#Video Games
Kim Jong-il Has Hackers Gold Farming. No, Seriously.
Reality > fiction. Kim Jong-il of all people has a crack team of hackers farming for gold in Lineage. Which they are then, of course, flipping for some real hard cash. Astounding. Outstanding. Something-ing.
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Saved By The Bell: The Video Game? Zack Morris Goes ‘Earthbound’.
Saved By The Bell taught me a lot of things in life. Namely that life is perfect if you’re a wily high school student named Zack Morris, capable of synthesizing a Breakfast Club-esque allotment of dorks, jocks, nerds, and jocks. How did that actual alchemy occur? This imagined Saved By The Bell video game takes a stab at simulating it.
Mass Effect 3 Developer Says Games Would Benefit From More Diversity. Duh.
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In a recent interview, Mass Effect 3 senior designer Manveer Heir opened up about his want for more diversity in the gaming world. Wait, I thought all protagonists were chosen by God to be White Males? Someone clearly hasn’t told Heir this.
Bethesda Game Director Wants There To Be Only One Console. To Dream.
Bethesda game director Todd Howard wants the gaming world to move towards standardization. One console to rule them all. It’s a nice thought.
Japanese Competitive Gamer Endorses A Laxative? Right On.
Kayo Satoh is awesome. She was born a boy, is now a female, and whups all sorts of ass in competitive gaming. She also kicks her rock up a level by being the first competitive gamer to…endorse a laxative. Outstanding.
Woman Drives Over Boyfriend Because He Cheated At A Video Game. Don’t Mess With Loot, Yo.
Behold the eyes of madness! This is Erin Slingsby, a lovely UK woman who ran the fuck over her boyfriend after a dispute involving a video game. Clearly this dude hasn’t encountered many ladies who play games, because I’ve learned one thing: don’t fuck with their loot.
Rumor: Next WoW Expansion Has Been Named. I Am Oddly..Unpsyched.
The next World of Warcraft expansion has apparently been named. In late July, they registered a trademark for what many are assuming is the next expansion, and I wish I could bring myself to be a bit excited.
Darick Maasen Creates A Taxidermied Koopa Paratroopa. Hell Yeah.
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Drink deep in the wonders and horrors of taxidermy. Darick Maasen used a set of testicular fortitude and artistic skills that I do not wield to put forth this beautiful abomination. A koopa paratroopa made amazingly literal. No wonder Mario has to do mushrooms to mess with these motherfuckers. No wonder at all.
Diablo 3 Will Have Real Money Player-To-Player Auctions.
Citing the fact that there are still third-parties selling Diablo 2 items for cash, Blizzard has revealed that they’re going to cut the middle man and let players buy items off one another in auction houses in D3. For real hard cheddar. It was announced at a press gathering last week, and Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo took a good amount of time to defend the decision.
Signed Copy of Mega Drive Tetris Going For $1 Million. Seller Hopes.
Behold a rare ass copy of Tetris. It is for the Mega Drive, and signed by Tetris’ creator. The seller is auctioning off the son of a bitch, and he’s hoping to loot a cool million dollars. Ah, to dream.
