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Retro

What If The NES Games Of The 1980s Were Released In 2013?

We often look back fondly on the games of yesterday, especially when it comes to the purity of their design. In the days before DLC, before always-online, before microtransactions, they were things that you bought, once, they were complete, and you could enjoy the entire experience.

23 April 2013

Retro

Happy Birthday, Konami Code

This week in 1986, the release of Gradius ushered in the era of the Konami Code, a series of button presses that would become synonymous with not just gaming on the NES, but gaming in general.

4 March 2013

In Real Life

The Most Beautiful Opening Stages In Video Games

21 February 2013

In Real Life

The Most Insane Cyborgs In Japanese Video Games

Cyborgs in fiction are always associated with free will, morality, the importance of being human or the limits of the human body. Toughened up by the harsh, cruel worlds they live in, cyborgs are always insanely cool. We decided to collect some of the craziest ones from Japanese video games.

4 October 2012

News

Gaming Secrets: Possible Portable Battlefield From DICE?

DICE appear to be expanding its horizons to mobile devices with the seeming intent of bringing Battlefield franchise to mobile devices, according to job postings that went up on the developer’s site last week. The FPS series has appeared on mobiles twice before.

20 September 2012

In Real Life

Mysterious Borderlands 2 Side Project And Other Gaming Secrets

Editor’s Note: The mysterious person known as Superannuation has dug through the depths of the internet and uncovered some interesting facts. Today’s batch gives you some insight to the status of a Contra reboot, the future of Riot Games, and what could be future Borderlands 2 DLC.

2 August 2012

In Real Life

Who Should Star In A Real Video Game Version Of The Expendables?

Duke Nukem is Sylvester Stallone. Kind of. The Rocky actor wants you to believe that he can still explode the living hell out of armies of bad guys. So does Duke. And, with the right vitamins (or developers), they both can! We hope.

29 February 2012

In Real Life

The Konami Code Shows Up In The Strangest Places

There are misdemeanours I have committed in this life, I’ll admit it. For example, I recently got a ticket for jaywalking and it cost me $US200. For jaywalking. I’m still very angry about this situation and am actively devising a plan to exact revenge on the LAPD, and guess what! Now you’re all accomplices.

12 October 2011

In Real Life

Look Everyone, It’s The Hero Of Legend: Zelda!

Why is it called The Legend of Zelda when Link’s the one doing all the work? Just wait until Metroid hears about this; she’ll be pissed.

3 June 2011

News

Is Konami Working On A Contra Reboot?

Nothing concrete was shown during Konami’s pre-E3 conference, but the above logo suggests that a reboot of the celebrated franchise is currently in development.

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