Russia

PC

This Is Cannon Fodder 3. Sort Of.

6:00PM February 6, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

We got a little excited last year when we heard a new Cannon Fodder game was being developed. Excitement quickly gave way to not-giving-a-fuck, though, when it turned out the game was for the Russian market and was likely never going to be released in the West. More »


In Real Life

Street Fighter V? Contra 6? These Games Exist (In Russia).

4:00PM December 13, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Remember how last month we looked at some of the better examples of the unlicensed NES/Famicom clones that walked the earth during the 1980s and 1990s? One towered above all others like a colossus in terms of how successful it was, and that was Russia’s Dendy console. More »


In Real Life

This Is Russia’s Idea Of Soulcalibur V’s Ivy

3:20AM October 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Russia’s Soulcalibur V publisher 1C gears up for the Igromir game festival by dressing up a model as Soulcalibur V‘s more modest and mature middle-age Ivy. How’d they do? More »


News

Russian President Suggests Warcraft Ripoff To Teach History

4:20AM July 26, 2011 | Brian Crecente

First Russian President Dimitri Medvedev joined Twitter. Next he visited Twitter and Apple HQs. Now he’s suggesting that someone make a World of Warcraft knock-off to teach about his country’s history. More »


PC

And Just Like That, Oblivion Looks Amazing All Over Again

6:30PM July 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s aged a little now, but when Oblivion was first released, it was breath-taking. This new mod, Andoran, restores a lot of the game’s swagger. More »


PC

Next Year Will See Return To Metro 2033′s Russian Underground

1:00AM June 1, 2011 | Brian Crecente

They call it their flawed masterpiece. Released last year, 4A Games’ Metro 2033 gave gamers a chance to experience a different sort of apocalypse, one untainted by Western views and culture. Metro 2033 was an apocalypse shaped by old world fears, and Russian ethos. More »


News

Man With Laser-Sighted Sniper Rifle Hunting Rats In Moscow

2:40AM May 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Look, everyone needs a hobby. I like to read, and stare solemnly out my window. It’s good to stay active! But this Russian fellow has a particularly engaging pastime: hunting down Moscow’s rat population and blowing them to rodent hell. More »


In Real Life

Kinect Has Finally Found Its Way Into The Women’s Change Room

3:00PM May 11, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

European clothing giant TopShop ran a little test in a Moscow store recently: hook a Kinect camera up to a mirror and let the ladies try on clothes without having to actually try them on. More »


Retro

This Game Boy Has Been To Space. For Real.

8:20PM May 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

In 1993, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov blasted off for a trip to the Mir space station. Onboard his Soyuz rocket was this Game Boy, and it can now be yours. More »


News

And Here I Was Thinking Tetris Was A Random Game

5:40PM April 13, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

I had long believed that the cruel, torturous selection of what bricks are coming next in Tetris was random. Turns out, they’re not! Which makes sense. Nothing that cruel can happen by accident. More »