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game violence

Don't Blame Sonic For Hedgehog Violence

We have to nip this story in the bud before the mainstream media get a hold of it, though it may already be too late! There is absolutely no connection between Sonic the Hedgehog and the New Zealand man who allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old boy with a flying erinaceus europaeus.

"It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks," said Senior Sgt Bruce Jenkins, in the North Island town of Whakatane.

The suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon (the hedgehog) and faces trial on April 17th. Police cannot tell if the hedgehog, found on the ground dead after the assault, was alive pre-flight. The gaming community needs to distance ourselves from this incident quickly, before another gaming icon comes under fire from major media outlets. Gamers don't mildly injure people. Crazy men flinging small pointy mammals mildly injure people.

NZ man 'used hedgehog as weapon' [BBC - Ninja Girlden]

11:20 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Mike Fahey
4,913 views, 88 comments

Latest by The Great Aussie Evil: Jack Thompson will be all over this, I know it. more »

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Breaking: Bill Gates Loses Mind, Plays Guitar Hero

Seriously, you need to be watching Bill Gates' farewell speech at CES. I'm sure news is coming, but that picture up there, that's all you need. If you want actual news out of the speech make sure to check out Mike's Liveblogging here.

Gates Speech [Microsoft]

7:30 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
6,271 views, 22 comments

auction

Win a Wii... and a House... and a Car... Wait, WHAT?!

We've all seen some crazy auctions on eBay before. Organs, porn, super rare vintage games, entire gaming collections and overpriced gaming console bundles, but this Wii bundle really takes the cake. How would you feel if I offered to sell you a Wii for a mere $9,876,543.00? Ok, now what if I threw in a fully furnished, two story North Carolina house and a BMW? More »

2:00 PM on Sat Dec 15 2007
By fdemarco
16,093 views, 98 comments

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Japan Still Re-importing US DS Lites. (Yes, STILL.)

A while back, Japan's DS craze red lined, and it got so bad that American DSes were re-imported from America to satisfy the demand. Things quieted off, or so we thought. But even recently, consumers still line-up for DS Lites, and stores, it seems, are too! Writes Kotakuite Scott from Nagasaki: More »

6:40 AM on Mon Feb 12 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
344 views, 20 comments

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Japan Still Lining Up For DS Lites (Yes, STILL.)

Eds note: Our man in Tokyo Jean Snow brings word of just how insane getting a DS Lite is More »

9:22 AM on Fri Feb 2 2007
By jeansnow
870 views, 49 comments

oddities

Is THIS Master Chief's Face? Naaaaaaaaaaaaah.

The doesn't-get-out-very-much Halo die-hard version of the Shroud of Turin. Folks over at the Xbox Domain game site are saying some claim it's possible to see Master Chief's face in the new trailer. Look closely at the reflection in his helmet, and there it is. Me, I've seen better faces in those ink blot Rorschach Tests and say that it's either a candlestick or a dead trout. Or a dead trout on a candlestick. You? Brian Ashcraft More »

11:22 AM on Tue Dec 5 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
13,127 views, 62 comments

Latest by Anymous: Guys he's just a cyborg, that's why he hits so hard in the game. Part of his face would be steel and iron and the rest it would just be skin. So there has to be a face. I mean more »

hollywood

Nutty Uwe Freaks Out Game CEO

Last month, chowderhead Uwe Boll challenged his critics to a boxing match, which he would film and include in his adaptation of Running with Scissors' Postal. Uwe failed to clue-in Running with Scissors, it seems. The company's CEO Vince Desi said, "I didn't know he was going to do this." Then again, who did? More »

6:22 AM on Thu Jul 13 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
95 views, 5 comments

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KotakuStalku: Peter Moore Hates England

Even though England was knocked out by Portugal in the 2006 World Cup, Liverpool-born Peter Moore proudly draped a Portugal towel around his neck and wraped his 24-inch gun around a Portuguese fan. Drunk on cheap beer or just out of his mind? Until Queen Elizabeth makes a permanent appearance on Moore's bicep, he's getting only suspicious glances from me. Brian Ashcraft More »

8:22 AM on Tue Jul 11 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
145 views, 11 comments

sony

One Crazy Sony Fanboy's Pathos

Poor Sony fanboys. Times have been tough recently, with everyone picking on the company and knocking its upcoming console. Take heart, there are others out there going through the same pain. Some cope by sending us illegible emails, lambasting Florian for being lippy. Others drink large amounts of Mr. Pibb and call GameSpot, just as this caller did. Feel free to continue using GameSpot as your fanboy forum to vent. Brian Ashcraft More »

5:23 AM on Tue Jul 11 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
201 views, 14 comments

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Nutso Uwe Found Someone to Beat Up

Last week, Uwe Boll proved that he wasn't only a stinky filmmaker, but batshit insane by offering to physically beat-up his critics, film the bouts and put them in one of his cruddy "movies." More »

7:22 AM on Tue Jun 20 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
303 views, 10 comments

stepmania

Fancy Feet Stomp Out In the Groove

You've seen what a 5 year-old can do on DDR, he's was a 14 year-old can do on In the Groove. It's like he's Riverdancing or something. And the kid isn't even happy with his score! Brian Ashcraft More »

6:40 PM on Thu Jun 15 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
567 views, 18 comments

uwe boll

Uwe Boll Wants to Kick Your Ass (No, Really)

He's has had enough snark. German filmmaker Uwe Boll announced he is willing to take on the haters. In a boxing ring. With gloves. (Read: he's nuts.) More »

1:20 AM on Tue Jun 13 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
1,793 views, 31 comments

jack thompson

Jack Thompson Battles Sony for Most Insane Quote of the Month

A Louisiana news website has an unsettling report about the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff seizing video games from a 16-year-old murder suspect's home, based on a suggestion by anti-games zealot Jack Thompson: More »

3:40 PM on Sun Jun 4 2006
By egauger
820 views, 19 comments

crazy

Suda51 Explains the Meaning of Crazy

Goichi Suda, aka Suda51, sat down with Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield and a buncha journos to talk about his company's latest release: Contact. Best known for designing Killer 7, Suda took a producer role for the RPG Contact. Tomm Hulette described the game as "a rare breed of quirky RPG that attracts a rabid fanbase with its whacked-out story, setting, and characters." The game also includes animal-training, item-collecting, monster-hunting and mini-games. More »

7:21 PM on Thu Jun 1 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
254 views, 1 comment

sony

PS3 Pwns Your Puter, Says Sony

I'm starting to wonder if perhaps our favorite certifiably batshit corporation is not actually poorly-run and ignorant, but trying to take the company down for tax purposes, or even some more sinister scheme. Sony bigwig Phil Harrison dropped the following bomb in German publication Der Spiegel: More »

3:40 PM on Thu Jun 1 2006
By egauger
210 views, 32 comments

worldofwarcraft

Almost Killed While Playing WoW

This poor fella was playing WoW, as you do, when his neighbour let off a .44 Magnum, shooting through the wall, ricocheting off our WoW'ers gaming desk and missing him by a mere 3 inches. I mean, I know this guy was playing Alliance and all, but there's no need for that. More »

8:00 AM on Thu May 25 2006
By ataylor
421 views, 18 comments

drm

Starforce Reboots Your PC Without Warning. Don't Like It? You're Mafioso.

Are you still not convinced that you shouldn't buy games that use Starforce? From Gadget Life: More »

10:40 AM on Tue Mar 21 2006
By brownlee
1,053 views, 5 comments

Kotaku

ESA, Game Critics' Awards Debate "Best Of E3" Eligibility

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