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New Kids On The Block NES Box Fetches Ridiculous Sum
12:20PM Michael McWhertor | How much would you pay for this New Kids On The Block sample box for the NES game that was never released? If you’re off your rocker for NKOTB, then surely $US589 isn’t too high a price. More »
Media
My Girlfriend Is The President Trailer Features Amazing Voice Over
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Back in July, we brought word of PC eroge My Girlfriend Is The President. Now, feel free to watch the game’s trailer, complete with amazing English language movie guy voice over. More »
Culture
Shooting A Nintendo DS Through A Wall
5:30PM Luke Plunkett | Throwing a controller/handheld to the ground in frustration is for pussies. You really want to vent some steam, you load the offending peripheral or console into a gun and you shoot it through a wall. More »
Culture
Awesome Custom Mario Costume Packs Its Own Soundtrack
2:20PM Owen Good | Perhaps a little late for Halloween, but you can use this modded Mario costume for inspiration and get to work on yours for next year. Certain motions while wearing the suit trigger fireball, jumping and 1Up sounds, among others. More »
Culture
Hideo Kojima A “Huge Fan” Of Twilight, Will Judge Your Fan Art
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is apparently a fan of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series, opting in to judge a fan art contest themed around the second entry in the romantic vampire action series, New Moon. More »
News
This Enormous DSi Lens Is Not Necessary
2:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Peripheral maker Nyko is releasing an add-on lens for the DSi’s 0.3 megapixel camera. The lens has a 8x and is detachable. More »
News
Only By Taking Off Their Clothes Can Ar Tonelico III Heroines Save The World
2:20PM Brian Ashcraft | When heroines in upcoming PS3 role-playing-game Ar Tonelico III activate in-game songs, their costumes show more and more flesh. This, explains producer Atsunori Kawachi, is for a very important reason. More »
Culture
The Lighter Side Of Sega
4:00AM Michael McWhertor | Any Sega fan worth his or her salt would gladly take up smoking and/or arson as a passion, now that lighter maker Zippo is making Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn lighters in collaboration with Banpresto. More »
News
Toyota Exec: Realistic Video Games Make Cars Unnecessary
5:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Car sales are down in Japan, and young adults are less interested in automobiles. Instead of blaming that on a grim economy or even good public transportation, Toyota has apparently found another culprit: video games. More »
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