Mushroom Massacre [L4Dmaps.com]

The SNES Portable sports a 2.5 inch screen, and according to darthchris13, the tricky part was getting all the SNES wiring into such a small casing. Nice work.

Une magnifique Nintendo SNES Portable et son emballage [Nowhere Else]

This XCM Eye-Candy shell is a DSi replacement casing and comes with replacement buttons and a screwdriver. Yours for around US$30.

Smooth Crystal [XCM via MAXCONSOLE via OhGizmo! via Newlaunches]

YouTuber conquerearth explains how it works:

The sound from the theremin is split into its frequency and amplitude components in real time, which are then mapped to values in a linear scale representing the X and Y axis. Pitch becomes horizontal control, and Volume becomes vertical control.
The X and Y scales are then cut up into different zones. In this case, Left; Right and dead zones for the horizontal, and a single trigger and dead zone for the vertical.

The trigger zones are then mapped onto a virtual joystick hooked into an emulator.

The end result is a fairly usable input control for playing games like mario. The bars give the much needed visual feedback as to how "in tune" you are, so you have a better feel of where the trigger points are.

As conquerearth points out, it's possible to control the game with your voice or even a guitar or a violin.

Last we heard, the development of the standalone sequel to one of the most played Half-Life 2 mods had hit a financial snag, with developers forced to sell their bodies Sodoku to get by. Now we learn that grassroots fund raising and investor capital have given developer Unknown Worlds all they need to finish the game, which will be released later this year via Steam.

Like the original Half-Life mod, Natural Selection 2 pits two teams of up to 16 players against each other in a battle between space marines and the aliens who would infect them, featuring real-time alien infestation effects and a great deal of strategic gameplay for those looking for something more from their shooter.

I'd have to say the game is looking absolutely gorgeous. The team at Unknown Worlds have crafted their own game engine for the project, and everything you see in the video is created using said engine. Not bad for a four-person development team, huh?

Oh, and for those of you unfamiliar with the mod, that giant beastie up there? That's an Onos, and it's playable. Yum.

Find out more at the official Natural Selection 2 website.

A mad scientists specimens have broken loose and gone on a rampage through London, and it's up to you and up to five of your friends to take on hordes of mutant enemies in order to...kill hordes of mutant enemies. Do you really need an excuse? The trick in Killing Floor is directing the flow of the mutant mob, welding shut doors and erecting barricades in order to make sure that when the rampage arrives, its rampaging the way you want it to rampage.

Killing Floor features a solo game mode for offline play, through the real action is likely to be found in the online multiplayer, which supports up to six players. The whole game is fully configurable, allowing players to modify everything from difficulty to creature wave composition. On top of that, the game now features a Persistent Perks system, which allows players to upgrade their character based on their in-game achievements.

Killing Floor is going to be released "in the near future" via Steam. Those interested in learning more are directed towards the game's official website, where a lovely coming soon splash page teases news to come.

On a slightly unrelated note, it turns out Tripwire Interactive is located in Roswell, Georgia, which is a mere stone's throw away from where I live, so if the game ends up horrible, I can throw rocks at them.

Image courtesy of Voodoo Extreme

Matrix have parted the curtains on the WiiZii, a plugn-play mod (mod! avert your eyes!) that allows you the user to connect a SATA HDD to the console, which when plugged in will let you load homebrew files on the fly. The mod itself also includes 2mbit of internal memory, as well as the promise of future firmware updates.

It's no official solution, but then, do you honestly think there's ever going to be an official solution?

Plug & Play WiiZii mod brings external HDD support to Wii and super fast ISO loading!!! [Maxconsole]

The phone is merely an objéct — that distressed paint job, carrying strap and bullet holes are nice touches.

Benheck's PC Mod Pick of the Day - Wolfenstein PC! [Make via Wonderland]

A: Make it play videos
B: Turn it into a Pez dispenser
C: Add video camera support
D: Swap out the logo

That's right. He tore apart a perfectly good DS so he could cut its case open and slap in a VAIO logo. Why? I don't know, but someone better getting cracking on the Pez mod, but soon.

VAIO Type DS [via The Geekothon]

This latest Ben Heck hack features a 17-inch LCD monitor, built in speakers, a nifty power cable compartment, top-loading DVD drive, removable hard drive and Ethernet and USB ports.

Heck says he built this beautiful bit of gaming because he's had a lot of requests from servicemen and women. The gaming football is also not taken, so it sounds like Heck is willing to part with it for a price. In fact it sounds like he's looking for someone (cough)Pelican(cough) who might be interested in mass producing these bad boys.

Now for how he did it.

Pelican Case Xbox 360 [Ben Heck, thanks Steve]

The free MOD pack comes with Age of Chivalry, D.I.P.R.I.P., Insurgency, Synergy, and Zombie Panic.

"Valve has been supporting the MOD community since the company's inception, offering updates to the SDK, holding MOD Expos and being the first to bring a MOD to retail with Counter-Strike in November 2000," said Doug Lombardi, vice president of marketing at Valve. "The debut of these MODs on Steam marks the beginning of a new level of support for the MOD community by putting the leading MODs at the finger tips of over 15 million targeted gamers."

Once the MOD pack, available now, is installed it will appear in the Steam "My Games" list and the MODs will receive automatic updates just like other games on Steam. Also, the MODs support Steamworks, providing stat tracking and tighter integration with the Steam community.

Steam Powered

Tokyo-jogging [Official Site via Digital World Tokyo]

Haven't used Twitter myself — just Facebook. I imagine my Twitter updates would be rather boring: Sitting, blogging, stood up, more blogging, drinking lemon tea. So thrilling.

Twitter on Nintendo DS with DSTwitter [PMP Today via Pocket Gamer]

[Project AM2R - Another Metroid 2 Remake]