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‘The Brothers Mario’ Warps The Mushroom Kingdom Into Liberty City
This may be the best Grand Theft Auto IV machinima we’ve ever seen, dropping the major players of Super Mario Bros. into a gritty, violent world where gangster Bowser is the most feared criminal in the Mushroom Kingdom. While there might be six too many dramatic walkaway explosions in “The Brothers Mario,” by YouTube filmmakers…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 14, 2010 -
Celebrate 28 Years Of Encom Gran Prix Light Cycle Racing
The “ENCOM Grand Prix” limited edition TRON poster (Canvas or Paper) by Steve Thomas will be going up for sale on December 17 at Acme Archives Related Rampages: Vintage Star Wars Posters | How to 80’s Film Posters ENCOM Grand Prix by Steve Thomas (Blog) (Facebook) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy?…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 14, 2010 -
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What you missed today Microsoft Imagines a World Without iPhones, PS3s, Wii The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games, For The Last Time Pick Up Braid and Four Other Amazing Games For A Song Papa Smurf Is Not Amused By Your Sweatshop Tactics How People Played A Holocaust Game Modern War Gear Solid 3: Revenge of Kotickovich!
By Brian Crecente Published December 14, 2010 -
PlayStation Store Update: Welcome To Die!
Christmas comes a little early to the North American PlayStation Store, with things that you’d actually want to download and play in exchange for cash; things like arcade game X-Men, Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves and Marvel Pinball. What else? You’ll have the chance to kill Ewoks as Starkiller in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II—provided you…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 14, 2010 -
The Tester 2: Episode 7: “Trouble With Trivia” Liveblog: Smoochies
Who will go home in this week’s episode of Sony’s The Tester 2? Who cares? We’ve got a picture of War Princess and guest panelist Adrianne Curry kissing. What were we talking about again? Kawaiizilla passed along this picture of Tester 2 contestant War Princess and this season’s guest pretty person Adrianne Curry sharing a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2010 -
Customize Your Christmas
The Alienware M11x is what every little video game-loving boy and girl has on their Xmas list this year because it can be perfectly customized for the optimal personal gaming experience. And weighing in at just under 4.5 lbs., it’s light enough to hang by your chimney with care. Besides sugar plums, some gamers are…
By Gawkercreative Published December 14, 2010 -
Mortal Kombat Gets X-ray Fight Sticks, Cool Kollector’s Edition
Get over here if you want to see the premium ways you can purchase a copy of next year’s Mortal Kombat, the grisly fighting game that’s going back to basics on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Online retailer GameStop has new listings for the “Tournament Edition” of Mortal Kombat, complete with customized MK Fight…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 14, 2010 -
The Super Mario Musical Number
Today’s Speak Up contribution comes from reader Orionsaint001, who found that there are more amazing musicals to be made than ones about Spider-Man. This is usually Fahey’s gig to select from the great tips you readers send in. But he’s off this week. Would he have chosen this one? I don’t know. Would he be…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2010 -
Infinity Blade Getting New Blades This Month, Multiplayer Next
I’m a big fan of Infinity Blade’s amazing graphics and interesting take on iPhone gaming. So it’s great to hear that the first update for the $6 game is expected to hit next week. The update will include five new swords, five new shields, five new helmets and a new set of armor. The free…
By Brian Crecente Published December 14, 2010 -
Modern War Gear Solid 3: Revenge of Kotickovich!
Metal Gear’s “Solid Snake” and Modern Warfare 2’s “Ghost” join forces once again in the third chapter of epic crossover parody Modern War Gear Solid. Can they finish the fight? Can you see where this is going? In the third and perhaps the most impressive fan film from Beat Down Boogie, Snake and Ghost face…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 14, 2010 -
Perhaps I Need To Give Metro 2033 Another Look
Best Video Games Of The Year lists are good for fomenting argument. But maybe they can also give an overlooked game another chance for attention. Here’s one man sticking up for Metro 2033, and sticking up for it… interestingly. Amid the Red Dead Redemption talk and Call of Duty conversation over at Slate.com’s Gaming Club…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2010 -
Heads Up About World of Warcraft Password Reset E-mails [UPDATE]
An e-mail some of you may have received that appears to be a request for a password reset for World of Warcraft is a phishing scam. Consult this official Blizzard thread for information. [Update: Blizzard is sending legit warnings, too.] While some sites, such as Linked In, have prompted password resets due to the hack…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2010 -
Kinect Modders Recreate Big’s Giant Piano Scene, Without the Piano
FAO Schwarz and giant pianos combined to provide a touching moment in the movie Big in 1988. Xbox 360’s Kinect and modders combined to recreate that scene without a real piano more than 20 years later. Heart and Soul? Nailed. Chopsticks? Let’s see it. [Thanks Rob]
By Brian Crecente Published December 14, 2010 -
How People Played A Holocaust Game
Coverage last week of the concentration camp first-person shooter Sonderkommando Revolt may have raised curiosity about how people would play a game about the Holocaust. A writer at the Daily Beast shares a story of one such session he observed in November involving the game Train. The Train is a board game of sorts that…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2010 -
Introducing The SlayStation, My Favorite New Musical Instrument Of 2010
The SlayStation is not a PlayStation. It’s more of a musical instrument. The notes you play on it come from video clips of video games. Check this out. The top video here and all the rest in this post were made by a guy named Mike Toillion who appears to have been working on something…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2010 -
NASA tables plan to expose monkeys to gamma radiation
Protests from animal rights activists have put a moratorium on NASA plans to expose 27 squirrel monkeys to gamma-ray radiation. Researchers hoped to simulate the effects of space radiation on humans, but protesters claim the experiment’s cruel and unnecessary. The experiment was put in limbo after PETA obtained documents detailing the experiment using the Freedom…
By Cyriaque Lamar Published December 14, 2010 -
More iPhone Games Will Soon Look This Good
Infinity Blade on the iPhone looks damn good. And as of Thursday, anyone will be able to make a game for the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad will be able to make a game using the same graphics technology. The iOS version of the Unreal Development Kit will be free to download some time this…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 14, 2010 -
The History of Switzerland As Told By a Secret Gamer
This isn’t really how Switzerland came about, though wouldn’t it be great if it were. Instead it’s an amusing mishmosh of legends and cliche with a dash of Mario added in for flavor. That’s right, about 30 seconds in, William Tell does a Mario and saves the princess from a castle, complete with question blocks…
By Brian Crecente Published December 14, 2010
