Talk Amongst Yourselves

The November TAY images start strong. A round of applause, please, for the work of reader buckyboy2009. Done? OK. Let’s talk about video games. Submit your custom images to #TAYpics and get them featured in a future installment.

Right Now, I Am Wearing Pants

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Ash, You Have Four Hours To Respond Crazy, huh! I used to never get dressed, because I work at home. This resulted in me not getting dressed for days. Those who work from home understand. Hermits, too. Hermits understand. So recently, I’ve actually started getting dressed everyday. Like, you know,…

Mario, Pokemon Represent Among Hundreds At U.S Supreme Court

People started lining up at 5 a.m. today in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for a chance to hear arguments in a landmark case that will decide whether video games should be afforded First Amendment protection. Among the more than 200 present were quite a few video game supporters. The rally and line-up to…

Hundreds Gather on Steps of The Supreme Court of the United States

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PC Classic Horror Puzzle Game 7th Guest Hits iPhone Next Month

Classic 90s full-motion video puzzle game The 7th Guest is headed to the iPhone. The 7th Guest, which was the first PC game released on CD-ROM when it hit in 1993, will sell for $3.99 when it hits in early December.. That’s quite a price drop compared to the $79.95 it sold for when it…

Of Course, There Will Be 2D Games On The 3DS

The 3DS is Nintendo’s upcoming glasses-free 3D portable device. Not all gamers like 3D. Nintendo knows this. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto at a recent Q&A, “When Super Mario became Mario 64, the size of the audience shrunk.” Some players were put off by the leap from traditional 2D Mario platforming to a three…

So, Microsoft, Why The Xbox Live Price Hike?

This week, the price of a subscription to Xbox Live Gold went up. Want to know why? Here’s the reason Microsoft is peddling. “In 2002 it was strictly multiplayer gaming,” Xbox Live’s Craig Davison told Gamasutra. “Now we get those Call of Duty map packs before anybody else does. We’ve got Gears and Halo, of…

Shadows Of The Damned Bringing Rock N’ Roll Straight To Hell

Shadows of the Damned, a game being worked on by Goichi Suda (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil), has a new trailer out. Click through to see if it features leather jackets, demons and rock n roll. Well of course it does. Shadows of the Damned will be out next year on PS3…

European PS3 Owners, Get Ready For MUBI!

Movies? No, MUBI. The streaming art house cinema service is coming to the PS3 this week, so grab the popcorn. On November 3rd, the service commences on the PS3 in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. The following week the service will launch in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain,…

How The Weak US Dollar Is Good For Video Games

The US Dollar is as weak as it’s ever been at the moment. That’s (generally) bad news for Americans, but for everyone else? It’s good news if you buy video games and like to save money. It’s long been a complaint from gamers in territories like Europe and Australasia that video games are disproportionately priced…

Katamari Damacy Creator Felt Like An Outsider At Namco

Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi wasn’t happy at Namco Bandai. When leaving the company, he called it “so-so”. His reasons are a bit more melancholy than that. “The reason why I quit Namco was because I started to feel like I didn’t belong there any more,” Takahashi recently told website Eurogamer. Takahashi’s games, he noted,…

Your Christmas Tree Needs Video Game Console Ornaments

Last holiday season, reader Dave wowed us with his laser-cut controller ornaments. This year, he’s getting into the Christmas spirit early with these console ornaments. There are plenty of machines represented: NES, PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast, SNES, PlayStation, PS3, Genesis, Xbox 360, even the Nintendo 64, they’re all included. The pack will cost you US$35. And…

Has Nintendo’s Vitality Sensor Flatlined?

At the 2009 E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo revealed the Wii Vitality Sensor for the first time. The peripheral was M.I.A. at the following E3. And at a recent investors meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata didn’t explicitly provide an update. During a Q&A session, Iwata was asked if Nintendo is still making big…

Nintendo World Store Gets A New Coat Of Paint

The Nintendo World Store in New York City has just reopened after its first major refurbishment since opening back in 2005. While both floors of the store have been given a facelift, as you can see via these photos from Wired.com, if you’ve ever been there you might need to have some of the changes…

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Capcom Japan Says Mega-Man Creator Quit To Create More Games

Keiji Inafune of Mega-Man and Dead Rising fame made no secret that he hated his job. Late last week, the game designer finally left Capcom, a company he worked at for 23 years. The developer’s Osaka headquarters says why. “Due to the sudden upheaval in the market, it seemed necessary to drastically reform our game…

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Michael Jackson’s Glove, Reduced To A Game Freebie

Michael Jackson’s white glove, which he first wore when performing the moonwalk for the first time, became a trademark symbol of one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. And it’s now free for purchasers of a Wii game! Ubisoft, the publishers of Michael Jackson The Experience on Wii, will be bundling a replica…

A Week In Comments

I Can Explain This Comment by: Adhominem Nominated by: Walter Kurtz After you have unprotected sex with your virtual wife, do you unlock Milo? GameStop Robber Shot Dead By Police Comment by: Fauxcused Nominated by: Optimistic Prime Let me take care of the obligatories: 1.) Would have been epic were it a headshot. 2.) Did…

New Xbox 360 Bundle Includes Forza 3 and Alan Wake

Microsoft yesterday revealed a new Xbox 360 bundle for the holiday season, one which packs a 250GB console in with two games. It’s the same one as we’ve already shown you for the Canadian and European markets; namely, one that also packs in a boxed copy of Forza 3 and a token for a downloadable…