As we all know, Super Smash Bros. Brawl recently released in North America and hundreds to thousands of Smash Bros fans waited eagerly outside of their local GameStop’s to get themselves their copy. When they got home and threw their SSBB disc in their Nintendo Wii Consoles “a small percentage” of the fan base was let down by a “disc-read error”.According to Nintendo, who just sold 1 million copies in Japan, this is due to the high-capacity double-layer disc that is used for Super Smash Bros Brawl. On Nintendo’s official North American site they explained "A very small percentage of Wii consoles may have trouble consistently reading data off this large capacity disc if there is some contamination on the lens of the disc drive. Read More...

My Experience At The Gamestop Release. Yes, I know there were a few about this already here, but this is an actual event that I thought needed to be out there. So please bare with me, it is a fun story that needs telling. So myself and a friend of mine, Mythicgriffon, went to the release of Smash Bro's last Saturday night. It was kind of a cool event. For the most part. Read More...

    So I personally love this Ad that was made for the 360.  Shame we wont see it on TV! Read More...

Sandstorm Productions, the team developing Mare Nostrum, the mod for Tripwire Interactive’s Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 released the first open Beta of the mod 1st March 2008 – and has already responded to the player feedback by releasing more updates to the mod!   The mod was released with a whole host of new features for Red Orchestra, including:   The British and Commonwealth infantry in desert gearNew desert gear for the GermansAll-new British voice pack (and this one just HAS to be heard!)New weapons to play with:Lee Enfield No 1 Mk III* rifleThompson 1928-A1Bren Mk IINo36M 'Mills' BombAnd, of course, new maps to play with them on:Tobruk CentralBardiaAkabaFallen Empire   Reacting very fast to the feedback from the good number of people who tried the mod, the team have already brought out an update, which included fixes and tweaks to play balance to all the maps, plus the new Australian voice-pack. So we now have the Brits and the Aussies in Red Orchestra! Read More...

My favorite site besides PWNED.com has a awesome story about the New York Gov. Eliott Spitzer (D) was apparently known as Client 9 to an upscale prostitution ring.  Spitzer was opposed to violent video games like Hitman: Codename 47.  The irony and hypocrisy of this man let alone that he is a politician.   Source - During the 2006 campaign Spitzer called out the video game industry for excessive violence and, ironically, sexual content in its products: Like all parents, I know it is increasingly difficult to protect our children from negative influences… we have learned that when self-regulation fails, government must step in… we must do more to protect our children from excessive sex and violence in the media… Media content has gotten more graphic, more violent and more sex-based… Currently, nothing under New York State law prohibits a fourteen-year old from walking into a video store and buying… a game like ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ which rewards a player for stealing cars and beating people up. Read More...

GarageGames Places InstantAction.com Into Open Beta So I have been puttering around on this since it was in Closed Beta. Now I bet you are wondering,"Hades, what is InstantAction?" Well here's what I got for ya. It is a website that uses a mixture of flash and a new engine that the people at Garage Games have put together to do some pretty cool applications and games on the interwebs. InstantAction.com is the site where it can all be checked out and enjoyed. Read More...

FC Twin: Almost Perfect for Classic Gamers. The FC Twin is a video gaming system by Famiclone that allows you to play Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The FC Twin has separate circuitry and card slots allowing it to play for both game systems. The switch can be set to on/off, NES, or SNES. This system is almost perfect for lovers of classic Nintendo games. The only down side is that it is not compatible with 10-15% of the NES and SNES games and not compatible with the NES Zapper. Read More...

When browsing through the various console sections at the local Best Buy, a gamer is likely to pass up the Nintendo DS, chalking it up to child's play given the exorbitant amount of games based on children's movies for the system. And after all, who can really trust the credibility of a handheld that comes in PINK? However, this fangirl is about to tell you exactly why the DS is the most multi-faceted system available on the market, and one of the best investments you can make with your hard earned gaming allowance. To me, the Nintendo DS (and when I say that, I mean my DS Lite) is like my Ipod. Read More...

Information on the Zerg from Startcraft II Starcraft is another one of those games that is anticipated in the coming times. I've been looking forward to it ever since I saw it at the blizzard booth at Comic-Con 2007. I know I'm chomping at the bit to get more and more on it. But any ways, this may not be the best thing ever. It also might not be 100% true. But here is what was leaked out onto the net. Read More...

PWNED RADIO Sunday's 8PM-10PM EST 97.1FM/1270A is proud to announce Andy (PWNED) and Aaron (BlueWolf72) will be live on the PWNED RADIO SHOW. This Sunday March 9th 2008 - 8PM - 10PM EST If you want to tune in and chat with the show and show some awesome PWNED support we would love it and very much appreciate it. Special thanks to PWNED Radio for asking us to join the show. Another special thanks to all of you for making this site and idea fun. Read More...

Tall Hair & Eye Popin Guinness World Records   Ubisoft invite you to take part in the first ever Guinness World Records multiplayer marathon gaming attempt London, England, March 7th 2008 - Ubisoft and the Guinness World Records are proud to announce that they will be hosting the first ever Guinness World Record attempt at a marathon 24-hour Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 multiplayer gaming session. The attempt will take place at the UK's premier multiplayer event organised by Multiplay at their Newbury Racecourse venue. "i33" will take place from the 21st - 24th March and all 1500 tickets have already been sold. Read More...

Halo 3 Charity Tournament To Help A Fellow Gamer Not really much to say about this except for the background on what is going on. It is nice to see gaming promote a good cause, To Save A Life. What is going on is one the members of the site is in need of a new Kidney. What better way that to have a gaming event to help raise the money. It is a good cause, so if you are charitable, want to help a fellow gamer out, and want a good game of Halo 3, check this out. If you don't want to play, but want to donate, there is that option as well. Read More...

GameStop is finally releasing the anxiously awaited Nintendo Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl this Sunday (3/9/08), but they have put a new twist on to the midnight release, a countrywide tournament. This tournament, which is free to play in, is absolutely huge! There are 45 pages of participating first round stores from all over the United States, which basically means that this is probably going to be one of the biggest tournaments ever. This tournament has four rounds. GameStop will be flying the eight semifinalists to San Jose, California to compete in the fourth and final round at their brand new tournament center and store. Read More...

  Microsoft has released the first public beta version of Internet Explorer 8, the next version of their web browser. This release is primarily for web developers; others may want to hold off. This first beta release adds several features beyond what is available in IE 7, many of them "borrowed" from rival browsers like Firefox and Safari. Read More...

TV star Gemma Atkinson in the UK and Play.com Live host revealed to the Sun that while she loves the Nintendo Wii, it hurts her chest. Speaking to the Sun, the TV celebrity said: "I win every time I play the Wii. I'm the champion at the bowling game. I love it because all the family can get involved so it's great to play on a Saturday night if everyone is round." But here's where it gets odd. "I have to wear TWO bras when I go running at the gym so I'd love to design a range of sports bras for big-breasted women, something sexy not plain. Read More...