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This Portal Case Mod Will Blow You Into The Next Room
Paying tribute to Portal, ulyssanov built himself this custom PC case based on the game that goes above and beyond mere tribute. One could almost say it was a…triumph. I’M SORRY. SO SORRY. Anyway, while completed two years ago this is the first most have seen of his exquisite work, which takes a fairly standard…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011 -
Nintendo Portables Are Breeding Grounds For Sexy Fun
In 2005, Nintendo released its new handheld, the Nintendo DS. The machine was a clean break from the Game Boy. But the difference wasn’t just how players interacted with the portable, but how it opened up the flood gates for the inevitable boob touching. Nintendo systems are typically family friendly. Since the 1980s, Nintendo, with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011 -
A Team Fortress 2 Update With No Hats? What Is This?
Valve has released a sizeable Team Fortress 2 update, and for once, it’s not all about hats. It’s actually about things that are useful. Like a new coaching mode, where you can jump online with someone who will teach you how to play. And a “new” map (a smaller version of Badlands). And a whole…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011 -
Ocarina Of Time’s 3D Remake Grows Up, Gets 19 New Screenshots
While The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D for the Nintendo 3DS may be in development at a third party, the game is in good hands. And is still, for something first released last milennium, looking great. It’ll be out in North America on June 19.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2011 -
What the Hell Does a Design Firm Need 5,000 Xbox Live Accounts For?
A graphic design firm recently, and quite openly, put out a contract for a script that would create 5,000 Xbox Live free “Silver” level accounts, bypassing captchas, providing “dynamic username, password, email and user details,” and the ability to “post dynamic content for … each account.” Bill Stiernberg at Zeboyd Games noticed the request, placed…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
Download Bulletstorm‘s Soundtrack For Free
The space-pirate tale Bulletstorm also brought a soundtrack suited to its popcorn-flick tone and motifs. The game’s full 24 tracks are now available for you to grab, 100 percent free, with 0 percent cussing from Grayson, Trishka or Sarrano, courtesy of Epic Games. the file is a 130 MB .zip and the audio is .mp3.…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
Amazon’s Android Appstore Terms Unreasonable, Says Game Developers’ Association
The terms of selling through Amazon’s newly launched Android app store are so unusual – if not unfair to games makers – that the International Game Developers Association has circulated a letter cautioning its members to read any agreement with Amazon closely, and to understand what prerogatives they may be giving up in the sale…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
FBI Raids College Kids, Looking for Gold Farming Fraud
The FBI now is raiding homes looking for World of Warcraft gold farmers. The party van showed up March 30 at an apartment shared by two University of Michigan students (building pictured), who say the feds have got the wrong suspects. The two students, neither named, say they aren’t gold farmers and don’t play World…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
Another Hint That Portal 2 May Be Releasing Early
The Valve-owned domain aperturescience.com tossed up a countdown whose timer expires at noon EDT/9 a.m. PDT tomorrow. Rumors, abetted by Easter eggs, have hinted that the game is arriving a week ahead of its announced April 19 date. Hey, it’s either that or Half Life 2: Episode 3.
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
One Man’s Vacation to New Vegas
Given “a few days in the Mojave,” one fan of Fallout: New Vegas decided to construct his visit around the game, searching out real-world locations that inspired the in-game scenery. The lone wanderer, one Chris Worth of the United Kingdom, even constructed a Pip-Boy (with admittedly ‘shopped map screen) and Power Fist. Designers from Obsidian,…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
A Compendium of Freaked-Out Reactions to Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Ordinarily, you toss a video like this on YouTube, and every comment shouts it down as fake. But anyone who’s played indie horror hit Amnesia: The Dark Descent knows this guy’s skin-crawling, pupil-dilating, sphincter-clenching, headphone-grabbing reactions are on the level.
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
Done Yours Yet?
Done Yours Yet? | If not, you still have the weekend. A quirk in the calendar, involving a District of Columbia holiday, gives Americans until April 18 to postmark their income tax returns. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) New Nintendo Console Debuting At E3 This June, Launching In 2012, More Powerful Than Xbox 360 and…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
The Perfect Nintendo 3DS Experience… A Street Pass Bonanza With A Cameo Appearance By A Real Shark
What happens when a bunch of game journalists and game developers from Capcom converge in Miami for a multi-day showcase of Capcom games? A lot of 3DS Street Passing. This is how Nintendo’s unusual approach to social networking is supposed to work. (Note: The image you see above before starting the video features the Mii…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2011 -
The Blindingly Obvious Improvements We Want in Wii 2
A thinning Wii release list, a rumored impending price drop, and reports that Nintendo is about to reveal its next console all seemingly point to one thing: Nintendo is about to reveal its next console Game Informer says the successor to the Wii—Wii 2, Nintendo HD, Super Wii, GameCube 3, whatever you want to call…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 -
Cheerleaders Return to Madden
EA Sports sent out a few photos over Twitter earlier today – two for Madden, one for NCAA Football. Kick meters, which have changed almost annually the past few years, look like they’ll revert to what we saw from Madden earlier last decade. NCAA Football showed Ralphie the Buffalo, indicating that mascot pre-game entries will…
By Owen Good Published April 14, 2011 -
This is the World’s Biggest Pac-Man Game
Here’s what you’re going to do when your bored at work for the next few months: The World’s Biggest Pac-Man is a brower-based version of the classic blown up to epic proportions. The game connects thousands of user-created levels like tiles to create a single immense map. Designed by web design firm Soap Creative using…
By Mike Epstein Published April 14, 2011 -
Resident Evil Mercenaries VS. Brings The Fight To The iPhone
Capcom releases its first online iPhone game in Resident Evil Mercenaries VS., in which players battle zombies and human opponents as Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, or Albert Wesker. It’s on sale now in the iTunes App Store for $2.99.
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2011 -
Pikachu Just Felt Like Destroying Something Beautiful
Kevin Bolk pulled out all of the stops when creating this “Poke-Fight Club” illustration. Meowth is collecting all of those pika-punches! Related Rampages: Wrath of Conan | Weegie Doctor (More) Poke-Fight Club by Kevin Bolk (deviantART) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2011 -
One Illuminating Hour Playing Street Fighter X Tekken
I recently had an opportunity to play Street Fighter X Tekken, the next big fighting game from Capcom. There was one problem with this opportunity: I stink at fighting games. The game was running on eight TVs and consoles in a hotel in Miami, the centerpiece of a Capcom showcase for the company’s upcoming games.…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2011 -
New Nintendo Console Debuting At E3 This June, Launching In 2012, More Powerful Than Xbox 360 and PS3
Nintendo’s next console will debut at E3 in June, moving the maker of Mario and Zelda into the HD era. The news, first reported by Game Informer who cited anonymous sources in their report today, confirms rumors that have been swirling for months in the wake of slowing game releases from Nintendo. Furthermore, we’ve heard…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2011