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Gundam in Gold Leaf
Ishikawa is famous for its lacquer ware. For centuries, skilled craftsmen have produced Yamanaka lacquer ware. Bowls and dishes are most traditional. Gundam models are not. The same traditional methods were used to coat these Gundam. It took around one month to complete the figures. They were created for the Gundam Builders World Cup and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Elite‘s 404 Page Is Wonderful
Call of Duty: Elite is suffering a rocky rollout. Things haven’t gone as expected, but in good time, Activision will hopefully get things ironed out. Until then, there’s this. The above 404 image appears when you try to enter “status” on the Call of Duty: Elite website. It sums up how many feel about the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2011 -
Chuck Norris Winds Up In World of Warcraft Commercial
While it’s easy to quaff Chuck Norris jokes are old, so too is World of Warcraft. So pairing the two, with Norris endosring the MMO in this new TV commercial, makes sense! And yes, it’s a TV commercial. Not an internet one. What’s more, it kicked off for the first time during the Chargers v…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2011 -
Man uses LEGO to Cheat at Skyrim
In a similar fashion to that used last month in Gears of War 3, an enterprising Skyrim player has built a LEGO rig which lets him max out his stats the easy way. You can see once he pans the camera around (and shushes his missus) that the elaborate setup is there just to exert…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2011 -
MLG National Championship Finals Underway Now
The final round of play in StarCraft and League of Legends Major League Gaming’s National Championships in Providence should be underway any moment. You can see the championship’s full bracket here, and catch all of the action through the MLG main site here.
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
Weekend Note of Nov. 20
A Children’s Treasury of Insane Throwing-Knife Kills in Modern Warfare 3 We have no illusions that this is the first WTF knife kill for a game that’s been out for two weeks, and played by millions online since its release. Another year, another Call of Duty, another crazy across-the-map blind knife kill, right? There have…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
Update Brings Movie Parties to PlayStation Home
PlayStation owners are now able to stage or join movie-viewing parties in PlayStation Home thanks to an update delivering Sony’s Crackle network to Home’s entertainment-on-demand system. “Hundreds of full-length Hollywood movies and thousands of television shows,” are now viewable with friends for free, says PlayStation Blog. Social viewing of up to 60 users is supported,…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
We Have Ripoff …
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The Most Shameless Video Game Console Knockoffs [Ranker] The “Super Polystation,” the “Polystation 3,” the “Treamcast” and “Game Joy” headline this roundup of gaming platforms…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
A Children’s Treasury of Insane Throwing-Knife Kills in Modern Warfare 3
Last night we were sent the clip of the insane bank-shot knife kill you see above, courtesy of the unwitting victim felled by it. We have no illusions that this is the first WTF knife kill for a game that’s been out for two weeks, and played by millions online since its release. Another year,…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
Starhawk Private Beta Commences on Tuesday
The private beta for Starhawk, the spiritual descendant of 2007’s downloadable hit Warhawk will commence on Tuesday, says Sony Computer Entertainment America. The beta will be “slow-rolled,” so those who don’t get an invitation on day one, don’t give up hope; one may be on the way soon. SCEA said that invitations will go to…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
Hooray, Now You Can Kill Kids in Skyrim
Back in September, Bethesda’s Pete Hines got into a scrape on Twitter with some PC gamers who resented the fact they were not permitted to kill children in games like Fallout and now, Skyrim “It’s sad that modders are forced to fix a game that’s being released as broken,” sniffed one. “Because we don’t let…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
Tanooki Suit Riot
Those publicity whores at PETA caused a ruckus earlier this week when they alleged Mario’s Tanooki suit was something actually flayed from the body of an actual tanuki, or something like that. We have no idea if this man is in any way responsible, but since he is appearing on television, he looks guilty to…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
Before You Start… Tips for Playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword the Best Way
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a massive game. And it’s a little less straight-forward than other recent Zeldas. I don’t want to spoil the game’s surprises, but I want to give any of you who are planning to play it some tips about how to get the most out of the game. Think…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 20, 2011 -
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Out of curiosity, why don’t people give cards at Thanksgiving? Is it because we already give them at Christmas? And write thank-you notes by New Year’s? Hell, I say we just move all of it up to Thanksgiving and make that our major holiday. We get a big meal, and everyone gives everyone else a…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2011 -
A Live Action Minecraft Wedding Proposal
Reader Matt writes in to tell us how he proposed to his girlfriend up on the big stage at MineCon, getting the wonderful folks at Mojang to play along in getting his future wife up on stage to pop the question. Congratulations guys, here’s to a lifetime of friendship, love and coop gaming. From Matt:…
By Brian Crecente Published November 20, 2011 -
Shoppin’ Macy’s Winners
Sonic the Hedgehog’s inflated ego returns to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. That was more than enough inspiration for our pre-Black Friday ‘Shopping spree. We’ve got 20 winners, including WAFFO, inside! kobun (10) returns to the lineup after a long layoff, with a subject that is both timely and inappropriate. Notice the coaching…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2011 -
Borderlands Hits Shelves Tuesday — as a Novel
Borderlands has a novel due for release on Tuesday, entitled Borderlands: The Fallen. It’ll track the story of Roland, who represents the soldier class in the original game. From the writeup on Amazon: His name’s Roland. Soldier class, a former mercenary, he’s on a full-time mission to scrape a living out of the most dangerous…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2011 -
Basketball’s Unhappy November Can’t Be Helped by March Madness
In between two of the most-watched college basketball games ever played in November, the NBA’s Doomsday Clock inched closer to midnight when its players rejected a take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum and dissolved their union. It’s the nuclear winter scenario analysts imagined when they pegged worst-case losses at $40 million for NBA 2K12, the lone video game caught…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2011 -
‘Significant’ Battlefield 3 Patch Coming to PC Next Week
DICE promises that PC Battlefield 3 owners will see a major client update in the coming week, one that offers better stability, weapons balance, polish and other adjustments built on community feedback since the game’s Oct. 25 release. “Plus we’re removing the so called “negative mouse acceleration” that some of you have experienced,” DICE wrote…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2011 -
A Look Back at 20 Years of Music History with Sonic
Masato Nakamura says he composed the remix of Sonic the Hedgehog‘s Green Hill Zone theme the way he did the original: By imagining it as a film. The difference is he only had still photographs when he wrote the song 20 years ago. Now for source material has the advantage of full motion video—and, of…
By Owen Good Published November 19, 2011