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Friday, August 7, 2009
Culture

Pure Pwnage Becomes A Real TV Show

2:40AM Mike Fahey | It’s been nearly a year since the last episode of internet gaming comedy Pure Pwnage went live, and now the reason behind the hiatus becomes clear – real television fame, in Canada no less. More »
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Features

Why It’s Hard To Make Today’s Games Funny

9:00AM Mike Fahey | Video games have been generating laughter since the days of text-based adventures. Can today’s more complicated titles keep up with the comedy of their beloved point-and-click ancestors? More »
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Culture

Improv Act Seeks ‘Wiimbledon’ Champ

3:30AM Owen Good | “Wiimbledon Champion” looks great on a resume, especially if whomever’s reading it thinks it’s just a typo. An improv troupe is putting the title up for grabs in a tournament next month in Seattle. More »
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Monday, December 22, 2008

Zero Wing: Be My Sexy Dead Wife

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | You watch The IT Crowd? You really should. For a show about nerds, they rarely touch on gaming, but the show’s DVD menus more than make up for that oversight. More »
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Sarcastic Gamer Sings Shadowrun Hate

12:20AM Mike Fahey | To commemorate Shadowrun somehow making it to into the top five in Xbox 360 game sales last week, Doc Adams and Lono over at Sarcastic Gamer lovingly crafted a song parody that sums up my feelings about the RPG-based FPS quite nicely. It’s called “Bad Game” “Bad Game turned out to be one of our favourite projects so far,” said Sarcastic Gamer’s Creative Director, Jeromy “Doc” Adams. “We got to use a cartoon voice for this song, because it seemed to fit the subject… Well, that and none of us could sing as high as Daniel Powter.” Tell me about it. “Bad Day” kicks my ass in Singstar every freaking time, and I get awesome scores at “Skater Boi” and “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. Go figure. Sarcastic Gamer is also holding a contest for the best music video for the song, with the winner receiving either a copy of Shadowrun or a box of granola bars. “Given the nature of the game, our money’s on Nature Valley.” Bad Game: The Shadowrun Song [Sarcastic Gamer] More »
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