Intel, Capcom and the Game Agency are giving birth to an application which will allow us to indulge our love of Resident Evil. In order to promote the PC release of Resident Evil 5 on September 15, have released a photo application on Facebook which allows people to upload their photos and turn themselves into a Majini. You can add gruesome wounds, worms and cuts if that’s what you want and can even photo shop group photos for the fun of it. Intel is also sponsoring a Majini Makeover Contest. People who submit their photos to a public Facebook gallery have the chance to win a new gaming computer, copies of the game, Resident Evil Collectibles and five i7 processors from Intel! There will be several contests to promote the game, so be on the lookout. Check out the Majini Makeover and don’t forget to comment below with your thoughts on the widget.

Leave it to a Swede to think completely outside the box.

You’ll see this if you’re attending the the Games Convention in Leipzig, but for the gaming denizens who won’t be able to make it to Germany, you should know about the jDome.

“The jDome is a half-spherical rear projection system which immerses the gamer inside the game world,” says John Nilsson, the “J” behind the jDome. “Combining the jDome with off-the-shelf hardware
and software, the jDome gives a low cost Omnimax-like gaming experience at home.”

This is an amazingly simple concept — but someone just had to think it up!

The idea is to immerse the gamer and make you turn your head and interact rather than just stare at a comparatively small monitor.

If you are going to Leipzig, make sure you check this out!

There are some kinks to be worked out, like a $6,000 price tag and the assumption that you’ll be standing while gaming, as Engadget explains, but it still gets points for the cool factor.

More information can be found at http://www.jdome.com