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Chuck Norris stomps the Mushroom Kingdom in Chuck vs Super Mario Bros.

Posted on February 29, 2012 by John Scalzo

8-bit Chuck Norris doesn’t run to the castle. The castle comes to him.

The latest Video Game Mashup from YouTube user Daneboe stars a pixelated version of everyone’s favorite Internet celebrity as he stomps all over the Mushroom Kingdom. Then he roundhouse kicks Toad and then he… well, the end is just too disturbing for words. You’re going to have to watch it yourself.

Enjoy!

Posted in Etcetera, News |

Daily Scoop: February 29, 2012 – Leap Day!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Happy Leap Day! It’s that fourth year that isn’t a non-divisible-by-400 year that actually has an extra day in February. Wait, did I even get that right? You know how I am with numbers, people…

Today, we’re in one of our typical day-after-a-Gold-Box-Event-black-holes… there’s not really much to talk about. Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is a $25 promotional credit when you purchase the Xbox 360 4GB Console. Talk about utterly tepid!

To make up for it, there are two video game related shirts today, one of which is AMAZING and I want to buy it right now: (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News |

Should we start calling it the eye pad? Eye therapy games developed for iPad

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Melissa Niedringhaus

Now, people with visual impairments can look to video games as a new form of therapy! Dr. Jeffrey Becker, a developmental optometrist, and Dr. Robert Bohlander, a neuropsychologist, created a variety of games for iPad dubbed the Oculomotor Therapy Program to treat visual system dysfunction and strengthen visual skills.

The iPad program was created with the help of a special education teacher, and combines the fun of playing a game with carefully monitored therapeutic benefits to improve a patient’s quality of life. Every time a patient uses the program, doctors can track progress in real time and adjust the prescribed game activities to meet patient goals.

“There are currently 16 different game activities, with new games in development. Each has multiple levels of difficulty designed to address vision problems of different levels of severity.”

Right now, the Oculomotor Therapy Program is only available through an approved doctor. For more information, or a list of approved doctors, check out the NeuroSensory Center of Eastern Pennsylvania!

Posted in Etcetera, Mobile, News |

Daily Scoop: February 28, 2012 – Gold Box Tuesday!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Whew! That was some weekend. I never wanted it to end! I loaded myself up with too much Dungeons and Dragons on Saturday – actually, it wasn’t too much, it was just enough. But I still felt like a glutton. And Sunday I got my fill of board games with half a dozen (losing) games of Pandemic. Sometimes you just want to play until you win, but the mutation isn’t going to let you do that!

Anyway, welcome, ladies and gents, to yet another Gold Box event in video games! Hopefully the Gold Box deals today won’t be as bland as they usually are. I’m sorry, is that too pessimistic?

Here’s our list for today:

  • 6AM PST/9AM EST – “Make hell your battleground in this hot release for the PlayStation Vita” – Army Corps of Hell for the Vita for $29.99!
  • 8AM PST/11AM EST – “Grab your eyepatch for this PSP adventure” – this is LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean for PSP for $13.99!
  • 10AM PST/1PM EST – “The latest installment in the world-renowned series, which has shipped over 100 million units worldwide.” – could this be Final Fantasy XIII-2?
  • 1PM PST/4PM EST – “Turtle Beach’s top-of-the-line XBOX 360 headset” – pretty self-explanatory
  • 3PM PST/6PM EST – “Get a total body dance workout on the Nintendo Wii!” – some kind of fitness game – perhaps Zumba Fitness?
  • 6PM PST/9PM EST – “Its getting dark in here… Again” (Hey Amazon – that should be “It’s getting dark in here.” Get some editors!) – Darkness II, anyone?
  • 8PM PST/11PM EST – “Play with all your favorite toys within this DS game” – we’re thinking Skylanders

On the t-shirt tip, this one is completely unrelated to video games, but any t-shirt that references “The Wire” is a must-buy in my book: (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PSP, Vita |

Indie Game: The Movie going on tour

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Indie Game: The Movie is leaving Sundance and (hopefully) coming to a theater near you. Their super selective tour is starting out in Santa Cruz, CA; San Francisco, CA; Asheville, NC; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Chicago, IL; and Cambridge, MA. If you’re lucky enough to live in one of those cities, grab your tickets here.

What is Indie Game: The Movie? I’m glad you asked. It’s a documentary about four game developers – Jonathan Blow, Phil Fish, Edmund McMillen, and Tommy Refenes – and their trials and tribulations in the creation, release, and speculation of their independent video games. “Four developers, three games, and one ultimate goal— to express oneself through a video game,” is how it has been described by Sundance.

This movie looks beautiful, and I can’t wait to see it. I’ve got my fingers crossed that it will come to Philadelphia, but if not, I’m definitely picking up the DVD – and you should too.

Posted in Etcetera, News |

Daily Scoop: February 23, 2012 – That Borderlands 2 trailer song

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Nicole Kline

If you’re anything like me, you’ve watched that awesome Borderlands 2 trailer half a dozen times already, wishing you knew whose song was playing in the background. Well, good news: my amazing boyfriend gave me the answer! The artist is Nero and the song is called “Doomsday.” I mean, I know a lot of people are loving or hating on dubstep right now, but I’m really digging this song. And that title is pretty fitting for the trailer…

What are the big deals today? Well, to start, Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Atlus’ The King of Fighters XIII. It’s on sale for $39.99 on both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Amazon’s also got a lot of other deals going on right now as well, all of them PC downloads:

Just one gaming shirt today, and I think it’s going to make a lot of people happy… (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |

Daily Scoop: February 22, 2012 – Borderlands 2 edition

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Well, I can’t really say it’s a Borderlands 2 edition, per se, but I can confirm that I have watched the trailer three times already, and that I can’t wait until September 18 gets here. I mean seriously – have you seen it? My jaw is still on the floor.

Anyway, let’s see what’s going on in the sale world today! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games day is EA Sports’ Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 for $14.99 on the Xbox 360. This is half off the original price, so scoop it up!

And don’t forget about the big used sale going on at GameFly! Is that holiday money burning a hole in your pocket? I know the best way to spend it…

We’ve got not one, but two game-related shirts for you today! One is Mario Kart themed and the other has to do with everyone’s favorite NES cheat code. (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, Xbox 360 |

Daily Scoop: February 21, 2012 – …and then I took an arrow to the knee

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Nicole Kline

I, for one, am tired of the whole “arrow to the knee” meme, and I haven’t even played Skyrim yet. Does that just make me a jerk? Possibly. Do I care? Not really.

What I do care about are deals! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Disney Princess: Magical Jewels on the DS. It’s just $9.99 today, which is 50% off the regular price. Scoop it up and you, too, can be a pretty, pretty princess!

Also, GameFly is having a big under $20 blowout sale on their used games! The sale includes some pretty good deals, like Brink for $6.99 on the Xbox 360, Gears of War 2 for $7.99, F.3.A.R. for $9.99 for PS3 and Xbox 360, and Tron: Evolution – Battle Grids for the Wii. Check it out!

Today’s video game t-shirt is a tired meme I may have alluded to already… (more…)

Posted in Daily Scoop, DS, Etcetera, News, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |