8bit Ego artist Josh Summana, who recently shared a time-lapse video of his killer Donkey Kong painting, has clued me into a new piece as part of his “Heroes” line. If you haven’t already, do check out his “Villains” line as well.
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19 Oct 2010 The Legend of Zelda’s Link re-imagined as an aging elf—and looking like he’d be right at home in World of Warcraft—by artist Damien Canderle for ZBrush Central’s “Age of Legends” Comicon Challenge. Elder Link [ZBrush Central - thanks, Corey!] More »
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15 Jun 2010If you’re sick of your bland old M’s, try this other one. We have showfloor awesomeness for you to watch with a hands-on demo of Metroid: Other M. It’s hot, it’s sexy, it’s salty, it’s everything you could hope for and more. Yes, I am very tired and I’ve let my hyperbole gland completely take [...]
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5 May 2010In the run up to Super Mario Galaxy 2‘s big launch later this month, Nintendo has been releasing a steady stream of nostalgia-caked media on the game. And while we don’t tell you about each and every one (there’s a handful of trailers right here, for instance), we do try and point out the ones [...]
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31 Mar 2010A short time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … I was sitting on a couch at Nintendo HQ, facing a large television. On it, a planetoid shaped like Mario’s head stared back at me. It was Starship Mario, the interstellar plumber’s preferred means of travel between the many galaxies that make up Super [...]
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30 Mar 2010The last Metroid: Other M trailer confused us with its emphasis on storyline and dialogue over running and shooting. This latest trailer addresses that issue. Boy, does it ever. After Samus’s armor mysteriously grows out of her glowing heart or something, we’re treated to a nonstop barrage of the fastest action the series has ever [...]
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23 Feb 2010IGN reports that Nintendo of Australia released some big news about two upcoming Wii titles at its media summit. Metroid: Other M and Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be released between June and August. Other M was previously named as a summer release by Nintendo of Japan, but Galaxy has only ever been specified as [...]
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28 Jan 2010Nintendo’s refusal to step into the “next” generation of hardware means we’re years away from seeing a high definition Zelda game. Still, a man can dream… These images were generated by Zelda fan Ryu-Gi, using Garry’s Mod, a PC utility which allows users to import and edit game characters within Valve’s Source engine. Taking some [...]
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26 Jan 2010We often see concept art for games that are coming out, but how about games that are already out? Like, say, The Legend of Zelda, which was released in 1986? The latest in Nintendo’s series of “Iwata Asks” is up on the company’s British portal, and contains four rare, most likely never-before-seen (by you) pieces [...]