It’s yet to have been officially announced by the company, but in an interview with the New York Times, chief executive Robert A. Iger mentions a project called Toy Box, which is apparently an “ambitious” initiative. The article says it’s “a console game with extensive mobile and online applications”, and will involve “various Pixar and…
As Kirk and Jason noted last week, Dishonored is in many ways an “old-timey” classic, but there’s more to that idea than just its design. Because it’s a singleplayer game, with no ladderboards or auction houses, you can install “trainers” for the game that let you cheat. In the clip above, you’ll see just what…
A meeting of two of Nintendo’s biggest stars at the recent Igromir 2012 show in Russia is just the start for this week’s Fancy Pants, which also features stunning outfits from Tekken, Mass Effect and the non-furry side of Pokémon You’ve got to admire the Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation costume below as well. Crafting accurate…
If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, you probably don’t know Scott Hensey by name, but you’ll know his work. Because you probably owned some of it. He’s one of the all-time great toy sculptors, a man whose job was to shape and define the action figures that made up so many childhoods…
The idea of a “nerd bar” isn’t new. You’ll find examples of them all over the world, many of them with a distinct gaming slant. But many are also a little too one-dimensional. Games are great, duh, but they’re not the only thing in the world. So were I in Paris, I’d be sinking my…
Due on Steam in 2013, Apotheon is an indie action RPG by a small three-man team. Not only set in Ancient Greece, but sharing the period’s art style as well, it’ll include both a singleplayer campaign (with an “open world”) along with multiplayer combat modes. Apotheon [Official Site]
As you’d know if you were reading Fine Art last week, Dishonored was originally intended to be a game set in 17th century London, rather than the whalepunk fictional universe it ended up creating for itself. The decision to switch settings wasn’t made instantly; there had been time for some art to be drawn up…
Following up from last week’s release, and to answer questions people have had in the wake of them, the team working on the standalone DayZ game have put out more screenshots showing off the interior sections. Answering criticisms that the interiors looked a little empty—even though they were clearly marked work-in-progress! – DayZ creator Dean…
Nintendo has its work cut out for it with the Wii U once the initial, and inevitable first wave of early adopters dies off. They say lightning never strikes twice, and given the original Wii’s success with the mainstream was white hot lightning, you’d be forgiven for thinking the company couldn’t possibly pull it off…
It’s official: PAX Australia will be held at the Melbourne Showgrounds from 19-21 July, 2013. Tickets here
There’s some fairly serious thought that goes into Pokémon gender. Especially since breeding and evolving is so important. But does it really matter? Gender isn’t sex, it’s a wonderfully elastic term, one that artist Maré Odomo explores ever so sweetly with this comic. BOY OR GIRL? [Attract Mode]
An Australian group called IRL Shooter will at the end of the month be holding an event called “Patient Zero“, which is basically aimed at giving you the experience of playing a zombie shooter, only in real life. Starting October 31 in Melbourne, for AUD$125 you’ll get access to the “game”, which sounds a lot…
The Halo 4 launch trailer was predictably big budget, but what I found most interesting was how human they made Master Chief look. We usually just see him as a giant hulking killing machine, all armour and visor, but Tim Miller and David Fincher’s clip goes right ahead and actually takes the mask off the…
Has it been over a year since we looked in on the wonderful Iconoclasts? It has? Better fix that, then. The game, while still a while from being finished, is playable. By you, that is. You can go download an alpha build over on the game’s site As with creator Joakim Sandberg’s Noitu Love, it’s…
I started in this job nearly six years ago. If you’d told me back then I’d be writing a headline like that in 2012, I’d have either laughed or given you a real strange look. Not to give Fincher all the credit, it was actually directed by Tim Miller, normally a visual effects man (Scott…
Oh, cool. Eighteen months since we saw it last, adventure game Kentucky Route Zero returns with a new art style. Shame about that whole “A 2011 Game To Anticipate” thing, though, since it’s now an episodic title that’ll mostly release throughout 2013, but for a “bluegrass adventure game” that looks this hot I’ll wait until…
In an honest and upfront piece over on serious news outlet Something Awful, the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has explained the reasons behind his country’s highly unpopular (with XCOM leaders) withdrawal from the XCOM project. While a “tragic incident at the gas station” seems to have been the straw that broke this camel’s back,…
Online shooter Planetside 2 will launch on November 20
Taken from a hands-on session with the game, here’s an Assassin’s Creed III hiccup that we can only hope makes it into the final game. UPDATE—Seems it’s part of the game’s debug mode, which lets the devs get around the map quickly. It’s an unfair advantage, sure, but this is a sci-fi series at heart.…
Zombie survival mod DayZ only shipped with one map. It’s a big one, but once you’ve crawled all over it, you may want to crawl all over somewhere new Why not try Namalsk, a fan-made map originally built for ArmA II (the game the DayZ mod is based on) but now made compatible with zombies…
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