Monday, December 6, 2010

In Real Life

Japan’s Arcade Seniors Come For Friendship, Stay For Blankets

11:00PM December 6, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Ah, the elderly. They’re no longer content to watch reruns and take walks. In Japan, they’re hanging out in arcades. More »


News

Alternate PlayStation Move Had Balls

10:30PM December 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

As nice as Sony’s PlayStation Move is, we can’t help but look at this old patent for the device and think one of its original designs was a little nicer. More »


Killzone 3′s Singleplayer Footage Is Worth Taking Cover For

10:30PM December 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

I’ve been playing, and enjoying, Killzone 3′s multiplayer beta for a few weeks now. But singleplayer? Hadn’t seen so much. Until this video showed up! More »


News

Starcraft Developers Must Construct Additional Lawsuits

10:00PM December 6, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

StarCraft isn’t a game in South Korea, it’s a national pastime. When gamers aren’t playing it, they can watch tournaments on TV. But its creator, Blizzard Entertainment, is unhappy. And it has every right to be. More »


News

How One Man Can Make A Massive Video Game

9:30PM December 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

In his spare time over the course of a year, Matt Rix bought two laptops, paid Apple a little cash and made a video game called Trainyard. That’s all it took to develop one of the year’s biggest video games. More »


News

Gamer Kid Threatened To Kill And Kill Again

9:00PM December 6, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

After this 14-year-old boy’s mobile phone gaming site membership was cancelled, he decided to get even: by threatening to murder people. More »


Yakuza 4 Doesn’t Just Fight For Money, It Fights For Love, Too

8:30PM December 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

There’s a delightful little saying we have here in Australia, which goes a little something like (NSFW) “glass the c#@t“. It’s not pretty, but there you have it. Anyway, it features in this new trailer for Yakuza 4. More »


News

Kiss Your Copying Software Goodbye, Japan!

8:00PM December 6, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Under current Japanese, it is illegal to upload or sell pirated games and movies. It is legal to copy for one’s own personal use. Better get all your personal copying done pronto, because that’s going to get harder. More »


In Real Life

Dreaming Of A Zombies Ate My Neighbors Remake

7:30PM December 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Last year, for a class assignment, artist Rustam Hasanov decided to draw up some concept pieces for a dream project of his: a modern-day remake of classic 16-bit title Zombies Ate My Neighbours. If only it wasn’t a dream. More »


In Real Life

The Nintendo Wii Wants To Be Japan’s Social Butterfly

7:00PM December 6, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

You’re in the company rec room, why not play the Nintendo Wii? You just had a nabe party, you up for some Wii? Hey, it’s your day off, how about playing… the Nintendo Wii? More »