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Whoa, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Is Doing the Theme Music for Black Ops 2
Who do you call when you want electro-tinged, industrial-inflected rock for a world gone wrong? Trent Reznor, of course. Along with groundbreaking work as a recording artist in the 1990s, Reznor’s done film for both The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo And now, it’s been reported in USA Today that the…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
That Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Mod Looks Like Entirely Too Much Fun
The fan-made add-on that’s aiming to bring multiplayer to the PC version of Just Cause 2 came out of hiding last month. And lest you think that it might recede into the background again, here’s proof that the JC-MP devs have been hard at work. The clip above is edited together from one player’s session…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
New Xbox Application Gives You Achievements For Burning Calories
Microsoft has launched an application called Kinect PlayFit as a free download for all Xbox Live members, the publisher said today. Kinect PlayFit is a “new fitness dashboard that aggregates and tracks the calories you burn as you play a variety of Kinect games,” Microsoft says. You’ll be able to compare your stats to other…
By Jason Schreier Published July 10, 2012 -
An All-Star Plan to Build a New $99 Hackable Video Game Console Requires $950,000 Of Your Money [UPDATE]
Julie Uhrman isn’t asking the world for a million bucks. No, she’s asking for just under it to produce a new $99 Android-based video game console called Ouya (“ooh-yuh”) that will challenge the way Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have been bringing games to you on your television for years. “We don’t think the console-makers are…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 10, 2012 -
Sonic and Mega Man Team Up for the First Time Ever in An Archie Comics Crossover
Can Mega Man jump higher than Sonic? Is Sega’s blue hedgehogedgehog faster than Flash Man? We’ll all find out next year, thanks to Archie Comics. The Capcom and Sega mascots have both had long-running series published by Archie for many years now but the upcoming 2013 crossover marks the first time that the heroes will…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 10, 2012 -
Tim Schafer is Pretty Damn Good at…Yo-Yos
Adventure game legend Tim Schafer isn’t jut a funny dude who makes funny games. His resume could/should also include “mad yo-yo skills”, because he has mad yo-yo skills. So mad, in fact, that the YouTube video is literally called “Tim Schafer’s Mad Yo-Yo Skills”.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
8-Bit Umbrella Plays Chiptunes While the Rain Falls
German craftsters Alice Zappe and Julia Lager have come up with this 8-bit umbrella, which uses sensors and speakers to detect when water hits its surface then blast out some appropriate chiptunes. The sounds are generated as the rain falls, they’re not pre-programmed, so the effect might be a little…jarring. Or awesome! User experience may…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Cringe at Five Minutes of Amazing Video Game Car Crashes
If you’ve ever thought, hey, video game car crashes are good, but not perfect, maybe you should take a look at this physics demonstration from BeamNG, which shows cars crumpling in such a realistic manner I can hear the safety glass crashing through my speakers. A small company that specialises in “state of the art…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Custom Metal Gear Figures are the Very Definition of Badass
It’s not that recent official offerings have been bad, they’ve been pretty good, but these custom Metal Gear figures aren’t pretty good. They’re incredible. The four pieces – The Fury, The Pain, The End and Gray Fox – are the work of custom toy builder elvis1976. They’re not the work of a company that sells…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Hello Kitty, What the Hell Did You Do to Sonic the Hedgehog?
Skinned him alive, I guess! Sega and Sanrio are teaming up for for some Kitty-related goodies. First up, this Sonic x Hello Kitty plush toy, which will be available at Sega arcades and amusement centers in Japan. セガとサンリオのタッグが実現。コラボ第1弾アイテムとして「SONIC×HELLO KITTY スーパージャンボぬいぐるみ」が登場 [4Gamer]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2012 -
That Weird Nazi Hunting Game Hasn’t Been Cancelled, It’s Just “Evolved”
While there were rumours earlier this year that Brothers in Arms: Furious Four, the Inglorious Basterds-esque shooter from Gearbox, had been cancelled, turns out that’s not the case. The game hasn’t been cancelled. It’s just “evolved”. “The game has evolved, I think people are going to be surprised by what they’ll see, and it’s still…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Hold Batman’s Gary Oldman in the Palm of Your Hand
It’s Comic-Con week, which means we’re going to be hit with new toy reveals from all angles. That’s why only a day after Hot Toys took the wraps off a life-like Christian Bale figure, the Hong Kong company has shown off a Gary Oldman piece that’s even cooler. Why? Because it’s Gary Oldman. And his…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Somehow, This Duke Nukem Cosplay Actually Works
There’s an art to great cosplay. The very best needs more than just a nice costume and an expensive camera. The best cosplay needs character. Swagger And this Duke Nukem has it in spades. The pose, the lean, the expression…he’s everything you ever wanted in Duke Nukem. For better or worse. [via Fashionably Geek]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Max Payne 3‘s Vancouver Developers Closed, Then Moved
Rockstar Vancouver, one of the main developers behind Max Payne 3, have been shut down. Not to worry (much): the staff are being offered jobs at Rockstar’s other Canadian studio in Toronto, which is expanding thanks to the help of regional government support. Full press release here. [Note: This story originally pegged the Vancouver team…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
Zelda Question on Jeopardy Leaves Contestants in Need of a Hero
So today there was a pretty specific Zelda question on Jeopardy. It was not answered correctly. Scoff all you want (and I will, because “some reason”? THERE WAS A REASON!), but unless the category was “Nintendo Video Game Instruments” that’s a pretty obscure question for the average person on the street. [thanks Jake!]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2012 -
We Interrupt This News Report For Breaking Cats
I don’t know why this woman looks so disturbed. Who wouldn’t want cats following them everywhere? As a bonus, allow me to throw in my new favorite tumblr, that explains newsroom behaviors to you in the most efficient, adorable manner possible: Is she gonna say cats? She can’t really say cats, is she gonna…CATS Sorry,…
By Tina Amini Published July 9, 2012 -
Tower Defense Games As a Psychological Metaphor
I’m not particularly good at any video game genre, unless Tetris can be considered a genre all on its own. Naturally I have my shining moments, but these tend to occur at times when there is no one around to respond positively when I shout, “Did you see that?” except for, of course, my cat,…
by Lisa Foiles Published July 9, 2012
