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Watch A Spartan Take Down A Banshee In This Fan-Made Halo Trailer

9:15AM Yesterday | Pierre Bienaimé

Take a look at yet another Halo-centric fan film, made in mid-January by a team of three dedicated members on zero budget. Last week saw the release of the first episode of Halo: Helljumper, a series focused on ODST culture, and its first encounter with the hostile Covenant. More »


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Open Your Mind To Syndicate’s Chip-tastic Ways

7:30AM February 2, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

In the bleak corporate future of Syndicate, an intracranial DART 6 chip brings you before the “gateway into ultimate consciousness”. This infomercial oozes Snow Crash-esque fiction, and know that in-game, you can toggle this augmented reality on and off. More »


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Halo: Helljumper Touches Down With First Episode

7:00AM February 2, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

“Hey, you ever feel just a little strange? That we’re hopping around all these planets and humans are the only intelligent life forms out here?” Halo: Helljumper, the fan-made web series centered on marine culture in the Halo universe, begins before contact with the Covenant. These greenhorns won’t be finishing the fight. They’ve only just started it. More »


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Modern Warfare Meets Team Fortress Meets… Real-Life Slingshots

6:00AM January 24, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

I don’t know about you, but when I have slingshot-paintball-fights with my friends, I generally wish they could be a touch more video-gamey. Filmmaker Andrew McMurry agrees, putting together this a live action film that that weaves normalcy with a convincing digital overlay to give things a distinctly video game feel. More »


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Pac-Man Video Proves Kids Are The Ultimate Video Game Peripherals

9:20AM October 28, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Not only did Nathan and Jen Glemboski use the lure of sweet, puffy marshmallows to lure their child into playing a real-life version of the arcade classic Pac-Man, they then sent the link into a gaming blog for our amusement. As long as you’re living under my roof you’ll eat those marshmallows! More »


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Two Ninjas Converge In A Snowy Wood In Mortal Kombat: Legacy

2:40AM May 25, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Episode seven of director Kevin Tancharoen’s live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series touches on the origin of two of the video game franchise’s most iconic characters, Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Why did they use two actors instead of just palette swapping? More »


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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Puts The Thunder God Through Hell On Earth

7:20AM May 18, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In the latest episode of director Kevin Tancharoen’s live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, the Thunder God Raiden choose a particularly inconvenient place to make his first appearance in the realm of mortals. More »


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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Enters Outworld

3:20AM May 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

After a little comic relief courtesy of Johnny Cage, the Mortal Kombat: Legacy saga takes a mystical turn in episode four, telling the twisted tale of Shao Kahn, Sindel, Kitana and Mileena. More »


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What’s On The Menu? Call Of Duty: Black Ops Escalation Map Pack

12:40AM April 29, 2011 | Mike Fahey

I was wondering when Activision was planning on returning to the dual pistol-wielding line cook from that live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops commercial. Welcome back, old friend. Things have escalated since we last met. More »


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Johnny Cage Comes Alive In Mortal Kombat: Legacy

7:20AM April 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series takes a lighter turn this week, taking a break from shattered arms and broken faces to focus on Hollywood’s sweetheart, Johnny Cage. More »