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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Analysts Point to Overly Thick Form Factor as Primary Failing of PS3
Monday, Aug 17, 2009 – 10:29
Analysts Point to Overly Thick Form Factor as Primary Failing of PS3

The report quoted one 23 year old man from Little Rock, Arkansas, as saying, “I mean, the price is fair, the lineup of exclusive titles seems robust, and all my friends play online with it. Then I realize – damn, that thing is just too damn thick.’”

Wuhu Island Massage Parlor Raided
Monday, Aug 10, 2009 – 10:37
Wuhu Island Massage Parlor Raided

The massage parlor quickly acquired a reputation among visitors as the place to go if you needed to “recalibrate your remote”. A police sting found on several occasions that there were a number of sexual acts being offered by the staff, as well as a copy of Rayman: Raving Rabbids, to build forearm strength.

“Funny People: The Game” a Meandering Mess
Monday, Aug 3, 2009 – 9:35
“Funny People: The Game” a Meandering Mess

While the game will be of great interest to anyone who saw the movie and said, “I want to see all these people get punched in the face,” the motion-capture performances prove to be just as wooden as Adam Sandler’s performance in the film. Punches that seem like they should land turn out to be thrown-off missteps, much like the stand-up comedy performances that punctuate the two and a half hour movie.

Christmas Delayed To Q1 2010
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 – 8:00
Christmas Delayed To Q1 2010

Fans have long been waiting for Christmas, and the hype has truly become deafening since a promising performance at E3 this year, when the title seemed to be on everyone’s lips. Since then, many told Hardcasual that Christmas’s chances of really flooring them seemed smaller and smaller every day.

Green Elf-Man Proves Ineffective in Dealing With Hyrulian Bird Flu
Monday, Jul 27, 2009 – 10:02
Green Elf-Man Proves Ineffective in Dealing With Hyrulian Bird Flu

It was an operation that cost around 999 rupees and emptied the coffers of the Hyrule Environmental Protection Commission, though it is believed that they quickly recouped this by cutting large areas of grass in Hyrule field and uncovering more rupees than they could fit into their oddly small wallets.

EVO 2009 “Least Depressing Yet”
Monday, Jul 20, 2009 – 8:00
EVO 2009 “Least Depressing Yet”

Festival organizer Melanie Brown told us, “In past years, I’ve often found myself face-to-face with top players who couldn’t speak to me or look me in the eye because I was a woman. But this year, I actually had at least four players go so far as to talk to me about the balancing of the mid-range game in BlazBlue.”

June NPD Data Boring as Fuck
Friday, Jul 17, 2009 – 7:02
June NPD Data Boring as Fuck

From the horribly boring Prototype taking the number one spot on the software charts, to the four incredibly tedious Wii games that somehow continued to latch onto the charts, we can confidently say that the level of ennui among the Hardcasual staff is at an all-time high. The complete lack of shock or interest to be derived from this month’s NPD charts reached industry expectations for a record 90th straight month in a row, beating industry expectations and solidly outperforming the European markets.

“Don’t Tell Grandpa About Battlefield 1943 Ever Again” by George Mayberry, Parent
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 – 9:26
“Don’t Tell Grandpa About Battlefield 1943 Ever Again” by George Mayberry, Parent

I don’t know quite what you were thinking when you thought you’d show him how cool it was to be a Japanese dogfighter. Or when you told him, “Oh, don’t worry, we’re leading, so we’ll respawn quicker. As long as we control more of the points on the map, we’re basically invincible.”