“The Best Video Game System”

The Kontorland KT-103: It’s the Dreamcast meets the Sony PlayStation meets I-don’t-know-waht. Even SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog “seems” to approve. Then, of course, SEGA probably has no clue about this. In case you missed it in the first pic. More like challenge the limits of intellectual property! The console is made by Kontorland, which…

Indian Holy Man May Hold Solution To Game-Interrupting Bathroom Breaks

Prahlad Jani claims he has lived without food or drink for the past 70 years, yet I can’t spend two hours playing World of Warcraft without having to pee. What could I possibly learn from this Indian holy man? Jani recently spent a period of two weeks being observed by a team of military doctors…

Why Supreme Court May Support Criminalizing Some Violent Games Sales

The battle between the video game industry and California politicians about whether to criminalize the sale of overly violent video games to minors has been one-sided so far. But the Supreme Court has grounds to turn the tide for California. Firs Amendment lawyer Julie Hilden explains why the Supreme Court might side with California when…

The Zero-Followers Twitter Scare Is Over

You have zero followers on Twitter right now. And you are following zero people. Check if you don’t believe me. Just hours ago we learned how to make anyone in the Twitter world follow us. All we had to do was type “accept [name of Twitter account we wanted to have follow us]” But within…

BlazBlue, The Art Exhibition

Many BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger fans would not disagree. That game is a work of art. And a work of art deserves one thing: an art show. This Wednesday, never before publicly shown Calamity Trigger production sketches and concept art will be shown at the UK’s Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution as part of the…

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The Surprising State Of Mac And Linux Gaming

Do Mac users not care about video games? Would Linux gamers play more if they could? David Rosen, whose Wolfire Games is presenting a copy-protection-free/you-name-the-price Humble Indie Bundle of stellar computer games, is on the case. Computer game-makers, take note! It’s ‘common knowledge’ that Mac and Linux gaming are so unimportant that they might as…

The Nintendo Download: Earthworm Jim, Phoenix Wright, And Photo Dojo

When you’ve got Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations for WiiWare, Earthworm Jim for DSiWare, and a fighting game where you’re the combatant, who cares if the only Nintendo Download games are chess and a children’s book? DSi storybook Flips: The Enchanted Wood and Chess Challenge! for both WiiWare and DSiWare should be honored…

Ten Tips For Creating the Ultimate Photo Dojo Warrior

Photo-friendly fighter Photo Dojo hits the DSiWare shop today with a temporary discount to free. Here’s a short list of ways to master the art of customizable, silly-fighting with your DSi, from Nintendo. Make sure you pick up your copy of the game in the shop before June 11 when the price jumps up to…

Too Much Creative Freedom Coming To The Sims 3

The Sims 3 is scoring a free pattern tool this summer that will allow players to take a perfectly lovely Sim house and plaster the walls with the vilest images their twisted hearts’ desire. Yes, this summer the player marketplace becomes a minefield as EA gives players the power to create and edit their own…

Young Nier Appears In The World Of Recycled Vessel

The younger model of Nier that appeared in Japan’s PlayStation 3 exclusive Nier Replicant makes a special Western appearance in The World of Recycled Vessel, downloadable content for Square Enix’s action-RPG which explores the past of the grizzled protagonist. In Japan, Nier came in two flavors: Nier Gestalt, the game I recently played and loved,…

Iron Man 2 Review: A Rusted Development

Sega’s movie tie-in for Iron Man 2 can’t possibly be worse than its movie tie-in for the first Iron Man film, can it? After the Iron Man video game that accompanied the first entry in Marvel’s film franchise failed to impress, Sega went back to the drawing board. Bringing in award-winning Marvel scribe Matt Fraction…

LittleBigPlanet 2’s New Pod, Sack Invaders and Flying Pets

LittleBigPlanet 2, officially unveiled this morning by Media Molecule, seems to have a lot new going for it, including a new central hub. Judging by the 20 screen shots developer Media Molecule released this morning, the player’s pod seems much more earth bound then the pod of the original LittleBigPlanet. The screens also give us…

Heavy Rain Always Needed More Grand Theft Auto (And Ass-Grabbing)

Heavy Rain can be a drag sometimes. It’s so bleak! And serious! What we need to lighten the mood is an unofficial spin-off title. Something with a little more Niko Bellic. And ass-grabbing. These clips take Grand Theft Auto IV and make them all Heavy Rain, complete with agonisingly slow camera pans, pianos and quick-time…

iTunes Chart Toppers: Edge!!!

Good morning Edge, we’ve been waiting for you. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Iron Man 2 (Gameloft) $6.99 1 — 2 Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) $0.99 3…

Pokemon World Championships Coming To A Metropolis Near You

The 2010 Pokemon Video Game Championships launched in Seattle on Saturday. Regional competitions continue each Saturday through June. The world championships will be in Hawaii this August. An enticing tournament, to be sure, but there are strict rule, you know. You need a copy of Pokemon Heart Gold or SoulSilver to compete. There are many…

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Halo: Reach, Laser Tag and the Law of Convenience

Last week more than a million people logged in to their Xbox 360s, plopped down and got a taste of upcoming first-person shooter Halo: Reach. And that was just on the first day. I spent a bit of time checking out the beta for the upcoming shooter from developer Bungie. But later that week I…

Yes, I Forgot Mother’s Day

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Mother’s Day was this past Sunday. I honestly thought it was supposed to be today. No, really. (T_T) I got a call from my mother, thanking me for the flowers she got — flowers that Mrs. Bashcraft had sent her without telling me. I then told my mother she should thanks…

LittleBigPlanet 2 Unveiled with This Snazzy Trailer

Digital puppetry? Intelligent design? Homespun tales? Whole games? It looks like LittleBigPlanet 2 isn’t just official, it’s going to be amazing. Not only is the official trailer live, there’s a whole page dedicated to the upcoming game up over on LittleBigPlanet.com. LittleBigPlanet 2 will feature a revamped Popit that will let you “bring your characters…