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  Champions Online Goes Cheap Online

  Massively-multiplayer superhero game Champions Online will go free-to-play on January 25.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011
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  Check Out The Inside Of A 3DS

  Now that we know Nintendo 3DS units go walkabout from their Chinese manufacturing facilities, it was only a matter of time before one showed up that had been torn apart like it had been set upon by wild dogs. It’s rare to see an unreleased piece of hardware so…exposed like this, so technophiles and hardware…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011
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  Team Fortress 2 Is Art

  Art student Christopher Wyant found a novel way to exhibit his works for a university project: display them as objects in a game of Team Fortress 2. To give his exhibition a little extra punch, Wyant inserted pictures of his ceramic works into the online shooter as stencils, took screengrabs of them, then posted those…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2011
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  Two For Tuesday

  Talk amongst yourselves, after dark, in this thread, where anything and everything from pop culture to nerdy pursuits to personal anecdotes goes down. And sometimes we talk about how pretty Sucker Punch looks. The studio dropped a new, widescreen look at Zack Snyder’s next movie about attractive women doing… something… in the form of a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  Sony Fires Back At PlayStation 3 Hackers

  After having the PlayStation 3 opened up to hacks, custom firmware and software piracy, Sony is firing back—legally—at the groups responsible for cracking the console wide open. According to documents featured on the web sites of hacker George “geohot” Hotz and hacking group fail0verflow, Sony Computer Entertainment America is seeking a temporary restraining order against…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  Who Knew Donkey Kong Could Be This Gorgeous?

  Beautiful concept art for Retro Studios’ Donkey Kong Country Returns shows that this Wii game could have been a different looking beast. Artist Sammy Hall posted early design work for the Wii game at his blog and on the Concept Art forums late last year, showing off some concepts that didn’t make it into the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  StarCraft II’s Latest Upgrade Is Huge

  Blizzard has released a big update (version 1.20) for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, adding new chat channels, customizable hotkeys, a Master League tier and an “extreme” graphics option. More on balance changes and bug fixes at Battle.net

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  A Touching Rendition Of Secret Of Mana

  Porting a turn-based role-playing game to the iPhone is simple. Nailing the controls on a classic action RPG like Secret of Mana is another thing entirely. How did Square Enix do? This is a pretty faithful recreation of the original classic on the iPhone (or iPad, in this case), and the controls are about as…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011
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  James Bond Comes Back To Movie Theaters In 2012

  James Bond will be coming back to the big screen for his 23rd film on November 9, 2012, starring Daniel Craig as the super spy, a film that’s reportedly a direct follow-up to 2008’s Quantum of Solace. The next Bond film was originally planned for a 2011 release, but financial woes at studio MGM pushed…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  Epic Sends Me The Tiniest Gin and Tonic

  Thank God I have adult-sized versions of this mini Gin and Tonic kit in my bar. Sadly, it does not fit into a briefcase. What you missed This Is Either The Best Or Worst Video Game Shopping Advice Microsoft’s Answer to Portable Gaming is Windows Phone 7 It’s Official: Verizon Gets the iPhone, Now With…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 11, 2011
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  PlayStation Store Update: Get Back Into The Swing Of Things

  Fans of faeries and prinnies will want to fire up the old PlayStation Network today, but don’t expect too much of this week’s serving of digital downloads for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. Music-wise, the North American PlayStation Store is rich with content, but with the advent of the new year, we’re still getting back…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  The Next Contra Fights In February

  Hard Corps: Uprising, Konami’s cartoonish take on Contra, hits Xbox Live Arcade on February 16 for 1200 Microsoft Points. That’s part of the Xbox Live Arcade House Party push.

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  At Least This Guy’s Excited About Mark Wahlberg In Uncharted

  The popular choice for the role of Uncharted‘s Nathan Drake keeps things classy on Twitter, weighing in on the unexpected casting of Mark Wahlberg as the charismatic, half-tucked treasure hunter in the big screen adaptation.

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  What If Princess Peach And Zelda Just Like Being Kidnapped?

  How do two strong-willed, independent women like Peach and Zelda wind up abducted all the time? College Humor presents the only answer that makes sense. Click to view This makes perfect sense. Ganondorf and Bowser always seem to go great lengths towards making sure their captives are as comfortable as possible. There’s certainly never any…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011
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  The Next Devil May Cry Is On The iPhone

  Wait longer for the reinvention of the Devil May Cry series in the form of the game DMC. But wait only until the end of the month to see 2008’s Devil May Cry 4 turned into an iPhone game. Website Slide To Play says the game, Devil May Cry 4 Refrain, will have 10 levels,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 11, 2011
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  Zero. Maverick Hunter Zero.

  An upgraded Zero, with his rad energy-based sword, makes an appearance in Daniel Kho‘s submission for the UDON Mega Man Tribute art contest! Maverick Hunter Zero by Daniel Kho / lordbaells Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  Journey Creator Breathes His Game To Life

  From his mouth to the screen, as seen in the PlayStation blog interview with thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen about the artistic inspirations for his upcoming PlayStation Network game Journey. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011
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  Pokémon Black And White Are Going On Tour

  The Pokémon Company International is taking over shopping destinations across the U.S. to celebrate the impending release of Pokémon Black And White, with giveaways, free movie screenings, and people in uncomfortable costumes at every stop. Will they hit your mall? Pokémon Black And White hit the Nintendo DS on March 6 in North America, potentially…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011
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  Alan Wake Creators Reviving Death Rally On Your iPhone & iPad

  What’s next for the developer behind Max Payne and Xbox 360 mystery Alan Wake? An iPhone and iPad version of their 1996 vehicular combat game Death Rally, coming in March. Remedy Entertainment will resurrect Death Rally one more time (a freeware Windows port was released in 2009) with a little help, it seems, from co-developers…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 11, 2011
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  Would You Play A Game Starring The Man With The Golden Voice?

  You’ve all heard the story of Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice. Now play the imaginary video game. Ted Williams: U-Talk is obviously not a real game. If it were, we’d all fail at it, because anyone with a voice like Ted Williams is either homeless or raking in the big bucks…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2011