Looking to class up the place? Consider your search over. I just came across velvetpaintings.com whose motto (I shit you not) is "Quality you can FEEL." I can't help but be hypnotized by their selection of heroes, legends, mythical creatures, rainbows and monsters all on beautiful authentic Tijuana black velvet. (Via io9)
There's finally a reason to bust out the plastic instruments again. The
Beatles Rock Band is pretty much everything I wanted it to be, maybe
even my favorite game of the year. You can play with up to six people,
sing up to three part harmonies with three mics (Lips wireless mics
work too, bonus!) and also play bass, drums and guitar all at once. You play the 45 song story through the
Beatles career starting at the Cavern Club with mop tops and ending as
hair farmers on the Abbey Road rooftop. I was pumped to see Harrison
songs like "Something" and "Taxman" in there too since I love 'the Quiet
One.' The best part about playing this was seeing non-gamer friends go from "I'll give
it a try" to asking which song we should do next... three hours later.
I've dabbled in Street Fighter for years, but never had the patience to learn all the combos. I was the typical button mashing n00b. However after getting a hold of Street Fighter IV for PS3, I may be fighting game born-again. The graphics, sound, super- and ultra-moves all work together to really make me want to learn combos and special moves for the first time in my gaming life: There's nothing more satisfying then ending a match with a brutal 17+ combo.
Now you can decorate your cube of solitude with these tiny, toy versions of your favorite arcade cabinets from years long gone. In the wise words of one of my elders, "Holy nerd dream!"(Via Gizmodo)
I wanted to post about this game last week but I've been too busy playing the living shit out of this! You have brain starved zombies, survivors, 4-player co-op and 4 on 4 versus. What more do you want?! I mean really, who's never dreamed of being a pheromone puking zombie that attracts hordes of undead to his victims? When the zombie apocalypse comes, I have only one word of advice: RUN! —Love, Nick
I came back from lunch yesterday to discover Mirror's Edge mysteriously placed on my desk. I ran home and put in about five hours worth of gameplay and got a bit more than halfway through. It's a spiritual sister to Portal in that its beauty lies in graphical stark simplicity and single minded gameplay; get from point A to point B, alive. In Mirror's Edge you're running and jumping from skyscraper rooftops Parkour style, while trying to deliver intel and evading the baddies. I have decided that you should buy this (Or at least try it, free demo on XBLA & PSN). —Love, Nick
The Phils win the World Series, Obama takes the crown and now Gears of War 2 comes out today, and we got our hands on an early copy. First impressions: Everything is bigger, brighter, bloodier; the Locust are larger in numbers and size, but your weapons more brutal than ever; and the spaces are more open and the action well-paced. The underground scenes are especially beautiful, and there’s actually a story this time! Some negatives: vehicle levels can be amazingly annoying, and auto-saves can be in weird spots. Verdict: Find the $60 and get it. Love, Nick
