Satire

In Real Life

L.A. Noire, In Five Seconds

6:29AM May 29, 2011 | Owen Good

This is true. Another way to handle it is the roommate going apeshit at an innocent response to a procedural question. [5 Second Films, thanks Carlos L.] More »


In Real Life

If You Like This Video, Give It A Thumbs Up, If Not, Give It A Favorite

5:00AM May 15, 2011 | Owen Good

Here’s “Generic Geoff,” taking us through a free-for-all victory (on combat training) in just under three minutes. If it sounds like you’ve heard all of this shit before, that’s the point. It’s a sendup of just about every YouTube walkthrough video ever made, especially for the shooters. More »


PC

Mimecraft Totally Sucks And Is Boring

5:00AM April 17, 2011 | Owen Good

Rooster Teeth makes like Letterman from The Electric Company, swapping an M for an N to give us this comedy short. Hang around for the end – who doesn’t like it when mimes pantomime … that …? More »


Retro

Terrible 1990s Console Games Simulate The 2011 NBA Playoffs

8:00AM April 16, 2011 | Owen Good

SB Nation had a good thing going, picking winners of the first round of the NBA Playoffs using awful games like Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball and IN THE ZONE ’98. But then the Miami-Philadelphia series was simulated using Streets of Rage. Streets of Rage is not a crappy video game. More »


In Real Life

Making A Point About The Pointlessness Of Unboxing Videos

10:30AM April 9, 2011 | Owen Good

Having done only one unboxing – and it was of fried chicken – I feel I may post this video without it being an overt display of my hypocrisy. More »


News

Here’s An Unlicensed Game Featuring Tiger Woods At The Masters

12:00PM April 7, 2011 | Owen Good

The Masters Tournament, which graces Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters (duh), begins with its opening round tomorrow at Augusta National. Hecklers and disturbances are either unanticipated or flat impossible thanks to the golf club’s otherworldly security – in this flash game’s case, a sniper ready to take out any troublemakers. More »


In Real Life

Indie Dev Meme Speaks Truth To The Powerless

5:00AM April 3, 2011 | Owen Good

Meme Generator now has “Optimistic Indie Dev” on its menu of choices, and it’s become quite active. Some suck, but a lot provide biting commentary on independent games development, in a can’t-live-with-em-can’t-live-without-em way. For an all-star selection of the best, go here. More »


In Real Life

What If Michael Bay Directed An Angry Birds Movie?

6:00AM March 27, 2011 | Owen Good

When Rooster Teeth swivels its main guns onto a particular topic, you can count on that sucker being blasted off the map. And here is a comprehensively excellent faux trailer that reframes Angry Birds as an action drama about secret wars fought with advanced technology. Or a slingshot and birds. More »


In Real Life

The Art That Takes A Bazooka To Bullshit Art

1:30PM March 26, 2011 | Owen Good

Jeff Koons Must Die!!! The Video Game from Hunter Jonakin on Vimeo.

Jeff Koons, if you know anything about modern art (you don’t? Doesn’t everyone?) is quite the polarizing figure. His specialty is the grandiose reproduction of a kitschy object – balloon animals, for example. He’s sold one such piece for $US25 million. That pisses off people, some so much they want blow up his work with a rocket launcher. More »


News

iTunes Store Rejects The Onion’s Face-Shooting Joke App

9:00AM September 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Remember “Close Range”? The Onion’s violent video game satire got a web-based Flash game after its hilarious introduction in April, and soon the satirical publication began work on an iPhone app. Until Apple killed the fun, of course. More »