OH COME ON. These Twilight Princess Wii-mote add-ons aren't even trying. For US $29.99, you'd think that they could make something that wasn't so rotten. Can you imagine sitting in your house, gaming with these things? Or worse yet, the individuals who have already purchased these? *Shudder* Brian Ashcraft

Bad Zelda Peripherals [FRY'S via Fashionfunky]

Worst. Title. Ever. Originally, dev Game Republic's PS3 title was Monster Kingdom (meh). Then it was dubbed Unknown Realms (vague, but decent). This week's Famitsu unveiled the game's new and final name, Folks Soul: The Lost Folklore. Just look at how awful it looks in print! And say it out loud: I just bought Folks Soul. What do you think of Folks Soul? You digging Folks Soul? It sounds like a bad compilation CD. A really bad one — Like one with Donovan, but without Dylan because they couldn't afford for the rights to his music. It sounds that bad. For those not familiar with Folks Soul (ungh), the game follows young Ellen as she goes to a mysterious town to meet her dead mom. The biggest mystery, though, is why Game Republic couldn't give this game a decent name. Brian Ashcraft

So says Famitsu. Lucky Mist of Chaos, the game has the distinction of getting the lowest recorded PLAYSTATION 3 score by receiving: 4, 3, 4, 5. Everything about the game (its story, gameplay) reeks of bad. Famitsu writes that sometimes small print makes it difficult to read what's written, wonders what exactly its doing on the PS3 and says its difficult to get into the game.

Forgive me for not running Famitsu scores recently. Been very busy! So things like leaving the house and buying magazines have become difficult. Fingers crossed that it's back to normal by mid-week. Brian Ashcraft

Worst PS3 Game [Ore Teki Game Sokuhou @ Katana]

Fair warning: Here's a Google video of the whole straight-to-video Dead or Alive film. Game site Destructoid has posted it, and now we will — Not really to share (we aren't that sick), but to see how long it takes before some lawyer tells us to take it down. It's already been up at Google for a month, so we doubt that anyone gives a flip. And to everyone involved in making this motion picture, we accept your apology. Sorta. Brian Ashcraft

The Whole DoA Movie [D-toid, Thanks Scazza!]

The above clip appeared on a blog called "All I Want for X-mas Is A PSP." From that site:

here's the deal::: i (charlie) have a psp. my friend jeremy does not. but he wants one this year for xmas.

so we started clowning with sum not-so-subtle hints to j's parents that a psp would be teh perfect gift. we created this site to spread the luv to those like j who want a psp!

consider us your own personal psp hype machine, here to help you wage a holiday assault on ur parents, girl, granny, boss — whoever — so they know what you really want.

we'll let you know how it works for us. pls return the favor.

more to come,
c&j.

Marketing 101: If you going to do viral marketing, please avoid clusterfucks like pretending to be consumers order to appeal to appeal to other consumers. A bigger faux paux is doing things like creating a hardcore fanboy website and registering it under a marketing company. Real smart there, fellas. Brian Ashcraft

PSP Fake Viral Site [Something Awful, Thanks Babylonian!]

With a remake and a fistful of sequels, you'd think that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre would have enough buzz to merit more than one video game cannibalization. You'd think. Siliconera provides a peak at what is apparently the only Texas Chainsaw Massacre game: The one for the, get this, the Atari 2600.

The point? You're Leatherface, and you're out to saw people in half. That's pretty much it. Random obstacles like fences, tumbleweeds, cow skulls and wheelchairs make things tricky for the chainsaw wielding maniac. There's a fuel meter bar at the screen's top. Run out of fuel, game over. Fun. Siliconera explains:

When Leatherface finally catches up to a hapless person they fall to the ground and a tiny puddle of what looks like blood appears. It could be blood or it could just be hair, who knows. This one little scene is what kept the Texas Chainsaw Massacre from many store shelves. Wizard Games was forced to sell the game to only a few places instead of giving it mass distribution, which makes the cartridges a rarity.

The kicker (literally) is when Leatherface runs out of fuel, one of his victims appears and kicks him in the buttocks repeatedly. And Leatherface, being the 6-foot-tall mentally challenged psycho he is, takes it. Brian Ashcraft

The Chainsaw Game [Siliconera]

Chowderhead "filmmaker" Uwe Boll recently confirmed that he will inflict visual pain on the world once again by making yet another movie based on the video game BloodRayne, so expect an official announcement soon. The prequel hit theaters last year and sucked. The end. Since the box office disaster that was the previous BloodRayne film, Chowderhead has spent his time beating up overweight internet geeks to prove he isn't a crappy director, but rather a small, insecure jerk. Hey Uwe, your movies are still rotten camp, and the intertubes still hates you. Brian Ashcraft

Uwe Is A Doo-Doo and Is Making Another Bad Movie [Eurogamer]

Konami and Majesco have teamed-up to slap together a craptastic Dance Dance Revolution spin-off featuring Strawberry Shortcake and her posse of confections. Apparently the Care Bears, Smurfs and Mr Magoo had their dance cards full.

Strawberry Shortcake Dance Dance Revolution lets players experience the exciting action of DDR with a Strawberry Shortcake twist. Featured characters include Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Muffin, Raspberry Torte, Lemon Meringue and Rainbow Sherbet dancing along with themed music such as "Straw-Buh-Buh-Buh-Buh-Berry Shortcake." As a Plug'N'Play product, Strawberry Shortcake Dance Dance Revolution connects directly to a television set without a game console, delivering an interactive experience on a custom Strawberry Shortcake dance pad. The game features a two player mode and multiple difficulty settings that make it easy for players of all ages to enjoy, while the game's lively music makes it a great source of active fun for the whole family.

I think anytime a game does anything associated with a talking bit of pitiable desert food it's time to close up shop. Brian Crecente

First video games as porn, now criminalizing their sales on par with reckless drunk driving? Harsh.

Utah House Overwhelmingly Approves Games-as-Porn Bill [Gamepolitics]
Utah's Violent Games Bill Passes House [1Up]