Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Well, that was quick. Only the other day, rockets were spotted in assorted Team Fortress 2 maps, and now Soldiers everywhere are tooled up with sci-fi weapons designed by the special-effects geniuses at WETA Workshop. (You may have seen their work in movies like Lord of the Rings, Avatar, King Kong, and about half the other blockbusters in recent years.) Read this comic to see their discovery, and visit the Mann Co. store to witness the might of Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators, and the inevitable hat that goes with them.

But, we hear you ask, what are Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators?

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An attractive new action-adventure has appeared on the RPS radar, flaunting its pixels quite outrageously. It’s called Edge Of Twilight and it’s set in a fantasy steam-punk universe in which a battle between two cultures rages. (Lucky it wasn’t set in one of those fantasy steam-punk universes where everyone sits about eating biscuits and talking about corduroy.)

Here’s a picture:

Like all games in 2007, it looks extremely pretty. It might even be fun to play – the main character’s abilities change depending on the day-night cycle – but we should perhaps keep in mind that the developers previously made Hot Dog King. Yum!

Action! But where’s the adventure my hotdog?