Like music, film, and television, video games have long been the target of creative mashups. Taking key elements from two beloved properties and merging them almost guarantees an end result instantly beloved by nostalgic fans. It takes a minimum of effort to create a mashup and offers ridiculous amounts of fan affection, so is it […]
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Nintendo Announces Upcoming 3-D Handheld
Yesterday Nintendo announced the imminent arrival of its next handheld gaming system, the successor to the Nintendo DS. The big shocker? The portable will be able to display 3-D graphics without forcing gamers to wear silly glasses. Like this, only not terrible Dubbed “3DS,” the next big thing in portable gaming is due for release […]
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Final Fantasy: Where A Six Is A Three
Thanks to the release of Final Fantasy XIII, I’ve spent the last two days thoroughly immersed in the overwhelming decadence of the Final Fantasy series. Even my lazy, cursory research into the ephemera surrounding the Japanese roleplaying mainstay has highlighted an issue that continually sticks out like a sore thumb in any discussion of the […]
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In Which Capcom Loses Its Shit
Capcom has finally unveiled the tenth character addition to Super Street Fighter IV and while I’d like to say it’s making me scratch my head, the truth is that I’m still laughing too hard to react to the batshit insanity the company has foisted upon us. First, lemme state that I’m sure Capcom knows what […]
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Valve And Apple Sittin’ In A Tree, Kay, Eye, Ess, Ess, Eye, In, Gee!
Valve Software WHAT COULD IT MEAN?!? We Mac gamers are a hearty few. Like Oregon’s original settlers, we survive on gorgeous user interface, intuitive program design and millions of dead beavers … Wait, that didn’t make any sense. Let me start over. *cue record scratch* Hey there hipsters! I see you propped up behind that […]
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Tecmo Bowl Returns This Spring
Tecmo The classic Tecmo Bowl football series is being revived for the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network with this Spring’s release of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. The bad news? Despite inevitable claims to the contrary, Bo Jackson knows nothing about any of this. The good news? All the rad additions Tecmo promises past the jump. […]
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South Korea: Home Of The ‘Meat Stylus’
It’s tentatively gaming related at best, but seriously, “meat stylus?” How could I not mention this story? From kottke.org’s industry-leading cyber sausage division: kottke.org Sales of CJ Corporation’s snack sausages are on the increase in South Korea because of the cold weather; they are useful as a meat stylus for those who don’t want to […]
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Civilization V Debut Trailer Threatens Your Social Life
Like that crazy ex-girlfriend with the meth addiction that actually makes her even more dangerously appealing, the debut trailer for Civilization V has appeared, promising to ruin any constructive life plans you may have for the next couple years. My one complaint with this clip — aside from the knowledge that I’m going to lose […]
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PlayStation Network Melts; Fix Coming Soon, Says Sony
No PlayStation 3 owners, your console is not borked. Sony Not borked, says Sony Instead, it seems that Sony’s online network is having a meltdown, leaving millions of anxious Sony fans with no recourse but to bitch endlessly on the vast plains of god’s green Internet. Sony has yet to acknowledge an official cause for […]
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Today April 18, Ground Kontrol, Pinbrawl 2010!
Ground Kontrol Update (because I’m an idiot): Everything I said about Pinbrawl 2010 below still applies — in particular the words from the press release — only instead of occuring today, Pinbrawl 2010 goes down on April 18. Consider me blushing and kicking myself while branding the contents of a 2010 day calendar into my […]
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Dante’s Inferno: Like Poetry, But Better!
Dante’s Inferno: When you want the very best in violent videogames based on 700-year-old poems.