Great Court Cases in Video Game History
Thursday, 04/29/10

While most gamers are all too familiar with the Super Mario Bros., few remember the enigmatic Fantastic Steve Cousins. Accompanied by his cousin, Ralph, Fantastic Steve led players on a magical journey through the Sausage Fiefdom. When the Mario Bros. soared to fame a few years later, Fantastic Steve sued the plumber for stealing his act. Unfortunately, Fantastic Steve was found dead before the trial began, leading to further speculation on Mario’s involvement with La Cosa Nostra.

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Captain 3543_Pokemon_Platinum_USA_NDS-XPA Freed in Dramatic Raid on Pirates
Monday, Apr 13, 2009 – 15:28
Captain 3543_Pokemon_Platinum_USA_NDS-XPA Freed in Dramatic Raid on Pirates

In a statement released to the press, the pirates included several pages of ASCII art before their puzzling message, “Remember when it comes to tRM, we say: ‘for teh gamers, fuck teh lamers!’” The harrowing video included of an earlier victim, 0809_Phoenix_Wright_NDS(US).nds, spurred many in the United States to demand the military take action before the unfortunate victim was “dumped”.

“I Totally Get Noby Noby Boy” by Darren Plitt, Moron
Monday, Mar 30, 2009 – 18:33
“I Totally Get Noby Noby Boy” by Darren Plitt, Moron

Noby Noby Boy is about the impracticality of a third party in the American political system, and how it’s unfair. See, the BOY is like the Republicans, and the Democrats, and then GIRL is the higher cause of… What? Shit, man, watching this dude eating has got me hungry. Wait, what time is it?

Guy Two Cubicles Away from You Thinks Flash Game Sucks
Thursday, Mar 26, 2009 – 16:51
Guy Two Cubicles Away from You Thinks Flash Game Sucks

Marcia from Sales commented on the situation, “Yeah, Jim really doesn’t do well with stress since his wife left him. I hear him talking on the phone all the time to his shrink – I don’t think he’s doing too well. But man, there’s something about this game that’s really got him going.”

10 Rejected GTA: Chinatown Wars Touchscreen Minigames
Monday, Mar 23, 2009 – 16:59
10 Rejected GTA: Chinatown Wars Touchscreen Minigames

You may enjoy assembling sniper rifles, tattooing gang members, and hotwiring cars – but aren’t you a little upset that they cut the jizz-mopping?

Microtransactions Bring iPhone Users New Way to Waste Money
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 – 21:43
Microtransactions Bring iPhone Users New Way to Waste Money

Mr. Forstall added to the announcement, “From GTA IVto Resident Evil 5, we live in a world that depends on downloadable content. And when this technology moved to the iPhone, we wanted to make sure we captured it at its most awful and vapid.”

BioShock 2 “Big Sisters” Modeled on Ken Levine’s Big Sister
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009 – 18:14
BioShock 2 “Big Sisters” Modeled on Ken Levine’s Big Sister

LEVINE: You see, we looked at the Big Daddies from BioShock and felt that while they were intimidating, exciting enemies, they weren’t emotionally crippling in the way my sister Julie was. So we developed this new kind of boss, which emasculates you in front of your first prom date.

Nude Patch Crushes Local Man’s Spirit
Monday, Mar 9, 2009 – 9:04
Nude Patch Crushes Local Man’s Spirit

“It’s been… over a month since I’ve even talked to a real girl. Oh man. Those don’t even look like breasts. Jesus. I need to figure some things out,” said the man. Curled up in a ball in his bed, he added the following statement, “Oh, man. I should call my parents more often.”

“Other Blogs Are Just Popular Because Girls Write Them” by Chuck Johnson, Editor of GamePhanDaily
Monday, Mar 2, 2009 – 11:37
“Other Blogs Are Just Popular Because Girls Write Them” by Chuck Johnson, Editor of GamePhanDaily

“Games journalism is such a hard world for a man to break into. Look at, say, Leigh Alexander. What’s she ever done? I mean, obviously, she’s been like an editor at every major news source on the internet, and she’s been working for decades. But her blog? People just read that shit because she’s a girl.”