Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Back To The Future’s Star Goes Back To The Past

11:30PM December 15, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Telltale’s series of adventure games based on Back to the Future will be with us real soon. Here’s some footage of Marty McFly hangin’ out with Doc Brown. A young, young Doc Brown. More »


News

Robbers Didn’t Only Get Game Schwag, They Scored Marijuana

11:00PM December 15, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

A 12-year-old boy was left at home while his parents were out shopping. Robbers showed up and not only stole his video games, but also his medicinal marijuana. More »


In Real Life

It’s Like Katamari Damacy: The Board Game!

10:30PM December 15, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

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Courtesy of hand-crafting superstar Moxie, here’s a Katamari Damacy playset for the real world, made of little else but felt and magnets. More »


News

Gran Turismo 5 Trading In Crummy Cars For Premium Models

10:00PM December 15, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

In driving simulator Gran Turismo 5, there are over 1000 cars. However, only around 200 of them are premium. That, however, is going to change. More »


News

Turn Your Phone Into A Game Rating Encyclopaedia

9:30PM December 15, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The Entertainment Software Rating Board, America’s classification outfit for video games, has a new iPhone (and Android) app out, and it’s surprisingly handy! More »


News

New Tales Game Ready To Tell A Story

8:00PM December 15, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

The latest entry in Namco’s Tales role-playing series has a name. That’s good, because it’s major headaches when a game does not have a name. More »


In Real Life

Getting One Of The World’s First Video Games Back In Action

7:30PM December 15, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

In 1958, Tennis For Two went on exhibition at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. With controllers and an analogue display, it’s regarded as one of the first ever true video games. More »


In Real Life

A Treasure Trove Of Nerd Figurines

7:00PM December 15, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Over the past week, the figure-centric Treasure Festa was held in Tokyo. It was, as they say, a symphony of sculpted plastic. More »


In Real Life

If Fine Art Was A Busted Video Game

6:30PM December 15, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Kristoffer Zetterstrand’s works take traditional painting and smash it head-first into things that aren’t traditional painting. Often, that means video games. More »


In Real Life

2200 Minecraft Skins In Four Minutes

6:30PM December 15, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

In the next four minutes, you’ll see more Minecraft skins than you can shake a wooden pick-axe at. More »