Vampires are taking over. They’re dominating TV (True Blood, Vampire Diaries), the box office (Let Me In, Vampires Suck) and taking a serious bite out of pop culture (I refuse to name Stephanie Meyer’s crapfest – even though it did introduce me to Florence and the Machine). Still, the video game industry was ahead of the curve on this blood-sucking trend. Here are the five best vampires in video game history.
Do the clothes make the video game hero? Well, we sure think so and that’s why we’ve put together a collection of our favorite suits in the industry.
News of Rya Hayabusa becoming a playable character in Jay Pavlina’s Super Mario Bros. Crossover set the internet on fire a few weeks back, but the ninja’s addition isn’t the only new addition to the game.
Super Mario Bros. Crossover is a free flash game that is the quintessential wet dream of all old-school Nintendo fans.
“Everything old is new again” is how the mantra goes, but rarely has it been made manifest to the degree that explodingRabbit has taken it. explodingRabbit, my new personal hero, has taken Super Mario Bros., and added dashes of Castlevania, Contra, Mega Man, and Metroid to create what may very well be the greatest flash [...]
The legendary Rondo of Blood (the boss PC Engine CD title, not the gimped SNES Dracula X) is coming to Virtual Console this week to the delight of many that savor the 2D, whip-cracking battles between the Belmonts and the evils of the night. It’s a great Castlevania entry with awesome music, that you no [...]
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth is a liberal remake of the original title, Castlevania: The Adventure, the first Castlevania title released for the Gameboy almost 20 years ago. This much is clear: it is still set in 1576, whips can still shoot fire, and you still play as Christopher Belmont, Simon’s grandpappy. But grandpappy’s got sub-weapons [...]
My diverse musical tastes have motivated others, both friend and stranger, to toss heinous names of all sorts in my general direction. I’ve been called a hipster, hipster-wannabe, blipster, and sell-out for my love of just-off-the-mainstream sounds. If I were to share my Slacker stations with you, you’d find programming that leaps from The Talking [...]
