But who dons her duds best? Who pulls off…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 11, 2012 -
This Giant LEGO Bridge Looks Photoshopped (But It’s Not)
Street artist MEGX painted this bridge in Wuppertal, Germany to look like it was made out of LEGO. His use of colour and contrast makes the thing look like a hideous Photoshop job, but nope, it’s real. The guy got busy with paintbrushes and, after four weeks on the job, left the world with the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2012 -
This Giant Hunk is Playing Master Chief in the Halo Series
This is Daniel Cudmore. He’s a Canadian actor who you’ll probably recognise most easily as Colossus from the X-Men movies. You’ll also soon be seeing him play the role of Halo’s Master Chief. Well, sort of. With the sci-fi series’ big-screen adaptation dead in the water, Cudmore will be the first man to play the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2012 -
The Murder Rate (and Bastard Rate) in Game of Thrones Explained, in Pictures
While you naturally think about them while reading the books/watching the show – I mean, they’re right there – it’s not until you see them mapped out in graphs that you realise just how messed up the death rates (and incest rates, and boring food-eating rates) are in the realm of Westeros.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2012 -
Oh God, Sub-Zero, STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT
This is a life-size bust of Mortal Kombat’s Sub-Zero. That means, yup, if you held it up to your own head, unless you are a small child (GO TO BED), it’ll be about the same size. Hopefully that’s where the similarities end, though. Because if your face could pull an expression like that, you’d be…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2012 -
If You Hate Capcom’s DLC Policy, Read This
Japanese publisher Capcom has taken a lot of flak this year for its policy of hiding “downloadable” content on a fighting game disc, then charging users to unlock it. Sure, they had their business reasons, but when people spend $50-60 on a game, they expect to own everything on that disc. So it’s awesome to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2012 -
Twenty Minutes of Dead Space 3 Footage is Enough to Freeze Your Shins Off
No fancy trailers here, no live-action distractions, this twenty-minute clip consists almost entirely of gameplay footage from EA’s upcoming Dead Space 3. WARNING: May contain traces of pre-recorded developer hype in some scenes. Dead Space 3 Gameplay Video [GameSpot]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2012
