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Holy Christ on a stick - talk about a 'can't wait' game. This trailer is just awesome, but I will admit I almost feel bad for those stormtroopers. Also as smaht as Vader seems. A handful of troopers in a closed off room are supposed to handle a bad ass Jedi?

This one has probably been around awhile but it's still damn cool. Created by the artist only known as PES, it takes us into the 'Game Over' scenarios of some classic arcade titles using everyday objects. Well almost, not sure if cupcakes are everyday objects for everyone. They should be.

There are a few things in this world we like. One being other people doing the work for us and then them telling us about it. Makes life easier for us, and frankly, that's really what it's all about. Our friend Zach (I call him friend but we've never met, but he did send us a nice email and he enjoys 8bit stuff so in our book he's a friend) sent us a 'Best-of' compilation gallery of all things 8bit. The above rendition of a close hero to us all is one example of many. So head over to gawker.tv and check out the rest of the gallery and enjoy Zach's hard-work damnit. We know we will. Note: if you're a hardcore 8bitreview fan some may seem familiar, but I don't think any hardcore fans exist. Le sigh...[thanks Zach]

This seems like a fitting comeback. Patrick JEAN is an artist. That's about all I know. I went to his website to read his bio but quickly realized I don't speak French. What I did realize is that he makes cool short films. You can find them on his website and if you speak French maybe you can learn more about him. His latest - Pixels - posted above was shot on location in NYC and has a seamless integration of classic 8bit icons into the real world. Very smooth and very cool. Enjoy. [thanks Laura]

Rant time cause I'm annoyed right now. I'm just going to throw this out there; Madden 10 is a total disappointment of a game. I just don't understand how EA can have one of the best sports titles ever, NHL 10, and right next to it the worst. Madden 10 does nothing better than it's predecessors and is really just a roster update with a game flow downgrade. In between plays, cuts scenes and a pathetic half time 'report' are just a few of the annoyances this game has to offer. But isn't the main reason I'm ranting or annoyed right now. I'm annoyed because I just wasted about 2hrs of my life getting through the playoffs and playing the super bowl, a win mind you, to be left with the shittiest championship celebrations in any game ever and then a wonderful black screen with just audio. Meaning, I really just lost. For Christ sakes, Tecmo Bowl had a better celebration. I think it's trade-in time and time to fire up some hockey. 

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Sweet sweetness is all I can say. Although I'm sure most of the gaming world knew this was going to happen after the success of both titles, it's refreshing to see it in flesh and blood. First up the Arkham Asylum 2 trailer - not much in game footage but still very awesome and ends with a familiar face and looks like we'll be exploring more of Gotham which is just awesome. As for the Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 trailer...lets just say you'll get a little Force woody after watching it...after the break. [ more.. ]

We love playing Jenga, especially while drunk with our friends. So what could possibly be better than combining our passions for Jenga and classic gaming? Nothing. This is it. Buy it here and get us one for Christmas while you're at it. [Amazon]

If Half Life lived in the Contra world - this is how it would look. There is also a cool Half-LifeVania (half life meets Castlevania) video but this one is just classic. You can find a shit-ton of gaming spoofed videos and the such over at machinima.com.

(thanks James)

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