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The Waggle-Powered Wii Lawnmower
If you’re sick of using your Wii to play Wii games/gather dust, why not try something new, like this Danish guy did. And use it to mow your lawn. The University of South Denmark’s Kjeld Jensen has come up with the Casmobot, a robotic lawnmower that you control using the motion-sensitive accelerometer found within the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 -
Super Mario Bros. Strikes Back!
Super Mario Bros. plus Empire Strikes Back equals this, apparently! Los Angeles artist Misha painted this 18 x 24 inch work. So, we’ve got Mario as Luke, Luigi as Han, Peach as Leia, Yoshi was a Tan-Tan, Donkey Kong as Chewy, Wario as R2D2, Waluigi as C3P0 and Bowser as Vader. This is neat and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 -
MMO Donating Proceeds To Charity
You may never have heard of browser-based MMO Domain Heroes before, but that’s OK. There’s tons of browser-based games you’ve never heard of. But we mention it because this one’s doing good deeds. At the moment, 5% of the proceeds from in-game purchases are going to charity. Some of the money is going to Child’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 -
New PSP Due Before Christmas
According to Pocket Gamer, who cite a developer working on the hardware, an all-new PlayStation Portable will be out and on store shelves before Christmas. This source repeats earlier rumours surrounding the design of the system – such as the fact it features a sliding screen (which reveals game controls) and also boasts touchscreen capabilities…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 -
Room 4 Rent (No Zombies!)
Reader Adam needs a roommate “pretty badly”. To help him find one, though, he didn’t just post a regular old “roommate wanted” advertisement. Oh no. He put in some effort. Behold, then, the Room 4 Rent. Sounds cozy! Especially if you hunger for the flesh of the living! But as Adam explains: We’re a pretty…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 -
Square Enix: FFXIII Needs Ten Times The Success Of Smaller Titles
Eagerly awaited multi-platform title Final Fantasy XIII has been five years in the making. Five years is a long time and not cheap. The pressure must be tremendous. “You’re right there is an unusual sort of pressure on Final Fantasy XIII,” the game’s producer Yoshinori Kitase tells EDGE magazine. “I’d say we need this game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 -
Gears Of War 2: Snowblind, As Narrated By Bender [Update]
There’s a new Gears of War 2 map pack available. It’s called Snowblind. And sure, you could let Microsoft, or Epic try and sell you on it, but how about Bender instead? Yes, sit back and allow John DiMaggio – who does the voice work for Futurama’s surly robot (and also some Marcus Fenix guy)…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 -
Shooting People In The Face FPS
The Onion, your news source, has a brand new clip up for the most inventive first-person-shooter we’ve ever seen. Ever. Called Close Range, the game has players shoot people in the face. Or the ear. It’s slated to be out sometime between never and ever, though you can already play the game online. The reviews…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 -
Edge Recounts Nintendo’s Dark Times
Nintendo may be the console king of the mountain, thanks to its runaway success with the Wii and Nintendo DS. But it wasn’t always so, as Edge Online explores. Before the glory of motion control and touchscreen gameplay reversed Nintendo’s fortunes, it settled for third place in the console wars, delivering the sometimes spectacular, sometimes…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2009 -
Ryu’s Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major
You may have seen this pic around some of the darker corners of the internet before, but did you know it’s also a t-shirt? That you can buy? Well, it is. And while we thought we’d seen every gag you could manage out of the Street Fighter universe, we must admit, this one’s good for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 -
Gothic Lolita Shooter Boob Mousepads Now On Sale
Cave is having its gothic Lolita arcade shooter DeathSmiles ported to the Xbox 360. The game’s out this month on April 23. Know what else is out this month? Starting April 18, DeathSmiles boob-shaped mousepads. While the game is not played with a mouse per se, those who like DeathSmiles might use computers, so it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 -
Wii Manufacturing Costs Down By 45%
We talk a bit about how both the 360 and PS3 reduce their manufacturing costs by introducing new technology. But what about the Wii? Well, of course, the Wii does the same thing. It’s just been less of an issue, that’s all. People follow that kind of stuff with the 360 and especially the PS3…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 -
Wii Boxing Diet Game Tells Us Post-Bath Beer Is Okay
Shape Boxing Wii de Enjoy! Diet was released last year, but these ads have recently popped up online (we didn’t ever seen them on Japanese TV, though!). The game is a more focused take on Wii Boxing, exercising and bear punching. The ad features clothes ripping and beer — as it should. Hey, it’s totally…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 -
“Young” Velvet Assassin Trailer Feels Old, Sounds Awful
If you watch the new extended trailer for Velvet Assassin and feel a strange sense of deja-vu, there’s a reason for that. Sadly, that reason doesn’t make the trailer any better. This three-minute, 28-second extended version of the last Velvet Assassin trailer we saw skips the Winston Churchill-ish speech and focuses on the music —…
By AJ Glasser Published April 6, 2009 -
SEGA Is Up For A MadWorld Franchise If You Are, Too
While black, white & red Wii title MadWorld might not appeal to your typical Wii customers, that’s okay, it’s not supposed to. Its intended audience is the core audience, which might feel somewhat spurned by the more popular Wii titles. According to SEGA marketing person Sean Ratcliffe, “If it resonates with the audience, yes, we…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 6, 2009 -
Join Us In Saluting Cammy’s Generously-Proportioned Hips
Is there such a thing as too many Cammy figures? Or too many Cammy statues? Uh, pfft. No. So let’s take a good, long look at the release of the latest in the “Capcom Girls Collection” series. Which is, of course, Cammy. She’s as detailed as she is stacked in the thighs/hips department, and if…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2009 -
Hey, There’s A PS3 In My K-Pop Music Video!
Packaged Korean pop group Wonder Girls air grind with a PS3 Sixaxis controller and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in the video for tune "Now." Forget that the game doesn’t support motion controls! There’s grinding. There’s also jello, a 8mm camera and a dude on a motorcycle in the video if you’re into that kinda stuff.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 6, 2009 -
Sony To Release “Clothes, Toys, Stationery, Housewares & Gifts”
Video game merch is nothing new. It’s been with us since the dawn of, well, video games. But in a quest for more cash money (and brand awareness), Sony Europe will be going merch mad. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have employed a company called Target Entertainment, who will be acting as “consumer product licensing agent”…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2009 -
Sonic, How You’ve Grown, How You’ve Changed
SEGA’s Sonic The Hedgehog made his debut way back in 1991 on the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive with the self-titled Sonic The Hedgehog. Here’s a look at the character over the years. Got a favorite Sonic? We’re partial to the 2D “classic” Sonic. He had more ‘tude. That, and didn’t kiss humans. For those who want…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 6, 2009 -
So, What Does The “i” In “DSi” Stand For?
As silly/awesome as you think the name “Wii” is, at least it has a meaning. “We”. Togetherness. But what about the “DSi”? What does that mean? You could say it’s got something to do with having two cameras, but then, according to Nintendo of America’s David Young, it means your DS is “individual”. Here he…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2009