I quite like the design of traditional Japanese letter boxes. We have a whole collection of old piggy banks shaped like them. Are piggy banks still called piggy banks if they are not shaped like…piggies? Nintendo 3DS Allows Racist, Sexist And Vulgar Character Names The 3DS’s “StreetPass” function allows players to automatically trade Mii Avatars…
In the Uncharted movie, Mark Wahlberg will be hero Nathan Drake. Fans, however, had a different actor in mind and even made awkward pleas for their choice. That choice was television star Nathan Fillion. The actor tells The Nerdish podcast that he “would have loved” to be Drake. “Mark Wahlberg, I think that’s a talented…
It’s launch day in North America, and that means retail stores everywhere are bracing for the launch of RIFT, Trion Worlds’ first MMORPG. Be one of the first to experience massive dynamic battles that bring you into the story, a class system that lets you build any class you can imagine, epic dungeons, player vs.…
It might look like this. It might have My Little Ponies. But one thing that is for certain, it would be totally awesome. Let’s call it The Elder Scrolls IV: Equestria. This clip features footage of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which is the My Little Pony series currently running on the Cartoon Network.…
The Chinese government dictates what can and can’t be shown in overhead photographs. This is bad news for Google Maps, which continues to have run-ins with the Mainland. No worries, there is a solution. A beautiful one. Baidu Maps created a Sim City-like reproduction of China to sidestep these issues. An overhead view of the…
Some LEGO games are expansive voyages built on exciting properties. This is not one of those games. No, if you put LEGO Star Wars at one end of the spectrum, LEGO Minifigures Collector would be at its polar opposite. It’s a slot/poker machine game that has you trying to match up the three correct body…
The Humble Indie Bundle is a project aimed at not only selling a ton of quality indie PC games, but raising money for charity as well. And it’s doing a very good job. Wolfire Games’ John Graham and Jeffrey Rosen (two of the organisers of the bundle) revealed today that the two bundles have so…
The DualShock 3 hasn’t had an official place to call its own. Until now. When charging the controller, players typically just connect it to the PS3 via its controller cable and perhaps leave it on the floor or place it on the console or something Third party companies do have charging stand solutions. And this…
Right now, there are over five million kids from all corners of the globe taking part in an online game. One you may have never even heard of. It’s got nothing to do with farms or penguins. Instead, it’s all about…mathematics. Today is World Maths Day, and the cornerstone of the celebration is a competition…
Nintendo hasn’t only just released a stylish piece of hardware, the Kyoto-based games maker has just launched a piece of hardware powered by elegant software. If only other Japanese companies could follow suit. Anyone who has ever owned a cell phone in Japan knows exactly what I’m talking about. Heck, if you’ve played Japanese video…
Fans of Mango Sentinels and Curly Moustaches, you can now wear your allegiance proudly on your chest. Don’t know what I’m talking about? This will help These two shirts, from BROKENTIER, are part of a collaboration honouring IFC Yipes, one of the fighting game scene’s most prominent characters, who is not only a handy gamer…
The Legend Of Zelda takes place in a fantasy kingdom, and no fantasy kingdom would be complete without an exquisite, elaborate map to chart its regions. Bill Mudron has put together this beautiful map that combines the land of Hyrule as depicted in both the first (bottom map) and second (top map) Zelda games for…
Last year, Panasonic surprised the world with the unveiling of a rather unique gaming handheld. Which was one way of putting it. You could also say it looked a little stupid. Something Panasonic now agrees with. The “Jungle”, as it was known, was planned to be a small handheld computer that ran on Linux, allowing…
Atlus’ sexy adventure/puzzle game Catherine is getting a North American release on 360 and PS3. It’s due this Summer.
Having failed to work out a last-minute deal with its landlord, the historic Chinatown Fair arcade in New York City closed its doors on Sunday night. Here are some images of its last hours. It’s unclear whether the business will be moving, as we were told was an option last week, or is simply shutting…
She’s survived fight after after fight, opponent after opponent. She’s even made it through woeful Hollywood adaptations. Today, Chun-Li and her thighs turn 43 years old. Born in China on March 1, 1968, Chun-Li is an Interpol agent, investigating her father’s death. Her impact on gaming has been tremendous. She was the first playable female…
The 3DS’s “StreetPass” function allows players to automatically trade Mii Avatars with whomever they pass on the street. But the streets are dangerous, and some 3DS owners are bound to be total dicks Offensive and Not Safe for Work language to follow. “Dick” is actually a nickname that brings up a warning screen on the…
If I say the words “casual game”, you probably think of something that’s on Facebook. With graphics drawn by, and targeted towards, twelve year-olds. You certainly don’t imagine them looking like this This is “A Familiar World”, the first title from developers Inemeri, which is looking to bridge a little of the gap between the…
If you can’t find something to like in this video, there amy be something wrong with you. To recap: this is a man sitting near the steps of a New York City subway station. He is wearing a Boba Fett helmet. And, upon his accordion, he is playing a rendition of the “Lost Woods” theme…
A lot of people remember now-defunct magazine Computer Gaming World for the fact it was one of the world’s finest PC gaming rags. Me, I just remember it because of these badass covers. While game magazines today rely on images supplied by a publisher, or sleek, stylistic pieces drawn up by an internal art team,…
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