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Artist's Hand Vs. Street Fighter in Awesome Stop Animation

Emerald Catron — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:03:13 +0000

Ugh. We need to get new hobbies. This guy makes awesome stop-motion animations on whiteboards, and our hobby is to watch them. Oh well, at least it’s highly enjoyable. This particular video is based on the video game Street Fighter, clearly. We would tell you our favorite part, but we don’t want to spoil the [...]

$8 Goodwill Video Game Fetches $17K at Auction, Pants Still Only Worth a Nickel

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:12 +0000

If you’re like us, your old Nintendo game cartridges are probably collecting dust in your parent’s attic, or stuffed into a closet somewhere. You might want to go dig them out after you hear about the North Carolina woman who recently sold a rare game for more than $17,000. ‘Stadium Events’ is known to enthusiasts [...]

Gamer Proposes to Girlfriend Via Custom Role Playing Game

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:31:01 +0000

If you're a gamer and you find yourself a girlfriend who also loves spending marathon sessions in front of a screen you should probably seriously consider locking her down for life.

That's what Redditor Marchaka was thinking with his special lady Michelle, who shares his passion for video games. So, despite his limited coding experience, Marchaka decided to craft an elaborate role playing game for Michelle that would end with a marriage proposal.

World's Biggest Time-Waster Spends Six Years Playing Video Games in Internet Cafe

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:00:20 +0000

Life is all fun and games for one man in China. Li Meng, 30, has spent the last 6 years spending all day everyday playing video games in an Internet café in the Jilin province. Li only gets up from his seat to grab a bite to eat or use the bathroom. He takes a [...]

Jimmy Fallon and Selena Gomez Perform a Geeky Duet on 'Mario Kart Love Song'

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:12:30 +0000

Adding another covered tune to his list of many, ‘Late Night’ host Jimmy Fallon decided to perform a duet with last night’s guest Selenz Gomez. Their choice? The beloved ‘Mario Kart Love Song.’ Gomez stopped by to promote her new much-talked-about film ‘Spring Breakers.’ Together, the two donned the famed plumber’s mustache along with a [...]

Clever Dad Hacks Donkey Kong Game So Daughter Can Play As a Girl

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:02:30 +0000

Equal rights have finally come to video games. In a bit of ingenuity, a game developer named Mike Mika managed to hack the classic video game Donkey Kong so that instead of playing as Mario, his three-year-old daughter could play as Pauline, one of the female characters who usually needs to be rescued. Mika’s quest [...]

The Evolution of Lara Croft

Chris Urie — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:21:52 +0000

Lara Croft is a legend. She is not only one of gaming’s most beloved characters, but an international icon. Even if folks have never played a Tomb Raider game or any video game at all, they know who she is. She’s as iconic as Mario or Link and defined a whole generation of games for the original Playstation. But, video games are a fickle business where new characters are created all the time only to be relinquished to the bargain bin and forgotten. Why has Lara Croft remained a gaming icon all these years? Simple. As gaming evolved, so did she. To celebrate the release of the new Tomb Raider game, let's take a look at the evolution of Lara Croft.

Gamer Wants $550,000 For Videogame Collectibles on eBay

Greg Srisavasdi — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:50:29 +0000

As reported by IGN, an avid collector attempted to sell his video games collection for $550,000 and the eBay auction has ended with zero bids. So what does 30 years plus of being a pack rat get you?

Video Game Homage Comes to Life in Hong Kong Streets

Greg Srisavasdi — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:02:54 +0000

Life imitates art, and at times it can also imitate video games. Shoe brand Jim Rickey hired Stockholm photographer Christian Aslund for its recent ad campaign, in which the streets of Hong Kong were temporarily changed into a 2D video game. These God’s Eye camera shots have a model lying nearly flat on the streets, [...]

The 10 Best Video Game Couples Ever

Donald Deane — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:33:50 +0000

Anyone who argues that video games are full of senseless violence and lack genuine emotion simply hasn't spent enough time with a controller in their hands. In fact, many games are driven by heartfelt love stories at their core. Some are cute and Disney-esque, while others are doomed from the start in the tradition of Greek tragedy. Either way, the video game romances we present here are all epic in their own ways.

The 10 Weirdest Pokemon Ever

Donald Deane — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:25:54 +0000

To the uninitiated, Pokemon may seem awfully cute and cuddly. But true fans know there are weird, silly and sometimes downright horrifying creatures lurking in the Pokedex. Given that there's currently more than 600 characters in the pocket monster franchise, there are bound to be a few misfits, right?

The 10 Best Video Game Memes Ever

Donald Deane — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:06:32 +0000

Ever since Atari introduced ‘Pong’ more than 40 years ago, video games have become an immensely popular form of home entertainment. But their legacy isn’t simply ruined eyesight, carpal tunnel syndrome and short attention spans. They’ve also profoundly changed the way we think and even given us new ways to communicate. Many of the early [...]

Dad Hires Virtual Hitmen to 'Kill' Video Game Addicted Son

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:00:04 +0000

Feng’s son Xiao had been a good student with a promising future. But according to Feng, who lives with his son in China, Xiao got really into video games in high school and his obsession was such that he hadn’t found a job or moved out of the house by 23. So to cure Xiao of his addiction, [...]

The 10 Craziest Christmas-Themed Video Games

Donald Deane — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:13:15 +0000

Christmas-themed video games might seem like the best way for developers to cash in on the holiday season, but there's a conspicuous lack of these titles on the market. Believe it or not, this is a good thing, because the vast majority of Christmas games to date have been pretty bad and, what's more, inexplicably weird.

Nintendo TVii Launches Tomorrow

Luke Brown — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:30:24 +0000

The much ballyhooed Nintendo TVii service will finally be available to Wii U owners in North America starting tomorrow. Nintendo’s free TVii service will provide a whole new way to enjoy television programming through the Wii U console. TVii takes all the available media content from cable providers like Comcast and streaming services like Hulu [...]

10 Video Games That Should Be Made Into Movies

Donald Deane — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:01:01 +0000

Over the years, Hollywood has taught us one thing — it’s easy to churn out movies based on video games, but a whole lot more difficult to make them watchable. For every semi-decent ‘Resident Evil’ or ‘Tomb Raider’ flick, there’s a stinker like ‘Silent Hill,’ ‘Doom,’ ‘Bloodrayne,’ ‘Wing Commander’ and, perhaps worst of all, ‘Super [...]

The 15 Best Video Game Easter Eggs

Donald Deane — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:15:58 +0000

Discovering a video game Easter egg on your own can be a blast, but, let’s face it, doing so requires an awful lot of work. So, to spare you the hassle of hours of repetitive gameplay, we’ve compiled the 15 coolest Easter eggs right here. Consider this an early Christmas present. Some of these secrets [...]

10 Best Selling Atari Games Ever — The Atari 2600 Turns 35

Chris Illuminati — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:02:13 +0000

The Atari 2600 is celebrating its 35th birthday this week. Has it really been that long since Pong?!? The Atari 2600 is arguably one of the most popular gaming systems ever. As of 2004, there were an estimated 30 million units sold and it owns a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame. Obvious [...]

Game Over: World's Largest eBay Video Game Collection Sells For $1.23 Million

George Roush — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:00:54 +0000

Holy Halo, Batman. The world’s largest video game collection ever sold on eBay fetched a whopping $1.23 million dollars. That’s 1.23 million gold coins Mario would have to collect to afford such a massive library of awesome. eBay seller Collector’s King is now a rich man after his gigantic collection sold for €999,999.99 ($1.23 million). [...]

10 Best Fighting Games

Chris Urie — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:00:23 +0000

Fighting games are the perfect way to settle an argument, but there is etiquette to observe.

First, you gotta let your opponent know you mean business and a slapping a silk glove across his face just doesn’t cut it. Smashing him in the face with a controller is more the style. Then once a controller has been slapped across your face in acceptance, the fight to the digital death. But the question now remains, which games should you play?