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Norway Mass Killer May Be Declared Legally Insane

Confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was legally insane when he killed nearly 80 people, many children, during a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in July, according to a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the court, the Associated Press reports. Breivik, 32, said he claimed a modern day affliction, World of Warcraft gaming addiction, to…

By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011

Sleepy Jack Is a Tunnel Vision Trip Through the Dreams of a Young Boy

Every NiGHT Sleepy Jack travels into his dreams to do battle with his favorite toys, taking players on a delightful journey that elicits the joy and wonder of childhood. Wouldn’t Peter Molydeux be proud! It’s one part Sega classic NiGHTs into Dreams , on part classic tunnel shooter (think Tempest or my personal favorite, N2O).…

By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2011

Feast Your Eyes on Metroid’s Samus Aran Made from Nintendo Cartridges

How tall would Samus Aran be in real life? The seller on this eBay item claims that it’s life-size so, if this crafty piece of artwork’s to be believed, she’d be about 5’6″ (165 cm, for you metric-heads). The sculpture’s made from defunct Nintendo games from the Japanese publisher’s legacy systems, like the Game Boy,…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 29, 2011

They Ain’t Playing Darts

PC | FUKUOKA, JAPAN: Cyber athletes at a recent gaming event in Japan. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Japan, Stop Playing with the Disgusting-Looking Food! A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. More » Ezio Is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Woman Pepper-Sprayed Gamers in Self-Defense?

During the Black Friday chaos, one woman at a Walmart in Porter Ranch, San Fernando Valley pepper-sprayed shoppers during a scene of commercial chaos that broke out over video games. As previously posted, the Walmart was a mess, as the video game section was “torn down”, and several of the 100 people “waiting in line…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

You’ve Got Assassin’s Creed in My Final Fantasy XIII-2

Time traveller Noel Kreiss, Final Fantasy XIII-2, can dress up as Assassin’s Creed‘s Ezio Auditore da Firenze, star of the latest AC game, Revelations The outfit will be downloadable, and Square Enix hasn’t provided an actual screenshot of how the outfit will appear in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Instead, Square Enix provided artwork. 「FINAL FANTASY XIII-2」と「アサシン…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Japan, Stop Playing with the Disgusting-Looking Food!

A meat bun shaped like a Dragon Quest Slime went on sale today in Japan. It’s probably the grossest thing Square Enix has ever done. Truly, truly horrifying. And yet, people cannot look away—and can’t stop playing with the damn things. Above, Twitter user @UesugiGuy carved up his Slime meat bun as if it were…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Wow, That Mario Kart Ad Used Real Mario Karts

The pretty damn amazing Mario Kart 7 ad currently showing looks pretty damn amazing. So amazing that it’d be easy to assume the entire thing, actors aside, was computer generated. But it’s not! As you can see here in these short making-of clips, the ad team built real karts for the action. And didn’t just…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011

Square Enix Working on New RPG. It’s Not Final Fantasy

Nor is it Dragon Quest. As mentioned in an upcoming issue of Famitsu, the Tokyo-based game company is working on a new action role-playing game. The game currently does not have a title. While info has leaked from Famitsu, the full article has yet to hit newsstands. Helming the game will be Ryutaro Ichimura, who…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Iran, of all Places, Double-Bans Battlefield 3

To be clear, the legal sale of Battlefield 3 in Iran has never exactly been widespread. But as is the way of the world, “street vendors” had been selling the game anyway, and according to reports that’s resulted in a crackdown from Iranian authorities While many retailers never even bothered stocking the game (in which…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011

Nintendo 3DS Update Totally DELAYED (Just a Few Days!)

In late November, which is now, Nintendo was supposed to release a big 3DS update. It won’t. Today, Nintendo announced that the 3DS’s big November update won’t be released in November. Instead, it will hit by Dec. 8, making this a big December update. With the update, it will become possible to transfer batches of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Ezio Is Trolling Dating Sites. He’s Very Good.

It’s slightly cruel in a “Bart Simpson vs Ms. Krabappel” kinda way, but equally hilarious: someone has signed up to a dating site using the persona of Assassin’s Creed hero Ezio Auditore, and done what Ezio does best. Seduce the ladies. Some of them understand what’s going on, and are sports about it. Others actually…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011

Ridge Racer DLC Sucks. Namco Ready To Rip You Off.

Thought it was stupid and awful that Namco Bandai was releasing Ridge Racer with only three tracks? Wait until you hear what the DLC is. There’s free weekly DLC planned—but it’s music from previously released Ridge Racer games. According to Japanese game magazine Famitsu, in February 2012, Namco will release a “Ridge Racer Pass”, which…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Gunpoint Looks Like one of 2012’s More Interesting PC Games

Last time we saw indie PC game Gunpoint, I said it looked like “Deus Ex meets Canabalt“. Which after seeing this clip seems a little unfair. It looks way more interesting than that. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011

Skyrim? There’s An App For That (No, Really)

Dragon Shout is an iPhone app that wants to be your digital journal for Skyrim. And from the sounds of it, may actually pull it off. Billed as an “interactive map”, it’s essentially a giant, zoomable map of the game’s province that lets you drop markers and notes on things like dropped loot, areas for…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011

The Game Gran Turismo’s Creators Are Hiding

Polyphony Digital, known for its Gran Turismo games, created one of the greatest mecha games ever—a fact the developer no longer makes known. In 1999 a developer renowned for its pedigree in creating driving simulators ventured into pastures where high speed mecha roam. The developer was Polyphony Digital, the game: Omega Boost for the original…

Ollie Barder Published November 29, 2011

Do You Look Like That Lilith Lady from Borderlands? Earn Money, Get a Job!

Perhaps you are a female. Perhaps you are a female who resembles Lilith from Borderlands. Or perhaps you know someone who does. If so, the game’s developer, Gearbox Sofware, has a deal for you. From the developer’s website: Do you want to be a character in a video game? We’re looking for someone to become…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Two Men Direct a Real Game of Football With a Video Game Controller

In this video, two men are playing a game of FIFA. Or maybe Pro Evo. Doesn’t matter, since they’re not really playing what’s on the screen. They’re controlling real men playing a real game of football. The execution is a little lacking in places, where the players either improvise on their own accord or take…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011

The Most Disgusting Thing Square Enix Has Ever Done

Square Enix, the studio behind role-playing games Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, is allowing one of its most iconic characters, a Dragon Quest Slime, to be sold as a meat bun. The results are horrific and disgusting. Back in September, Japanese television clued me into the fact that, no, I do not want to put…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Half-Life’s Classic Intro Is Now a Short Film

There’s no shortage of top-shelf Half-Life fan films on the internet, but the thing is, most of them are based on the second game in the series. Not many are based on the first. This one is, though, and it’s pretty good! It doesn’t really get the feel of the game’s intro, but for fan…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2011