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These Hideous Custom Red Dead Redemption Controllers Were the Reward for Doing Something Good
For winning the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition PSN event Rockstar Games held on November 18, Florida’s Alvin Ogando walked away with a pair of custom PlayStation 3 controllers that look like someone tossed them in a clothes dryer with a black Sharpie. Congratulations? As the image indicates, these are a pair…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
I Think Nintendo is Promoting Its Next Game to the 1%
The back of the Mario Kart 7 box encourages shoppers to “take racing to new heights with the all-new glider.” That’s cool. The back of the box for Namco Bandai’s Active Life: Magical Carnival urges gamers to “ride magic carpets, flying brooms & learn magical tricks!” That sounds great! And then there’s the back of…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
This Super Mario Wedding Art Deserves a Star
Concept artist Larry Quach made the Batcave image I used for a piece on Arkham City‘s upcoming challenge maps DLC. But that’s not the only video game-related creativity that the California resident’s whipped up. Quach gave a total visual design treatment to the wedding of two friends, with invitations, a seating chart and a take-home…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Roll 3D6 To Occupy Philadelphia
What do you mean we’re not taking the occupy protests seriously enough? Some folks have even interrupted their weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions to show their support. And some haven’t. Reddit user TVsNoah and friends made the trip to the Philadelphia Occupy protest event, where they showed their love of all things percentage-based by breaking…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Best Mods, Cheats and Tips for Skyrim
The game of Skyrim isn’t just what’s on the disc. It’s not just questing through the woods, killing dragons and saving villagers. The game of Skyrim is also the game of changing Skyrim, of transforming its graphics, adding more dragons or playing as a midget. The game of Skyrim is figuring out how to make…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
“Xbox, Watch Skinemax.” The FiOS Channels You’ll Be Able Watch on the Xbox 360
As mentioned in the previous post about the Microsoft/Verizon partnership, you’ll be able to watch 26 channels on the game console. A screenshot of the Verizon app that you’ll need to download is above and a full list of the channels available at launch follows: Available in HD: BET Cinemax CNN Comedy Central ESPNews Food…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Skyrim Could Learn from Skyward Sword
The Zelda Vs. Orc image from our calm, rational discussion on the merits of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim triumphantly returns for commenter SageofMusic‘s explanation of what makes the Zelda title a better game. *spoilers below* After playing Skyward Sword for 20 hours and Skyrim for 40, I…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 -
Uncategorized‘Dear Jackie… the enemy forces are well-trained and have clearly spent all of their after-school hours practicing combat maneuvers.’
This is a letter from the Call of Duty modern warfront by a gamer named Woody to his lady back home, Jackie. Plus, a response from her. Woody also wrote a few letters from the Black Ops war front. Check them out, too. Not an original idea, but a fine one nevertheless. Letters from MW3…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
I can’t count the times that Creepers have ruined my night. Not since I first met the Redead from Ocarina of Time have I felt so apprehensive in a game. Tell us what other enemies plague your memories for today’s Talk Amongst Yourselves! Thanks to reader pan1da7 for today’s image. Take a crack at being…
By Chris Carolan Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Mario Kart 7? Yes.
Nintendo has been on something of a roll so far this holiday season, releasing a fantastic new Zelda game for the Wii and a triumphant new Mario game for the 3DS. This coming Sunday, the company will see if it can go three for three, releasing Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS handheld. Most of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Becomes a FiOS Cable Box Next Month, Starting With 26 Channels
Starting next month with 26 channels, FioS customers will be able to start watching live cable TV through their Xbox 360s, the internet and cable provider said today. To access the service customers will need to subscribe to both FiOS TV and FiOS Internet and be Xbox LIVE Gold members. The service, will require downloading…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Norway Mass Killer May Be Declared Legally Insane
Confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was legally insane when he killed nearly 80 people, many children, during a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in July, according to a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the court, the Associated Press reports. Breivik, 32, said he claimed a modern day affliction, World of Warcraft gaming addiction, to…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedSleepy Jack Is a Tunnel Vision Trip Through the Dreams of a Young Boy
Every NiGHT Sleepy Jack travels into his dreams to do battle with his favorite toys, taking players on a delightful journey that elicits the joy and wonder of childhood. Wouldn’t Peter Molydeux be proud! It’s one part Sega classic NiGHTs into Dreams , on part classic tunnel shooter (think Tempest or my personal favorite, N2O).…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Feast Your Eyes on Metroid’s Samus Aran Made from Nintendo Cartridges
How tall would Samus Aran be in real life? The seller on this eBay item claims that it’s life-size so, if this crafty piece of artwork’s to be believed, she’d be about 5’6″ (165 cm, for you metric-heads). The sculpture’s made from defunct Nintendo games from the Japanese publisher’s legacy systems, like the Game Boy,…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
They Ain’t Playing Darts
PC | FUKUOKA, JAPAN: Cyber athletes at a recent gaming event in Japan. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Japan, Stop Playing with the Disgusting-Looking Food! A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. More » Ezio Is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Woman Pepper-Sprayed Gamers in Self-Defense?
During the Black Friday chaos, one woman at a Walmart in Porter Ranch, San Fernando Valley pepper-sprayed shoppers during a scene of commercial chaos that broke out over video games. As previously posted, the Walmart was a mess, as the video game section was “torn down”, and several of the 100 people “waiting in line…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
You’ve Got Assassin’s Creed in My Final Fantasy XIII-2
Time traveller Noel Kreiss, Final Fantasy XIII-2, can dress up as Assassin’s Creed‘s Ezio Auditore da Firenze, star of the latest AC game, Revelations The outfit will be downloadable, and Square Enix hasn’t provided an actual screenshot of how the outfit will appear in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Instead, Square Enix provided artwork. 「FINAL FANTASY XIII-2」と「アサシン…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Japan, Stop Playing with the Disgusting-Looking Food!
A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. And yet, people cannot look away—and can’t stop playing with the damn things. Above, Twitter user @UesugiGuy carved up his Slime meat bun as if it were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011 -
UncategorizedWow, That Mario Kart Ad Used Real Mario Karts
The pretty damn amazing Mario Kart 7 ad currently showing looks pretty damn amazing. So amazing that it’d be easy to assume the entire thing, actors aside, was computer generated. But it’s not! As you can see here in these short making-of clips, the ad team built real karts for the action. And didn’t just…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Working on New RPG. It’s Not Final Fantasy
Nor is it Dragon Quest. As mentioned in an upcoming issue of Famitsu, the Tokyo-based game company is working on a new action role-playing game. The game currently does not have a title. While info has leaked from Famitsu, the full article has yet to hit newsstands. Helming the game will be Ryutaro Ichimura, who…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011