I Just stumbled upon this and thought that I had to share this with all of you as it is an absolutely sterling cover to the theme tune of of a sterling game. I hate to say it but they don’t make games like Monkey Island anymore… Well, apart from the… um… newer Monkey Island games. But let’s face it, It isn’t the same.

Anyway onto the vid. The clue’s in the title really so check it out and in the meantime I’ll look for a way to get a more permanent version of this.

The Curse of Monkey Island Theme preformed by The Metropole Orchestra originally appeared on: WireNinja
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This time a much larger trailer for a game that really doesn’t need an introduction… you monster!

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Ah the A3-21 Plasma Rifle; it is one of the strongest weapons in fallout 3 not only that but you can get it relatively quickly as well it’s also stylish to boot.

So do you want one?

Do the quest ‘The replicated man’ which involves searching for an escaped android from the commonwealth. The android is chief harkness, of rivet city but you will need to find clues that link the android to pinkerton, who can be found in the lower half of rivet city, before you can confront him about it.

When you have confronted him about it, offer to kill the scientist who wanted you to find him, and he will give you his plasma rifle, which does more damage than a regular plasma rifle and is more valuable. you can also get a perk from the scientist and the plasma rifle, by repeating the step above, but instead of killing him, turn in the android and you will be able to keep both rewards, although harkness will disappear from the game.

Too much work?

You could make your own A3-21 Plasma Rifle. If you’ve been paying attention to the pictures in the article or indeed if you’ve actually read the title you might of noticed pictures of the A3-21 Plasma Rifle all over the place. This replica rifle was done by the very talented Ryan Palse (CitizenStrips) and painted by his wife Dena Palse.

Check out some pictures of the finished project.

Here’s some work in progress .

… and here is the in-game model and the replica together so you can compare.

If you’re interested many more can be found here or alternatively you can visit Ryans’ Flickr account here and check out his other projects

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Ah Co-op Portal. Nothing breaks up freindships faster than having to work together but then again this is Portal we’re talking about so it’s probably worth losing a few freinds over.

It’s only a small teaser really but it gives us a little peak of what to expect out of Co-op mode. I suggest you take a look then figure out who is the most patient/competent freind you know.

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Previously known as “Project Icarus” BioShock Infinite is an upcoming FPS  being developed by Irrational Games and is only indirectly connected to the first 2 Bioshock games. It is due to be released in 2012 for PS3, 360 and PC and will feature  a new protagonist former Pinkerton agent, DeWitt and the entirely new setting of “Columbia” a collapsing air-city.

Although Infinite will feature similar game-play concepts from the ones we have seen from the previous games the story takes place in a radically different time and place. Namely “Columbia” a city suspended in the air by giant blimps and balloons that was proudly boasted by the American government when launched in 1900, centralized on the idea of American Exceptionalism. Like Rapture however, Columbia is considered a failed utopia with signs present suggesting a theocratic government took control at some point.

Set in 1912 you play the role of Booker DeWitt a disgraced former agent, hired by individuals to invade the air-city and rescue Elizabeth, a woman that was abducted by Columbia as a girl.

Take a look at the trailer.

Bioshock: Infinite – Teaser Trailer originally appeared on: WireNinja
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• A Perfect Circle – “The Outsider”
• Aerosmith – “Cryin’”
• AFI – “Dancing Through Sunday”
• Alice Cooper – “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
• Alter Bridge – “Ties That Bind”
• Anberlin – “The Feel Good Drag”
• Anthrax – “Indians”
• Arch Enemy – “Nemesis”
• Atreyu – “Ravenous”
• Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
• Bad Brains – “Re-Ignition (Live)”
• Band Of Skulls – “I Know What I Am”
• Black Sabbath – “Children Of The Grave”
• Blind Melon – “Tones Of Home”
• Blue Öyster Cult – “Burnin’ For You”
• Bush – “Machinehead”
• Buzzcocks – “What Do I Get?”
• Children Of Bodom – “If You Want Peace… Prepare For War”
• Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”
• The Cure – “Fascination Street”
• Deep Purple – “Burn”
• Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)”
• Dethklok – “Bloodlines”
• The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants”
• Dire Straits – “Money For Nothing”
• DragonForce – “Fury of the Storm”
• Drowning Pool – “Bodies”
• Edgar Winter- “Free Ride”
• Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance”
• Five Finger Death Punch – “Hard To See”
• Flyleaf – “Again”
• Foo Fighters – “No Way Back”
• Foreigner – “Feels Like The First Time”
• George Thorogood and The Destroyers – “Move It On Over (Live)”
• The Hives – “Tick Tick Boom”
• Interpol – “Slow Hands”
• Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
• Jethro Tull – “Aqualung”
• John 5 – “Black Widow Of La Porte”
• KISS – “Love Gun”
• Linkin Park – “Bleed It Out”
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Call Me The Breeze (Live)”
• Megadeth – “Sudden Death”
• Megadeth – “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
• Megadeth – “This Day We Fight!”
• Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne – “Paranoid (Live)”
• Muse – “Uprising”
• My Chemical Romance – “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”
• Neil Young – “Rockin’ In The Free World”
• Nickelback – “How You Remind Me”
• Night Ranger – “(You Can Still) Rock In America”
• Nine Inch Nails – “Wish”
• The Offspring – “Self Esteem”
• Orianthi – “Suffocated”
• Pantera – “I’m Broken”
• Phoenix – “Lasso”
• Poison – “Unskinny Bop”
• Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• Queensrÿche – “Jet City Woman”
• Rammstein – “Waidmanns Heil”
• The Ramones – “Theme From Spiderman”
• Red Rider – “Lunatic Fringe”
• R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”
• Rise Against – “Savior”
• The Rolling Stones – “Stray Cat Blues”
• The Runaways – “Cherry Bomb”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 1 – Overture”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 2 – The Temples Of Syrinx”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 5 – Oracle: The Dream”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 7 – Grand Finale”
• RX Bandits – “It’s Only Another Parsec…”
• Silversun Pickups – “There’s No Secrets This Year”
• Slash featuring Ian Astbury – “Ghost”
• Slayer – “Chemical Warfare”
• Slipknot – “Psychosocial”
• Snot – “Deadfall”
• Soundgarden – “Black Rain”
• Steve Vai – “Speeding” (Vault Version)
• Stone Temple Pilots – “Interstate Love Song”
• Strung Out – “Calling”
• Styx – “Renegade”
• Sum 41 – “Motivation”
• Tesla – “Modern Day Cowboy”
• Them Crooked Vultures – “Scumbag Blues”
• Third Eye Blind – “Graduate”
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Listen To Her Heart”
• Twisted Sister – “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
• The Vines – “Get Free”
• The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”
• ZZ Top – “Sharp Dressed Man (Live)”

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Found this little gem on the Interwebs that I thought I’d share with you all. You have to love the amount of effort put in to make Little Big Planet play like a game made 10 years earlier. Take a look.

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This fantastic picture has been floating around the Interwebs for awhile but I’m a big fan of pixel art and thought that the Blogosphere could do with a reminder of these two great games.
Check out more of Snakes work here.

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The Conspiracy unfolds…

The “Real” Reason Why There Is No Starcraft 2 LAN Play originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Set ten years after American McGee’s Alice. Lewis Carroll’s adventuress is making a come back in Alice: Madness Returns.

Alice has been released from Rutledge Asylum and into the care of a London psychiatrist, where the traumatic memories of her parents’ deaths continue to haunt her.

Take a look at the screenshots.

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If you looks past the incredibly cheesy dialogue this is a pretty epic trailer… It’s a bit late though isn’t it. Take a look…

StarCraft II – Ghosts of the Past Trailer originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Ah E.T. beloved classic from yesteryear it was so big in fact they decided to make a game of it. A terrible, terrible game and I don’t mean terrible compared to modern day games. Just outright rubbish.

I only mention this because of the advert they put out for said game. Words cannot express…

Hilarious in Hindsight : Old School gaming advert – E.T. originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Today I thought I’d bring you this extremely good Zelda cover by CSGuitar89. I had no idea the Zelda theme lent its self so well to metal covering but I’m impressed.

Check out the vid below to see what I mean. \m/

Zelda Dark World Theme – Metal Style originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Ah Dan Hibiki he may be a terrible, terrible fighter but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming a fan favourite, you may have perfected the use of Ryu but a real master can defeat you with anyone.

If your a fan of the pink gi wearing pugilist or slightly more likely a fan of the ever manly Red Cyclone Zangief then you will be happy to find out that Saikyo-Master from Deviantart has created the blueprints for you to make your own cubey version. Remember to save to get the full sized version.

Dan Hibiki

Zangief

Mecha Zangief

If you just can’t wait to see what the end result looks like here is a completed Zangief. Credit for the designs goes to ~Saikyo-Master.

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As if Bobby Kotick wasn’t unpopular enough it has become apparent that the Tim Schafer, designer of critically acclaimed games Full Throttle, Grim Fandango and er… Brutal Legend, believes that he is bad for the gaming industry even suggesting that Kotick go into weapons manufacturing.

“His obligation is to his shareholders,” says Schafer. “Well, he doesn’t have to be as much of a dick about it, does he? I think there is a way he can do it without being a total prick. It seems like it would be possible. It’s not something he’s interested in.”

“He [Kotick] makes a big deal about not liking games, and I just don’t think that attitude is good for games in general. I just don’t think we’re an industry of widgets,”

“We can approach it like we approach bars of soap, where you’re just trying to make the cheapest bar of soap. He definitely has that that kind of widget-maker attitude. I don’t think he’s great for the industry, overall. You can’t just latch onto something when it’s popular and then squeeze the life out of it and then move on to the next one. You have to at some point create something, build something.”

“Hopefully he’ll go back to another industry scene. He could go to an industry that makes more money. Ball bearings… something that suits his passions more. Weapons manufacturing?”

All we know for sure is Bobby Kotick is pretty damn high on the Jack Thompson scale of internet hatedom.

Tim Schafer Thinks Bobby Kotick Is “A Total Prick” originally appeared on: WireNinja
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More Other M footage and this time we get to take a little peak at combat. If course it looks solid, I wouldn’t expect any less although I am intrigued to see how well the shift between first person view and side view, as the discription of of it sound incredibly good. “Explore and fight in third-person by holding the Wii Remote sideways, and – at any time you choose – switch immediately to a first-person view through Samus’ eyes by simply pointing the Wii Remote at the screen.”

Again, and I can’t say this enough, I’m glad that gaming companies have figured out that 2D games are viable in a 3D era… athough in this case I suppose it is 2.5D what ever that means.

Well the vid is below so check it out.

Metroid: Other M – Combat Gameplay Trailer originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Crytek  and IllFonic announced today that the CryENGINE 3 has been licensed for IllFonic’s futuristic Arena FPS Nexuiz, their upcoming release on the XBLA and PSN. Fans of Nexuiz, previously a pc only, open-source first person shooter  developed by Alientrap should appreciate the graphical update and potentially larger user-base.

“IllFonic firmly believes in bringing the consumer the highest quality games at an affordable price through downloadable distribution channels”, said Charles Brungardt, President of IllFonic. “Switching to CryENGINE 3 has helped us stay true to our vision and build the Nexuiz arenas the way we see it without any limitations.  We are incredibly proud that Nexuiz will be the first downloadable title developed on CryENGINE 3.”

“We’re delighted to have Illfonic join our community of licensees”, said Carl Jones, Director of CryENGINE Global Business Development.  “It’s exciting to see a passionate group like Kedhrin and Charles’ team working with CryENGINE 3 on such a cool title.  Nexuiz is going to deliver a game style that will be a blast for the console audience, matched with the best graphics possible on the consoles.  We’re delighted to offer our engine to teams for XBLA and PSN titles so that gamers can enjoy the quality that CryENGINE 3 can provide, as soon as possible.  Our real-time multiplatform pipeline, Live Create, is highly suited to prototyping and delivering quality for games with shorter development cycles; and you get all the benefits of the AAA features of the engine.  Nexuiz is going to be a lot of fun and we’re glad Illfonic have chosen CryENGINE 3 to deliver it in style.”

“When we were strolling around GDC 2010′s floor we stopped by the Crytek booth. I watched someone show off a few features of CryENGINE 3. Right then and there, I knew I had to have it.  It’s powerful, fast and easy to use,” said Kedhrin Gonzalez, Creative Director of IllFonic. “Crytek has been awesome to work with providing excellent support in a relationship that has really benefited us.”

Okay now for the blurb.

‘Nexuiz is a fast paced Arena first-person shooter with competitive game play built specifically for consoles. Featuring the innovative mutator system, players progress through the ranks opening up new mutators that allow players to alter the rules for each match. On launch, Nexuiz will feature multiplayer modes including Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag complete with full competitive leader boards designed for social networking. New games modes, models, and maps will be available as downloadable content post launch.

Set in a galactic war fueled for centuries by the Kavussari and Forsellians. Over time the two races entered into treaties with the Herald Accord, a union between different cultures in the galaxy. Even though peace settled across their planets, the seething hatred between the races kept the fire of war simmering under the fragile truce. Sensing their newest members could spread war throughout the galaxy; the Herald Accord gave the Kavussari and Forsellians a choice. Pit their warriors against each other in the arena rather than on the fields of war, or face total annihilation. The Nexuiz was formed, a series of battle arenas on the home planets of the Kavussari, Forsellian and the desolate planet of Atavirta.’

IllFonic will be showcasing Nexuiz using CryENGINE 3 at this year’s PAX Prime in Seattle, Washington, on September 3-5.

But if you need more information on Nexuiz now, check out www.nexuiz.com or www.illfonic.com. If you just can’t you should check out the classic version here.

…Okay, one more screenshot.

Nexuiz to be The First XBLA/PSN Title Powered by CryENGINE®3 originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Here’s a look at the cinematic footage of the intro for the up and coming Metroid Other M for Nintendo Wii. It’s only short i’m afraid but will have to tide you over for now.

Oh and the lady above, she’s from here.

Metroid Other M: Birth of Samus – Trailer originally appeared on: WireNinja
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I’m currently trying to find some old Wii advertising to see if it was anywhere near as bad the Sony/Microsoft advertising. I don’t remember it being that bad, I remember it being announced as the ‘Wii’ which everyone thought was the stupidest sounding name ever but then still buying one. I don’t remember adverts packed with happy familys playing games together and filling out various sterotypes and grinning madly as they play.

Perhaps I have rose-tinted glasses on but the Wii launch didn’t seem anywhere near this bad, Wii sports seems a bit lacking but it nicely showed off the functionality of the Wii. The main problem of course is the Wii only got to a good place by generally dropping the gimmick and rehashing their popular franchises.

Give it time, they’ll get it out of their systems. Meanwhile in check out Move games: The Shoot, Sports Champions and KungFu Rider.

14 minutes of Embarrassingly Bad looking PS Move Gameplay originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Neko Entertainment, looking to be the worlds first musical platform game just announced the release of Maestro! Green Groove which is available throughout Europe from the Nintendo Shop Channel on Nintendo DSiWare™.

Maestro! Green Groove has an interesting concept, the idea is being  is to combine the “standards of platform gaming “with the “pleasure of musical creation” in a way never done before. It certainly sounds like an intriguing concept.

“We are pleased to announce the launch of Maestro! Green Groove for Nintendo DSiWare™ owners throughout Europe”, said Laurent Lichnewsky, Managing Director of Neko Entertainment, “Its perfect mix of platform adventure gaming and musical creation featuring some of the world’s best known compositions will appeal to players both you and old”.

Set in the deep, dark tropical forests of the Green Groove World, the player will take control of the colourful and music loving Presto. Use of the stylus allows the player to strum, run and tap to the rhythm of a Bollywood musical orchestra whose reinterpretation of classics such as Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, accuracy is key here.

Maestro! Green Groove promises fun challenges including special strings, goofy enemies, crazy targets and epic musical battles against Presto’s rival. This is also one of the only games that utilizes the DSi microphone allowing players to “let their vocal cords loose “with the melodies featured in the game. Whether or not people will be comfortable doing this outside of their house is another issue. After all, the point of hand-helds is to be able to play games on the go.

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Bungie, in an effort to avoid leaks and elected to leak information themselves revealing a portion of the achievements available in Halo: Reach check’m out below.

- A Monument to All Your Sins – Complete each Campaign Mission on Legendary – alone.
- Banshees, Fast and Low – Hijack a Banshee during the Reach Campaign.
- Yes, Sensei – Earn a First Strike Medal in a Matchmaking game.
- A New Challenger – Complete all of the Daily Challenges in a given day.
- Make It Rain – Purchase an item from the Armory that requires the rank of Lt. Colonel.
- If They Came to Hear Me Beg – Perform an Assassination against an Elite to survive a fall that would’ve been fatal.

All in all there will be 49 Achievements and 23 of them will be campaign-specific.

“Achievements were bucketed into five different groups, Campaign (23), Firefight (7), Multiplayer (4), Training (6) and Player Experience (9). Some of the Training Achievements can be earned in both Campaign and Firefight.”

Roll on September 14.

Hopefully these Halo Achievements won’t be out of Reach originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Get ready to cry tears of manliness as Zangief grapples and throws everyone and everything he possibly can including a god damn dinosaur. Don’t ask me why The Dogface Show made this compilation of all the Zangief throws from the Street Fighter game but i’m glad they did. Take a look, you won’t regret it.

Seven minutes of pure Zangief manliness originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Let’s face it, if pokémon really existed, the world would be a much scarier place,  imagine Australia times a thousands in terms of scary animals. This is a world where animals can create lighting with their minds, a world where guppies can turn into dragons, a world where just stepping into grass could put you into a dangerous fracas. A scary place indeed as illustrated by DA artist Leashe. Check out some of his work below.

The rest of  Leashes gallery here.

A world of Real Pokémon originally appeared on: WireNinja
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Ah, the grandaddy of them all , Gran Turismo

Two Jaw Dropping Gran Turismo Trailers originally appeared on: WireNinja
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