Sony is cutting prices on the PS3 and will finally be at or below the price of the Xbox 360. It’s also releasing a bargain-basement priced PSP in Europe, albeit with limited features. The price cuts mean the 160GB PS3 now drops from $299 to $249, while $299 will now buy you the 320GB […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWeHZ4PhtVc&feature=player_embedded The new trailer for Street Fighter X Tekken reveals not only player controls (strange, we think, for a game trailer), but also new characters. Keep an eye out for Raven, Hugo and Ibuki. And expect more teasers with character reveals in the coming weeks; the last two have also slipped in glimpses of playable […]
If you’re a fan of Puerto Rico (the board game, not the country, though the two aren’t mutually exclusive) then you’ll probably be happy to hear that Puerto Rico the Board Game has launched as an iPad app. The original version was ranked by boardgamegeek as #1 for eight consecutive years; the app has big […]
Ernest Cline’s reportedly awesome Ready Player One released today, and geeks of a particular variety will be happy to learn that Wil Wheaton–Evil Wil Wheaton himself–is reading the audiobook version. If you haven’t heard about Ready Player One yet, here’s a brief description and the book trailer: At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible […]
Ube City’s recycling mascot, Ecoha, is under a bit of criticism. It seems the leaf-eared cartoon looks just like Pikachu in costume form. Those reddish cheeks, big eyes, and a really bad choice in material colors contribute to the near-cloning of Japan’s most famous character, but Ube City officials insist that Ecoha is in no […]
This is another contribution to the SUPER iam8bit show up now through September 10 in Los Angeles. Aled Lewis cleverly recreated historically significant paintings in 8-bit game mash-ups. (Our favorite is Leisure Suit Larry plus Nighthawks.) [Aled Lewis via Flavorwire]
This art project from Vikki Chu reinterprets the Ocarina of Time as a children’s book. The game’s plot is reduced to ten images, all of which are awesome individually. I kind of really want this to be an actual book, but for now I’ll have to settle for using the bigger image files as wallpapers. [unrealitymag]
Behind every great woman there’s an awful man trying to get her in a bikini. [Source: Dorkly]
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Oh, be still my geeky heart. His Judeness–aka The Jude, El Juderino and Jude Buffum–drew Magna Arbor Vita Deku, this “sprawling exploration of the evolutionary biology of the 200 most important species from the Legend of Zelda video game series” for the SUPER iam8bit art show. The Deku Tree of Life even lists the binomial nomenclature of […]