The Great PAX East Slurpee Caper

Come hear the tale of how one video game journalist, driven by the love of the Slurpee, overcame tremendous odds to travel one and a half blocks in two hours. I’ve never been candid about my love of the Slurpee. I’ve lived in Georgia since 1984, and back then I used to ride my bike…

Snoopy Flying Ace: High Road To Reminiscence

A brief hands-on with upcoming Xbox Live Arcade air combat game Snoopy Flying Ace at PAX East made me realize how badly I missed playing Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge. Snoopy Flying Ace, developed by Smart Bomb Interactive, is the follow-up to Snoopy vs. the Red Baron, a dog-fighting (sorry!) game for the PlayStation…

Eight Billion Years Of Dead Space

For Dead Space 2 executive producer Steve Papoutsis, PAX East was an amazing opportunity to connect with the fans that could keep the franchise going for “eight billion years.” “Eight billion years,” was the tongue-in-cheek answer Steve Papoutsis gave when I asked him how long he saw the Dead Space franchise lasting. Awash and perhaps…

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In Search Of History’s Best Video Games: Canon Fodder, Season One

This past weekend, N’Gai Croal and I launched an idea two years in the making: The Best Method Of All Time For Selecting The 10 Best Video Games Of All Time. Or, as we more humbly call it: Canon Fodder. Canon Fodder isn’t just a way of identifying the best games ever. It is is…

Mr. Pac

What if famed game designer Tōru Iwatani and famed children’s book author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves were pals? This is what! Movie Mr Men [Thanks Steven Anderson]

iPhone Chart Toppers: Justin Bieber Attacks!!!

Street Fighter IV you should be ashamed! How did you allow Justin Bieber on this list? Here’s the full list of games: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews. Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Monopoly (EA) $4.99 14 2 2 Call of Duty:…

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Preview: The Machine Girl Cometh

Ska Studios’ The Dishwasher returns in Vampire Smile, and he’s not alone, as his previously dead sister Yuki takes up arms against an army of twisted enemies, Machine Girl style. The Dishwasher was the winner of Microsoft’s first Dream-Build-Play contest, earning creator James Silva $10,000 and an Xbox Live Arcade publishing contract with its over-the-top…

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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An Arcade In Every Home

I just got an arcade in my basement. It’s two floors of rooms, some themed to my favorite game makers, others made to look like a dungeon castle, a westen theme and even a room straight out of the 80s. The best part? It all fits neatly on my Xbox 360. The Game Room launched…

Today It Snowed! Sorta!!

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Well, compared to Denver, it wasn’t really what you’d consider “snow”. It was solid and cold, but only a dusting. Very cold here where I live. It’s April. This weather is STRANGE. What you missed last night Xbox Live Director’s Account Hacked! (Are You Next?) PS3 Loses Linux Support Little Girl…

Cutesy Korean Girl Group Shilling Nintendo DSi

One of the country’s biggest pop outfits, Girls’ Generation, will be hocking the Nintendo DSi in South Korea. Imagine that! The group and its members appear in a myriad of commercials (like this Bubble Bobble noodle ad) as well as variety programs and dramas, so this is yet another endorsement for the group. The girls…

*This* Is How You Dress Babies In Japan

You are never too young to start cosplaying. Never! Japan’s Bandai Namco is releasing ten different romper outfits for babies between the ages of 0 ~ 2 years old. Priced from ¥1,029, parents can select from Dragonball, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Devilman, Doraemon and more. All of these manga/anime/live-action properties have gotten video game versions with…

Beyoncé Can’t Do That On Television

As you know, pop diva Beyoncé has teamed up with Nintendo to help promote a DS game. This is that game’s TV commercial, which for anyone around the age of 30 has a surprising conclusion. Watch the clip above. That last part with the green look familiar? It will be to anyone who’s ever watched…

When The Bible Meets WarioWare

This game’s called Run Jesus Run/Ten Second Gospel, and it was created by Paolo Pedercini. It’s pretty simple: you’re Jesus, and you’ve got ten seconds to clear a short stage, performing whatever the relevant bible passage calls for. Since the majority of you won’t have a bible handy while playing – or even if you…

A Children’s Choir Sings Portal’s Closing Song “Still Alive”

The end credits of first-person shooter Portal treated players to the song “Still Alive”. Wisconsin’s own Gifford Children’s Choir did the version of the tune. Wonder how many of those kids have played the game? Elementary School Choir sings ‘Still Alive’. [Reddit]

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies & Video Games

In case you haven’t already seen it, last year author Seth Grahame-Smith released a great book called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This year, there’s going to be a video game. Digital development specialist Freeverse is behind it, and describes the title as “a rollicking action title with the perfect blend of zombie slaying action…

Mario Creator Was Influenced By Easy Rider

Ah, Easy Rider. The film that depicted the rambling adventures of motorbike drug dealers through the American South, Southwest and West. The film’s production and film itself were heavily laced with marijuana and LSD. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says the movie had a “great influence” on him. Easy Rider helped turn co-star Jack Nicholson, who…

New Halo Toys Feature Retro Master Chief, Cannon Fodder

McFarlane toys has released images of their eights series of Halo action figures, due in June. Continuing a pleasant trend, some are all-new figures, including ones from Halo: ODST. The Halo 3 expansion’s Captain Dare and Buck are both present, the latter looking eerily like a gun-toting David Duchovny. Also featured is a Halo 2…