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An Insane Price. A Glittery Crotch. A Good Cause.

Fist of the North Star started life as a badass manga. A badass manga needs a badass figure. A big badass figure. But does it need Swarovski crystal? You bet it does. Fist of the North Star follows the adventures of Kenshiro as he punches the shit out of people and utters hard-nosed likes like,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011

The Time Steve Jobs Got “the Kissing Disease” (He Wasn’t Making Out!)

It’s a scourge of junior high school students everywhere: Mononucleosis. The highly infectious disease is colloquially dubbed the “kissing disease”. But that’s not how Steve Jobs got it. He got it making a video game. In an interview on The Last Word, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recalled when he made a Pong game for himself.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011

Nintendo’s “Circle Pad” Peripheral Gets a (Slightly) Different Name In the West

In Japan, the new second-thumbstick add-on for the Nintendo 3DS is simply called the “Circle Pad Expansion”. Not very exciting, but it at least gets the point across. In the West, though, it looks like it’ll have a different name. A trademark filing from Nintendo in Japan has revealed that the peripheral’s name in places…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011

The Best Blizzard Fan Art of 2011

Blizzcon wasn’t only about Blizzard games. It was also about Blizzard fans. There were contests, such as the amazing costume competition. But they weren’t the only fan creations that dazzled. The Blizzcon 2011 Fan Art Contest celebrated the stunning illustrations and paintings Blizzard fans drew, inked, and sketched, whether that be with pencils or tablets.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2011

How the World’s Most Amazing (and Painful) Video Game Setup was Built

Last week, we showed you an amazing PC gaming setup that involved five HD projectors, an omni-directional treadmill, wireless gun peripheral, ambient lighting and paintball gun. Some people cried “it’s a marketing stunt!”. Others cried “it’s not real!”. Those claiming the former, well, the prominent Battlefield 3 placement makes that a 50/50 call. Those claiming…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011

Grand Theft Auto V’s Logo Has Some Real History

And I don’t mean the iconic “Price is Right” font. I mean the way the latest game in the series, Grand Theft Auto V, has a rather interesting employment of antique US currency. As spotted by a Reddit user, the “FIVE” at the end of the game’s logo is lifted almost directly from an old…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 26, 2011

Time to Dress Your Baby Up as Mr. T

So here we are, at the start of another evening’s open thread. How was your day? Good, I hope. Mine was nice, it was gorgeous in San Francisco and I typed a lot of words. Speaking of typing words, your own words are welcome here in off-topic town. Here are a few conversation starters, and…