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Great Cinema Starts Streaming On The PS3 This Fall
Mubi.com, the online social movie site, is coming to the PS3 this October. Sony Computer Entertainment has revealed how much it will cost to stream world class cinema on your PS3 vis Mubi.com. According to Sony Europe, a monthly subscription is €12.99 / £9.99. Individual films are €3.59 / £2.99 each. It will be available…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
An Xbox 360 Fit For A Post-Apocalyptic Sin City
You’ve got reader Dan to thank for this incredible Fallout: New Vegas-inspired Xbox 360 case mod. Everything about it has been custom-made, even the colour, as it began life as a white Xbox 360. Dan dyed the case, hand cut everything with a dremel rotary tool, then installed the sign (which has raised lettering) and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2010 -
Blizzard, The Art Exhibition
Whether it be StarCraft or Warcraft, game developer Blizzard has a look. It has style. Pizazz, if you will. At the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taiwan, Blizzard is showing off more than 700 pieces of art from the Diablo, StarCraft and Warcraft series. This is the first time for Blizzard to hold an exhibition…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
Ten Great Gangster Movies
Next week, gangster game Mafia II goes on sale. You might be looking for a primer — something to get you into the mood. You might want to revisit some old favorites. Here are ten classic gangster flicks. These are not the ten best gangster flicks, but they are ten great ones. (Note: The list…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
It’s Transport Tycoon For The 21st Century
One of the dorkiest genres in all of PC gaming has got to be transport infrastructure management. Transport Tycoon and Sid Meier’s Railroads are the giants of the genre, and they’re soon to be joined by Cities In Motion. Developed by Colossal Order and published by Paradox, masters of the hardcore strategy field, Cities In…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2010 -
The Next Best Thing To Playing Portal 2
Portal 2 is playable at GamesCom, and while some people are playing it, others are filming it being played, so everyone else can enjoy it! In case you’re wondering, no, that is not the voice of an over-eager booth assistant. It’s Wheatley, your AI companion in the game, who is voiced by British radio man,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2010 -
From Voting Machine To Pac-Man Machine
Let’s say you have a direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machine. And it’s been shown that it is insecure — you can’t use it for voting anymore. What should you do with it? You’d turn it into a Pac-Man machine. Yes? A group of researchers from Princeton and the University of Michigan did just that. They…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
$500 Bayonetta Figure, Now In Living Colour
It takes a certain person to prepare themselves to spend half a grand on a Bayonetta figure That person, then, demands a certain quality. They demand attention detail, something this Volks piece has. They demand an impressive scale, something its 1/4 scale has. And they demand exclusivity, something that $500 price tag more than takes…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2010 -
NSFW: Catherine Gets Debut Trailer
Catherine, the upcoming hi-def role-playing game from Persona developer Atlus, features scary sheep dreams, animation from Studio 4C and, from the looks of this trailer, lots of bumping and grinding. The trailer kicks off with the male protagonist (Vincent) asking a woman if she’s heard that when people die in a dream, they die in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
Farmville Makers Attacked Over Real-World “Vandalism”
Zynga, the company behind Facebook titles like Farmville and Mafia Wars, is in trouble with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office over reports of vandalism linked to the developer’s advertisements. San Fran Deputy City Attorney Alex Tse accuses the social game devs of several “documented acts of sidewalk vandalism” in relation to ads for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2010 -
Nintendo’s Live-Action Metroid Ad Is A Slow, Sexy Treat
Looks like somebody at Nintendo HQ has been looking at the way Halo is marketed and thought, yes, that’ll work for Metroid, too. Hence we have this live-action Metroid commercial for upcoming Metroid: Other M, heavy on moody music and even heavier on the moody slow-motion. It’s unusually striking for a contemporary Nintendo ad, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2010 -
Portal Song Slowed Down 800%, Bieber-Style
We now know how to make a Justin Bieber song sound good: slow it down 800%. But what happens when Portal’s Still Alive, that great video game song from Jonathan Coulton, gets the same treatment? Listen. ‘Still Alive’ from Portal, slowed down 800%. [Soundcloud.com]
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2010 -
Inside The Artistry Of NBA Jam
Wonder where they got the crazy faces for the superstars of the upcoming NBA Jam? EA Sports didn’t bring everyone in to mug for the camera; they used a vast library of NBA photos to add emotion to the game’s zaniness. As much as NBA Jam has to honor the over-the-top gameplay of its arcade…
By Owen Good Published August 19, 2010 -
I Don’t Speak Swedish, But This Seems Bad
Kotaku tipster says the image here, which tops a Swedish story about a Wii charger gone ablaze, mistakenly thinks Nintendo makes bum recharge stations. Not so, but that’s no consolation for this lady. Louises laddare började brinna [Aftonbladet. Thanks, Forcen!]
By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2010 -
EA’s Gun Clubbers Get To Cut In Line At PAX
Sorry this is late. Had to show A Jawa how to use the comments. Anyway (reads from paper) Members of Electronic Arts’ “Gun Club” promotion have received emails saying they can skip the line for Dead Space 2 at PAX. As you can see above, Gun Club members may print out the latest email to…
By Owen Good Published August 19, 2010 -
Gender-Bending Game Characters: The Revenge
In his last role-reversal gallery, artist David Stonecipher largely interpreted female video game roles as if they were portrayed by male characters. He’s followed that up with a gallery of famous male characters, as portrayed by the fairer sex. Stonecipher prefixed all of these with “Lady” so, that’s not Mega Woman, Earthworm Jane or Samantha…
By Owen Good Published August 19, 2010