Wandering Goblin » Video Games

Halo: Reach Beta Intro Video w/ Aisha Tyler?

Acea — Thu, 06 May 2010 06:09:09 +0000

Hey Look, it’s Aisha Tyler, the actress from the Ghost Whisperer. What’s she doing here? Talking about grenade launchers, fragging, generators and just plenty of stuff you wouldn’t expect. Tyler talking about heads exploding with excitement is funny enough on its own.

She speaks it well enough, and you get to see plenty of new clips from the game. Also, Jet Packs. Enough said.

Check it out.

[Via: Ars Technica]

Golden Eye Stand-Off: The Movie Based On The Game Based On The Movie

Acea — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:55:32 +0000

Here’s a pretty good one. It’s some real-life characters that get stuck in a stand-off that appears to be stuck in a Golden Eye the Game universe time-warp.

There’s a golden gun, familiar characters, levels, map settings, and game flaws. It’s good for some laughs, especially if you’ve ever played the N64 classic. Take a peek.

How Long Does it Take to Beat Bejeweled 2? 3 Years.

Acea — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:04:01 +0000

Mike Leyde, an independent contractor from California, decided he was going to be bored for the next few years, and decided he would start playing the same Bejeweled 2 game, consecutively. Overall he stacked up 2,205 hours and 51 minutes of game play over the 3 years he had been playing. Epic.

He collected 4,872,229 gems and earned the game’s highest calculable score of 2,147,483,647. At that point, he got what arcade gamers would call a ‘kill screen’.

Why does Mike love bejeweled? Well this is what he said…

“Bejeweled and many of the other PopCap games are like never-ending puzzles, a great challenge for the mind and a great source of satisfaction for a challenge overcome.”

Seems like a man of few words.

Here’s a video with screen shots of his geeky accomplishments. I want to compliment Mr. Leyde while at the same time, I’m not sure if I should. Good job Mike!

[Via: Joystiq / Source 2]

Team Fortress 2 – Mega Man Style

Acea — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:38:26 +0000

If you spend any frequent time here at the Goblin, you’ll know how much we love us some Mega Man. There’s just something about that blue android blowing up out of control robots that is massively appealing.

Mega Man has been fused with a lot of different things lately, heck, we’ve already seen a Mega Man 1st person shooter.

Well, here’s Team Fortress 2 – Mega Man style.

[Via: Kokugamer]

Boy Scouts Get Video Game Badge? Holy $#*^ Really?!

Acea — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:28:33 +0000

Looks like little nerdy little boys are going to be lining up for Cub Scouts soon enough! Well, maybe not. But either way, this is pretty awesome. The Boy Scouts of America have a new badge for the cub scouts.

How do you attain such a badge?

Explain why it is important to have a rating system for video games. Check your video games to be sure they are right for your age.

With an adult, create a schedule for you to do things that includes your chores, homework, and video gaming. Do your best to follow this schedule.

Learn to play a new video game that is approved by your parent, guardian, or teacher.

Erhm, Oh. So THAT’S how you get it. Doesn’t sound as fun as I thought originally, but still very responsible and I’m much more likely to qualify for that then the Automotive Maintenance badge.

[Via: engadget]

New Starcraft Story Trailer? Hazzah!

Acea — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:18:17 +0000

This fell into my day pretty great. After learning that pre-ordering Stracraft II from Amazon.com can net you a beta key, and after receiving mine, I was pretty excited to say the least. I was even more pleased to log on to the internet to find a new trailer for the story of SC2.

The trailer is pretty sweet, and features some of the classics looking badass as usual. You’ll see what I mean.

[Via: Gamingbolt]

Marvel VS Capcom 3 Teases some Major Awesome

Acea — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:22:27 +0000

Starcraft isn’t the only game that’s been waiting a decade for it’s next title. Enter Marvel VS Capcom 3. I’m sure most of you have probably mashed buttons on some variation of this game in an arcade somewhere, and if not you should probably go try it out.

What’s cooler then Megaman fighting Ryu? Not much… The teaser trailer is below, check it out! We’re looking at a Spring 2011 release date, commence the anticipation.

New ‘Episode’ of Star Trek Online: Deep Space Nine

Acea — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:30:59 +0000

Star Trek Online is continuing their release of new content, now tackling one of the more geeky niche franchises of the Star Trek Universe in their newest content patch; Deep Space Nine.

The new content ‘episode’ as they call them, will start with a massive invasion of the usually peaceful Deep Space Nine area. What else is coming? Well, a new space ship to blow your enemies away of course. You can check out the trailer below.

[Via: TotalGaming, Source 2]

Starcraft 2 Kart – An Ode to Mario

Acea — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:13:25 +0000

Mario Kart Wii was the best selling console game of the year in 2008, so it’s no surprise that a Starcraft 2 custom map has already emerged attempting to emulate the popular franchise while at the same time doing it in a hilarious manner.

The music is classic, the whole thing looks silly, and it leaves me really praying for a beta key.

You can take note that the Thor unit is apparently garbage when it comes to racing. No surprise there. With that being said, I certainly wouldn’t want it’s cannons aimed at me. Take a peek!

[Via: VG Chartz]

Street Fighter High – High School Drama in Fighter Form

Acea — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:49:31 +0000

High School dramas are hilariously common these days. They are all pretty pain-inducing. As such, it’s hilarious to see Street Fighter in the common High School drama. Enter the fan-made High School drama Street Fighter High.

It’s pretty much exactly as it sounds. The music and dialogue are laughably cheesy. All your favorite characters make an appearance and fear not, there are indeed battles… And cheerleaders. Can’t have High School drama without those. Check it.

[Via: Kokugamer]

Sticky Note Mario – Battle of the Neighbors

Acea — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:50:02 +0000

These college kids got bored, and since they’re nerds that grew up on Mario, they decided to express themselves in a creatively nerdy way.

These sticky note 8-bit Nintendo re-creations have been around a lot lately… But it doesn’t make them any less fun.

Rag Dolls Racing like Mario – ModNation Racers

Acea — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:30:31 +0000

ModNation Racers is Playstation’s newest endeavor that not even subtly smashed Little Big Planet with Mario Kart together for something that actually looks like it could be pretty fun.

Also the large customization, I have to say, looks devastatingly fun. Designing my own car? Yes, please! Take a peek at the trailer, it’s sitting on a release date of May 25, 2010 for the Playstation 3 and PSP systems.

The Lion King Fortress 2

Acea — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:19:01 +0000

Here’s a mash-up of Lion King and Team Fortress 2. Probably not the first smash-up you’d ever expect, but yeah, the Lion King is pretty awesome and everyone loves some team killing fun.

The first one was released a bit ago, and there’s a second video to the saga that just got released. They’re pretty ingenious in their own right and funny.

Check ‘em out!

Here’s the newer one, not as solid but still funny.

[Via: Kotaku]

Korean Starcraft Commercial does ‘Very Well’

Acea — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:19:39 +0000

The commercial involves a Protoss harassing a young lady and blaming a nose-picking doofus, and it’s pretty funny. There isn’t any dialogue except Starcraft unit speech, so you’re good to go on not knowing Korean.

Check it out!

[Via: 1Up]

Gears of War 3 Trailer Promises Blood & Bullets

Acea — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:28:10 +0000

Jimmy Fallon, Late-night TV’s wacky little brother, premiered the first Gears of War 3 trailer on his show the other night. As you would expect, there is monsters, chaos, and death. The eerie background song does wonders for the mood. Take a peek!

[Via: NBC]