Cultural Blips: Realistic Pikachu, Mario Rug, Nuka-Cola Vending Machine, and More
This realistic Pikachu is pretty weird, but not nearly as bizarre as this realistic Mario. We apologize in advance for future nightmares. Cultural Blips:...
Bitmob’s Hit or Miss Weekend Recap – Aug. 2, 2009
Welcome to the inaugural installment of a new Bitmob weekend roundup column, Hit or Miss, where I’ll take an opinionated look at stories from...
Top 10 Greatest NES Games Of All Time….That Weren’t Made By Nintendo
Editor’s note: This is a pretty difficult list to tackle, but Matthew has done a nice job mixing in games from several different genres....
Hackers alter Wii controller for disabled users
University of Delaware students say they have hacked the Wii video game controller and the Wii Fit’s Wii Balance Board to be used with...
Watercooler brings new revenue strategy to this fall’s Facebook fantasy football season
Watercooler, a company that has gained 25 million users on Facebook sports and television applications, is hoping to rack up the revenue this fall...
Zynga becomes No. 1 in number of online gamers
In casual games, Yahoo Games has been the biggest online operator in the U.S. for years. But now it’s been surpassed by Zynga, the...
An Achievement Whore on Achievement Whoring.
Achievement whoring, as I define it, is the act of expending great effort in a video game towards an arbitrary goal with no promise...
News Blips: PS3 70% Less To Make, New Square Enix Countdown Site, Braid On PS3, and More
For all you complainers that think the PS3 is still expensive, well, you’re wrong. It’s actually cheaper to make now. So stop your complaining,...
With Great Power: Sucker Punch Gets (In)Famous
All it takes is one try, like dropping a toaster into the bathtub. As soon as the crackle of electricity flows from Cole’s fingers...
Steam Powered: Dawn of War II
Last night when I got home I received a pleasant surprise when my Facebook page had informed me that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War...