Death

In Real Life

The Boring Truth About Your Death; It Won’t Be Like A Video Game

1:00AM November 3, 2011 | Brian Crecente

You have a one in 12,632 chance of dying in a spectacular hail of gunfire like Nathan Drake in Uncharted 3. A one in 1,981 chance of being dispatched like a guard in Assassin’s Creed. A one in 7,032 chance of shuffling off your mortal coil like Slippy Toad. Chances are when you eat it, it will be at the hand of a stroke, heart attack or something mundane like the flu, according to figures from the National Vital Statistics System and National centre for Health. More »

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Spider-Man Dies Before The Opening Credits In Edge Of Time

6:40AM October 6, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In Spider-Man: Edge of Time the whole of reality is warped into something darker and more sinister, all because of the death of one Peter Parker. We’re in charge of making sure it doesn’t happen again. More »

In Real Life

Doritos Creator Arch West Takes His Cheesy Legacy To The Grave

1:20AM September 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Orange-stained fingers around the world were clenched in grief last week, when the legendary marketing man credited with the creation of Doritos passed away. But take heart, snack fans; Arch West is taking his cheese powder-infused tortilla chips with him on his eternal journey. More »

In Real Life

I Was Long The Terror And Scourge Of Mario Land. The Stalin Of Marios.

2:00AM September 6, 2011 | Maria Bustillos

There’s a place called “The Gun Store” in Las Vegas where you can shoot a real AK-47 at different targets (including zombies and Osama bin Laden, though I suspect the latter has been discontinued). It’s expensive, over a dollar per round, and as you can imagine, those will mount up pretty quickly when you are shooting an AK-47. They have loads of other guns as well, including a 1911 Colt .45. More »

PC

Darksiders II’s Death And The Horse He Rode In On

7:00AM July 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The extended announcement trailer for THQ’s Darksiders II is here, giving us a deeper appreciation of Death and his majestic steed. Is it just me, or is that horse looking a little pallid? More »

PC

Death Trumps War As The Hero Of Darksiders II

2:40AM June 2, 2011 | Mike Fahey

War rode proud and strong through the battle between good and evil in the original Darksiders, but he’s only one of four apocalyptic horsepersons of interest. War, Famine and Pestilence take the bench as Death saddles up his pale horse for Darksiders II. More »

In Real Life

In Which Link Dies A Truly Heroic Death

4:00AM April 12, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Princess Zelda is in tears, a kingdom mourns, but at least we can rest easy knowing that Link died fighting the good fight, trying to save the world from unfathomable evil. More »

News

Internet Gaming Obsession Claims Another Life In China

3:40AM February 23, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The dangers of internet addiction in China were demonstrated yesterday, when an unidentified 30-year-old man collapsed in an internet cafe outside of Beijing following three days of nonstop online gaming. More »

In Real Life

Sony’s Mascot Has A Sandwich, And It Will Kill You

5:00PM February 15, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Some of our braver readers may have tried a “Monte Cristo” sandwich in their time. If you’re still alive and with us, congratulations. You are, however, a coward compared to what Sony mascot Kevin Butler chows down on. More »

PC

Creating Death Star-Level Crises In Star Wars: The Old Republic

3:40AM February 5, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The Old Republic world designer Jesse Sky and his team are responsible for creating Flashpoints, moments of group-based galactic crisis in the game on the same level as the Death Star battle. No pressure. More »