Good Old Games, the best place for nostalgia-loving PC gamers, announced the arrival of some brand new old games to their ever-growing catalogue this week; Majesco Entertainment’s Advent Rising and the highly acclaimed Psychonauts. To celebrate, we’re giving 15 Ripten readers the chance to win the game of their choice from GoG.com’s archive of over 160 classic PC games.

All you have to do is register for a free account here at Ripten and post a comment in the comments section below. Let us know which game you’d like from the library of games at GoG.com and a brief explanation why.

It really is that simple, folks! Just remember, you can’t win if you don’t register for an account here at Ripten. We’ll pick the winners on Monday, November 9, so you’ve got plenty of time to think of a game you’d like to add to your collection. All winners will be contacted through the email they used when registering.

Update: The competition is now closed. Thanks to all who entered! Here is the post outlining the winners!

In a recent interview, Cliff Bleszinski talked a bit about his opinion on Resistance 2, and how it might affect the sales of GoW2. Since the two games will be shipping in the same week there might be a bit of competition in sales, despite the sci-fi shooters being released exclusively on different consoles.

Bleszinski shoots down the speculations that this might be cause for bad blood between himself and the CEO of Insomniac Games, Ted Price, stating:

“Ted (Price) is a wonderful guy and I think they do great work. Everybody loves this dynasty shit where they want to see Ted and I fighting in a fountain pulling each other’s hair or something like that. Sorry, but it’s not going to happen. They’re making their own sci-fi extravaganza, as are we. When you break it down and look at each game, it’s largely apples to oranges.”

Granted, it’s more like comparing sepia apples to glowing oranges (has anyone else noticed that everything in Resistance 2 glows orange?). It’s still interesting to see that while these two games might fall under the same genre, they will probably both offer completely different experiences when it comes to gameplay and story.

Which one will you be buying this November?

Source: Dasgamer.com

The World Cosplay Summit is by no exaggeration the most ridiculously awesome display of dress-up this side of X-rated.  The WCS 2008 is currently finishing up the preliminary rounds, where cosplayers from around the world compete for a spot on the world stage.  The competitors are not only judged on their outfits, but they actually perform a skit on stage in front of thousands.

Even though most of the voiceover is in a language I don’t understand, the skits performed are absolutely awesome.  This video here is from last year’s WCS. If you can watch this and not think it is some extremely cool shit for a hobby that is considered dorky by average folks, then you suck:

Surprisingly, this entry didn’t even place in the top 3. Personally, I think it’s because the WCS is primarily Japanese and these two are Korean, and there’s a lot of bad blood there. Or maybe it’s because the others were more accurate? Better costumes? I saw the winners, but without knowing the anime they are referencing, I can’t really make that call. This one was the best I saw, but what do I know.

The WCS 2008 will be televised in Japan, or so I’ve understood, but there will be streaming coverage at the Aichi Television website.  You can also check out the photo galleries from preliminary competitions around the world.  Go team USA!

I don’t know who this guy is dressed as, but it appears he’s already a winner.