Monday, March 8, 2010

In Real Life

Another Busty Valkyria Chronicles Figure? Sure, Why Not

11:30PM March 8, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

There’s a war going on at the moment in the land of Valkyia Chronicles. Not between the Imperials and the Gallians, though. It’s between Japanese toy companies, over who can come up with the best Selvaria figure. More »


News

What Does A "Misanthropic" Film Director Think Of Heavy Rain?

11:00PM March 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

For films like In the Company of Men (NSFW) and Your Friends and Neighbors (ditto), director Neil LaBurute has been labelled everything from a “misogynist” to a “misanthrope”. Guess that makes him equal opportunity. More »


In Real Life

The World’s Greatest Dungeons & Dragons Room

10:30PM March 8, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Devon Burntwire has, for the last two years, been working on a little project: a custom room, designed solely for games of Dungeons & Dragons. It’s now finished, and it’s amazing. More »


In Real Life

Voltron Does Not Get Any More Adorable Than This

10:00PM March 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Forget it. It doesn’t. As seen on Albotas. More »


Ubisoft Taking On FIFA & Pro Evo (Sort Of)

9:30PM March 8, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

This May, Ubisoft will be dipping its toes into the lucrative (and highly competitive) football game market, with the release of Pure Football on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. More »


News

Hotel Dusk Developer Goes Bankrupt

9:00PM March 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Founded in 1999 and best known for mystery game Hotel Dusk, Cing filed for bankruptcy on March 1. More »


News

Bodycount Announced

8:00PM March 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

No, not that Body Count. The cover of the upcoming Official Xbox Magazine reveals Bodycount, the new shooter from the creators of first-person stylised shooter Black. More »


News

Start A Game On 360, Play On PC, Finish On A Phone

7:30PM March 8, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

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Microsoft’s “Live Anywhere” concept, whereby Xbox Live can be shared across multiple platforms, isn’t quite yet with us. But when it is, it may look something like this. More »


In Real Life

Activision, Explained

7:00PM March 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

It’s March. For half of the globe the weather is getting warmer. It will be spring before you know it! And before then, there’s a week of tweets.

The designer of Gears of War cheers on The Hurt Locker on Oscar night. Coincidence?

Taito used to get people drunk.

Hideo Kojima is now tweeting in English so people can know what he ate…in English.

Playboy’s Jo Garcia is digging Final Fantasy XIII. We think.

Tim Schafer, designer of Brutal Legend, explains Activision.

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News

Ubisoft’s New DRM System Falls Down, Locks Out Paying Customers

6:30PM March 8, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Hey, Ubisoft: when you force users to maintain an internet connection even when playing a singleplayer game offline, you’d damn well better make sure you hold up your end of the bargain. More »