Nintendo is running a contest where you can win one of six custom-painted Art of Wii consoles. The contest ends tonight, April 30th, 2007, and is limited to Canadian members of My Nintendo. Even if you’re not a Canadian member of My Nintendo, it’s worth checking out the art. Nothing stopping you from painting your

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Peggle, new from PopCap Games, is an stunning mix of Pachinko, Pinball, Breakout, and probably some other games. Four Modes There are four modes of play in Peggle: Adventure, Quick Play, Duel, and Challenge. Adventure Mode In Adventure Mode you play through eleven phases of five levels each, with each phase introducing a new guide

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Ken Kutaragi (久夛良木 健), the Father of the PlayStation, has resigned his position as Chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment and will instead become Honorary Chairman. The resignation is effective June 19, 2007, when he will be replaced by the currect President and COO, Kazuo Hirai. Kutaragi was responsible for the PlayStation, which debuted

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Zork and Imagination

Back when we occasionally had to use our brains to create the images within games, a.k.a. in the 1980s and earlier, a text-based adventure game called Zork was incredibly popular. Since most games back then were either played on a board or in the backyard, our imaginations regularly got a workout. Besides, Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and other books (stories written on piles of flat sheets called “paper” and bound together) were popular back then too, so the imagery came easily.

If you were born after 1980, brace yourself; the image you see below may shock you.

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Super Paper Mario is out for the Nintendo Wii system and it looks amazing. Mario in the Wii World The 2-D and 3-D game integrates the Wii controller, held sideways, into the classic side-scrolling platform game world. When in 2-D side-scrolling mode, press a button and you move into 3-D mode where you can see

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SCEA has dropped the price of the PSP Core Pack $30 from $199.99 to $169.99 to celebrate the second birthday of the PSP. The SCEA press release also indicates that Sony has added Daxter and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror to the Greatest Hits Collection. This brings Sony’s mobile gaming platform closer to the price point

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