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Wakka Wakka, Indeed

Owen Good — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 EST

Keep your cherry jokes to yourself, boys. [Full-size below] More »

Onion Ring Confirms Half Life 3

Owen Good — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST

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Discovered in today's lunch by Reddit user ScubaBuddha. No comment yet from Valve. More »

When Console Exclusives Collide (at Walmart)

Owen Good — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Reader billdcon spied Resistance 3 and Gears of War 3 hot-bunking a PS3 kiosk at his local Walmart. "Not pictured, people asking for Gears for PS3, and Walmart employees actually looking all around to try to find a copy," says billdcon. We'll believe him. More »

I'd Like to Meet You in a Graffiti-Covered Alley

Owen Good — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:00:00 EDT

Vault Boy, from a Fallout perk icon, graces Central Square, Cambridge, Mass., right between Harvard and M.I.T. Image submitted by Gus Wezerek. More »

The Pause That Refreshes

Owen Good — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:30:00 EDT

Concept for a Coca-Cola can celebrating video games, inspired by the art of the French street artist Space Invader. Not an actual can of the soft-drink giant, but a concept by the designer Erin McGuire. Concepts for Coke Zero and Diet Coke are at the link. More »

Now That's How You Make a Game of Super Smash Bros. Melee Interesting

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:00:00 EDT

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What may be the greatest variation on the log flume photo gag—you know, the one in which log riders are engaged in the most casual or precise of activities, like playing Jenga or Monopoly during an intense drop—manages to work in a Smash Bros. reference. More »

Hey, There's a WICO Command Control Joystick in This Picture

Owen Good — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:00:00 EDT

Jo Garcia, Playboy's noted gamer girl, may star in this wallpaper for The Bunny, but I'm looking at it for the articles in the background, where one of the few non-repeated, non-'shopped items is the venerable, vaguely phallic WICO Command Control. It's laying on its side, north by northwest of her right foot, underneath the ColecoVision controller. More »

Nintendo: It's For Dresses, Now

Owen Good — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EDT

Honey, if I bought this for you, would you wear it for me? This Game Boy-themed tube dress costs about as much as the original device did—$70. It's made by HereandThereVintage and available on etsy. More »

Mario Bids Bon Voyage to the Space Shuttle

Owen Good — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT

So you're attending the final launch in the U.S. space shuttle program's 30-year history. How would you document the moment? One guy whipped out his 3DS and AR cards and put Mario among those in attendance. More »

The Khaki Shorts Sell This Portal 2 Cosplay

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:00:00 EDT

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As seen at the Anime Expo by @meteor_. More »

This First Glimpse of NBA 2K12 May Be the Only Pro Basketball You See Next Year

Owen Good — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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On a day when the NBA lurched toward its inevitable lockout—with labor and management even further apart than in the NFL's contentious negotiations—NBA 2K12 released this first in-game screenshot, depicting Dirk Nowitzki and the world champion Dallas Mavericks in their series against the Miami Heat. More »

Go-Karts? In Uncharted? It's More Likely Than You Think

Owen Good — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:30:00 EDT

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What's next for Naughty Dog, makers of Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter and Uncharted? Tim Moss, the director of technology at Sony's Santa Monica studio thinks he knows. [h/t 8bitjay] More »

The Awesome LEGO BioShock Playset We Wish We Had When We Were Kids

Owen Good — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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This is, basically, a multistage BioShock playset, in LEGO spanning the game's opening plane crash, to the lighthouse and to the Medical Pavilion and beyond. It is fantastic, the work of Imagine Rigney at MOCpages, built for Chicago's Brickworld 2011 expo and noticed today by the gang at Irrational Games. There are many, many more pictures and closeups at the link. More »

Has Sony Been Hacked This Week?

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT

"Not yet", says HasSonyBeenHackedThisWeek.com. Well, there's always next week! More »

The Evolution of Assassin's Creed's Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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DeviantArt user doubleleaf, the same bright spark who brought us a whole gallery of Assassin's Creed anime-inspired art, has also done this more recent piece in honour of Assassin's Creed Revelations, paying tribute to star Ezio's advancing years. More »

An Anonymous Gamer at Sony's E3 Booth

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EDT

@V_Jump [Twitpic] More »

Mega Man's Cups Runneth Over

Owen Good — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EDT

Cup-in-the-fence tribute to Mega Man, on a bridge straddling an overpass, parts unknown. The makers (not the photographer), spray-painted the cups to make the mosaic. More detailed shots can be seen here. More »

Tetris Tampons

Owen Good — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:30:00 EDT

Feminine hygiene display in an Italian drugstore. The box reads: "It takes more to say than to do," which idiomatically means, "It's more trouble to do it than to talk about it." Maybe the L-piece is pitching condoms and the squiggle's flacking laxatives. More »

Portal 2's GLaDOS Takes On Her Slinky, Creepy Lady Form

Justin Page — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:40:00 EDT

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GLaDOS gets a new human form to pester Chell in thanks to artist Heather Campbell and her awesome Portal themed illustration. More »

Robocop Gives GameStop a Prime Directive

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:30:00 EDT

And it's got nothing to do with serving the public trust, protecting the innocent or upholding the law. More »

A Winner is Akuma in NES' Pro Wrestling

Owen Good — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:00 EDT

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Answering the bell in the NES classic Pro Wrestling is Street Fighter's Akuma, who deploys the dreaded Shun Goku Satsu instead of a fork to the face like The Amazon. More images at the link, showing Akuma in-ring and his badass victory pose. More »

So You Want To Be A Pokémon Master?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:00:00 EDT

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You need to fill out an entry form. And be honest. It may get creepy, like it does here, but you must be honest (via Gamefreaks). More »

When Street Fighter Meets Jersey Shore

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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No, this isn't an ad for tanning cream. This is an actual screenshot for the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken. The developers are either big fans of Jersey Shore or Yakuza bossman Toshihiro Nagoshi. Or both! More »

Stores Are Promoting The 3DS Boob Game Just Like You'd Think

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:20:00 EDT

Yep. An Akihabara retailer's in-store display for Senran Kagura is pretty much what one would expect: 3D norgs. As seen on Moeyo.com. More »

Sonic, You're Not As Fast As You Used To Be

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:30:00 EDT

Faster Than A Sleeping Hedgehog | Adam Betts, 30, "runs" the London Marathon dressed as Sonic. That artificial motion blur is fooling nobody. (Photo: Chris Steele-Perkins / The Guardian)

No, This Isn't Box Art For A PS2 Game

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:40:00 EDT

Mysterious Wii game Pandora's Tower gets box art and black box packaging - which Japanese netizens are saying looks PS2-esque. The Nintendo published title will be out in Japan on May 26. No word on Western release. More »

Our First Look At The New Backbreaker

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:40:00 EDT

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Backbreaker developer NaturalMotion offered fans of the series a sneak peek at the next installment in the unlicensed football video game, one that takes a different approach that EA Sports' dominant and NFL backed Madden game. What is it? The developer isn't talking just yet, but Backbreaker fans are kicking around theories in the game's official forums. More »

If It's Not Love, Then It's the Bob-omb That Will Bring Us Together

Owen Good — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Cold War-themed Bob-ombs by Orlando-based artist Scott Scheidly, a creator of "pop surrealism and lowbrow art." Available on t-shirts here. More »

Half-Life Goes Back In Time

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:20:00 EDT

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William "Robotwo" G from Sweden reimagines Half-Life as a Master System game. There's shades of Batman: Caped Crusader here. Which is a very good thing. More »

This Pikachu Fancies Himself In A Fight Against Godzilla

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:30:00 EDT

"I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us...". As seen on deliri0us. More »

These Custom Pikachu Sneakers Are Electric Magic For Your Feet

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EDT

Nike Dunk sneakers get a Pokémon make-over. [via Flickr via Pimp My Kicks via GameFreaks] More »

Console And Retailer Exclusive Downloadable Content Hasn't Gotten This Bad. . .Yet

Mike Fahey — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EDT

How much would you pay to add the mighty Rook to your chess arsenal? Is there a collector's edition that comes with everything included? How long will the PS3 exclusive remain exclusive? A glimpse of things to come? More »

One Dude, All The Resident Evil 4 Games

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:40:00 EDT

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I've got one copy of Resident Evil 4. This person has, ahem, over thirty. [via へちま速報＠ゲーハー板] More »

What Sort of Person Plays Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

Owen Good — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Roughly one month after its release, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds churns up fun facts galore that gaming demographer (and social network) Raptr has culled and interpreted for your enlightenment. The full size is at bottom. More »

Which Big Series Still Has Room For A PS2 Version?

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:40:00 EDT

Of course, the WWE is a series that's so... down-market? salt-of-the-earth? ... that they still have a PS2 version of their newest game. Never leave the common man behind, WWE! More »

The Perfect Nintendo Handheld Blends The Old With The Older

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:30:00 EDT

Japanese artist Rokujo Ikken has come up with possibly the most perfect Nintendo handheld ever devised: The Nintendo Super Famicom DS. Who needs 3D and microphones when all you're going to do is play old SNES games, anyway? Via Tiny Cartridge. More »

Dreaming Of A Shadow Of The Colossus Anime

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:45:00 EDT

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Fan art specialist Metalhanzo gives us an anime-infused look at PS2 classic Shadow Of The Colossus. More »

Madden's Cover Competition has 32 Candidates, and the Fans are One

Owen Good — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EDT

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Here is the 32-player field of candidates for the cover of Madden NFL 12. Well, 31 players and "The 12th Man," a salute to the diehard fans of the Seattle Seahawks (10th seed, versus Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers). More »

Ducks, Limited

Owen Good — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:40:00 EDT

Duck Hunt's erstwhile mallard joins two of its kin in flight for this mixed-media wall art, available via Etsy for $120. The pixels forming the duck are quarter-inch tiles made from salvaged book covers. The entire piece is 21"x26", sold framed with glass. Asshole Dog sold separately. More »

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:00:00 EDT

If you're Irish, or have Irish heritage, go have a drink. If you don't, it doesn't matter, go have a drink today anyway. That's what St. Patrick's Day is here for. By pacalin. More »