On September 13, 1985 the first super Mario Bros game was released in Japan. While our favourite goomba-stomping plumber got his start a little earlier – in 1981’s Donkey Kong, it was Super Mario Bros that sent the world’s most famous video game character down the princess-saving path he’d continue for the next 25 years. So Happy 25th Birthday, Mario! …
The fine folks from Core – The official South African Distributer of all things Nintendo – invited us round for a meet-and-greet with Charles Martinet, the voice of gaming’s most recognisable icon, Mario. In the short time I spent in the his company I realised that Martinet – Ebullient, enthusiastic and effervescent – is Mario. Regaling the serendipitous tale of …
Charles Martinet, the voice behind Mario (and others), is in South Africa at the moment as a guest of the Core group. Geoff is currently at the event and has tweeted Charles martinet reckons SA is the best country in the world. He’s right Last Updated: August 11, 2010
Today is the 67th birthday of Sir Mick Jagger – the rubber-lipped frontman of the hardest working rock ‘n roll band, who seems to be made almost entirely out of wrinkles. It’s also the 37th birthday of Kate Beckinsale – the leather-clad vampire Death Dealer who seems to be made almost entirely out of sexy. Here’s the news we didn’t …
Of All time! And Beyonce’s not one of them, thankfully. Empire have put together yet another list that will be unable to please everybody, this time focusing on the greatest video game character of all time. I can’t say I personally agree with the list – particularly the character given its number one spot. They’ve awarded the accolade to Half-Life’s …
Today is Tuesday. Tuesday is named from the Olde English God Tiw -Â an anglicised Tyr; the Norse God of War, Victory and Law. Today is also Tina Fey’s Birthday. She’s the geek goddess of smart, sexy and funny. Here’s the stuff we too busy staring a pictures of naked people on chessboards to post. News John Romero regrets Daikatana …
The only thing that could possibly make Team Fortress 2 any better was if all of the characters were gorgeous ladies, so thanks to Nemesis on Deviant Art for the image in the header. Here’s more news, videos and games for the day: Last Updated: May 6, 2010
It’s the weekend! Which means that there is no excuse to not get dressed up as Mortal Kombat characters and play Rock Band, apparently. Hope you guys all have a good one. Here’s some other stuff that you may have missed. Play Puzzle Quest 2 Mage Trainer Facebook Game Stuff Bungie totally done with Halo APB gets release date New …
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
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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