Nintendo

Is Nintendo’s New Machine The Death Of The "Console Generation"?

So, Nintendo has finally confirmed that a new console will be out in 2012, six years after the release of the Wii. With Microsoft and Sony not due to release consoles until 2014 at the earliest, is this the death of the “console generation”?


November 30, 2010
News

Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin Kershner Dead At 87

Irvin Kershner, the director behind what many consider the finest of all the Star Wars films, has passed away at the age of 87.


September 8, 2010
News

Company Of Heroes Dev Gave His Life To Save His Family

Further information regarding the tragic death of Relic Entertainment’s Brian R. Wood in a vehicle accident on Friday night reveals that the developer’s final act saved the life of his wife and their unborn child.


March 11, 2010
News

’80s Icon Corey Haim Dead At 38

The star of classic films such as Silver Bullet, Lucas and The Lost Boys, as well as Digital Pictures’ Double Switch for the PC, Sega CD and Saturn, actor Corey Haim died today at the age of 38.


January 19, 2010
News

Rest In Peace, Taco Bell Guy

After countless marathon gaming sessions interrupted only by alternating runs to “the border” for cheap Mexican food and the bathroom, I can’t let the passing of Taco Bell founder Glen W. Bell Jr go unnoticed by our readers.


October 15, 2009
News

Live-Action Mario Dead At 76

Wrestling manager Captain Lou, Cyndi Lauper’s fake dad, and Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Lou Albano passed away today at the age of 76.


April 9, 2009
In Real Life

D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61

Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and one of the founding fathers of the role-playing genre, Dave Arneson has passed away at the age of 61.


January 5, 2009
Uncategorized

Where Bad Games Go To Die (RIP Tabula Rasa)

Upon their death, great men are afforded a sending off befitting of their stature. Pity Tabular Rasa, then, as EB Games in Canada seems more content to roll its lifeless corpse into the nearest ditch.