In Real Life

Holographic Star Wars LEGO Toy Display Is Better Than All Three Prequels Combined

A pair of LEGO Star Wars sets become the state for a holographic interstellar war in what could be the most amazing store window advertising I’ve ever seen.


April 19, 2012
News

Norway Killer’s Court Testimony Reveals How He Used Call Of Duty To Train

It’s already a matter of record that Anders Behring Breivik wrote about using Call of Duty to hone his marksmanship before he shot 69 people to death last year. But yesterday he testified in a Norwegian court about the roles that the FPS series and World of Warcraft played in his life leading up to the attack.


January 31, 2012
PC

TV News PWN3D By Dodgy Graphic

A news program on Norwegian channel NRK got a little more than it bargained for last month when its producers needed a graphic for an eye chart.


November 30, 2011
News

Norway Mass Killer May Be Declared Insane

Confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was legally insane when he killed nearly 80 people, many children, during a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in July, according to a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the court, the Associated Press reports.


July 30, 2011
News

Norwegian Retailers Pull Warcraft, Call Of Duty Titles In Light Of Shooting

One week after 77 died in two attacks carried out by a militant extremist in Norway, two retailers have temporarily pulled copies of World of Warcraft and several Call of Duty games from shelves, citing their ties to the accused killer’s manifesto.


July 25, 2011
In Real Life

Oslo, R18+ And Default Media Finger Pointing

Kotaku AU

About three years ago I interviewed a group of soldiers deployed in Afghanistan about gaming on the battlefield. Here were three men, fully trained soldiers, trained in combat, who spent most of their spare time LANing Modern Warfare on their laptops.

“Why do you guys spend so much of your time,” I began, tactfully, “playing a video game that attempts to replicate the kind of real, terrible violence you guys have to deal with day in and day out?”

Their response was uniform and shocking.

They laughed at me.


July 24, 2011
News

Guildmates Of Oslo Shooting Suspect Find Solace In World Of Warcraft Forums

The 32-year-old man suspected of detonating a bomb in Norway’s capital and going on a shooting spree in police garb, killing at least 87, was many things: He was a self-identified conservative Christian, farmer, body builder, hunter, freemason and gamer.


March 31, 2010
In Real Life

When Norwegian Ads Look Just Like PSP Games

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These two clips are commercials for Dent Oi, a brand of Norwegian mints. Mint fans will love the house-crushing taste on display, but it may be of even more interest to fans of PSP strategy series Patapon.


March 23, 2010
News

Olympic Gold Medal Skiier Teams Up With Counter Strike Champion

What’s a good encore after winning two gold medals at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games? For one of the world’s most accomplished cross-country skiers, it’s playing alongside his world champion counterpart in Counter Strike at Norway’s largest LAN party.


March 22, 2010
In Real Life

Awkward: Zelda Music On Reality TV Show

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There’s a big TV show called America’s Got Talent. Britain’s Got Talent too. Even Norway has it, and we like Norway’s the best, as it’s the only one with uncomfortable live renditions of a song from Ocarina of Time.