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Artist's Hand Vs. Street Fighter in Awesome Stop Animation

Emerald Catron — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:03:13 +0000

Ugh. We need to get new hobbies. This guy makes awesome stop-motion animations on whiteboards, and our hobby is to watch them. Oh well, at least it’s highly enjoyable. This particular video is based on the video game Street Fighter, clearly. We would tell you our favorite part, but we don’t want to spoil the [...]

Gamer Proposes to Girlfriend Via Custom Role Playing Game

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:46:01 +0000

If you're a gamer and you find yourself a girlfriend who also loves spending marathon sessions in front of a screen you should probably seriously consider locking her down for life.

That's what Redditor Marchaka was thinking with his special lady Michelle, who shares his passion for video games. So, despite his limited coding experience, Marchaka decided to craft an elaborate role playing game for Michelle that would end with a marriage proposal.

Jimmy Fallon and Selena Gomez Perform a Geeky Duet on 'Mario Kart Love Song'

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:12:30 +0000

Adding another covered tune to his list of many, ‘Late Night’ host Jimmy Fallon decided to perform a duet with last night’s guest Selenz Gomez. Their choice? The beloved ‘Mario Kart Love Song.’ Gomez stopped by to promote her new much-talked-about film ‘Spring Breakers.’ Together, the two donned the famed plumber’s mustache along with a [...]

Clever Dad Hacks Donkey Kong Game So Daughter Can Play As a Girl

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:02:30 +0000

Equal rights has finally come to video games. In a bit of ingenuity, a game developer named Mike Mika managed to hack the classic video game Donkey Kong so that instead of playing as Mario, his three-year-old daughter could play as Pauline, one of the female characters who usually needs to be rescued. Mika’s quest [...]

Five-Year-Old Boy Spends More Than $2,500 on 'Zombies Vs. Ninjas' App

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:20:21 +0000

Everyone knows it costs money to raise a child, but it’s the unforeseen expenses that really add up. A five-year-old boy in England named Danny Kitchen recently downloaded the game ‘Zombies vs. Ninjas’ for free on his parents’ iPad after getting his father’s permission. However, Danny soon came across a screen asking if he’d like [...]

'Tomb Raider' Reboot: How Closely Will It Follow the New Game?

Eric Walkuski — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:21 +0000

Today sees the release of the new and improved Lara Croft. Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider is a reboot of the enduring character, introducing a 17-year-old Croft to a new generation of gamers. And so it's only natural that an upcoming film reboot is being mapped out and will closely follow the game's lead; it has been revealed that the producers of the game and the film will collaborate on the upcoming project.

The 10 Best Video Game Memes Ever

Donald Deane — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:06:32 +0000

Ever since Atari introduced ‘Pong’ more than 40 years ago, video games have become an immensely popular form of home entertainment. But their legacy isn’t simply ruined eyesight, carpal tunnel syndrome and short attention spans. They’ve also profoundly changed the way we think and even given us new ways to communicate. Many of the early [...]

E3 News — Nintendo Reveals Wii U Redesigned

Alex Riviello — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:19:08 +0000

E3 is getting underway, and in attempt to get the jump on Microsoft and Sony press events, Nintendo has revealed their newly redesigned Wii U controller. Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata showed off the goods on their new HD system in a half-hour long video. Enter the officially titled “Wii U GamePad”, the touchscreen tablet that is used [...]

GameStop Wants To Get Its Paws On Your Android Gadgets

Phil Villarreal — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:28:21 +0000

GameStop is starting to approach Bill Belichick levels of strange-sounding but ultimately savvy trades. The former game and games-systems swapper started spreading out its range when it began to accept iPod/iPad/iPhone trade-ins. Then it got just plain silly when it starting swapping Skylanders toys. Now the company has started taking certain Android phones and tablets [...]

'Super Mario 4′ And 'Pikmin 3′ For The Wii U Will Debut At E3

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:30:04 +0000

Turns out that not-so-bold prediction we made yesterday that the ‘Super Mario Bros. 4′ would be headed to Nintendo’s new Wii U console worked out better than that bet we had on Syracuse to win the NCAA tournament. Mario mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Nintendo would bring a new Wii U Mario

PlayStation vs. Xbox — Which Is Better?

TheFW Staff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:15 +0000

In one corner, we have PlayStation, the video game console engineered by Sony that’s currently in it’s third evolution on top of its PSP, PS Vita and PlayStation Move installments. Along with game play, users can stream movies and TV shows through Netflix and Hulu, listen to music and more.

In the other, we have Xbox, Microsoft’s sixth-generation console that was the first technology in the game world to feature a hard disk drive, which eliminated the need for memory cards. The newest installment, Xbox 360 with Kinect, gives players the ability to use their own bodies and voice as the controllers.

Angry Birds in Christmas Lights [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:45:51 +0000

Why play Angry Birds on your phone or computer when you can play it with Christmas Lights on your house. It amazes me how creative some people can be with their Christmas light designs. I wish I had some of that creativity, I just might be dangerous. Talk about an interactive video game. Apparently people [...]