If Michael Vick played baseball (and was approximately 20 years older), he would be Vince Coleman. An odd comparison, you say? Not really, Mr. Pass Judgment Too Early. They’re both swift-footed, they’ve both played for second-rate teams, and they’ve both had a penchant for very stupid actions. Although Vince wasn’t responsible for a pair of [...]
I don’t take well to change. When I was 12 years old, for example, the move from elementary school to junior high school, collapsed my world. I hated shuffling from class to class. I hated being separated from dear classmates that I had grown to love over the previous 6 years. I hated the new [...]
It’s a puzzle game for the iPhone and PC. Looks kinda cool. Surely, the developer, Cinemax, can describe it in detail far better than I or a YouTube video. Right? Question: How to keep your brain active during the holiday break? Answer: Play Puzzle Rocks! Stop the falling stones! Match colors and shapes in this [...]
Props to /gamer for unearthing one of the more intriguing gaming related YouTube clips that has ever graced the popular video repository. Kerry of Nerd Balloon has launched “Project D” a social experiment in which he sits down an 11-year old (raised on a steady diet of modern first-person shooters) in front of a computer [...]
DJ Jazzy Jeff may be best known for being tossed on his ass by Uncle Phil every week, but the part-time TV star is actually an accomplished, Grammy Award winning producer, and famous turntablist. As such, it’s only fitting that he’s joining the legendary Grandmaster Flash, DJ Shadow, DJ AM, and other wax-masters in Activision’s [...]
Bits and Bytes is a weekly round up of some of the more interesting gaming news items that happened to slip through the cracks during our normal posting schedule. They’re presented here in easily-digestible bite-size chunks. 8-bit Hash Pipe Like chiptunes? Like Weezer? Pterodactyl Squad mixed chocolate with peanut butter to create Weezer – The 8-bit [...]
King of Fighters XII‘s July 28th release date is just mere days away, but Ignition Entertainment is still cranking out the vids. This time out, a full match. Also, we’ve received an e-mail stating that a patch will be available on launch day for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game [...]
The Behemoth, the team behind Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers, revealed their third game! Dubbed “Game 3″ (no title yet), it’s described as a “competitive platformer” in the vein of Super Smash Bros., Bubble Bobble, and Bomber Man. Details are scant, but from the looks of it, multiplayer is a given (if those scores up [...]
I know that it’s painful, but for just a moment, hold back the tears and soul-wrenching insecurities that still live in the back of your mind, and think back to your junior high school years. There yet? Ah, excellent. Now, picture Butch in your mind. Oh, you know Butch – – every classroom had [...]
Although I was initially skeptical of the Nintendo DS when it launched (I thought it nothing more than an uninspired update to the Game & Watch franchise), I now continually give it much-deserved props – – mad props, even – - for bringing a healthy dose of quirkiness into the hands of Jane and Joe [...]
