I’m starting to get pretty excited for Wreck-It Ralph, thanks mainly due to my gaming passions. So far, those trailers are hitting all the right buttons, but seeing familiar faces from past gaming generations and platforms huddled together in one support group? That’s just the icing on the cake. Those characters have been pretty much an Easter egg for gamers, lurking in …
Think Princess Peach is an easily kidnapped damsel in distress in the Super Mario games? Well this is what happens when she gets pushed too far.
If Mario was real.. and a gangster in Grand Theft Auto then this would be the true Mario Bros story
From the helpless damsel in distress to the typical gangbanger – gaming has always had stereotypes in place. So let’s take a look at some of the more popular examples shall we? Stereotypes in RPGs And what better place to start at than the titular (hehe) hero? Cloud Strife and Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia are but two examples. and …
CollegeHumor often have videogame themed posts, and most – but not all of them – are great. The latest one, 5 imaginary Facebook status updates and their accompanying comments falls firmly in that “great†category. It manages to nail the characters, playing them to type perfectly. From Mario’s disdain at Peach’s renewed capture, Tails’ pathetic abject adulation for Sonic or …
You’ve seen Pamela Anderson and Tommy “Tree Trunk†Lee’s naked maritime shenanigans, watched Fred Durst doing something with some unknown lady’s chocolate starfish and touched yourself inappropriately to the verdant night-vision views of 1 Night in Paris. The latest celebrity sex tape to help you get 1up is of our favourite platforming hero Mario and his ever elusive conquest, Princess …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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