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Magneto’s Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Suit Is Again A Royal Pain For Spain

9:00AM November 27, 2011 | Owen Good

About six years ago, Marvel needed to give Magneto a uniform befitting a head of state for his appearance in The Pulse: House of M Special. It was, as that image above suggests, a straight copy of the duds King Juan Carlos wears as World’s Most Interesting Man Captain General of the Armies. The royal house protested to Marvel, there was an apology and a resolution, and that was allegedly that. More »


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Guy Goes From Gran Turismo To Le Mans

8:30PM June 15, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

In 2009, we told you about Spaniard Lucas OrdoƱez, who won a Gran Turismo competition that gave him a shot at racing a real car. Fast forward to 2011 and the guy just made the podium at Le Mans, one of the world’s most gruelling and prestigious car races. More »


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After PSN Hack Arrest, Spanish Police’s Website Knocked Offline

10:20PM June 13, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

On Friday, Spanish police arrested three in the PSN hacks. On Sunday, the website for Spain’s national police was knocked offline by a denial of service attack. [BBC]


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Huge Angry Birds Game Created In Spain

8:00PM May 16, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

To promote Angry Birds, Deutsche Telekom and game developer Rovio joined forces for a video in the Spanish city of Terrassa, reports Spanish site Hasta los Juegos. More »


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Nintendo Blackmail Attempt Ends In Handcuffs

10:30PM February 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Data on thousands of gamers swiped. Nintendo threatened with blackmail. Rest easy, because the man accused of these crimes has been nabbed in southern Spain. More »


In Real Life

Mario Kart Goes 3D (But Not The Way You Think)

12:00AM November 30, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Takara Tomy’s remote-controlled Mario Kart toys may have looked great, but they shipped without a decent track. These Spanish guys certainly took care of that, building a custom course for the toys that would do a video game proud. More »


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Mario Gets Serious Street Cred In Spain

9:40AM November 9, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Proud Italian plumber/princess saviour Mario gets super excited at the christening of Avenida de Super Mario Bros, the first street to officially bear his name. The Spanish suburb of Zaragoza also has plans for streets named after Space Invaders, Sonic and Zelda. [CNN]


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The Greatest Video Game History Book Of Them All

6:40AM October 6, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Reader HitBit sends us this shot of an amazing book from Spain, circa 1988, called “A Brief History Of Video Games”. We don’t want to see what’s inside, because it can’t compare to this cover. More »


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Report: Kinect Doesn’t Speak Spanish (It Speaks Mexican)

2:00PM September 1, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

According to the Spanish press, Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera Kinect will not speak Spanish. It will only speak “Mexican”. More »


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Masterpiece Painting On A Nintendo DS

7:30PM July 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

To promote the upcoming retail release of the DSiWare series Art Academy in Europe, Nintendo Spain commissioned these classy videos illustrating the humble little program’s artistic chops. More »