DOOM cover artist passes away

November 2, 2009 @ 2:12 am

I didn’t think I’d care, but CrunchGear just posted about the death of Don Ivan Punchatz, the artist behind the original DOOM video game box, and it sorta made me a bit sad.

DOOM was one of the first PC games I ever played and I can recall seeing this image every time I launched the game. And now the man who subconsciously told me that it was ok to shoot aliens is dead. It’s weird to think that DOOM is more than 15 years old.

Freeborders take over San Francisco hill to create real-life video game

September 22, 2009 @ 9:47 pm

It looks like Tetris but it’s not. Here we see many folks on Freebords going down a hill in San Francisco to create a real-life video game using odd shapes created with neon tubes. [via]

Halo 3: ODST live-action trailer

September 6, 2009 @ 12:14 am

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Did Bungie always make live-action trailers for Halo games? If so, I have been living under a rock because this is the first one I’ve ever seen and boy does it look great! Check out the live-action trailer below for Halo 3: ODST.

New Gmail game theme

September 4, 2009 @ 11:26 pm

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I don’t know how anybody can find this gaming interface/theme pleasing to use. Yuck. Google made this one to please the nerds.

Need For Speed Shift teaser video

September 3, 2009 @ 8:11 pm

Need For Speed Shift is coming out on September 5th! It’s been a while since I’ve followed NFS game development so this is the first time I’m seeing a teaser/trailer for the game. It looks amazing and I’m pretty sure my computer cannot handle it. I seriously need to get an Xbox 360 or a PS3.

I mean, wow, just look at the screengrabs from the game.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii gameplay video

August 4, 2009 @ 2:19 am

Nintendo is set to release a brand-new Super Mario Bros. video game that goes back to the game’s 2D side-scrolling roots. The game, simply called New Super Mario Bros. Wii, allows up to 4 players to play the game together and is set to be released sometime later this year.

This video was apparently released way back in June and I’m just coming around to seeing it now. All I have to say is that I cannot wait for this to come out.