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Mario, This is Why You’re Fat
We know why Mario has a mustache. We know why his uniform is blue and red. These were the most distinctive features Nintendo could render on the character sprite due to the limitations of the Z80 processor, the venerable workhorse of the arcade. And it’s the same reason Mario’s proportions are a little on the…
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Tugboat Ran Aground as Captain Played Video Games, Says Coast Guard
More than 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Alaska’s Prince William Sound – the very same spot as the infamous Exxon Valdez disaster – because the captain of a tugboat was playing video games while the ship ran aground, says the Coast Guard. The Pathfinder, a “safety-escort” tug, was returning to port after an…
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By the Time the Army of Darkness Reached the iPhone It Was Too Late
Nineteen years ago Bruce Campbell and his time-displaced chin took on the forces of evil in a movie that generated a good fifteen years’ worth of amusing quotes. Today Backflip Studios releases Army of Darkness Defense for the iPhone. Bruce Campbell is Ash Williams, one asshole of a retail employee teleported via ancient evil book…
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The 50 Worst Voices in Video Game History Meet One Hilarious Face
Behind every badly-read line of video game dialog there is an equally horrific voice actor. Face actor Dean Lauderdale channels fifty of the worst, possibly redeeming them in the process. From The Legend of Heroes to Resident Evil: Director’s Cut, Lauderdale lends his hyper-elastic face to some of the worst video game performances since they…
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Oddworld Creator: “EA Sabotaged Stranger’s Wrath“
Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning accused EA of “Sabotaging” his studio’s game, Stranger’s Wrath, in a conversation with Eurogamer. Lanning says that the publisher, by not marketing the game properly, condemned it to failure. “It was sabotaged. When you see a big game coming out, just ask what the marketing budget is. If you decide as…
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A Five Minute Guided Tour of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
If you’ve not seen this walkthrough video of 38 Studios and Big Huge Games’ Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, you might have the impression that this is a generic action RPG. Once you see the video you’ll definitely have that impression. I want to believe that the combination of author R.A. Salvatore’s words, Spawn creator Todd…
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Bungie May Also Have A Mobile Game On The Way
Bungie “Aerospace” filed a trademark for a new phone-based game called “Crimson” last week. The trademark is described as a “Computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones.” and “Computer game software downloadable from a global computer network.” [UPSTO.GOV]
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Could a Video Game Save Your Life During a Natural Disaster?
Could a video game mean the difference between life and death the next time the planet decides to violently erupt near a heavily populated area? That’s the question Geeks Without Bounds plans to answer with GameSave, a five week long hack-a-thon event aimed at creating the ultimate disaster relief video game. Video game website Gameranx‘s…
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5th Cell’s Cover Shooter Hybrid Innovates Itself into 2012
Hybrid, the cover-focused Xbox Live Arcade shooter from the creators of Scribblenauts that made a splash at GDC earlier this year, has been pushed back into 2012, the extra time used to “create the highest quality title possible”.
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An Innocent Sandwich Died to Create Weapons for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North developer Snowblind Studios takes its weapon creating seriously in this behind-the-scenes video, and an innocent lunchtime treat gives its life for the greater good.
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Ubisoft Expects Minimal Impact from PlayStation Network Downtime
While the PlayStation Network security breach and subsequent downtime has had significant impact on many PlayStation 3 publishers, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says he expects his company’s cost to be minimal. Speaking today during Ubisoft’s fiscal year 2011 financial results conference call, Guillemot spoke about how the PlayStation Network’s security-spawned hiatus was affecting his company.…
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Street Fighter X Tekken Has Sexy British Legs and Knows How to Use Them
Though the latest teaser video for Capcom collaboration Street Fighter X Tekken takes the teasing to the extreme, there’s no mistaking the blonde braid and camouflaged flanks of Britain’s own Cammy White. With Ryu, Ken, Guile, Chun-Li, and Able already confirmed for Street Fighter X Tekken, it’s quite obvious to me that the Capcom side…
By Mike Fahey
