Robo-leg heralds arrival of Robolympics, end of mankind

September 25th, 2008

Once again the world of man is threatened by a robot menace. Did we not learn from Terminator and The Matrix that down this road waits crushing oppression under an unyielding steel grip? Or a lightweight aluminum one? While at the moment this leg appears to be shaky, small, and less than deadly, it’s only [...]

The new GTA is the old GTA

September 22nd, 2008

Ah, the circle is completed. The GTA that we knew and fell in love with back in the ’90s is making a comeback in spirit with GTA: Chinatown Wars on the DS. Yes, the cel-shaded look is trendy but the isometric viewpoint and map/minigame screen are very suited to the DS (more natural than the [...]

PhoneSaber coming back to app store as Lightsaber Unleashed

September 11th, 2008

After being pulled from the app store a month ago, TheMacBox announced this morning that a new version dubbed Lightsaber Unleashed will be available soon. Working in conjunction with THQ and Lucas to streamline the new version with the multi-platform title SW:TFU the LU will feature characters, “vastly improved graphics, sound effects and optional dueling [...]

PlayStation to get Star Wars: The Force Unleashed next week

September 9th, 2008

That’s right, fanbois. Lucas Arts long awaited new title is getting ready for deployment next week on the PlayStation platform. Check out the video with Haden Blackman Executive Producer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. It’s a pretty cool video interview with lots of insight into the development of the game.

Xbox 360 price cuts confirmed for September 5th

September 3rd, 2008

Confirming the leak from a few weeks back, Microsoft has confirmed that all 3 Xbox 360 models will be gettin’ price slashed as of September 5th.
The new prices:

Xbox 360 Arcade: $199 (was $279)
Xbox 360 Standard: $299 (was $349)
Xbox 360 Elite: $399 (was $449)

While the price cuts would certainly fuel sales regardless, a key point here [...]

Replica Star Wars Landspeeder looks amazing, works

August 29th, 2008

Here’s a landspeeder built by a guy who really doesn’t want to be mistaken for Joey Fatone. The guy in the photo (which we used without permission) is actually Joey Fatone. The guy who built the landspeeder, Daniel Deutsch, sent us numerous e-mails demanding that we either correct the post (which originally alluded to the [...]

Bowling for art: Characters painted on pins

August 26th, 2008

Oh man, some of these are cool. Dax Norman has created an army of bowling pins painted like your favorite characters from movies and video games. There are even a few personalities thrown in there too. The list itself is impressive as this original bowling pin art has everybody from Skeletor to Mr.T.
It looks like [...]

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo released on Xbox Live

August 21st, 2008

The demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is now on Xbox Live. The 900MB demo is available in all XBL regions, so people all over the world can enjoy the game.
You wanna take a wild guess as to what’s my least favorite movie franchise of all time? I just never “got” it, sorry.

New game trailers fresh and hot out of Leipzig

August 20th, 2008

I’ve collected the cream of the crop so far and embedded them deep into the page for those of you who don’t want to click through endless “producer interviews” and ads to get to the creamy gameplay center. Click on through for trailers and teasers for Resident Evil 5, Need for Speed: Undercover, Tom Clancy’s [...]

Star Wars: Extra Special Kiddie Edition

August 19th, 2008

Sometimes Star Wars can be just a little too PG; plus, some of the music is out dated. Word on the street is that Georgie Boy has a new special edition aimed at a younger generation and our man on the inside mangaged to grab a sneak peak. Two more clips after the jump.

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