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March 4th, 2008

Now, Go Get Yourself a PS3

All of you folks who bought a Wii last year are going to be buying a PS3 this time around.
At least that’s what Pamela Tufegdzic is saying. [She’s an analyst type of person so she probably knows what she’s talking about.]
The PS3 has a few things going for it.
It’s a kickass system and a […]

By Amy Tucker -- 0 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Wordless Wednesday - Crochet Mario Style

 

Right now these guys are sold out, but I bet if you asked michellerheaume really nicely, she might make some more just for you…because you’re special.
Tags: amigurumi, brooch, buttons, children, childsafe-eyes, etsy, felt, geek, gift, handmade, kids, Mario, Nintendo, pin, pinback, polyfil, set, thread, toys, video-game, yarnShare This

By Amy Tucker -- 7 comments

January 21st, 2008

FigurePrints.com Makes a Tiny You

Ever heard of Ed Fries?
Yeah, he’s that guy who used to be VP of Microsoft. Apparently, Mr. Fries has bigger and better fries to fry.
Fries has started FigurePrints.com.
What they do is they use a 3D printer to create your WoW character in real life!
Your Mini-Me [1:18 scale] will only set you back $99.95 [not […]

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December 25th, 2007

Merry Christmas

Here’s to hoping that Santa didn’t bring you coal and switches.
Tags: christmas, coal-and-switches, holiday-wishes, santa, shining-starsShare This

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May 20th, 2007

PS2 and PS3 Buildings In China

In Chengdu (land of Giant pandas), China, there are two opposite buildings that look like the Sony PlayStation 2 and 3. Can somebody give me a Nintendo Wii please? Can somebody verify the photo?

PS3 Building Up Closse

PS3 Building Again

PS2 Skyscraper
The Effect of Next-Gen Consoles on Modern Buildings via Sina Games
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By Patrick -- 3 comments

May 1st, 2007

The Reason Why Japan and Korea Are So Into Online Gaming

Is that the monthly internet fee in these two countries is insanely cheap. It is almost like the air (free). Take a look at the stats below…
Monthly Fee For A 100kb/s Broadband Internet Usage (in US$)

Japan - 0.07
Korea - 0.08
Taiwan - 0.18
US - 0.49
UK - 0.63
China - 10.8

After a quick comparison, netizens or online gamers […]

By Patrick -- 0 comments

April 27th, 2007

PC Fishing Game Goes Pron In Japan, How Dirty Can It Get?

A Japanese fishing video game called 釣☆カノジョ~あの娘は釣り頃、釣られ頃~ (loosely translated to Fishing Time with the Girls) is stamped with an over-18 rating. This means that’s plenty of adult content where girls are confused by tentacles from the octopus and they will strip after you’ve caught some huge fishes.
This game is simple as initially, you choose a […]

By Patrick -- 0 comments

April 25th, 2007

Ayumi Hamasaki, Wii And Wario

“The Empress of J-Pop”, Ayumi Hamasaki, is one cute little princess when she was playing the Nintendo Wii in Hey!Hey!Hey! Music Champ, a popular Japanese show which features Japanese singers. The game played is none other than Odoru Made in Wario (Dancing Made in Wario or WarioWare: Smooth Moves). She’s damn cute with the Wiimote.

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April 23rd, 2007

We Love Chang Koehan From King Of Fighters, KOF

Chang Koehan is a bubbly, funny fat guy from the Korea team (Chang, Choi and Kim) in the King of Fighters series. So…what happens when he decides to cosplay as Chun Li or Mai or Yuri or Athena or Blue Mary or Morrigan or…

Sumo?

Chun Li (Street Fighter Zero)

Mai Shiranui (KOF)

Shermie (KOF)

Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)

Pwned!
More @ Sina […]

By Patrick -- 0 comments

April 18th, 2007

$2 Million Royalty For Korea Adult Martial Arts Online Game Twelve Sky

Taiwan gaming giant Soft-World has paid US$2 million in royalty to Korea Gigassoft for an adult martial arts online game - Twelve Sky. This is the first for Korea small and medium gaming developers, first time that such a grand royalty has been paid.
Although Twelve Sky has been around in Korea for four years, Soft-World […]

By Patrick -- 0 comments

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