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Direct link here The Penguins in The Desert Productions team will be holding “The Zelda Marathon” to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines - Thorold & District. The event is a third party fundraising effort that is being put together to aid in mentorship programs, future fundraising efforts and making successful matches for children. The event will [...]

Get ready to experience the awesomeness that is Modal Kombat, a Mortal Kombat mod that has players fighting each other by using actual guitars as controllers.

In this case, looks definitely can kill.

We've seen plenty of interesting Xbox 360 controller mods. From one-handed controls to controls with swapped parts to other one-handed controls, the 360 mod scene is pretty lively. This one is definitely different from the usual mods we see though, with the right stick and face buttons switching places and being pushed to the edges of the control. Built by Acidmods, the controller was designed for a disabled player so that he could hold the control more comfortably. The quality of the build is pretty impressive, with nary a scratch, cut or patch to be seen. And, of course, the best part is that it actually works. See it in action after the break. [Via Engadget]

The official Final Fantasy Gaiden: Four Warriors of Light has been updated with a couple new streaming songs for you to check out. I love the mix of chiptune-style and traditional instruments. The music is making me really want this title!

A commitment to innovation, diversified portfolios, aggressive expansion, strong leadership, and a clear vision for the future—these are just some of the strategies employed by the best companies to get to the top of the World’s Best Companies/Global Top 40 list compiled for BusinessWeek by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. Two groups stand out: technology [...]

What better day to talk about the history of Final Fantasy than today?! The original Final Fantasy has hit the Virtual Console, and Retro Gamer just happens to be celebrating the entire franchise in their latest issue. You should be able to grab this one on magazine racks right now. Thanks to [...]

Following the first weekend of PSP Go sales, at least four UK retailers are offering sale prices on the new handheld. Amazon.co.uk, Play, HMV and GAME have all discounted the device to £199.99, which - while still really expensive (it converts to around US $319) - is a significant drop from the MSRP of £224.99. While it's tempting to just write this off as the PSP Go bombing, we're guessing that the MSRP includes some room for retailer profit (unlike the standard price points for most consoles), and these stores are cutting the margins a bit in the interest of competitiveness. Of course, we don't know what the margin is for a Go, but we doubt all these companies would resort to a price drop so soon if they weren't still going to make a lot of money on the venture.

Yeah…that’s definitely weird. This is a creation for the ‘SuperZoo Creative Dog Grooming Competition’. I’m thinking the dog isn’t too happy about that one. Thanks to Pugwishbone for the heads up!

The world is in peril and needs saving and such.

Yes, Super Mario Bros….the game that really started it all for the NES. Not only that, but it gave the industry an absolutely huge shot in the arm. One that is still being felt to this very day. Super Mario Bros. is indeed one of the most influential games of all-time, and [...]

Okay, so it's pretty clear all of us are going to buy Half-Minute Hero. The only questions left are: when? And how? XSEED's bringing the clever micro-RPG game to retail stores on October 13th, with a digital PSN release to follow one week later on October 22nd. "Timing is just off for whatever reason," we were told by a PR representative.Half-Minute Hero's bite-sized gameplay makes it an ideal game to throw on your Memory Stick. But, will gamers have the patience to wait an entire week for the PSN version? By our calculations, you could play Half-Minute Hero over 25,000 times on UMD before the PSN version comes out!Gallery: Half-Minute Hero

That’s a pretty radical change for Lara, don’t you think? I don’t know that EIDOS would ever take Lara that far from her roots, but I can’t deny that this fan’s interpretation is certainly engaging. I wonder how it will measure up to whatever the EIDOS vision turns out to be.

I don’t know if this makes me a bad person, but I still think that this version of Pikachu is one of the cutest cosplay outfits (and cosplayers) I’ve seen. Should I be scared that I find Pikachu attractive?!

We wish for a million dollars! ... Well, after the return of classic adventure games -- and now Sparkster -- our magical roll of granted wishes was bound to come to an end. 1UP and Konami have revealed a brand new game for the powerfully propelled opossum, set to debut on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam in early 2010. The 2.5D sequel (not a remake!) comes 15 years after the last game, which is a period more wasteful than the gap between the original Star Trek TV series and the first feature film. Sorry, our nerd analogies flare up when we get excited. Rocket Knight (as the game is tentatively dubbed) is being developed by Climax, which previously worked with Konami producer Tomm Hulett on Silent Hill: Origins. The team is currently finishing up the promising Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.

We wish for a million dollars! ... Well, after the return of classic adventure games -- and now Sparkster -- our magical roll of granted wishes was bound to come to an end. 1UP and Konami have revealed a brand new game for the powerfully propelled opossum, set to debut on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam in early 2010. The 2.5D sequel (not a remake!) comes 15 years after the last game, which is a period more wasteful than the gap between the original Star Trek TV series and the first feature film. Sorry, our nerd analogies flare up when we get excited. Rocket Knight (as the game is tentatively dubbed) is being developed by Climax, which previously worked with Konami producer Tomm Hulett on Silent Hill: Origins. The team is currently finishing up the promising Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.

“Your Princess Is In Another Castle” by Rachel Saffold I’d love to get a big collection of actual prints for the wonderful fan-art we come across on the site. There’s so many talented artists out there. Their work deserves to be more widely recognized.

Who would've thought that a simple game about monkeys trapped in plastic balls would go on to become one of Sega's biggest franchises? We talked with Sega producer Yasuhito Baba at Tokyo Game Show about the upcoming Step & Roll for the Wii Balance Board, and talked about the future for the franchise. Will it include support for Natal and the PlayStation Motion Controller? Read on. Joystiq: How long after the Balance Board was announced did you think of making a new Monkey Ball game for it? Yasuhito Baba: So actually, as soon the Balance Board game out, we thought this would be a great match for Super Monkey Ball. But the problem is, because we can't bundle with the Balance Board, we had to wait and see how the Balance Board would do. We had to wait for it to sell and wait for there to be a market for more Balance Board games. Monkey Ball is really well suited for new devices. So pretty much whenever there's a new device or new platform, we're always thinking about if Monkey Ball would work on it or not.