3 Oct, 2010

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters was a 2007 documentary that followed high school teacher, Steve Wiebe, as he attempted to snag the Donkey Kong high score away from hot sauce maker, Billy Mitchell. A script is currently in the works for a feature film. The director of the documentary, Seth Gordon, said in an interview with Game Informer that he hopes to...

18 Sep, 2010

One of the most bizarre games I’ve come across has just been denied an appearance on Xbox Live. Why? Well, you see, in the indie PC shooter game dubbed Privates, you play a squad of condom wearing marines who take care of nasty STD’s, STI’s, and other ewwy-gooey nastiness in your nether regions. Yes, both vaginas AND bottoms. “The guys at...

A programmer from Buenos Aires under the username DoctorM64, is currently working on a remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus. The original game, which was released for the Game Boy in 1992, contained a linear style of gameplay and monochrome graphics. DoctorM64 has set out to take the game in a more modern direction, using elements from Metroid Fusion and Zero...

Youtube user, BlobVanDam, created a 3D rendition of Sonic & Knuckles’ Mushroom Hill Zone and has since gotten a shout out from Sega’s official blog: “We’ve seen it for the love of Tikal, we’ve seen it! Honestly, I’ve been bombarded with all sorts of messages, some very excited, some downright rude, telling “SEGA” in no...

The guys over at Team Meat have finally finished the long-awaited Super Meat Boy. The hardcore 2D platformer is now in the bug testing and difficulty smoothing stage, which according to Edmund McMillen (designer for SMB), should take about two more weeks. In the meantime, McMillen promises a release date and pricing for Super Meat Boy, as well as “a very...

Sometimes the complexities of a video game weigh heavily, making your journey to the end feel more like a chore rather than something fun. From fetch quests to level grinding, it can all get a little drab in the end. For Nicklas Nygren, an indie developer from Umea, Sweden, simplicity is a virtue. Born in 1983, Nygren has created an array of freeware games, most...

Super Meat Boy is an upcoming 2D platformer due out on WiiWare and XBLA November of this year. It is based on the original Flash game, Meat Boy, which came out in 2008. Team Meat have been working hard to include an onslaught of unlockable characters from past indie video games. To access the full roster, players will have to collect band-aid pick ups strewn...

10 Aug, 2010

I don’t actually own an IPhone, but I am constantly envious of games that are available for download on the hand-held, oops, I mean phone. Games like the up-coming Monster Dash, a classic example of a witty title that can’t take it’s self seriously. Monster dash is essentially a gun and run with a sense of humour. Halfbrick (the creators of...