In Real Life

Nobody Loves Rayman Quite Like This Guy

Yeah, he’s been in some decent platformers, but I never thought much of Rayman as a character. He’s just too 90s. So it’s a little surprising seeing him paid tribute in one of the biggest and best pieces of gaming graffiti I’ve ever seen.


In Real Life

Freakin’ Amazing StarCraft Statue Dropped Outside Blizzard Office

Blizzard’s company HQ has an enormous Warcraft statue out front. It’s incredible. Making it officially a “thing”, Blizzard’s offices in Versailles, France now have one too. Only it’s from StarCraft.


May 16, 2012
In Real Life

What Do Predator, Mortal Kombat, Dragonball Have In Common?

This guy is Mike La Jute Blanche. He’s a French cosplayer, and holy crap, he is good.


March 20, 2012
Retro

When French Musicians Make Love To The Video Games Of The 1980s

Teaming up with French band Sna-Fu Grand Desordre Orchestre, artist Pierre Manry has made a clip for the group’s song Dream O Rama that is one enormous tip of the hat to the video games of yesteryear.


March 12, 2012
In Real Life

Remembering Moebius, A Man Who Helped Video Games More Than You Might Think

We got some very sad news over the weekend, with the passing of sci-fi art legend Jean Giraud, better known as simply Moebius.


January 31, 2012
Nintendo

In France, You Sell Resident Evil With Yoghurt And Cruise Ships

What a breath of fresh air! No fancy pre-rendered trailers, no gruff American man giving a gruff American voice-over. Just a couple of French ladies selling a zombie video game using yoghurt and a cruise liner.


November 27, 2011
In Real Life

Lawsuit Dropped With "Jew Or Not A Jew" IPhone App’s Removal

If someone was going to sue over an iPhone app called “Jew or Not Jew,” I would have expected it to be an infringement claim coming from Saturday Night Live, or Al Franken, the Minnesota senator who wrote a sketch by that name which aired in 1988 here in the U.S. Instead, it was an action brought under France’s anti-racism codes by groups offended by the quiz game, regardless of the fact a Jewish man coded it.


November 18, 2011
News

The Ultimate Coffee Table Book For Sonic Fans

Boutique French publishing house Pix’n Love have you covered this Christmas, Sonic fans. They’re releasing a 300-page compendium celebrating the history of Sega’s little blue mascot.


November 7, 2011
In Real Life

Masked Bandits Steal 6000 Copies Of Modern Warfare 3

As if we needed reminding of how big a commercial event the release of a new Call of Duty game is, word comes from France that a truck full of copies of the game has been hijacked by professional thieves.


October 4, 2011
Nintendo

R4 Devices Are Now Illegal In France

By purchasing R4 cartridges, you can run pirated games on Nintendo portables. Not in France, you can’t. Yesterday, Nintendo revealed that the European nation has made selling R4 devices illegal.