Civilization Game Causes Political Science Major to Rethink Pacifism
Wednesday, 03/10/10

What would the level-headed Chomsky have to say about this? That’s right: “You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.” Well, Noam I can think of one good argument: the Japs started it! How ‘bout that, YOU PUSSY?!?!

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UGO Reverses 1up Buyout Thanks to Brave Actions of bdnjfbdenk
Friday, Jan 23, 2009 – 12:59
UGO Reverses 1up Buyout Thanks to Brave Actions of bdnjfbdenk

bdnjfbdenk first took action on January 6th, mere moments after the buyout was announced, by posting on UGO’s comment thread, “FUCKKK UGO U FIREDS SHANE! FUCKK THIS SHITE I M NEVER GOING AGAIN U FAGZZ”. It was this first volley that ignited a wave of protests far-reaching in both the private and public sphere.

10 Games I’m Looking Forward to Making Fun of in 2009
Sunday, Jan 11, 2009 – 22:48
10 Games I’m Looking Forward to Making Fun of in 2009

2009 promises to be a year of exciting new games – most of which sound incredibly dumb and ripe for parody.

Hardcasual Acquires Kotaku
Wednesday, Jan 7, 2009 – 1:21
Hardcasual Acquires Kotaku

As you may know, Hardcasual is owned by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabian oil prince and occasional enthusiast-press dabbler. So, when Christmas came around this year, Hardcasual asked for the gift that made the most sense for us: a real website that people actually read.

Eddie Murphy Killed in Filming of “Left 4 Dead” Film
Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009 – 18:46
Eddie Murphy Killed in Filming of “Left 4 Dead” Film

Murphy, playing the role of Louis in the fast-tracked adaptation, was struck by a massive concrete slab and thrown from a helicopter in the film’s penultimate scene. Paramedics arrived on the scene immediately, but were unable to revive him, as first aid on the scene consisted entirely of large rolls of bandages.

Michael Phelps: The Game
Friday, Dec 19, 2008 – 12:26
Michael Phelps: The Game

OLYMPIC VILLAGE CREEPIN’: In this stealth action segment, you flashback to Michael Phelps’ nights in the Olympic Village. While draconian Olympic rules keep outsiders from visiting the Village, Michael Phelps has never met a rule he couldn’t break – especially not for a gaggle of barely-legal Chinese fangirls.

11 Things You Might Notice If You Take a Closer Look at the Characters in Street Fighter’s HD Remix
Monday, Dec 8, 2008 – 18:29
11 Things You Might Notice If You Take a Closer Look at the Characters in Street Fighter’s HD Remix

It’s Street Fighter II Turbo, with a new, beautiful coat of paint, and what’s not to like about that? Well, there are a few things. Just like you now have to see Al Roker’s pores (yechhh), there are some details that you may not have noticed before about the Street Fighter II characters that are more than a little… disturbing.

“A Next Metal Gear…” Decoded, Kojima Wants World to Bring Salami to Gatherings
Saturday, Dec 6, 2008 – 10:26
“A Next Metal Gear…” Decoded, Kojima Wants World to Bring Salami to Gatherings

But we’ve been doing our detective work here at Hardcasual, and for us, that means sitting back and thinking “What would Ghostwriter do?” And we think we’ve figured it out – “A Next Metal Gear” isn’t just broken English. It’s not another sign that perhaps Hideo Kojima may not have the best grasp on how to put a sentence together, let alone an epic narrative. No, in all the genius that is Kojima, he’s constructed… an anagram.

11 Items Considered for “50 Cent: Blood in the Sand” Before Settling on A Jewel-Encrusted Skull
Friday, Dec 5, 2008 – 11:09
11 Items Considered for “50 Cent: Blood in the Sand” Before Settling on A Jewel-Encrusted Skull

Hardcasual can reveal exclusively today that the Jewel Encrusted Skull you seek was not, in fact, the development team’s first choice. A leaked internal memo has revealed the iterations that the game went through, and in the interest of spreading some knowledge about the genius that went into this game, we’re publishing it in full.