Sub-Zero Wins! (The Battle Of The Hammy Backstory)

See, here’s what I don’t get about Mortal Kombat: who cares how Sub-Zero became Sub-Zero? This is a fighting game. He’s there for the punching, and the kicking, and the killing, and that’s it Still, so long as there are Mortal Kombat fans out there who do care, Warner Bros. will keep releasing these story…

If Red Dead Redemption Had Been Released In 1966

We can only hope it would have looked this good. By Jesse Griffin, as seen on Herochan

A PS3 Game For Gamblers

Those looking to drop some money on pachinko can head to their neighborhood parlor in the hope of winning some extra scratch. Those looking to spend ¥7,000 (US$85) and win nothing but satisfaction, get this. CR Neon Genesis Evangelion are a series of pachinko games based on, of course, the popular Japanese franchise Neon Genesis…

Hey, Korea, Why You So Down On Starcraft II?

Starcraft in Korea falls somewhere between a national sport and a religion. So you’d think, then, that Starcraft II would have been a big hit there. Nope! A great report over on Edge highlights a bitter struggle between Starcraft developers Blizzard and Korean e-sports authorities, which has left many in Korea — which should be…

No Full Body Protective Suits For You, Kinect Players!

When the Wii was launched, gamers got hurt. They whacked their TVs, their friends and themselves with the Wii Remote, which prompted Nintendo to make a protective jacket for the remotes. Likewise, Kinect players are getting hurt Is Microsoft giving out protective body suits? Well, no. Sadly, it doesn’t not look like Microsoft will be…

So, How Many Consoles Have Been Sold In The US This Generation?

Ever wonder how many Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles have been sold in the USA over the past six years? Allow Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime to fill you in. Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets Annual Digital Entertainment Conference in New York, Fils-Aime revealed that since launching in 2004, the Nintendo DS has…

Would You Like Some Curry With Your Tales Of Graces?

Tales of Graces, the buggy Wii game, is getting a PS3 port and its own curry. When originally released on the Wii, the game also got its own curry. When people think of curry, do they imagine Tales of Graces? They do now. Starting this December, the Tales of Graces F branded “mabo curry” will…

NSFW: Now This Is A Nintendo Trademark We’d Like To See

Nintendo is trying to copyright the saying “It’s on like Donkey Kong”. It’s madness. Thankfully, Super Nerd Wil Wheaton has an elegant solution. It’s one we’d like to see come to fruition, if only because it’d give us all somewhere official to lump other “Are you fucking serious, Nintendo?” moments like Wii Music, the e-Reader…

Super Mario Wii Bundle Is Not Japanese Internet Gold

To mark the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., a special Wii bundle that includes a “hacked” version of the game was released in Japan on November 11. It’s November 12, and the bundles are flooding online auction sites. The bundle is retailing for ¥20,000 (US$244) and the few bids that are being placed are…

A Publisher Doesn’t Want To Sell $60 Games Any More

Games now cost between $50-60. That’s a lot of money for something that in many cases is done with after 4-6 hours. It’s nice to see publishers THQ looking at whether that’s the right way to do business. “What we’re thinking about the business is we’re turning it on its head a little bit,” THQ…

New Valkyria Chronicles 3 Trailer Prepares For Battle!

As with Valkyria Chronicles 2, Valkyria Chronicles 3 is headed for the PSP. And like the other games in the series it is set in an alternative World War II. This clip is essentially the demo’s opening and is heavy on the anime theatrics — much like the Tokyo Game Show trailer. Good thing they’re…

Hacked Kinect Brings Us One Step Closer To Minority Report

Now that Kinect has been cracked open so that anyone with a PC (or Mac) can mess around with its code, people are free to improve on its current capabilities. Like this guy, who has “multitouch” working on the camera. In this demonstration video, we can see how user floemuc has been able to get…

Ice-T: From Cop Killer To COD Killer

When I was thirteen, Ice-T was the baddest dude on the planet, rapping about pushing dope and killing cops. There were no musicians who seemed as hard as him. The guy was scary. Now? Even as he eases into middle age, Ice-T still seems like someone you wouldn’t want to set off, but over the…

Black Ops On PC Patched: Is It Now Up To Scratch?

Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch has pushed live an update for the PC version of the game, promising to fix many of the issues that have plagued the title since its launch earlier this week. Users have been complaining for a few days now of two major issues: intermittent “lag” in multiplayer matches…

“Pixels” Picks A Writer For Its Feature-Length Release

Pixels, the animated short about game characters rampaging through New York, got Adam Sandler’s attention earlier this year. Now he’s put one of his top writers to work on the story for a cinematic release. Tim Herlihy has the job, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Herlihy wrote some of Sandler’s more successful and better known films,…

GameStop Customer Shot And Killed During Armed Robbery

Tragic news coming out of Atlanta tonight, as a 40-year old man has been shot and killed after interrupting an armed hold-up at a GameStop store in Conyers. Fox News reports that Adrian Tyrone Snow walked into the store in the middle of a robbery, with suspects Giovannte Maddox and Demarkus Williams having already tied…

Report: Kinect Only Cost $56 To Make

The Xbox 360’s fancy motion-sensing camera Kinect may cost you $149, but according to a report from UBM Tech Insights, it costs Microsoft a whole lot less. UBM have got hold of a Kinect, torn it apart to examine each of its components then tracked how much each of them cost. What they found was…

Capcom Rolling Out MotoGP 10/11 In March

Capcom today said the latest installment of its superbike racer, MotoGP 10/11, is under development and due for release in March. Developer Monumental Games is back on the case. Check out this gallery of a dozen screenshots. A news release touted a “brand new customizable player assist feature,” that will tune the game to players’…

Cuddle Party Invite

Man, it’s been kind of a tense day. Let’s shake it all off with a little off-topic conversation, clear the air and… hey, I just had a crazy thought… what about a cuddle party? I’m kidding of course, but the one time I was invited to attend a cuddle party while minding my own business…

This makes me imagine that if I were to quit smoking, Phillip-Morris might send me a free carton of Reds with a lovingly crafted note saying, “we’ve got a new flavor coming out this winter, and we would love it if you would just take our free gift and just make sure whether you want…