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This Was The First Zelda-Free Year In a Decade
Feeling left out by Nintendo’s mad dash for cash, but can’t quite work out why? How about this: 2008 will be the first year in a decade that a new Zelda game wasn’t released. Amazing, no? Yet it’s true, as evidenced by this handy chart thrown together by the team at TGR: 1998 – Legend…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2008 -
Door to Door Salesman Nabs DS
A thief pretending to be a door-to-door salesman peddling make-up was able to enter a UK resident’s home and swipe a Nintendo DS reports the Clacton and Frinton Gazette. The newspaper advises: “To guard themselves against distraction burglars residents should make sure front and back doors are locked at all times, look for logos on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 30, 2008 -
Reviews
Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars: Hardcore Returns to the Wii
Gamecock does one thing really well: Promote video games. The thing is, their excellent cheer leading skills don’t always mean they publish good games. In fact, they haven’t really published many good games at all this year. And each time another dud passed across my desk and little part of me died, because I knew…
By Brian Crecente Published December 30, 2008 -
Legacy Of Ys Pre-Orders Get Music Of Ys
Atlus today reveals a special bonus soundtrack for fans who pre-order the upcoming Legacy of Ys: Books I & II compilation for the Nintendo DS in their own signature Atlus style. Legacy of Ys is an update of the first two games in the classic Ys RPG franchise, with updated graphics, new enemies and equipment,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2008 -
Punch-Out Hoodie Borders On Punch-Out Cosplay
I’ve been a little down on King of Games lately. Not enough new shirts, not enough good shirts. But this Punch-Out hoodie may well be a return to form for the team. Not necessarily for the print itself, but because it captures the spirit of the game. You get a cityscape, boxing gloves and game…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2008 -
You Got KOS-MOS In My Tales Of Hearts
Recently released in Japan, Namco Bandai’s Tales of Hearts for the Nintendo DS features a slew of support-character cameos, including everyone’s favorite gnosis killing machine, KOS-MOS. Hearts features cameos from a wide variety of Namco Bandai’s characters from previous Tales games, but KOS-MOS here comes straight from the ill-fated Xenosaga series, which towards the end…
By Mike Fahey Published December 29, 2008 -
AP Gets Grumpy About Gaming
The Associated Press has a list of grievances about video games this year, and who doesn’t. Difference is, they have a really, really big soapbox they get to stand on to air them. In classic Festivus style, AP decided now would be a good time to wrap up the year with their Airing of Grievances.…
By Brian Crecente Published December 29, 2008 -
Weekly Wii Update: Maboshi, Pool, And More Star Tropics
It’s the last Wii Update of the year! Will Nintendo make it count, or end the year with a whimper? Let’s see what two new WiiWare and one new VC titles have to say. Representing the final two WiiWare titles of the year we have a Nintendo first-party WiiWare game called Maboshi’s Arcade (800 points),…
By Mike Fahey Published December 29, 2008 -
Guy Gets Wii, Gets Totally Pissed Off, Gets Arrested
Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas? Twenty-six year-old Heath Blom didn’t. He was given a Wii, got mad, and a fight broke out leading to a double arrest. Oh, the holidays. Blom and his 24 year-old girlfriend, Randi Young, were both arrested for misdemeanor “domestic-related” assault charges. An altercation broke out over Christmas…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 29, 2008 -
WeeP5: Badass Case, Same Old Rate of Fire
When Nintendo says it puts more smiles on more faces, I’m sure it’s not including the maniacal grin one must get blasting away raving Rabbids with this gangsta MP5 mod. User THeOReos joined Instructables on Christmas day just to show us how to put this bad bastard together. Disappointed with the variety of gun cases…
By Owen Good Published December 28, 2008 -
Wii Pisses People Off
Nintendo’s Wii is leaving a lot of Revolution fans with a burning sensation. The photoshops are flowing like an awkwardly named Japanese game console after a suitcase of beer. From game forums like GAF, Penny Arcade and Quarter to Three to CNN, MTV, ABC and other proper demonstrations of three letters strung together, people don’t…
By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2006