January 23, 2011

"Final Fantasy XIII-2" Teaser Trailer


The story of "Final Fantasy XIII" is not over yet! Feast your eyes on this gorgeous teaser for the sequel to last year's biggest RPG.

January 20, 2011

Mom Laughs In Violent Game's Face


A handful of mothers were totally freaked out by sci-fi game Dead Space 2. Those moms are pansies.

Dino Ignacio's mom? While everyone else seems to cover their eyes, his mom laughs in the game's face, cackles and chuckles. Ignacio is Dead Space 2's user interface designer.

Dead Space 2 is headed to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC later this month. Some find the game scary, Dino's mom thinks its hilarious.

January 3, 2011

Xbox 360 Toaster Is Part Of Your Complete Morning


The idea behind this casemod may sound ludicrous, but let's think for a second. When was the last time a burglar went straight for a toaster?

Of course, this is a toaster plugged into a TV, so maybe that's a dead giveaway that this console mod does not in fact lightly brown slices of bread. Still, good luck getting rid of this one-of-a-kind coonsole at a pawn store or GameStop.

Xbox 360 Toaster: Plays Your Favorite Games – Can't Make Toast [Ripten]

January 2, 2011

Final Fantasy Illustrator Finally Making Feature Film Debut


There is one man who best represents the look of the entire Final Fantasy franchise and that man is Yoshitaka Amano. Whether it be character design, art or logos, Amano's left his mark on the series. Next up, his own anime.

Amano is helming his debut anime, called Deva Zan. This isn't his first fortray into anime as the artist cut his teeth working on properties like Speed Racer and Gatchaman. He first entered the anime industry at the tender age of 15.

The film is the product of Amano's new production studio, Studio Deva Loka, and Amano came up with the story a decade ago. Set in the late 19th century, the 3D film follows a samurai named Zan who ends up in an alternate universe.

Deva Zan is due out next spring in Japan.

Yoshitaka Amano directing scifi anime Deva Zan [Famitsu via nobuooo via GameSetWatch]

Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode III - Force Unleashed Sketch


Everyone I've talked to has warned me away from Star Wars: the Force Unleashed II, but damn if the wizards at Robot Chicken don't make it incredibly compelling.

If only the game were more like this. I'd play a video game that involved Darth Vader avoiding the Emperor's questions as Starkiller systematically took out major Imperial installations one by one. I wouldn't even care if we never even saw the secret apprentice at all. just have a Stormtrooper pop in every couple of minutes to deliver the bad news.