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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Local Kid Compiling List of Dirty Words to Enter Into Scribblenauts
Monday, Jul 6, 2009 – 11:05
Local Kid Compiling List of Dirty Words to Enter Into Scribblenauts

An early peek into his spiral notebook of dirty words shows that the child has a cursory understanding of most body parts, although our suggestion that he try adding “labia” and “grundle” to the list only received confused stares. When asked about his research for the list, he told us that he had several sources on the playground, including Peter, whose older brother knows a lot of dirty words, and Michael, who taught him how to say “shit”.

Red Faction: Gorilla an Early Contender for Game of the Year
Monday, Jun 29, 2009 – 0:18
Red Faction: Gorilla an Early Contender for Game of the Year

Some may say that the writing in Red Faction: Gorilla is “lacking in depth,” or that it “may have been written by a seven-year-old whose only knowledge of a gorilla came from a ripped up ZooBook.”

Anxious Nation Waits For Games Journalists’ Twitters About Tragic Death
Friday, Jun 26, 2009 – 0:12
Anxious Nation Waits For Games Journalists’ Twitters About Tragic Death

Evan Williams, the CEO of Twitter, told us, “We always hoped that Twitter would give games journalists a platform to express themselves. To express themselves as racist, homophobic, gossip-mongering twats with a desire to profit off the dead. We also added the favorite feature for the possibility that someone could call a dead person ‘a plastic chunk of child molestor’, which is both offensive and horrible, and yet the best possible use of Twitter.”

That Guy From “Attack of the Show!” Totally Nude in Playgirl
Monday, Jun 22, 2009 – 1:04
That Guy From “Attack of the Show!” Totally Nude in Playgirl

“Olivia has gotten all the press for not going nude,” the guy said. “Crecente did all of his hardcore shit before he got famous, and Totilo was still in a flesh-colored g-string in that shoot for Nerve. But I do a classy spread in Playgirl, and nobody even remembers what my name is. Do you?” No. We don’t.

Alcoholic Running Out of Games to Play While Drunk
Monday, Jun 15, 2009 – 1:09
Alcoholic Running Out of Games to Play While Drunk

Over the next two hours, Berryman grows increasingly agitated with the game. “How am I supposed to remember all these buttons? Shit, if they’re gonna rip off Gears of War like this, they might as well rip off the real controls. Lame.” A bottle of Scotch quickly disappears.

GameStop Accepts Trade-In of Entire Adolescence for $98.21
Monday, Jun 8, 2009 – 2:23
GameStop Accepts Trade-In of Entire Adolescence for $98.21

Diego Veracruz, the GameStop employee who handled Gregory’s account, said, “that was a bunch of lame old shit, anyway. I would be happy to get rid of it. Seriously, I mean, a Dreamcast? He expects to trade that in? Sure, I mean, I guess I’ve heard of it – in my grandmother’s encyclopedia.”

E3 EXCLUSIVE: Mad Catz Announces Line of “Not a Vibrator” Controller Sleeves
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2009 – 11:00
E3 EXCLUSIVE: Mad Catz Announces Line of “Not a Vibrator” Controller Sleeves

“As anyone who has seen the inside of a sex toy store can assert,” Richardson continued, “The design of the PS3 ‘wand’ is clearly based on the Hitachi Magic Wand Body Massager*, a notoriously powerful sex toy and massager perhaps best known for its appearance on an episode of Sex and the City.” The crowd remained silent as Richardson held for what he clearly expected to be applause. “Likewise,” he pressed on, “The Wii Vitality Sensor is modeled on a number of finger vibrators, such as the Yoni Finger Massager Portable Personal Massager*.”

*: Please note, any vibrator purchases through these links will help offset Hardcasual’s bandwidth costs.

E3 EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft’s Natal To Deliver 1:1 Teabagging on Xbox Live
Monday, Jun 1, 2009 – 20:00
E3 EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft’s Natal To Deliver 1:1 Teabagging on Xbox Live

A member of their focus group spoke with us about his input. Going by KILLA_KILLA_420, the young man released the statement: “FUCK U HOE U SHOULD SUCK MY BALLS HA HA PWN NOOB FAIL”. When asked for further comment, he pointed at his groin and said “JUMP ON THESE NUTS”, then repeatedly incorrectly insulted our racial background and sexual orientation.