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UncategorizedThis Sega Genesis Mod Shocks You Every Time You Die
This mod is called “GeneZap,” and its motto is “No pity for bad players.” It’s a dog shock collar programmed to zap the wearer whenever he screws up or takes damage in any of half a dozen Sega Genesis games. (I’m guessing the first four letters are pronounced as two syllables, as in “Genesis,” not…
By Owen Good Published August 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedMan Misses Out On $7,000 Because He Didn’t Know The Konami Code
You’d think that the Konami Code would be a well-known part of pop culture these days, even if you’re not a gamer. It’s everywhere I’ll take that $7,000, BTW, since that guy clearly doesn’t want it. Thanks in advance.
By Jason Schreier Published August 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedPod Racing and Playing GoldenEye with a Proper Dual Analog Controller for the Nintendo 64
A UK modder wanted to do a favor for his American buddy, who is still obsessed with Star Wars: Episode I Racer 13 years after it released on the Nintendo 64. In the game, if you enter a certain code you can use two N64 controllers to control the pod racers’ engines independently. So how…
By Owen Good Published August 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedMax Payne’s Miserable Life Still Looks Cool
This video starts off slow, showing you just how depressed and lifeless poor Max is, but it really picks up once some of Max’s, um, “friends” come around. Max Payne’s life might be full of misery, but at least the special effects are pretty awesome. Max Payne: Bloodbath [YouTube]
By Tina Amini Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K13 Adds Kinect Features, Says Retail Listing
Somehow, NBA 2K13 has managed to have a three-stage cover reveal. First, there were the stars. Then the cover added in Jay-Z as an executive producer, right there under the logo. Now, as first noticed by 360sync.com, we see the Xbox 360 box art, and notice it says “Better with Kinect.” Sports simulations so far…
By Owen Good Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fighting Game Revisions Have Made Him Neurotic
In today’s episode of Speak Up on TAYtaku, because folks are spending more time there than in Speak Up, commenter MrGilder explains how the fear of new versions of new fighting games has him frozen in fear. So I am absolutely terrified to buy Persona 4 Arena any time soon. Why? Because it’s an Arc…
featuring MrGilder Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Airplanes and Monsters in the Week in Gaming Apps, I Could Really Use a Witch Right Now
Witch right now. Witch right now. I could use some spears or some monsters or a witch, or to get back to some gaming apps much simpler than this. Because after all the crashin’ and matchin’ and thrashin’, the monster bombin’ and the droppin’ and hack-and-slashin’… Okay, that’s enough of that. It’s the Week in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Should The Gaming Industry Be More Talkative? Game Makers Speak Up
Yesterday, I ran an op-ed asking the people who make and publish video games to talk more, to be more willing to answer gamers’ questions, to communicate rather than wrap themselves in a blanket of cold, corporate silence The piece triggered quite a few passionate reactions. Some agreed with my piece. Others spoke out against…
By Jason Schreier Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Your Favorite Superheroes Re-Imagined As Guitars. You Know, ‘Guitar Heroes.’
Do you get it? DO YOU? I’m not sure if you get it. This lovely print by Biotwist wonders not “What if Wolverine and Batman played guitar… what if they were guitars?” The results, as you can see, are a lot of fun. I like that Superman is a Les Paul, and Hulk appears to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
GameStop Secures Exclusive Skylanders Giants DLC the Hard Way
GameStop loves its retailer-exclusive downloadable content, but Skylanders Giants DLC all comes by way of toys. What’s the world’s largest dedicated video game retailer to do? Exclusive toys, of course! GameStop is now taking preorders for the Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack. a special package that contains the series 2 version of the Skylander Chop…
By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Here Are The Trophies For Metal Gear Solid 4, From Murder-Puking to Ocelot-Kissing
Metal Gear Solid 4 has always felt a tiny bit incomplete. It’s a game that offers a ton of hidden secrets and alternate paths, and leaves itself open to a big variety of gameplay styles. And yet there are no trophies to unlock for finding those secrets, or for playing the game in difficult, uncommon…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Power (And Danger) Of Big Numbers In RPGs
We are obsessed with numbers. We lap them up. We get immense pleasure out of watching digits decrease and multiply as we peer over bank accounts and scales and Vegas roulette tables. Japanese role-playing games feed off this obsession, pelting us with giant numbers like we’re targets at a carnival game. Over the course of…
By Jason Schreier Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
To-Do in Los Angeles: Go and Punch a Car Pinata to Celebrate 25 Years of Street Fighter
We’ve already shown you a sneak peek at the awesome art being created to celebrate the quarter-century birthday of Capcom’s legendary fighting game series. And you can drool over a few more pieces in the gallery above. If you go to the Combo Attack Art Show at the IAm8-Bit gallery space, you’ll see all of…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedNo One Gets Excited About Console News Anymore
1999 seemed like a much more exciting time for console news, at least according to the comedians at Mega64. Wireless controllers, backwards compatibility…these were once fascinating new features. Have consoles reached their peak? Can they really not please us anymore? What about the Ouya? Mega64: New Consoles, Then and Now [YouTube]
By Tina Amini Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
EA Sues Zynga, Says The Ville Rips Off The Sims
A week full of bad news just got way worse for the people who make FarmVille: EA is suing them for copyright infringement. In the lawsuit, EA says Zynga’s The Ville “copied and misappropriated the original and distinctive expressive elements” of their game The Sims Social This isn’t the first time someone has accused the…
By Jason Schreier Published August 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedQWOP Creator Gives Players a New, Awkward Unicorn Quest
From the creators of QWOP, you can now gallop as a horse in an awkward dance between the K, H and J, L keys. The video above is of Kirk trying to play the game. In his defense, he couldn’t hear any audio while he was doing a screen recording, which made the game harder…
By Tina Amini Published August 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Lead Game Designer of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is Answering Your Questions Now
Matt Tieger is the game director on the next Transformers game. That’s probably a fun job, but let’s not assume anything. How about you ask him yourself? Tieger, whose team at High Moon Studios is releasing Transformers: Fall of Cybertron this month, is joining us right here to answer your best questions, starting at 1pm…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedI Can’t Wait To See More of Chell’s Life After Aperture
(Caution: Portal 2 ending spoilers ahead!) Portal 2 had a satisfying, if ambiguous, ending. The player, in the form of Chell, finally got to breathe the air free of Aperture. There was no deer. But what comes next for our silent heroine? One fan started this music video using Valve’s new Source Filmmaker. It’s the…
By Kate Cox Published August 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedFlight Takes You Around the World in 120 Days , With a Paper Airplane
Flight begins on a very sweet-hearted note—a little girl writes a letter to Santa Claus, saying she wants to see her mother for Christmas. She folds it into a paper airplane and flings her wish into the sky. It’s your job to get that message all the way around the world. Earnest and even a…
By Owen Good Published August 3, 2012
