Saturday, December 6, 2008
Media
80’s Australian NES Commercial Will Haunt Your Every Waking Moment
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | You know, the NES never really caught on in Australia. It was always Master System/C64 country. No wonder, when you look at horrific, blankie-clutching stuff like this. [via Go Nintendo] More »
Wear Your 360 Fanboy Heart On Your Sleeve
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Few months back, we told you how Microsoft, in their wisdom, decided to sponsor a soccer team. The locally-based Seattle Sounders. Well, 360 fanboys, those jerseys are now on sale. More »
Amazing 3D Nintendo Art Is, Well, Amazing
1:30PM Luke Plunkett | Japanese design team Tibori Design have a blog called Dotter Dotter. And that blog is nothing but a front for some of the best damn 8-bit-inspired pieces of digital art we’ve ever seen. More »
Does Animal Crossing Slur Incident Show Fault In ESRB Ratings?
12:30PM Michael McWhertor | Does this week’s Animal Crossing: Wild World controversy illustrate weaknesses with the ESRB’s content ratings, particularly in games that can display potentially offensive user generated content? Not according to the ESRB. More »
More Mai Shiranui T&A Figures For The Pile
12:00PM Michael McWhertor | It doesn’t look like The King of Fighters‘ jiggly ninja Mai Shiranui will be returning for The King of Fighters XII, but that won’t stop SNK from pumping out another plastic knock-up of the girl. More »
Media
Gears of War: The Cereal Looks Disgusting
11:30AM Michael McWhertor | Why there aren’t more video game themed cereals escapes me. After seeing G4’s spoof on Gears of War’s game-to-breakfast port—”Grains of War”—with an appearance by Lester “Augustus Cole” Speight, surely someone will step up. Oh, the delicious shapes! More »
Scribblenauts Will Let You Put Lasers On Sharks
11:00AM Michael McWhertor | As promised, Drawn to Life and Lock’s Quest developer 5th Cell has announced its newest Nintendo DS game. It’s called Scribblenauts and it may be one of the most fascinating games for the handheld. Ever. More »
Boys Hang Kitten With Game Controller, Sheriff Blames GTA
10:30AM Michael McWhertor | Two Arizona boys have admitted to local law enforcement that they strangled a four month old cat with a video game controller and stoned it to death. Who’s to blame? Grand Theft Auto. More »
