Loves it so much in fact, she finishes a few games every other day. Her name's Umeji Narisawa, a 99 year old grandmother who took up Famicon (better known elsewhere as NES) a quarter century ago and has been at it ever since. Gotta hand it to the old folks, they don't outgrow their diversions as … [Read more...] about 99 Year Old Japanese Grandmother Loves Her Bomberman (Video)
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Sony’s PS3 Games Offline Tomorrow
We thought it usually took years, maybe even decades for war veterans to start performing reenactments of their famous battles. Apparently, things move along a lot faster in this day and age, and Sony is more than ready to relive its darkest hour, as well as risk reminding their customer base of … [Read more...] about Sony’s PS3 Games Offline Tomorrow
Bastion Coming To PC August 16th, Soundtrack Now Available
It's hard to imagine a more perfect indie story than that of Bastion, an RPG built around a few exceedingly clever mechanics and a whole lot of clever narration. Well, not that hard, as most successful indie RPGs don't involve the former Editor in Chief of one of the biggest game reviewing websites … [Read more...] about Bastion Coming To PC August 16th, Soundtrack Now Available
Minecraft Passes 3 Million Sales
Minecraft has today passed the 3 million milestone for game sales, even before the game has even been officially launched. It was only back at the end of April this year that Minecraft passed the 2 million sales mark, and before that in January that I wrote about Minecraft passing the 1 million … [Read more...] about Minecraft Passes 3 Million Sales
Sapphire Unveils New HD 6950 Toxic Edition Card
Sapphire has announced the launch of their new Sapphire HD 6950 Toxic Edition graphics card, which Sapphire claims is the fastest production card in its class. The Sapphire HD 6950 Toxic Edition is equipped with clock speeds of 880MHz for the core and 1300MHz (5.2 Gb/sec effective) for the memory. … [Read more...] about Sapphire Unveils New HD 6950 Toxic Edition Card
Treyarch Developing Modern Warfare 3 For Wii Console
Treyarch has this week announced that it is currently developing a version of its highly anticipated new game Modern Warfare 3 for Nintendo's Wii Console. Following in the footsteps of other titles such as Black Ops and Modern Warfare Reflex, the Wii will now get its own version of the game … [Read more...] about Treyarch Developing Modern Warfare 3 For Wii Console
Cut The Rope: Experiments Lands On The App Store
Fans of the popular iOS game Cut the Rope will be pleased to know that ZeptoLab, the makers of the game, have released a new version, Cut the Rope: Experiments, and it is now available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The new Cut the Rope: Experiments features many similarities with the … [Read more...] about Cut The Rope: Experiments Lands On The App Store
Bungie Giving Halo 4 & Microsoft Their Blessing
Bungie has made its peace with passing on the Halo torch to 343 Industries, and they think you should too. "Going forward, it's their franchise, their IP, and the direction they take has got to be their own," Bungie community manager Eric Osborne said. "I think for fans, the message for them is … [Read more...] about Bungie Giving Halo 4 & Microsoft Their Blessing
id Will Make Rage HD Free For A Week After 100k Likes on Facebook
If you weren't crazy about Rage before, then at the very least you'll be scrambling over yourself to hit that Facebook "Like" button now. Or at least, that may be the thinking behind id and Bethesda's announcement, we don't really know. We would have thought that despite Rage's bog-standard... well, … [Read more...] about id Will Make Rage HD Free For A Week After 100k Likes on Facebook
Nyko Zoom for Kinect up for Pre-order
It's only been a few weeks since Nyko offered up the price and ship date for the cool Zoom for Kinect accessory for the Microsoft Kinect. The Zoom for Kinect is a simple-to-use clip-on accessory that greatly shortens the distance you need to stand back from the Kinect to play. Enhanced Gaming … [Read more...] about Nyko Zoom for Kinect up for Pre-order
Halo Spartan Soap Battles Germs When You Bathe
It's just the helmet though, which means you won't be rubbing Master Chief all over your body any time soon. But at least it's scented three different ways. The people--or person--at Digital Soaps made sure their new Halo line packs a lot of novelty, thus explaining the color scheme of the Spartan … [Read more...] about Halo Spartan Soap Battles Germs When You Bathe
Sony PS Vita US And UK Launch Delayed Until 2012
When Sony announced the PS Vita earlier in the year, we also heard that their new handheld gaming console would go on sale before the end of 2011. However, it now looks like it will only be Japan that will get the PS Vita before the end of the year. Sony's executive vice president, Kazuo Hirai, has … [Read more...] about Sony PS Vita US And UK Launch Delayed Until 2012
