In Real Life

Wear Your Xbox Live Avatar On Your Chest, Water Bottle Or Coffee Mug

Do it yourself clothing and crap company CafePress has teamed up with Microsoft to give Xbox Live users the ability to print and purchase stuff starring their own personalised avatar. Let’s go Voltron force!


September 13, 2011
Retro

James Cameron’s Avatar Mashup Created For Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year

Movie to video game adaptations of the early 1980s were difficult things. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and The Empire Strikes Back were as hard to master as they were hard to genuinely enjoy.


July 19, 2011
News

Pre-Order Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary To Make Every Grunt Go Out With A Bang

If you’re on the fence about picking up Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, these preorder bonuses might seal the deal.


July 18, 2011
Xbox

Report: The Next Xbox Can Render Avatar Graphics

No, it won’t be wall-to-wall digital blue people. Well, I hope it won’t, because, man, I did not like Avatar.


May 3, 2011
News

Does The Green Lantern Movie Introduce Too Many Zany Creatures?

Green Lantern isn’t just the story of an ordinary run-of-the-mill fighter pilot who gets a magic ring from space. It’s also the saga of a whole army of aliens, each with his/her/its own magic ring.


April 25, 2011
News

James Cameron Says Video Games Are Powering 3D

3D. Had enough? Tough crap, it sounds like there will be more. And according to movie director James Cameron (pictured, with George Lucas), the future of 3D is being fuelled by video games.


April 1, 2011
News

Hollywood To Rip Off Video Gaming’s Excellent Framerate

Video games have stolen many things from Hollywood. What’s Hollywood going to take back? Director James Cameron wants to shoot Avatar 2 and 3 at 48 or even 64 frames per second, the latter rate being the ideal framerate for first-person shooters and racing games.


December 22, 2010
News

You’ve Purchased $US1b Worth Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Activision makes with the corporate gloating today with news that Call of Duty: Black Ops has surpassed $US1 billion in worldwide sales since its release in November. That’s faster than Modern Warfare 2, but James Cameron still has it beat.


November 4, 2010
In Real Life

Examining Kinect’s Minority Report Effect

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Kinect may be touted as the Xbox 360′s answer to motion gaming, but it’s not just technology meant to make you the controller. It can also let you interact with television, movies, music and the Xbox 360 like Tom Cruise in Minority Report, just without the fancy gloves.


September 30, 2010
News

Chic, Sleek, Sexy So Sexy New Avatar In Motion

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Sure, the new look for the Kinect-compatible Xbox 360 avatars isn’t that different than the old look, but there is a certain je ne sais qua.