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The BBC Might Have Confused Halo With The United Nations

If this video is real – and given its shoddy quality, that’s no guarantee – it would appear the BBC have some issues using Google Image Search.


May 24, 2012
Retro

Game Box Nipples And Gunsmoke Moustaches

This is Game Over, a title for the Spectrum, first released in 1987. A game released amidst controversy. See, while later editions of the game would feature slightly edited variations of the box art, the original featured one of video gaming’s first wardrobe malfunctions.


May 18, 2012
News

Call Of Duty "Hacker" Jailed For Spreading Virus, Stealing Credit Card Numbers, Being A Thug

Englishman Lewys Martin thought it would be a good idea to to offer people “hacks” for Call of Duty Games, which not only broke the rules of the game, but also included a virus.


May 16, 2012
In Real Life

You’ll Never Guess What This Incredible Iron Man Suit Is Made From

May is International Iron Man Cosplay Appreciation Month. Which means we get to see suits that actually light up and move, sure, but also things of a slightly quainter nature.


April 24, 2012
In Real Life

These Dolls Are So Damn Big They’ll Destroy Your City

That is, unless your city is Tokyo and Godzilla can stop them. Royal de Luxe is a French performance art company whose centrepiece are enormous marionette dolls, so large they need an industrial-sized frame to control and end up scaled more on a “Stay Puft Marshmallow Man” size than a “Doll for Little Girls” size.


April 9, 2012
In Real Life

It’s OK, Electronic Arts, Stephen Fry Thinks You’re Doing OK

In a rare and recent piece of good news for the company, publisher Electronic Arts today received a vote of confidence from none other than the single nicest man on the internet, British comedian Stephen Fry.


March 29, 2012
In Real Life

GAME UK Stop Refunds, Asks Customers Not To Be Violent

GAME, one of the biggest retailers of video game products in the world, is in serious financial trouble. So much so it’s had to enter administration, and part of that deal means the store can’t offer refunds or exchanges on its products.


March 21, 2012
News

British Retailer GAME Admits It’s Worthless, Prepares To Enter Administration

After an extended struggle with finances that resulted in the year’s hottest titles skipping store shelves, the GAME group prepares to enter administration, as the video game retailer’s board accepts the fact that “there is no equity value left in the Group”.


March 20, 2012
In Real Life

Dude, Why Is Link’s Horse Called Ian?

Remember back to 2010, dear readers, and you may remember a cute little comic about Link and Epona by British writer and artist Louis Roskosch.


March 6, 2012
In Real Life

A Pokémon Team Was Kicked Out Of A Hotel For Throwing Crap

Yup.