Bondage Fairies’ Pac-Man Paranoia is more than a year old, but for some reason it’s kicking around the nerd culture blogs now, and what the heck — you need to creeped out today. So check out the video, and keep the volume low for the actual song, “Pink-Eye Paranoia,” unless you love the sound of screeching dial-up modems and bad Swedish death punk. [via Technabob]
Remember yesterday, when Apple brought out a couple guys from Epic Games to show off some new hotness on the iPhone. Now you can see it up close. Epic Citadel the open-world portion of the demonstration at Apple’s mostly iPod-centric event, is available free for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
Finding walkthroughs, hints and tips for Metroid: Other M was pretty easy this week, with lots of websites making sure to finish their game guides in time for the third-person overhaul of Nintendo’s most mature franchise. IGN, unsurprisingly, leads the charge with a complete written Metroid: Other M walkthrough. The site also has a handy guide to Metroid: Other M’s item locations, including energy tanks, missiles, energy parts, accel charges and e-recovery tanks. For a video walkthrough, check out KrazyBrawl’s complete Metroid: Other M playthrough on YouTube, or view the whole thing as one big page of embedded clips on Video Games Blogger.
![wiibrator The Wiibrator. Why? [NSFW]](http://gamercrave.frsucrave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wiibrator.jpg "wiibrator")
Mojowijo’s Wiibrator is a Wii sex toy that tries to be as terrifying as possible. When attached to a Wii remote, the extensions sync with Bluetooth-enabled PC software, which connects the two controllers without the need for a Wii console. Says Mojowijo’s decidedly not-sexy website, “the device is able to transform the varying motions of the control into appropriate vibration signals and send them to another selected device – in the same room or over the internet.” In other words, waving one wand sends stimulation to the other, which can be in the same room or on the other side of the world.
Unless you’re really impatient or enjoy spending more money than necessary, you ought to wait on buying that Nintendo DSi or DSi XL until September 12, when Nintendo will cut prices on both. Each model will receive a $20 price cut, dropping to $150 for the DSi and $170 for the DSi XL. There’s no price cut for the Nintendo DS Lite, which remains at $130, and no news on the Nintendo 3DS, whose price and release date remains unknown.
Look, I know Waluigi isn’t the most popular guy in the Mushroom Kingdom, but what the hell is this? Pictured above is a historic gathering in Chifeng City, China, where Guinness World Records recorded 230 people dressed as Mario. The remaining 289 people in the crowd were dressed as either Luigi or Wario, at least judging from the event photos. Apparently, nobody cares about Waluigi.
Publishers don’t want you to buy used games, and neither do game developers. That’s no surprise, but I was taken aback this week to see some game writers arguing in opposition to the used game market, one that is dominated by Gamestop and, according to the logic of those opposed, doesn’t benefit publishers and developers at all.
Hogwash. Used video games may not result in direct profits for publishers, but the argument that they’re derailing the games industry relies on several falsehoods. Here are the arguments you’re likely to hear against used games, and why they’re bogus:
Doom doesn’t strike me as a prime candidate for arts and crafts tributes, but that only makes the Hama bead Doom title screen more delightful. YouTube user emilerlandsson sunk 80 hours and 56,832 beads into replicating the Doom space marine’s iconic pose. The final image measures 256-by-222 beads, and mounted to the wall in a sweet 55-by-47-inch frame.
Being a gangster ain’t easy in Mafia 2, but we’ve got some of the best walkthroughs, hints and collectible guides to help out. For a basic Mafia 2 walkthrough, head to IGN, where a step-by-step guide to the entire game is available in text form. If video walkthroughs are your thing, check out this YouTube playlist from TheMediaCows, a work-in-progress that, as of this writing, is about two-thirds of the way through the game. I also like the general Mafia 2 hints and tips at VideoGamesZone.de, even if the Google translation isn’t flawless.
