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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“Ulysses” Easter Egg in Dead Rising Goes Over One Million Heads
Friday, Mar 6, 2009 – 3:00
“Ulysses” Easter Egg in Dead Rising Goes Over One Million Heads

The easter egg is a fake advertisement for Dedalus Rising, and shows an image of imaginary Dubliner and Joyce character Stephen Dedalus eating breakfast at the Martello Tower with a man who appears to be Buck Mulligan. A caption below reads, “History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.”

Uwe Boll to Turn Entire GameStop into Movie
Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 – 3:00
Uwe Boll to Turn Entire GameStop into Movie

According to James Bartwood, an assistant manager at the Gamestop scheduled to be adapted, said that Mr. Boll frequents the store as often as three times a week, oftentimes with a notepad where he jots down ideas and inspiration.

Video Gamer Realizes Frivolity of Hobby
Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009 – 22:50
Video Gamer Realizes Frivolity of Hobby

Twelve hours into a futile battle with Final Fantasy XII’s Yiazmat, Jimmy Hoshor took a restroom break. After he promptly relieved himself, midway through his triple lather-rinse-repeat handwashing ritual, the young man caught a glimpse of something in the mirror: himself.

NPC Dreams of One Day Becoming PC
Friday, Feb 27, 2009 – 3:00
NPC Dreams of One Day Becoming PC

“i suppose i shuld be happy to even have a job,” he writes in one recent posting, “but i dont know how much moer of this i can take. im only hear to give experience and 2 pieces of silver. what about me? dont i deserve something more than this?”

Cut Scene Skipped
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 – 14:24
Cut Scene Skipped

Mr. Wittlebock, a political science major, claims that he had neither the time nor the energy to sit through a “bunch of talking,” adding that “these ammo boxes aren’t going to collect themselves.”

Guild Leader Sounds High
Friday, Feb 20, 2009 – 5:00
Guild Leader Sounds High

“Guys. Guys, listen to me. Listen to this,” Mr. Phillips says before exhaling loudly. “We’re going to… okay, everyone target your target. I mean target your target… Is anyone else watching Family Guy? Hold on. I got a text message.”

Solid Snake Must Be Somewhere in This Warehouse
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 – 5:00
Solid Snake Must Be Somewhere in This Warehouse

The military community have banded together to devote time and energy into locating the missing spy. So far, they have uncovered twenty pounds of yellow cake uranium and the skeleton of a Russian mail order bride. Both were repackaged and placed back on their shelves.

Shitty Teammate Constantly Reminding You That It’s Just a Game
Friday, Feb 6, 2009 – 19:10
Shitty Teammate Constantly Reminding You That It’s Just a Game

Before you can explain to him that he’s ruining your fun by disappearing for twenty minutes at a time, he is already gone – probably in the other room taking a massive hit off a gravity bong or something.