Mario. You say the name and almost anyone will instantly associate it with what is arguably the most recognizable character to ever hit the videogame world. The theme song is iconic, his features are undeniable, and slap the name on any product almost guarantees instant success. But how much do we know about the man besides his love for a variety of colourful mushrooms and blondes in dresses (hey, sounds like a great Friday night, yaaaamean?? *wink wink*)? Read More...

    This work by Marques Cannon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License   I wanted to point out that I KILL PXLS has released his latest work and if you like music and video games you can't go wrong with this. It is fresh and hip and if I tell you to like it you will enjoy it. Margues put some awesome effort into this and I asked him to make a song for PWNED.com. Read More...

So just to update you Minnesota attempted to get a law passed and it failed.  So they thought "hey" lets appeal and well that failed to. The Minnesota law would have imposed up to a $25 fine on minors younger than 17 caught buying or renting video games rated "M" for mature or "AO" for adults-only, under the video game industry's rating system. You would think other states and cities would pay attention to this but "this week, a committee in Massachusetts is planning to consider a bill, endorsed by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, that would--you guessed it--restrict violent video game sales to minors" source:  News. Read More...

In one week only, Super Smash Bros Brawl for the Nintendo Wii a stunning 1.4 million! In one day Super Smash Bros Brawl sold 874,000 copies. Its GameCube predecessor, Super Smash Bros Melee sold 7 milliion. I have heard the game is worth it as well. Read More...

EXPLOSIVE WEB TRAFFIC: PWNED.COM received over 2 Million unique page impressions in February, which is a 400,000+ increase from January’s 1.6 Million unique page impressions. PWNED.COM traffic is on track in March to surpass 2.5 Million unique page impressions. IN THE NEWS: PWNED.COM was recently mentioned on Yahoo Business in a press release from The Electronic Consumers Association (ECA) in regards to their expanding growth and support. Link: http://biz.yahoo. Read More...

World Cyber Games has announced their official tournament games for 2008. Halo 3, Guitar Hero III, Starcraft: Brood War, Warcraft III:The Frozen Throne will all be a part of WCG. Also for the first time, Asphalt 3: Street rules, a mobile game will be part of the tournament. "It is with great honor that the WCG announces the most powerful, broad-reaching and distinguished lineup of tournament games in the history of eSports," said Hyoung-Seok Kim, president and CEO, International Cyber Marketing, organizers of the WCG. You can now register at www.worldcybergames. Read More...

Boston's mayor, Thomah Menino is now backing a Massachusetts Bill sponsored by Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry according to GamePolitics.com. The Massachusetts legislature will be talking about the bill on Tuesday. The bill was penned with the help of Jack Thompson, of course, but prior "games as porn" bills have failed in Lousiana and Utah. Entertainment Software AssociationGames-for-Grownups spokesman Dan Hewitt told the Boston Herald, �Every time states have tried to restrict access to First Amendment-protected material, it has been considered unconstitutional.� You can contact the mayor of Boston here: http://www. Read More...

MMOvie: Installment 1 Ok, I know I appreciate things like this, so I though you all would as well. Probably one of the funniest Machinima shorts I have seen in a while, well at least since Red vs. Blue. It also seems to be released in the same fashion as well. This is only a ten minute chunk of what is actually going to be a full length feature film. So get your Goobers or Raisinettes. A Small drink and enjoy the first ten minutes of what looks to be an awesome film once it is fully completed. Read More...

Metal Gear Online beta test schedule changed to April 14 I go away for a few days and the interwebs blow up on me and now I'm back logged. But that's...ok... That just means I get to come back and bring some fun good news with me. Like say for instance, the previously announced Metal Gear Online beta test is now scheduled for a week earlier. Awesome right? So now it will be out come the 14th of April now instead of the 21st. Read More...

I think I found Guitar Hero Awesomeness.  People and the photoshop skills they have.  Some of these are more art to me but I will let you be the judge.  If you have any you made or found post a reply. Read More...

While this is old news we are happy to say PWNED.com has made it on Yahoo Biz and we are all happy. While there is no specific paragraph about who and what we are just the fact we are mention is icing on the cake. “The depth and breadth of new coalition partners and sponsors is truly impressive,” said Hal Halpin, the association’s president. “In just over a year we have solidified an amazing list of well-established corporations, non-profits and entities that are not just seeing the potential of the ECA, but doing everything in their power to support us during our formative stages. That says quite a lot about them actually, but it also speaks volumes about game consumers and the faith that these organizations have in us collectively. Read More...

  little overview of Abel’s specials moves, how they work, and a few of the horrible things you can do with them to the people you love.  If you are too good for youtube, a more easily ipodified link can be found here. Read More...

This month Game Crazy will be offerring "Game Stars" for a minimum donation of $1. All the proceeds will go to the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. Game Crazy will also match all customer donations with hopes of raising enough funds to provide 12 new Fun Centers to hospitals. Each Fun Center costs about $4,250 per setup and has a LCD flat panel tv, dvd player and Nintendo Wii. Of course games and movies are included also. According to CEO of Starlight Starbright Children�s Foundation, Paula Van Ness, Fun Centers give children and their families a sense of normalcy during what is an emotionally and physically difficult time. Read More...

It's sad, but true, the Cyberathlete Professional League has announced that they will be closing the league. CPL has been around and popular since 1997, but the showey World Series of VideoGames and CGS have taken a toll on CPL. All events that were scheduled for 2008 have been cancelled. "Effective immediately, the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) will cease operations. Therefore, all CPL events currently scheduled for 2008 are hereby canceled," said a post on the CPL website. "The current fragmentation of the sport, a crowded field of competing leagues, and the current economic climate have prompted the CPL to suspend its pro-tournament operations. Read More...

Metal Gear Movie Like the title says, lets try to keep it hush hush from him. We don't need him taking this and turning out crap with it. So far he doesn't score to well with Game movies. But that is not the point of this little snippet of information. It is to talk about a movie that could be pretty F*cking cool. So far it has been just a big bag of rumor, but it looks like the rumor might become total truth. Columbia Pictures looks to actually go through with this whole thing. Read More...