Just in case you needed a little more background to the relationship between Jean-Claude Van Damme (Guile) and Kylie Minogue (Cammy) in the 1994 Street Fighter movie, know that according to the Belgian brawler/breakdancer the pair enjoyed a real-life “affair” behind the scenes. So, um, who gives a shit? I do, because he describes it…
To recap: smart people are introducing multiplayer to the PC version of sandbox shooter Just Cause 2. A public beta was held last week, and another is just winding up now. It continues to look like just about the best thing ever Rather than only letting 4-8 people onto the game’s enormous map at a…
As far as we know, Nintendo isn’t working on a 3DS version of classic Zelda title Majora’s Mask. So as far as we know, they’re not working on a special Majora’s Mask edition of the Nintendo 3DS, either. Pity. Fan Cameron Smith is, though, and has drawn up his idea for what such a handheld…
Using data from online employment portal Glassdoor, business site 24/7 Wall St has compiled a list of what they claim are the worst places to work in the United States. Everybody’s favourite specialist retailer GameStop managed to make the cut, finishing in tenth place. Why? The chief reasons cited from current and former employees include…
The nondescript black PC tower that its seller claims is a Durango (ie, the next Xbox console) development kit has now been sold. The winning bid? Oh, a trifling $20,100. For that price, the buyer has either got themselves an unexpectedly early look at the future of the Xbox brand or the world’s most expensive…
The best cosplay images rarely involve someone who just has a nice costume, or someone who can act the part, or even pretty photos. It’s usually the result of all three things combined, something this amazing shot certainly manages. Photographer Balázs Sármai and model Csenge Huszár, with make-up and effects assistance from Karolina Neszteli and…
Its popularity may have been the very definition of “flash in the pan”, but there are still some people out there playing social smash Draw Something. And some of those people have gotten good. Real good. James Corbe has been cataloguing his images, most of which are off-kilter answers that involve tributes to the Criterion…
Hackers are rampant throughout zombie survival mod DayZ, and while this can often by a massive pain in the ass, it can also – occasionally – be cause for celebration. Like this elaborate move, which teleported an entire map’s worth of human players to an airfield, where they were left dancing the night away until…
An eBay seller is attempting to offload what they’re calling a “Microsoft XBOX Durango Development Kit”. At time of posting, a bid of $425 will get you out front with a chance to buy it. Interestingly, the seller’s name is “superdae”, which matches the handle of the person who, last week, was claiming to have…
On this day all the way back in 1932, a little company we now know as LEGO was born. It’s come a long way; what began as a small outfit building traditional wooden toys has transformed into one of the most popular and iconic brands in the world today, its trademark plastic bricks playing a…
Civilization and Total War are often seen as the big fish in the field of PC strategy games, but for those who are a little more serious about the nuts and bolts of managing an empire, one series often stands above all others: Paradox’s Europa Universalis Dropping the player into the role of a world…
Reader Devin has turned a regular ol’ Xbox 360 controller into something a little fancier: this steampunk pad, which not only coats the controller in a rusty finish but adds a lot of neat touches like new buttons. I like the little screws replacing the “start” and “select” buttons the best, but the toxic green…
Intrusion 2 is an indie platformer for the PC that, at first glance, looks like a game of Scribblenauts where someone typed “big guns” and “giant robots” then the ability to enter anything else just disappeared. Which is just fine. Because Intrusion 2 is splendid the way it is, thanks. It’s got great robot design,…
Genius human Peer Kreuger has built these LEGO replicas of vehicles from The Dark Knight Rises, which not only look just like their on-screen counterparts, but act like them as well. The motorised Bat doesn’t really fly, it’s far too heavy for that, but faking it makes for a nice touch in the surprisingly professional…
In case you missed it last time, Warframe is a “cooperative 3rd-person action free-to-play game” from Digital Extremes, the team behind The Darkness II. I’m still sceptical, because free-to-play shooters require a balance only a select few developers can manage, but for something with an art style that looks this cool, I’ll keep an open…
Earlier this week, Stephen wondered if video games could ever be considered as an Olympic sport. He meant the medium as a whole, but if they ever did make it, they’d need specific events. Which is where artist Jay Lee Walsh steps in. Designed to look like retro Olympics posters, these pieces take common video…
I get it. The GameCube was a cube. So you can show stuff happening inside a cube. It’s an advertising brief that writes itself. But for every awesome shot in this old Nintendo commercial – like samurai doing battle, or the world’s only Tie Interceptor living in captivity – there’s something silly. Unnecessary. A little…
The live-action Mario movie is like a giant scab on your knee. It’s gross, and an eyesore, yet for whatever reason many of us just can’t resist picking at it. Most of the time that invokes painful memories, but not today. Today it’ll provoke some different, much stranger emotions. Witness Golden’s Super Mario Bros. The…
Sideshow Collectibles will next year be releasing a $350 statue based on Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard. The default male Shepard, in case you hadn’t somehow already seen the image up top (or the glimpse we caught of him at this year’s Comic-Con). Standing 19″ tall, and including an omni-tool and assault rifle, you can pre-order…
Seeing as the boutonnière I wore to my “prom” (we call them “formals” down here) pierced my jacket then flesh and went straight for my heart, I’m 100% down with alternatives to small fake flowers adorned atop enormous metal spikes. Like these Minecraft swords. Tacky, perhaps, but much safer. My friend and I decided we…
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