In Real Life

Here Is The Worst Sports Theme Of All Time, Video Game Or Otherwise


March 15, 2012
In Real Life

Is It A Dead Ball Situation When MLB 2K12′s ‘Zombie Player’ Walks On The Field?

If this is the end of MLB 2K12, I suppose we couldn’t say goodbye to the series without one final, terribly embarrassing glitch. Everyone, say hello to the zombie player, thanks to this video by YouTube user bobtrain. Zombie player walks to his position in the middle of play when you pull a double switch, and you’ll only see it if the path the player takes to his position can be seen from the pitching view. Obviously, swapping the catcher delivers the most hilarious results, seen here.


August 15, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Files Trademarks For "Wii U" But Doesn’t Own Wiiu.com

Our good friends at Fusible note, somewhat wryly, that while Nintendo’s gotten around to filing patent applications on the Wii U it’s lacking ownership of the wiiu.com domain. The console by that name is due for sale sometime in 2012.


June 13, 2011
Xbox

Molyneux Disowns Fable E3 Demonstration As A "Horrendous Mistake"

The E3 news conference demonstration Fable: The Journey, the Kinect-enabled next entry in the role-playing franchise, was objectively speaking a flop. The series’ creator himself says so, because the Journey left the impression this was a rail-shooter spinoff, and now everyone’s in damage control.


February 11, 2011
Nintendo

This Is A Shitty Way To Teach A Child New Words

The Nintendo Wii continues to prove itself quite capable when it comes to teaching children new things. In fact, it taught three-year-old Oliver Smith a brand new word! Can you say shitheads?


January 29, 2011
In Real Life

Woe Betide He Whose Gamertag Appears In A Black Ops Trailer

An ordinary gamer is cleaning his Xbox Live inbox of dozens of friend requests each day, most of them containing a mercy plea from some Call of Duty cheater. What happened? His gamertag was shown in a Black Ops trailer.


January 17, 2011
In Real Life

Kinect Boxing Match Ends In Tactical Knock-Out

In Sweden, a team of cops stormed a couple’s home after a neighbour reported that five people were beating the crap out of a woman. Turns out they were all playing boxing on Kinect Sports.


December 12, 2010
News

Media Molecule Sends Out LittleBigPlanet2 Code — But Just One

A new batch of beta trial invitations for LittleBigPlanet 2 were supposed to go out this month, and they did, but apparently they all contained the same key.


September 28, 2010
News

Nintendo Asks Players Stuck In Metroid: Other M To Mail Save Files

Nintendo is warning players away from Metroid: Other M’s potentially game-breaking locked door bug in Sector 3, but if it’s too late for you and your save file, you’re going to have to mail away for a fix.


July 13, 2010
News

People Complaining About Blizzard’s "Real ID" Have Their Email Addresses Exposed

Sometimes irony can be delicious. In this case, it’s a little bit tragic, with the ESRB publicly releasing the email addresses of people who had written to the board to protest… the revelation of private information.