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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Microtransactions Bring iPhone Users New Way to Waste Money
Tuesday, 03/17/09 – 9:43 pm
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.”

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Christian Slater to Replace Mario as Nintendo’s Mascot
Monday, 03/16/09 – 11:36 pm
Christian Slater to Replace Mario as Nintendo’s Mascot

“We’ve been looking for a fresh mascot for some time,” says Nintendo of America’s President, Reggie Fils-Aime, continuing, “We believe Slater captures the modern Nintendo spirit. Women love him. Men remember when he was cool. Children find him totally irrelevant.”

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Pre-Pubescant Boy Lives Longer in Call of Duty When He Pretends He is a Girl
Friday, 03/13/09 – 3:00 am
Pre-Pubescant Boy Lives Longer in Call of Duty When He Pretends He is a Girl

After announcing that he is “on the cheer squad” and wears “lots of lipstick and perfume and stuff” to his teammates, he was overjoyed to find that he is killed half as often and even gifted with superior weapons by server administrators.

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Couple Always Having Sex by the Light of a Pause Menu
Thursday, 03/12/09 – 9:28 pm
Couple Always Having Sex by the Light of a Pause Menu

“We kind of just sat in bed, wondering what was missing. Then it hit me,” Chad recalled, “we haven’t had sex without a video game menu lighting up the room for, I don’t know, two years now. So I blew out the candle, fired up God of War, and we went at it like bunny rabbits.”

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BioShock 2 “Big Sisters” Modeled on Ken Levine’s Big Sister
Wednesday, 03/11/09 – 6:14 pm
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.

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Man Still Playing Everquest Finally Has Entire Server to Himself
Wednesday, 03/11/09 – 3:00 am
Man Still Playing Everquest Finally Has Entire Server to Himself

“It took me a decade to get those jerks off of my server,” said Mr. Goodings. “My character, Darzurian Peacekiller, is a mad wizard who was out to conquer Norrath, so it only makes sense that from day one he would be trying get rid of anyone who wasn’t willing to cave to his incredibly selfish demands.”

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Fan Petitions For More Innovative Games He Won’t Buy
Tuesday, 03/10/09 – 10:28 am
Fan Petitions For More Innovative Games He Won’t Buy

Berkman’s home theatre centerpiece is his game collection, made up of first-person shooter franchises and a WiiFit, which he claims belongs to his girlfriend. “This is my home. It looks good, now, sure,” said Berkman, “but imagine it with more dusty games I borrowed from friends.”

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Nude Patch Crushes Local Man’s Spirit
Monday, 03/9/09 – 9:04 am
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.”

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