http://globalgrind.com/discovered/videogamesen-ushttp://globalgrind.com/content/40391/The-Top-Video-Game-AthleteVillians Sportaphile Today we celebrate some of the best and worst digitally created athlete bosses and minibosses. For the sake of brevity and simplicity, only Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Sega games are under written consideration.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/40391/The-Top-Video-Game-AthleteVillians?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/30/2008 1:37:22 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37434/Rumor-PunchOut-Wii-to-be-unveiled-at-E3 Stryker Filed under: Rumors Ding Ding! Some potentially huuuuge news this morning from the pages of Brit magazine NGamer -- apparently, E3 will see Nintendo uppercutting its competition with a new edition of Punch-Out!! for the Wii. Not only that, but the mag reckons Punch Out!! Wii will ship with Balance Board support to let us float like a butterfly dodge and weave, and that we'll be using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to sting like a bee punch.Is this the hardcore-pleasing title that Reggie has previously referenced? It could well be, because we're the hardcore, and we're pleased by this![Via Go Nintendo]Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Ads by Google]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37434/Rumor-PunchOut-Wii-to-be-unveiled-at-E3?sc=1#socialStryker7/12/2008 5:29:21 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35813/The-new-de-Blob-Game-Goes-Up-Against-The-Man blackspot There's some revolutionary undertones in this joint where you have to fight a corporation who's trying to wipe out all color (conspiracy theorists rejoice). I'm mad it's only for the Wii though. I don't have one of those yet. LOL!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35813/The-new-de-Blob-Game-Goes-Up-Against-The-Man?sc=1#socialblackspot7/2/2008 8:07:44 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35763/Burnout-Paradise-Getting-Trophies-In-Future-Update Kerwin In a post on the Official PlayStation Blog, Simon Phillips Criterion Games designer made a confirmation that It's open world set in the fictional Burnout]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35763/Burnout-Paradise-Getting-Trophies-In-Future-Update?sc=1#socialKerwin7/7/2008 9:26:59 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35553/Top-25-Black-Superheroes-of-All-Time Sportaphile Up in the sky, it's NOT a bird, or a plane, and it's probably not a black superhero. For most of comic book history, black superheroes have been ignored, that is, until the 1960s. That's when black superheroes descented on the hero genre in their tights and capes to save the world. Up until this then, there where NO black superheroes and only a few black characters who regularly appeared in the most popular superhero stories. This summer, we have Hancock. But many came before him ...]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35553/Top-25-Black-Superheroes-of-All-Time?sc=1#socialSportaphile7/3/2008 10:34:30 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35226/Tony-Parker-Covers-NBA-Live-09-Konsole-Kingz majorsophus I’ve been playing NBA LIVE for as long as I’ve played basketball.”--Tony Parker Hmm, he didn't win the championship this year. This wasn't one of]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35226/Tony-Parker-Covers-NBA-Live-09-Konsole-Kingz?sc=1#socialmajorsophus6/30/2008 5:09:29 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/33774/Godfather-Game-Creators-Sued-by-Estate-of-Puzo Sportaphile The son of Godfather writer has sent his lawyers on a hunt for a million clams for a video game that contains elements of the Godfather.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/33774/Godfather-Game-Creators-Sued-by-Estate-of-Puzo?sc=1#socialSportaphile6/20/2008 1:08:51 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/32881/Nintendo-Goes-From-Wii-Fit-to-Wii-Strip CJ Finally a game to help out all those young girls with dreams to taking their clothes off for sweaty drunken old men when they grow up. Nintendo, working hard everyday for a better tomorrow!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/32881/Nintendo-Goes-From-Wii-Fit-to-Wii-Strip?sc=1#socialCJ6/17/2008 4:42:23 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/31592/Most-Anticipated-Playstation-3-Games-for-2008 Kilogramm Most Anticipated Playstation 3 games for 2008, the list includes Grand Theft Auto IV, Killzone 2, Guitar Hero IV and others.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/31592/Most-Anticipated-Playstation-3-Games-for-2008?sc=1#socialKilogramm6/5/2008 11:34:45 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/31527/PS3-Sucks-Up-Five-Times-as-Much-Energy-as-a-Fridge Kdollaz1 Compared to basically every other appliance you have plugged in at home, the Playstation 3 sucks up more juice. That's according to a new study by Australian consumer agency Choice, which found that when a PS3 is running, it sucks up five times more energy than a refrigerator. If you leave it on all the time for something like Folding@Home, you're looking at an energy cost of nearly $250 a year.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/31527/PS3-Sucks-Up-Five-Times-as-Much-Energy-as-a-Fridge?sc=1#socialKdollaz16/3/2008 6:18:44 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/30430/Barack-Obama-is-a-Popular-Mii Craig Redman Big Head DC reports that a Barack Obama Mii is a hugely popular download for owners of the Nintendo Wii:Barack Obama gets around. His Mii, a digital avatar created for the Wii video game console, is currently one of the most popular user-submitted Mii caricatures in all of America. Obama is next to Batman in popularity and stands tall right behind Indiana Jones. Speeches is listed as Obama’s skill.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/30430/Barack-Obama-is-a-Popular-Mii?sc=1#socialCraig Redman5/28/2008 4:03:47 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/29806/Wii-Fit-Will-Hurt-Kids-Feelings spizzle Wii Fit is under attack by obesity groups saying that when it calls kids overweight, it'll hurt their self-image. Kids are usually called worse at school.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/29806/Wii-Fit-Will-Hurt-Kids-Feelings?sc=1#socialspizzle5/23/2008 4:38:06 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/29441/Teens-Hire-Hookers-To-Play-Xbox blackspot A 13 year old boy from Texas stole his pop's credit card and hired a bunch of escorts to play Xbox with him and his friends. Awesome!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/29441/Teens-Hire-Hookers-To-Play-Xbox?sc=1#socialblackspot5/19/2008 7:36:39 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28982/Nintendo-Loses-Patent-Infringement-Case champion83 A federal jury has found Nintendo guilty of patent infringement and ordered the company to pay $21 million in damages. The suit, filed by Anascape Ltd. in 2006, claims that the designs of the Wii Classic, WaveBird, and GameCube controllers infringed on patents held by Anascape.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28982/Nintendo-Loses-Patent-Infringement-Case?sc=1#socialchampion835/22/2008 3:21:27 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28931/Must-Download-The-Dont-Tase-Me-Bro-Video-Game Big Deez A video game designer was inspired by the rash of cop-on-civilian violence developed "Police Brutality".]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28931/Must-Download-The-Dont-Tase-Me-Bro-Video-Game?sc=1#socialBig Deez5/15/2008 4:07:01 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28511/Girl-Gamers-Are-On-The-Rise majorsophus Despite this, the profile of the typical gamer has changed drastically over the past decade, with middle-aged housewives now as likely to play games as teenage boys. The average gamer in Australia is now 28 years old, up from 24 just two years ago. And despite being largely ignored by the game industry, 41% are female.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28511/Girl-Gamers-Are-On-The-Rise?sc=1#socialmajorsophus5/14/2008 6:35:01 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28353/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Glitches-Are-Unbelievable Sportaphile Watch a video compilation of all the bizarre bugs in the blockbuster video game.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28353/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Glitches-Are-Unbelievable?sc=1#socialSportaphile5/13/2008 5:15:56 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/27932/Mortal-Kombats-creator-Dramatic-changes-for-game xfactor213 Since its 1992 debut in arcades, Midway's fighter Mortal Kombat has been acclaimed by players and denounced by livid parents.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/27932/Mortal-Kombats-creator-Dramatic-changes-for-game?sc=1#socialxfactor2135/12/2008 10:51:25 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/27637/NES-coffee-table TheShit I've finally finished my giant NES controller/ coffee table/ storage box! Awesome! The piece of glass that I had ordered arrived today, it looks super fresh. Here are the photos of the final thing, with the glass on top:]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/27637/NES-coffee-table?sc=1#socialTheShit5/8/2008 1:15:42 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/27261/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Posts-Record-FirstWeek-Sales M2K Get the scoop on, ''Grand Theft Auto IV' Posts Record First-Week Sales]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/27261/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Posts-Record-FirstWeek-Sales?sc=1#socialM2K5/7/2008 9:55:56 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/26405/Nintendo-Teaches-People-How-to-Drive Hasmat From Disney World Guides to this? DreamCatcher Games and JoWood Productions announced today that they will be developing the Drivers Ed Portable for the Nintendo DS, which will allow teens worldwide to prepare for the written portion of their driver's licence examination, customized to the country, state or province in which they live.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/26405/Nintendo-Teaches-People-How-to-Drive?sc=1#socialHasmat5/4/2008 2:33:59 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/26091/Bush-Bash-Free-News-Game-from-AddictingGames realerthanlife Bush Bash, a Free News Game from AddictingGames: One of our users, AlGore@democrats.com, says this is his favorite game. Says this is what he sees in his sleep. Check it out.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/26091/Bush-Bash-Free-News-Game-from-AddictingGames?sc=1#socialrealerthanlife5/2/2008 2:05:44 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/25540/Mainly-Raves-for-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Daves-Download-usnewscom realerthanlife What does it say about us as a society that a game like Grand Theft Auto IV, with its violence and sex, is a certain smash hit? It says a lot of people like an action-packed video game with great graphics. The game reviewers are heaping praise on Grand Theft Auto, which went on sale at midnight. It's sure to be the biggest thing in games this year. The only question was if the new offering from Take-Two Interactive and its Rockstar subsidiary would set a new record for entertainment sales. The movie Spiderman 3 reportedly holds the first-weekend record at $380 million. Some analysts are predicting that GTA IV could hit $400 million.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/25540/Mainly-Raves-for-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Daves-Download-usnewscom?sc=1#socialrealerthanlife4/30/2008 11:24:49 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/25519/Grand-Theft-Stabbing blackspot A man is stabbed on line waiting to buy a copy of Grand Theft Auto 4.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/25519/Grand-Theft-Stabbing?sc=1#socialblackspot4/30/2008 11:23:36 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/25513/Grand-Theft-Auto-will-blow-you-away realerthanlife With "Grand Theft Auto IV," Rockstar Games has crafted a wildly ambitious game world complete with an engrossing story of an immigrant's rise to power, unforgettable characters and expertly honed gameplay.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/25513/Grand-Theft-Auto-will-blow-you-away?sc=1#socialrealerthanlife4/30/2008 9:36:16 AM