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Mario Bids Bon Voyage To The Space Shuttle

3:00AM July 10, 2011 | Owen Good

So you’re attending the final launch in the U.S. space shuttle program’s 30-year history. How would you document the moment? One guy whipped out his 3DS and AR cards and put Mario among those in attendance. More »


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Fight In The Shade Of 600 Arrows Launched By This Minecraft Contraption

10:30AM January 16, 2011 | Owen Good

Wait, we forgot to mention those arrows are on fire. Minecraft user ScottyDoesKnow built this dispenser array as a monument to overkill. The framerate only slows down when it shoots eggs. Or eggs and arrows. [thanks Trakata for the tip.] More »


In Real Life

I Pity The Childhood With No 8-Bit A-Team

11:30AM November 9, 2009 | Owen Good

Hot Blooded Gaming put together the following video, solely as an an excuse to create an 8-Bit A-Team theme (which is itself awesome.) The gameplay’s a little formulaic, but have you tried Next-Gen A-Team, for Grand Theft Auto IV? More »


In Real Life

Plumbing? You Want-a Aisle 7

1:00PM November 8, 2009 | Owen Good

As seen on a Home Depot apron. [Thanks irishpnk323] More »


In Real Life

Look Everybody, It’s A-Me, M Bison!

9:30AM October 18, 2009 | Owen Good

In Real Life

Miyamoto’s Wii Measure

1:20PM October 17, 2009 | Owen Good

In Real Life

Video Games And Balloons: Because Everyone’s Talking About It

12:00PM October 16, 2009 | Owen Good

The saga of Colorado’s Balloon Boy had me and Crecente nostalgic for our days of four-alarm all-hands coverage at the Rocky (which only happened every week). So I’ve localised today’s report to include the video game angle to balloons. More »


In Real Life

Nananana Nananana—ARKHAM!!!!

9:00AM August 30, 2009 | Owen Good

Danny Elfman can piss off. I roll with Neal Hefti’s theme from the 1960 TV show, and here someone’s set it to Arkham Asylum gameplay in an attempt to mimic the show’s opening. More »


In Real Life

We Didn’t Have Achievements Back In The Day

10:00AM July 20, 2009 | Owen Good

But if we did, posits Gamespy’s Brian Altano – in this nostalgic and disarmingly sweet take on growing up with games – they might have looked a little like these. More »


In Real Life

Mario Teaches Typing Warcraft

10:30AM July 19, 2009 | Owen Good

Since I just got promoted, I can finally reveal that I lack any experience with one rather common game. I haven’t played a minute of Warcraft – except for the original RTS. On a Mac. More »