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There was a Portal Gag in Tonight’s Simpsons Episode
The Simpsons in 2012 is a largely irrelevant force. Still, from time to time it at least tries to appear relevant. Which is why, in tonight’s episode, there’s a fairly obvious Portal reference. While Portal 2 came out almost a year ago, these shows aren’t exactly made overnight, so I guess this is timely? It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Many Unused and Unseen Faces of FemShep
Before the default female Commander Shepard received her very public and slightly drastic makeover, artists had to come up with a ton of ideas on just what she could/would look like. While those designs were eventually whittled down to six, which were voted on by fans, artist Jason Chan (who we’ve featured on Fine Art…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Chuck Norris Roundhouse Kicks Pac-Man in the Face
If you play Pac-Man by running around controlling a yellow blob eating pellets and either chasing or running away from ghosts, you’re doing things the hard way. Chuck Norris doesn’t do things the hard way. He does them the Chuck Norris way. Y esto pasaría si chuk fuera pacman…[Random Weas!, via Gamefreaks]
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Can’t Look Forward to Mass Effect Blowjobs, Apparently
This is an excerpt from the official livefeed last week of the line outside a GameStop in Los Angeles. All these guys are waiting for Mass Effect 3 One of those guys is Harley Morenstein, star of Epic Meal Time. Harley is understandably excited at the possibilities inherent in a BioWare game. Less excited is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2012 -
UncategorizedFirst Angry Birds Space Gameplay Footage
Here’s an entire level of the upcoming Angry Birds sequel, Angry Birds Space. No promo music, no fast cuts, just some unedited, proper gameplay footage. That name about sums it up. Shame they couldn’t call it Pigs in Space instead.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2012 - Culture
Street Smarts
Silent Hill: Downpour and the return of FIFA Street highlight a week kicked off today by Mario Party 9. Some decent downloadable titles hitting PSN and XBLA round out the lineup. Today • Mario Party 9 (Wii) Monday • All Zombies Must Die! (PC) Tuesday • FIFA Street (360, PS3) • Ridge Racer (PS Vita)…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Double Fine’s Kickstarter Funding Nearly Matches Grim Fandango‘s Budget
With about two days to go on its jaw-dropping Kickstarter campaign, Double Fine’s next adventure game has acquired $2.7 million in grassroots backing from fans like you. Double Fine’s Tim Schafer provides a little perspective on the size of the kitty. “Um, people… three million dollars… that was the budget of Grim Fandango!” Schafer tweeted…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
So, There’s a Fan Campaign to Change the Ending of Mass Effect 3
My opinion of Internet petitions remains unchanged: They are worth the paper they are printed on. (Hint: They are not printed on paper.) They’re a manifestation of the distorted expectation—cultivated in grade school—that First Amendment rights extend to your relationship with a private business. That said, there’s a particularly amusing poll out there, gathering 20,000…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Alan Wake’s Boxed Edition Gets a Release Date
After extending a collector’s edition launch on Steam by a week, Remedy Entertainment has found a publisher for the boxed edition of its Alan Wake release for the PC. Legacy Interactive will distribute the game and release it in North America on April 3. The boxed edition wil also include “The Writer” and “The Signal”…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 -
UncategorizedPart of Mass Effect‘s Controversial Day-One DLC is on the Disc, Video Alleges [UPDATE]
The fury will not abate over Mass Effect 3‘s “From Ashes” extension, a downloadable content package available on the day it was released (and within the game’s collector’s edition). A user has produced a video alleging that one of the characters available in the DLC is actually on the disc. [UPDATE] This story should have…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Title Stripped from Pokémon Champion Who Crapped in Hotel Hallway
Two-time Pokémon champion Ruben Puig Lecegui was stripped of his his title at the United Kingdom Video Game Championship following a scandal in which he and members of his team are accused of leaving their hotel rooms to take a shit in the hall “According to several eyewitness acounts,” reports the site Pokébeach, Lecegui and…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Madden Effect
This week, Newegg sent customers copies of Madden NFL 12 instead of Mass Effect 3. Whoops! Hey, they both begin with the letter M and are published by Electronic Arts, right? That gives me an idea … What if this really was the game they were supposed to receive? By that I mean a you-got-peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Connor honed his assassin’s skill as an army surgeon, apparently. Good morning, and welcome to Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. Feel free to discuss anything on the subject of video games in our comments below. If you’ve got a good idea and the skills, take a shot at whipping up a #TAYpic. Post your masterpieces in…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Love Means Never …
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski published March 7.—Read more of Dueling Analogs Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published March 5.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by…
By Owen Good Published March 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Kart-ography: The Winners
A lifelike and life-size Mario Kart was the number one exploitable for the ‘Shop Contest this past week, We’ve got 20 winners inside, plus sciteach’s homage to one of the greatest driving sequences ever filmed. beans4028 blueTunic Brandon0151 Crinjin DarkNemesis25 GiantBoyDetective Gyaruson 2.0 halfbeast IndispensableNobody jersalv1 laxbenderman Nude_Eskimo pan1da7 Pedro Silva razrjab sciteach Snufkin TEL9021…
By Owen Good Published March 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Saints’ Bounties Are Nothing New—to Video Games, Anyway
When something happens in real life sports, my first instinct is to see if I can replicate it in a video game. It’s partly why they exist, after all. But the New Orleans Saints’ infamous “bounty” system, which paid premiums to players who delivered devastating hits, would seem to be beyond the means of a…
By Owen Good Published March 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedDon’t Like Eggplant? Kid Icarus: Uprising Will Deep-Fry You with the Tempura Wizard
Nintendo published a new trailer for the 3DS title Kid Icarus: Uprising a couple days ago. Get a glimpse of its boss battles here, and yes, there’s a food-related nuisance awaiting you.
By Owen Good Published March 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Whatever the Hell ‘Full Contact Bingo’ is, EA’s Trademarked It
Weekends were made for trademark applications, and Electronic Arts went to the trouble of filing to protect “Full Contact Bingo,” reports trademark/domain hawk Fusible. It’s definitely for a video game, per the terms of the application. What form it takes, who knows. Odds are this would be a Facebook game. If it’s a downloadable console…
By Owen Good Published March 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
‘Stop Thinking You’re a Producer,’ Former Mass Effect Designer Tells Gamers
Christina Norman worked for BioWare on Mass Effect. She’s with Riot Games now. But she must have felt pangs of sympathy when BioWare got raked by gamer complaints about day-one DLC in Mass Effect 3. Because she basically gave them a double-barreled middle finger in a rant at GDC. “There’s no point in releasing DLC…
By Owen Good Published March 10, 2012