When Mario Meets Seinfeld

What would happen if you mashed up Mario and Seinfeld? Well, something like this, probably. Aside from turning Super Mario Bros. into an existential sinkhole, the combination of Seinfeld and Mario brings up some questions, namely: 1. Who does Princess Peach think is spongeworthy? 2. Did Toad really kill Birdo with toxic glue attached to…

Meet The Game Makers Who Actually Enjoy Reading Internet Comments

Rex Crowle and Christophe Villedieu don’t say the kinds of things most of the video game developers I’ve ever spoken to say. For example, when they’re feeling down they… go to Twitter to see what people have to say about their game. Really? I get that their recent game, the PlayStation Vita adventure Tearaway, was…

Amazing Dad Builds Elaborate Mission Control Center For His Kid

Now here’s a clever (but complicated) way to get your kid excited to finish their homework: build them a mission control center under their desk. At least, that’s what this man—who is clearly gunning for some sort of father of the year award—did. And if you’re keen on doing something like this, good news: the…

Can’t get over Parks and Recreation‘s Andy Dwyer playing the buff Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy? You are not alone. Youtuber AwesomenessX put together this little video to help fans of both properties cope.

What Call Of Duty: Ghosts Needed Was Space Cats. Now It Has Them.

When I played through Call of Duty: Ghosts I got the distinct feeling that something was missing, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. That’s because the glory of Space Cats is forever beyond our human reach. We can but download them as one of many character and personalization packs added to the…

G710+, Humble Weekly, Free Thief: Gold, Free Zelda Book [Deals]

The Logitech G710+ was one of your top 5 nominations for Best Gaming Keyboard, and today it’s available from NCIX for just $105. We do not expect their stock to last, so when it runs out, Amazon also has it on sale for $115. When we see iTunes gift card deals, they’re usually only 20%…

Watch Us Play With Pretty Paper Puzzles On PC

There’s something really peaceful and fun about slowly clearing this board of different colored pieces of paper. It reminds me of playing with the paint bucket tool in MS Paint. It can also get just as frustrating as when you have a space in your outline that you didn’t catch. Kami came out for iOSlast…

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Four Chipotle Burritos. And A Diet Coke. In Three Minutes.

The Chipotle burrito — a massive, suppository-shaped bundle of vaguely Mexican things, weighing approximately five tons. Most people could not eat a single one in three minutes. Competitive eater Matt Stonie makes it look easy. Inside of Matt Stonie, the 22-year-old competitive eater from San Jose, California, there is a black hole which admits food…

Prodigy is a new tactical role-playing experience that combines the world of high-quality figurines with video games. You officially have my attention, Hanakai Studio. Information is sparse, but the concept is intriguing and the artwork is so pretty. I shall keep my eyes on this one.

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​Now There’s an Actual Remote for the Xbox One

The Xbox One is supposed to revolutionize the way we watch TV, with voice and gestural commands letting us search and change channels without pressing any buttons. But Microsoft will be putting out a physical remote control dedicated to media watching anyway. Y’know, just in case the revolution takes a while. The Xbox One Media…

Last Year’s Portable Batman Hits Consoles and PC in April

Two Batman games came out last year. The big console version, Batman: Arkham Origins, came from a new development studio. That game’s overshadowed, on-the-go semi-sequel Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate came from Armature, a collective of creators who helped make the great Metroid Prime games. Previously released only for 3DS and Vita, Blackgate now gets its…

Hearts Melt When Evangelion Meets Puzzle & Dragons

Crossing over with everything from Batman to Hello Kitty, mobile sensation Puzzle & Dragons has almost become more marketing machine that monster-collecting puzzle game. I don’t mind though, because look at how adorable Rei Anayami is. There’s more. Starting February 24 in Japan and sometime in March over here in the States, Puzzle & Dragons…

Thief comes out next week. No idea who that guy in the thumbnail is… This new trailer shows a bit more about the new adventure that Garrett will get caught up in, with heavy occult overtones and some glimpses of the environmental puzzles players will have to navigate.

Team Fortress Would Be So Much Better With Giant Robots

The Titanfall hype has reached the Team Fortress community too, causing YouTuber The Winglet to create this top notch giant mech animation using Souce Filmmaker. Here’s the full clip: The Bolted Behemoth [The Winglet, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]