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more about #gaming gd01skorpius: Was that Michelle Rodriguez having her chest bursted? Yay! more » lightninglouie: Hate to be a buzzkill, but does anyone else wish that the game designers would use H.R. Giger's original creature design instead of the crummy, low bu... more » BangarangRufio867: I was really hoping for an adaptation to Predator 2 rather than AVP...mostly because I wanted to be that coked out gang member who says..."SCORPIO...I... more » SJ_Edwards: The thing I like most about Weyland-Yutani, is that they started out as an effete Aspen, Colorado microbrewery [en.wikipedia.org] and became a star sy... more » theblazeuk: Aliens vs Predator was a great comic and AvP 1 & 2 were great games. Both were set in the ripley-era Earth, rather than modern day, and were far c... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Ive been following this since its anouncement last year. It looks better with every trailer. I still play the original PC version every now and then..... more » Xicer: Come on guys, the games were always leaps and bounds better than the movies (and keep in mind the movies were made many years after the games came out... more » daveNYC: How about a colonial marine game in an AvP setting as done by Bethesda using the Fallout 3 system. more » Im_your_Huckleberry: Boy, this should go over well, the last two movies were so good that this has to be good also. /dripping with sarcasm more » Daveinva: Sold. I'm still bitter that "Colonial Marines" got canceled so long ago... this will do nicely, as long as they don't screw it up. Will it have mult... more » TemporalSword: Can't be any worse than the movies, right? RIGHT??? more » ParryLost: These paintings of contemporary Moscow are stunning in their realism, but what do they have to do with the apocalypse or science fiction? O_o #metro2033 more » wanion: There's a trailer for this on Xbox Live. It tells you next to nothing about the gameplay, but does a great job of setting up the mood. I'm looking f... more » LittleDragon: Looks cool. And now I have even more to read. I really need to join a readers anonymous group. #metro2033 more » TemporalSword: I'm going to make a post-apocalyptic story where everything is sprinkles and bunnies. No more desolation. #metro2033 more » Anekanta - Go Play!: This is the dude I want backing me up when all Hell finally does break loose... #monsters more » 92BuickLeSabre: Given this wonderful approach to the same question, [threatquality.com] I await braak's response. #monsters more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Thats what I normally do when faced with monsters outside of my apartment. #monsters more » DragonsDream: this was created by a guy who spent his junior high recesses creating D&D stats for "giant aardvarks" and "rhinocudas" wasn't it?... oh wait, that was... more » Shewski: Captain Picard sez: "Make it so" and I heartily agree. #monsters more » -
#aliensvspredator
Welcome To Alien/Predator Hell, A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Weyland-Yutani Inc.
You may have wondered if we really needed another Aliens Vs. Predator game... but this new ultra-bloody, sarcastic "story trailer" may just win you over. After all, the Weyland-Yutani Corp. does have your best interests at heart. More » -
#conceptart
Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails
The toxic clouds over post-apocalyptic Moscow paint lovely trails around the setting sun, in this concept art from THQ's Metro 2033. And another piece of new concept art shows the subway tunnels where the ragged survivors hide. More » -
#gaming
American LARPers Are Useless!
This wins the prize for Best Rant Ever. A German live action role player (LARPer) named Kalle yells at Americans for being poseurs when they LARP. It devolves into Kalle beating the photographer with a stick. More » -
#conceptart
A Spaceport Bar Braces For The Worst Brawl In History, In AVP Concept Art
This spaceport basks in alien sunlight, through a veil of pollution, but it still manages to look dark and dingy. And the watering hole in the foreground braces for an Alien/Predator smackdown, in new Aliens Vs. Predator game concept art. More » -
#ultramarines
Warhammer Movie Brings Space Marines to Your Screen
Codex Pictures, the studio that brought Bionicle to animated life, plans to do the same for popular tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Computer-animated Space Marines and Orks will do battle in their own DVD movie, Ultramarines. [Thanks to Cole Turner] -
#writers
Atari Founder Writes Science Fiction Book, Opens New Horizons Of Money Laundering
Did you know that the same guy founded Atari (in 1972) and the pizza/video-game chain Chuck E. Cheese? Nolan Bushnell was ousted from both companies right before they hit the big time. And now he's writing a science-fiction novel. More » -
#conceptart
In This Rough, Robot-Infested Land, Life Is Much Cheaper Than Dirt
Welcome to the distant planet Nia, an Earthlike world that offers a new energy source that may be the salvation of humanity... if we can only deal with Nia's robotic natives. This concept art comes from a new MMORPG, Perpetuum. More » -
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#videogamemovies
10 Video-Game Movies You'll See Before Halo
We're totally calling it: the Halo movie is never happening. When Steven-freakin-Spielberg says he wants to make a film, and Microsoft still says no, it's doomed. Here are 10 other video game films you'll see before you ever see Halo. More » -
#foundfootage
Who Wouldn't Want To Date Felicia Day's Avatar?
Cyberspace love has seldom looked as flashy and exhilerating as it does in "Do You Want To Date My Avatar?" the new music video from Felicia Day's webseries The Guild. Your epic quest, redefined. -
#interview
Tobias Buckell On Eco-Thrillers and Writing Fight Scenes
Fresh off his top-selling novel Halo: The Cole Protocol, Tobias Buckell is turning back to original stories with an eco-thriller called Arctic Rising. He talked to us about that, and why the best fight scenes are short.
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#gaming
MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
Just when you were craving more mega-bot destruction of vast urban wastelands, MechWarrior comes to save you. And it's not your grandmother's game - this is a brand-new reboot, with slicker graphics and more multiplayer strategy. More » -
#gaming
Mechwarriors, Starships, Martians and More at the Origins Game Fair
The Origins Game Fair, devoted to tabletop gaming, was held in Columbus, OH this past weekend. Along with all the dragons and elves, there were a lot of sci-fi themed games. I've got the lowdown for you. More » -
#batman
Watch Ten Minutes Of Batman: Arkham Asylum Gameplay
Batman's rippling muscles, ninja-like stealth and resilience in the face of Gotham City's worst maniacs and psychopaths will make the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game an addictive experience... even if some dude was narrating your gameplay in Polish. [Kotaku] -
#conceptart
Your Bioshock 2 Character Went On A Diet
Game developer 2K Marin posted a bunch of concept art showing the evolution of Bioshock 2's protagonist, Big Daddy, from lumbering brute to "guy in a diving suit." Check out the full-sized versions below, and decide which you prefer. More » -
#contestwinner
We Have A Winner For Our Scifi Sims Contest!
We had several hilarious and bizarre entries in our scifi Sims contest, where we asked you to create a science fictional scenario in the Sims game. Now we've got the winning scenario for you, plus a cool runner-up. More » -
#chartporn
Handy Chart Explains What Happened To TNG After Spock Traveled Through Time
How can the Star Trek MMO, Star Trek Online, be planning on creating a whole universe based on the TNG/DS9/Voyager version of Trek, when Nero erased that timeline by traveling backwards? The MMO has released a handy chart to explain. More » -
#games
The Text Adventure Games That Ate Our Brains
Long before computer animation and virtual reality, people were creating virtual worlds in a more traditional way: text. And some of the most vibrant and complete virtual worlds existed in a quirky genre of video game called the text adventure.
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