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Star Trek’s Intro, Reborn for the 21st Century

One of the biggest problems I’ve had with Star Trek over the years is that, recent movie aside, it’s so dorky. So old-fashioned. This re-imagined intro sequence, done by artist Shawn Sheehan, flips that to its advantage, crafting a clip that revels in its retro chic so much it nearly drowns in it. And it…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012

Prototype Movie Trailer Isn’t What You Think It Is

There’s a movie coming out next year called The Prototype. It stars a “man” in a hoodie who is on the run, being hunted for his extraordinary powers. Combine the plot with the name and you’d be forgiven for assuming it’s a movie about Activision’s Prototype series. But it’s not. The Prototype the movie is…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012

Honest Game Reviews are the Best Game Reviews

If a retailer reviewed the games they were selling, would you trust them? Probably not, but then, most retailers aren’t like Australia’s JB Hi-Fi. Known here as a humongous, cut-price seller of anything that can turn on or be put in something that turns on, many JB managers hire students or other forms of young…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012

Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit…Luigi Suit?

Um. This is pretty gross. Dann Matthews [Tumblr]

By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012

You Won’t Believe How This Zelda Picture Was Made

Take a good, close look at this beautiful painting based on The Legend of Zelda. It looks like it was done using PhotoShop, right? Maybe a speed painting on a tablet? Nope. It was done on a Nintendo 3DS. Using the simple art program Colors 3D!. That tiny screen, that fat stylus…to have come up…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2012

About Time a Video Game Let You Freak Out and Flip a Table

Flipping tables. It’s about as perfect a rage moment as you can get. And now, in WoW’s upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion, you’ll be able to do it in a video game. While there’s actually a Japanese arcade game centred around this very premise, it’s a Japanese arcade game. This will be a little more…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012

Now THIS is Okami in HD

After years of people asking, Capcom and Sony are finally releasing Okami in high definition on the PS3. While we’ve seen some screens of the project, they still look a little…jaggy. Maybe not as “HD” as people were hoping. Definitely not as gorgeous as these screens. Duncan Harris, of Dead End Thrills, has fired the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012

Is This a Photo of Heath Ledger, or a Joker Action Figure?

OK, so the over-sized fabric and stitching on the jacket kind of give it away, but man. Whoever is doing the modelling at Hong Kong toy company Hot Toys needs a round of applause. The likeness here is terrifying Priced at $275, and due out in December, this Joker piece – that is actually a…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012

There Are No More Heroes When Cosplay is This Amazing

Hey, whaddya know, it’s cosplay superstar Omi Gibson, kicking this week’s round-up off with some blood-soaked dress-ups based on No More Heroes. Joining her is a cute little Zelda couple, some Black Widow and Tekken. There’s even some Arrietty cosplay. Because, you know. That movie was adorable. Shut up. To see the larger pics in…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012

These Guys Went to a Tunisian Desert to Save a Star Wars Film Set

The Lars family homestead, last seen in the newer Star Wars films, is one of the more iconic locations in the Star Wars universe. It’s where Luke Skywalker’s journey begins and, from a certain point of view, it’s where Obi-Wan Kenobi’s comes to an end. Sadly, the set used in some of the films has…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012

Pixel Uniforms Made American Soldiers Easier to Shoot

In 2004, American Army personnel were issued with a bold new camouflage design, one based not on wavy woodland patterns, but pixels. It looked cool in a photo, but hasn’t worked so well where it counts: on the battlefield. The Universal Camouflage Pattern, or UCP, is a grey-green uniform that was supposed to allow soldiers…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2012

Programming Note

Ordinarily, I don’t like to announce when I’m skipping town for 10 days, as the meth-heads tend to come over and borrow shit. Permanently. However, as all of said shit is in that truck you see above, and I’m going to be in the cab, I don’t have much problem telling you I am on…