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By: Jon Christensen on January 29th, 2010 pm31 2:44 pm
Gregor Collienne is a photographer from Germany. However, he doesn’t take pictures that catches his eye, or tries to capture the perfect setting to inspire people. Instead, for the most part, he takes humorous snap shots of people doing an everyday activity and pairs them up with another group, who are doing something completely different. When you check out his work, you not only chuckle, but they make you think — it almost feels like an optical illusion.
Up top is one picture of his work. While it’s unlike a lot of his photos — it made me laugh nonetheless. I’m assuming the picture is asking all of us, what if we could control our girlfriends or all women for that matter, with a single PlayStation controller? Like, how awesome would that be? No more would we hear the excuse: “I have a headache.” Can some smart scientist make this happen? Please!
If you want to check out Collienne’s work, click here.
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By: Jon Christensen on January 20th, 2010 am31 3:20 am
Yikes! EB Games (Gamestop) has leaked photos of Bungie’s upcoming game Halo: Reach for the Xbox 360. The official website to the retailer posted the pictures, which I have included after the break; however, some have already seen these exact same screens because of the latest issue of Game Informer. The only problem, most people have yet to get their hands on this month’s issue. So this was a major screwup by EB.
The screenshots really showoff the direction Bungie is headed with their final chapter of the famed first-person shooter. Reach is expected to take a much grittier/darker take when compared to the previous installments, and these pictures prove those expectations some have.
While Halo was far from being a non-serious action title, these screens make the game look like Bungie is going after a much more realistic approach and the studio is definitely upping the graphics department. And for the first time, Halo will look like it belongs on this generation.
Again, after the jump, check out all the screens.
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By: Jon Christensen on December 5th, 2009 pm31 8:09 pm
Up top is an image of what Link from the Legend of Zelda would look like if he were on The Simpsons. Odd? Sure, but definitely cool. Although, it obviously wasn’t created by any of the artists from the show, but a fan who apparently has his own site and showcases his work. And yes, it always revolves around the famous cartoon.
Thanks to Kotaku.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 30th, 2009 pm30 12:49 pm
The official Facebook page for Duke Nukem has been updated with one picture. The caption for the image simply reads “D-Day,” with no other information on why or what the screenshot represents. Could this be a completely new Duke Nukem that is on the horizon, or is this an image from the now defunct Duke Nukem: Forever game? Nobody seems to have an answer.
If you analyzes the picture, you’ll notice it somewhat looks like a scene from the leaked footage of Forever showing Duke battling a monster/robot in a football stadium, which was first seen back in May. Although, most of that footage was definitely a callback to the original games.
Hopefully more information on what this ‘D-Day’ image actually means is forthcoming.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 16th, 2009 pm30 12:43 pm
Rumors have been suggesting that customers who buy Assassin’s Creed II, will receive an exclusive demo for Splinter Cell: Conviction, for the Xbox 360. The rumors started to appear thanks to a video from the HipHopGamer and a post from a NeoGAF user. The game comes with a card that includes a URL and a code which gives the customer the chance to download a freebie. Right away people started to think that the game is coming with the demo. If that is what you are hoping, then please by all means stop.
We received a picture of this so-called voucher, and from what we can tell — it’s not an exclusive demo for the next Sam Fisher title. It doesn’t say anything about a demo nor does it even suggest a tease for the game will be available if you purchase Assassin’s Creed II. If you read the card, it tells you to “go to the URL, then “enter your key code,” from there you’ll “receive [a] free instant download.” This sounds like nothing more than a free wallpaper or something similar.
Also, it says nowhere on the box that a demo is include with every copy of Assassin’s Creed II for the Xbox 360. Don’t you think that this is something Ubisoft would want to advertise on the case if it did include a demo? It’s not happening, sorry guys.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 12th, 2009 pm30 4:49 pm
If you had a crapload of tuna cans lying around… what would you do? Probably throw them out, right? Well, someone decided to make Pac-Man art out of them, and displayed their work at Canstruction — a convention dedicated to stacking food and drink metal cans. I can’t figure out what’s weirder; the fact that someone had the time to create this replica of Pac-Man using thousands of tuna cans, or an annual event where people stack food containers. (more…)
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By: Jon Christensen on November 9th, 2009 pm30 5:15 pm
What I love about today’s pop-culture is the fact that all those people who were considered geeks and nerds back in the day have grown up, and somehow taken over the world. We’ve somehow changed art, fashion and the way we get news and I think we all do it with a little more creativity, than in the past.
Luis Santis and his soon to be wife, Magaly Ramirez have both embraced their geekyness and decided to show it off with their wedding invitation. As you can tell up top, the art on the card to their wedding is pixelated and looks like it came from an original Nintendo game. My favorite part of the whole card is the simple “Insert Coin?” reference on the right, suggesting if people are going to RSVP for the wedding — it’s pretty cool stuff.
I also find the picture on the bottom of the pixelated Santis asking his fiancee if she would marry him in a binary code and her responding in the same computer language. I think it’s a safe bet that Luis has a keeper!
What I love about today’s pop-culture is the fact that all those people who were considered geeks and nerds back in the day have grown up, and somehow taken over the world. We’ve somehow changed art, fashion and the way we get news and I think we all do it with a little more creativity, than in the past.
Luis Santis and his soon-to-be wife, Magaly Ramirez have both embraced their geekyness and decided to show it off with their wedding invitation. As you can tell up top, the art on the card to their wedding is pixelated and looks like it came from an original Nintendo game. My favorite part of the whole card is the simple “Insert Coin?” reference on the right, suggesting if people are going to RSVP for the wedding — it’s pretty cool stuff.
I also find the picture on the bottom of a pixelated Santis asking his fiancee if she would marry him in a binary code and her responding in the same computer language. I think it’s a safe bet that Luis has a keeper!
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By: Jon Christensen on November 5th, 2009 pm30 3:18 pm
Up top and after the jump, we have apparent photos taken from a cellphone of what will be Bungie’s last Halo game called, Halo: Reach for the Xbox 360. The photos were first posted on the Major League Gaming forums under the name Tom Morello; hence the Microsoft Paint watermarked quality. The pictures look legit and if they’re not — it’s a pretty damn good fake on his part.
This is the first thing on the Internet since the title was announced back at E3 and yet, not much is known about the new project. The only thing that is clear; it will be in stores in the fall of next year. The blurry pictures are hard to grasp how the game will look, but to me, the guns look even more detailed than before. If that’s the case — maybe Bungie is taking the Killzone 2 theory, which is; the player sees the gun the most while experiencing the game — why not make the weapon the most detailed thing inside the videogame.
In the picture above, the player can see all of his squamates’ health and names. The player can see all the perks each player he/she has, meaning Halo will take the Modern Warfare approach and anyone who is playing can pick and choose what strength or weakness they’ll have in multiplayer.
According to “Morello,” a few perks he saw were sprinting, cloaking and a hologram. To sprint, the player simply presses the LB button to run faster. The cloaking will obviously make you invisible; however, your radar is jammed and no one can hear you speak over on Xbox Live. The Hologram will create a fake you, and enemies won’t know which one is real and which one is the fake — giving you a huge advantage.
In the picture above, the player can see all of his squamates’ health and names. The player can see all the perks each player he/she has, meaning Halo will take the Modern Warfare approach and anyone who is playing can pick and choose what strength or weakness they’ll have in multiplayer.
According to “Morello,” a few perks he saw were sprinting, cloaking and a hologram. To sprint, the player simply presses the LB button to run faster. The cloaking will obviously make you invisible; however, your radar is jammed and no one can hear you speak over on Xbox Live. The Hologram will create a fake you, and enemies won’t know which one is real and which one is the hologram — giving you a huge advantage.
In other pictures, you can kind of see the arm of the main character we’ll play as. It doesn’t look like a Master Chief Officer, but rather a Marine, which is the class we played as in Halo: ODST. Hopefully with the leaked, details will start to emerge soon.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 4th, 2009 am30 2:18 am
If you haven’t heard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is going to have an option to play as the terrorists in one mission. Some people are just fine with it, while others, including gamers no less, are against the idea of playing as the enemy. During the scene, a elevator opens up at an airport and it’s up to the player to shoot and kill as many innocent bystanders as possible.
A video was leaked a few days ago that showed the action in motion. It was kind of hard to make out because the footage was so grainy, but you could easily tell what was going on. Infinity Ward quickly took down the footage, although I’m sure it’s more than accessible to find online at various websites.
The site ps3-scene has some images of what the aftermath looks like when the player is done gunning down the civilians. After I checked them out, I found it actually quite shocking and I even can understand why some people are disgusted by what Infinity Ward decided to included in the game. I picked out a few of the disturbing pictures, but if you want to see rest, just click here.
If you haven’t heard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is going to have an option to play as the terrorists in one mission. Some people are just fine with it, while others, including gamers no less, are against the idea of playing as the enemy. During the scene, a elevator opens up at an airport and it’s up to the player to shoot and kill as many innocent bystanders as possible.
A video was leaked a few days ago that showed the action in motion. It was kind of hard to make out because the footage was so grainy, but you could easily tell what was going on. Activision quickly took down the footage, although I’m sure it’s more than accessible to find online at various websites.
The site ps3-scene has some images of what the aftermath looks like when the player is done gunning down the civilians. After I checked them out, I found it actually quite shocking and I even can understand why some people are disgusted by what Infinity Ward decided to included in the game. I picked out a few of the disturbing pictures and you can see the rest of them after the jump. (more…)
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By: Jon Christensen on November 2nd, 2009 pm30 11:27 pm
Once again, Media Molecule is releasing a free costume for LittleBigPlanet because of some sort of celebration. This occasion has to do with LittleBigPlanet turning 1 years-old. According to the MM blog, this weeks PSN store update, people who have their PlayStation connected online — can download a special birthday cake costume (picture above). Not only that, in case you missed the kick-ass SackBoy astronaut uniform last year, you can log on to PSN this Thursday and finally get it.
Although, if you don’t get it rather quickly — much like everything else they released for free — won’t be available in the PSN store forever.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 29th, 2009 am31 10:55 am
Update: Nintendo has just announced the DSi XL (LL) is coming to Europe; however, no date has been set. Hopefully we’ll get more details, as well as a North American launch date.
Hey, it has almost been a year since Nintendo launched a new updated handheld– so it’s about the time Nintendo releases another DS. The Japanese company has officially announced a new version of the DSi, heavily rumored over the last few days, the updated handheld is essentially the same as the older version, but with one added bonus — a much bigger screen.
Officially called the DSi LL, the system has a 4.2″ screen, which is about 93% larger than the original units. It’ll also include two separate touch-screen pens. One will be considerably larger than the previous one, it almost reminds me of a jumbo sized pen when compared to the original ones. The second pen is closer to the first DSi pens, so Nintendo is giving the player the option of which they would prefer.
Obviously, playing on a larger screen is more attractive to gamers everywhere, but it’ll make it ‘less’ portable. So Nintendo is hoping customers will see the positive in not just playing on a large screen, but also see it as a MP3 player and an “on-the-go” Internet machine.
The DSi LL comes in three colors: “WineRed,” “DarkBrown” and “NaturalWhite.” The system is going to have a price-tag of 20,000 Yen ($222), and has yet to be announced for other markets, including the US.
Head over to Nintendo to check more pictures.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 26th, 2009 pm31 11:25 pm
Here’s a quick note. If you had LittleBigPlanet around this time last year, you should surely remember the free downloadable pumpkin mask, which was to celebrate Halloween. After the ‘holiday’ ended, so did your chance to grab the jack-o head. Well, Media Molecule has announced that the ‘pumpkin-head,’ is coming back to PSN for a limited time. And again, if you miss out on it this year, you might have to wait one full calender to get it again. So just turn on your PlayStation 3 and download the damn mask already, it literally takes a second to do so.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 26th, 2009 pm31 12:23 pm
Back in September, Infinity Ward’s community manager Robert Bowling, teased fanboys of Modern Warfare that the second installment would have a game changing mode, which was yet to be revealed. The only thing he promised is “once you see it, you completely forget everything we’ve already talked about. It becomes this whole new game. That’s what I’m excited for.”
Today, the image above has leaked, claiming to be from a Modern Warfare 2, which shows off some the modes for online multiplayer. Where ever this image was captured from, it seems like it was being broadcasted online using a webcam because of the “ON2” logo on the bottom right of the picture. The text is apparently in a foreign language, but people have already began to translate it and Kombo has done just that. It includes your standard modes like deathmatch, free-for-all and capture the flag. But one thing stands out and that would be the option to include a third-person view for team deathmatch. Meaning, there could be a mode that will have the camera follow the character, like Gears of War, instead of seeing just the gun in front of your television. Could that be the so-called game changer? Maybe, but I don’t find it huge.
This was not the only thing leaked today that hints towards a third-person mode. A video claiming to be from Modern Warfare 2, is showing the whole character, instead of just the gun. However, this could be nothing more than a person following a soldier because whomever is playing has already died and is waiting for the next round to start. If you want to watch the video, check it out after the jump.
Again, I’m not sure how “gaming changing” this constitutes. If this ends up being true, I don’t think this does anything more than please some gamers who might have made the switch from the SOCOM series to Modern Warfare. Personally, I would rather play in a first-person view. (more…)
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By: Jon Christensen on September 23rd, 2009 am30 12:20 am
There are some questionable conspiracy theories about the dollar bill. Some people believe the symbols on the currency is actually from Freemasons, who are/were an occult. While people have been debating if the Freemasons are actually on the dollar, they might have missed something bigger.
There is a symbol on the paper that resembles an artifact that has the power to grant a wish to whomever touches it, and the world will then reflect to that person’s heart. Of course I’m talking about the Triforce, from the Legend of Zelda. Check out the photo above, once you do, you can’t deny that US Treasury knows a thing or two about the Triforce’s power.
We thought Google was the first to hide the Triforce in their images, but it looks like the United States Government has been doing a lot longer.
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By: Jon Christensen on September 8th, 2009 pm30 12:49 pm
Microsoft is selling for charity an official Beatles: Rock Band painted Xbox 360 console on ebay. Proceeds go to “Doctors Without Boards,” which is a organization that was started by doctors and journalist alike to help people whose lives are threatened by violence, neglect and/or catastrophe.The charity chosen was actually hand picked by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison.
Up top is the full picture of the customized system, but after the jump check out some of the close-ups. The level of detail is outstanding and is obviously inspired by the awesome trailer which was first shown at E3.
So you want it? Well…expect to pay a pretty penny. The the system has already received 44 bids and currently stands at $760.00 (as I write this) and still has has a little over nine days to go, before the auction is finalized.
Again, make sure you check out the rest of the pictures.
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