Xbox Australia’s David McLean, addressing a mostly mainstream media crowd at an event in Sydney last week. Via AtomicPC
For all its cult appeal, people sometimes forget why the Virtual Boy failed: because it sucked, and worse, because it caused us physical pain. It’s time to get one back on the cruel little hndheld, by ripping its guts out. iFixit got their hands on one of the old things, and rather than cherish it…
Really, how hard can it be to sing “nub nub” over and over again? As seen on Ript
It doesn’t matter that the Prince of Persia is a dude. A chesty dude. Meagan VanBurkleo wanted to dress up like him, so dress up like him she has. And what a cracking job she’s done. In this shoot with pal Jessika (photos by LJinto), Meagan – who made the costume – shows off the…
According to several reports from over the weekend, the ratings board of South Korea is cracking down on the distribution of unrated video games in the country, and has everything from homebrew games to Valve’s Steam service in its sights. The law in Korea currently states that all games must be rated by the government.…
Brian R. Wood, lead designer of Company of Heroes Online and a key player in the development of the series as a whole, was tragically killed on Friday night in an automobile accident north of Seattle. Wood was behind the wheel of his Subaru Outback, with his wife Erin a passenger, when they were struck…
When you think of guns in video games, you think of assault rifles, plasma rifles, rocket launchers or machine guns. Why is it you never think of, say, a musket? When you consider that the concept of the firearm has been around for over 800 years, and that guns have undergone such a long and…
Get a load of these guys! They’re in this video game, but were it not for the giant FABLE III watermarks, we could have told you they were part of Fabio: The Game and you’d be none the wiser.
Despite the fact that a 2005 Supreme Court ruling determined that video game console modchips were legal under Australian law, the nation’s Federal Court has ruled that the new PS3 Jailbreak modchips are to be outlawed down under. Earlier this week, a temporary block on the sale of the devices was ordered, but yesterday the…
Martin Hollis, who while with Rare was one of the men behind the original GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64, has some kind words to say about Activision, the publisher pushing the remake. Oh, sorry, did I say kind? “I imagine it is a business decision isn’t it?”, HOllis told Official Nintendo Magazine. “This name is…
Developer Just Add Water is working on a HD remake of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath. That’s the good news. The bad news, at least for Xbox owners, is that for now it seems to be a PS3 exclusive. It’s a cruel irony that one of the few original Xbox games that was never made compatible with…
You may think that both Portal and Left 4 Dead are recent games, developed for contemporary game machines. Nope. Both are actually remakes of games from the 1980s! Click to view Or, that’s what these great fake ads would have you believe, which get both the hammy acting and grainy VHS-o-rama effect down perfectly Click…
You should take a look at Pirates of New Horizons. It’s not a new Skies of Arcadia game, but since you probably won’t ever get one of those, this might be as good as it gets! It’s an indie action adventure by Exit Strategy Entertainment, and while the main character looks a little “floaty”, the…
They’re fit men and women, in the prime of their lives. There’s bound to be some romantic feelings develop between the World Warriors. But no. There is no time for love. Only time for fighting These are the work of Bastien Vivès, who shows that love is not only cruel, but that Chun Li sure…
Time for some concept art! Not for upcoming games, though. Not for old games, either. These are for old systems These are all concept sketches for Atari systems! You never played them, of course, but now you can imagine that if you ever lived through a parallel 1983 that was a little more stylish than…
Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed suit in California against an online retailer, accusing them of a raft of charges including copyright violation. While not specifically mentioned in the court documents, it’s believed the accused, Zoomba LDC – trading at the address SHOPPSJAILBREAK.com – has been attempting to sell the new PS3 Jailbreak modchip, which…
This year’s IndieCade gathering in California will showcase 32 of the year’s finest indie games. Here are those games! The festival runs October 8-10 in Culver City, and is open to the public. You can see the full list of nominees – of which there’ll be twelve winners – below. # 1066 – The Game…
Red Dead Redemption hasn’t just been the critical surprise of the year, it’s also been the retail surprise of the year, publisher parent company Take-Two revealing today that the game has shipped almost 7 million copies since May. As part of its financial results reporting from earlier today, Take-Two say that the game, developed by…
Ubisoft, when you show a game that is essentially Ikaruga reimagined as a platformer, congratulations, you have our undivided attention. This is Outland, for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, a game first teased by the publisher last week. It’s a 2D, side-scrolling platformer which borrows Ikaruga’s core mechanic of a light/dark shooting system:…
Minecraft, the stuff-building cult hit from Markus Persson, has now sold over 100,000 copies of its paid version. Impressive! [thanks Tristan!]
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