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Rent Your Own Personal Cosplayer
Cosplay was once a sideshow. But these days, it is quickly becoming the main draw for Japanese gaming and manga events, sometimes garnering more coverage than the actual games and comics. As its popularity increases, not only does the number of cosplayers multiply, so does the number of people taking pictures. Events like the Tokyo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011 -
White Knight Chronicles II Is Coming To America
White Knight Chronicles II, the RPG sequel from Professor Layton developers Level-5, has been out for ages in Japan. And until now, had only been given a confirmed Western release in Europe. Until now! Sony Computer Entertainment America may have passed on the game, but boutique publisher D3Publisher hasn’t, and will be bringing the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011 -
Commander Shepard, Let’s Get A Look At Your Mass Effect 3 Self
A “reveal” of the third game in the series is rarely much of a “reveal” at all, especially for a series like Mass Effect where your character is wearing mostly the same clothes he has been for the past four years. And speaking of “he”, it’s a shame to see Male Shepard leading the public…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011 -
Mullets Finally Come To Team Fortress 2
Hat enthusiasts get a minor but noteworthy new update for Team Fortress 2 today: the option to apply a flowing mullet to the Engineer class with the “Big Country” wearable item. Nine pieces of headgear, including googly eyes for the Pyro and a detective’s cap for the Spy, are joined by one teddy bear. If…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2011 -
EA Sports’ ‘Persistent’ Player Profile Would Mean No More Starting from Scratch Each Year
Each year the new title comes out, sports gamers must re-enter their preferences, their profiles, must re-create themselves in singleplayer careers, must restart dynasties and franchises and online franchises. Remarks by EA Sports’ president hint that their titles may soon put all of that under a persistent experience, imported from a previous version into new…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
The World Bank Proposes Fair Trade Gold Farming
An analysis by a World Bank initiative recommends that gold farming – you read that right – is a substantial growth opportunity for developing nations’ economies, and that NGOs – bureaucrat speak for do-gooder agencies – begin connecting the rural poor in these nations to gold farming enterprises under a fair-trade modeling. That shit-you-not-proposition is…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
A Visit from Photo-Flo
I like the fact this incredibly painful nutshot occurs in what appears to be a hotel suite. That’s where nonsense of this sort should ideally take place. Reminds me of a day long ago – well before digital photography – when half of the school paper checked into the Marriott Marquis of Atlanta for a…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
Get Tired with UFC Personal Trainer
UFC Personal Trainer, the MMA-branded exergame coming soon for Kinect from THQ, dares to ask the question of what is a more ridiculous workout activity: Deadlifting a dumptruck tire in real-life, or in the comfort of your living room? Coming in June, UFC Personal Trainer joins EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp as sports-branded products…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
“Sam B” Performs Before Quite a Dead Crowd
Another set of screenshots dumped today tell the tale of Sam B, a “one-hit wonder rap star of fading fame,” booked for the ill-fated resort of Dead Island the weekend the apocalypse went down. Decked out in pirate garb, Sam B will be the game’s Tank class, according to an accompanying release from developer Deep…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
Game Wall: The Game on a Wall
Here is a video game projected on the side of a building, which sounds like a familiar idea, but Game Wall, by the Swiss film group &Söehne, incorporates the features of the wall into the game itself. The ship in Game Wall must navigate the wall as a maze, using the brick as traversable space…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
Pokemon Do Surf
It’s one hell of a ride in demiurgic‘s hilarious new Pikachu / Pokemon piece. Gotta surf them all dude. Related Rampages: Mario Christmas | Big Sister | Mega Man (More) Pika Surf by Becky / demiurgic (Tumblr) Via: demiurgic Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2011 -
Our First Look At The Alien World Of Prey 2
Here it is, your first colorful look at the bustling alien world of Prey 2—that is, if you haven’t already seen previews of the game in OXM, PlayStation The Official Magazine or any of the other print mags with a peek at Human Head and Bethesda’s very different sequel. Bethesda has released exactly one screenshot…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2011 -
Sorry, You’re Grounded
Shutdown Eve | With a budget deal unlikely, the U.S. federal government appears headed for a shutdown, meaning widespread closures of government agencies and suspensions of service. That includes the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, a favorite tourist stop in Washington for more than four decades. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Four New Fighters Enter…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
Minecraft Has An Official Release Date
No longer must one play Minecraft and constantly wonder “When is this game finally going to come out?!” The mega-hit world-building indie game now has an official release date: November 11, 2011. Markus “Notch” Persson writes on his official blog that his company, Mojang, decided on the release date for Minecraft, which has been in…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2011 -
Watch the Dragon Pop Out of Someone’s Chest With This 3DS Augmented Reality T-Shirt
So, we’ve seen the 3DS’s augmented reality games played on an iPhone, on an Android phone and on a white board. We’ve seen giant cards spawn giant Miis and Marios. Now, thanks to this t-shirt, you may see the AR dragon pop out of someone’s chest. Level Up Studios has printed up this AR Card…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
Portal 2‘s Comic Kicks Off Tomorrow, Fills The Sequel Gap
What happened in the years been Portal and Portal 2? Valve’s new digital comic book, launching tomorrow April 8, will explain that while “expanding the Portal world and narrative.” So says Valve artist and Powers co-creator Michael Avon Oeming, telling IGN that “we’ll see a bit more behind the curtain” at Aperture Science in the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2011 -
The LEGO Star Wars Battle Escalates Beyond All Reason
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is in stores and the marketing campaign is over…or is it? LucasArts has one more trick up their sleeves: A monumental stop-motion animation LEGO battle between Yoda and General Grievous. Enjoy!
By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2011 -
Of Course We Had To Check Out A Game Called Lesbian Spider-Queens Of Mars
The Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim flash games might not always be wonderful examples of gaming goodness, but they generally have pretty good names. Case in point, Lesbian Spider Queens of Mars. How can you not play that? Well I couldn’t resist trying it out, and I found a game that wouldn’t have been out of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2011 -
See How Pac-Man And Galaga Work On A Nintendo 3DS
Pac-Man and Galaga both get served three ways in the upcoming Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions for the Nintendo 3DS. Two of those games are brand-new and unique to the 3DS, Pac-Man Tilt and Galaga 3D Impact, and this new Japanese trailer explains how they work. If the above twist and tilt-fest doesn’t look appealing to…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2011 -
Mass Effect Gets The Anime Treatment In 2012
Much like Dragon Age: Origins before it, EA and BioWare are teaming up with FUNimation Entertainment to create an anime feature film based on the Mass Effect series. Production has begun, with digital and home releases planned for 2012.
By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2011