I captured my first Pidgey nearly two decades ago (holy crap), but the simple thrill of tossing a Pokeball and hoping it comes back filled with a new ally remains just as powerful today. Now a new arcade game from Bandai Namco will let you test out your capturing arm, …
Read More »Xbox One exclusive, ReCore has a Halo and Destiny writer onboard
You know how old VHS rental tapes had the blurb on the back that made sure to tell you what great films the stars had been in before? It’s a neat little trick to make you feel in safe hands with something totally unfamiliar. It seems like ReCore is that …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront collectibles location guide
The meat of Star Wars Battlefront (opens in new tab) is in its multiplayer, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to get out its solo content. What adds replay value to Battlefront’s single player are the myriad collectibles scattered throughout its maps and modes. Our guide is here …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 collectibles guide
The Call of Duty wheel of bullet-ridden fortune has spun yet again and it’s time for Treyarch’s Black Ops series to step back into the limelight. Black Ops 3 (opens in new tab)’s robo-tastic campaign has a total of 56 collectibles to add to your virtual swag bag, but don’t …
Read More »31 of the scariest Halloween Minecraft mods
Witchcraft Its the season for a good scare. The skies are getting darker, the streets are getting colder, so its time to bring that chill to Minecraft with this collection of twisted downloads. Some of these mods retexture the game to give it adarker, more menacing atmosphere, others are self-contained …
Read More »Someone modded the original crappy acting back into Resi Evil HD and it is glorious
If you’ve never experienced the first Resident Evil as Capcom originally intended, with its terrible(y brilliant) live action opening and school play acting, then you’ve missed out big in life. It’s was awful but beautifully so. Now, at least, modder Bunny as gone part of the way to restoring what …
Read More »Why does Yoshis Island remain a classic, 20 years on?
First, there’s the origin story everyone knows. Following the success of Donkey Kong Country in 1994 a Super Mario World 2 prototype was rejected by Nintendo’s internal evaluation team and Shigeru Miyamoto was told to move the graphics in DKC’s pre-rendered direction. One year later, Yoshi’s Island was the result …
Read More »Ubis planning a next-generation theme park in … Malaysia
So it looks like everyone is getting in on this theme park lark. After Nintendo announcing its plans with Universal Studios (opens in new tab), Ubisoft has announced that a ‘next-generation’ theme park is being planned for a 2020 opening in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. “Ubisoft’s intention for this park …
Read More »Police arrest gunmen heading to the Pokemon World Championship
Nasty business here with reports that the Boston Police Department has arrested two armed men heading to the Pokémon World Championships. According to FoxBoston.com (opens in new tab), two Iowa men, Kevin Norton and James Stumbo, were stopped outside the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Centre following reports of …
Read More »This guy built some real-life Dark Souls armor from stuff in his house
The Elite Knight armor set is one of the most iconic outfits in Dark Souls 2 (opens in new tab), and it turns out all you need to make your own is some scrap metal, a hammer, some tools, and a stupendous degree of talent. It took Japanese creator nanonanonanonano …
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