Posted by Aaron, January 28, 2012 in Main, Mobile 8

Today my Hatchi died. I’m lost without him. He’s in Hatchi-Heaven and I’m stuck on Earth. Hatchis are virtual pets you can raise on the iOS app, “Hatchi”. It’s a homage (or rip-off) of the Tamagotchi systems, you know what I’m talking about. My Hatchi, Watermelon, was raised from an… Read More »

South African Minecraft Language Features Racial Epithet Thanks To Rogue Player-Translator

Posted by Bryce Wilson, January 27, 2012 in News, PC 11

Well, I could pretty much just post a screenshot here and the headline would write the whole article, but lets recap anyway. With the launch of Minecraft 1.1 a number of language packs were added to allow international and non-English speaking users to still enjoy the game. The South African… Read More »

Posted by Aaron, January 27, 2012 in Featured, Main 53

Hi HBG community! I’m Aaron. What’s up? You may know me from RipTen, but probably not. You probably know me as Peter Molyneux, and that’s ok. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve joined Kreyg and Tovan on some broadcasts, helped with duties on the GTA server and skulked around… Read More »

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Co-op Trailer Features Explosive Alien Action

Posted by Tovan, January 27, 2012 in Main, News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 12

Mass Effect 3 is just around the corner, and while many fans are in the process of playing through its predecessors one more time before launch, BioWare has released a trailer for the ‘Galaxy at War’ co-op multiplayer portion of the game. The co-op multiplayer, which can most accurately be… Read More »

The Greatest Version Of Mega Man Will Be Included In Street Fighter X Tekken

Posted by Tovan, January 27, 2012 in Main, PS3, Videos 10

Mega Man hasn’t been doing particularly fantastic over the last couple of years. With co-creator Keiji Inafune having left Capcom back in 2010, along with various game cancellations and poor releases, it’s clear that the Mega Man magic needs to be rejuvenated. Thankfully, this is no longer an issue thanks… Read More »

Get Clean Russian Style With Tetris Soap

Posted by Nic, January 27, 2012 in Culture, Main, Misc, Not News, products 0

None of us should settle for something that is boring, and soap can be hella boring. Remember when bath time was sold as something fun? With the help of Digital Soaps we can reclaim bath time with fun soaps. These two sets of soap are inspired by the one of… Read More »

Rayman: Origins Jumping Onto PC In March

Posted by Nic, January 27, 2012 in Main, News, PC 3

For all the PC gamers in the audience that may have been jealous of the console crowd because they got Rayman: Origins and you didn’t prepare to let that envy melt away. Rayman: Origins is coming to the PC, fashionably late. The current release date for Rayman: Origins is March… Read More »

Nintendo Might Be Considering A New Name For The Wii U

Posted by Tovan, January 26, 2012 in Main, Misc, Wii 13

Let’s face it, upon its E3 2011 announcement, a large portion of the industry agreed that ‘Wii U’ was not a great name for a console. That being said, those of you who aren’t fond of the name will be happy to hear that Nintendo may be considering a change… Read More »

Posted by Tovan, January 26, 2012 in Main, Mobile, News, PC 9

Did you think that being away from your computer was enough to save your wallet from Steam and its outrageous number of sales? Think again, as Valve has just announced the dangerously convenient Steam mobile app for iOS and Android. According to Gabe Newell, this free program comes to us… Read More »

Street Fighter Player Versus Himself [Video]

Posted by Nic, January 26, 2012 in Culture, Main, Misc, Not News, Videos 10

What if you where so good at a game you could play against yourself? Of course you would film it to show the world that you could — no brainer. There is a Street Fighter player that goes by the name of Desk that has done just that. On his… Read More »

Ben Heck Adds Hot Pocket Extruder To 360 Controller [Video]

Posted by Nic, January 26, 2012 in Culture, Main, Misc, Not News, Videos, Xbox 360 8

Imagine you’re hungry but don’t want to pause your gaming session to grab a bite to eat, but you probably could toss a Hot Pocket in the nuke box. So after the Hot Pocket is done then what? You’re still gaming like mad and can’t use your hands. All hope… Read More »

Report: SNK Is Apparently Back With A New Neo Geo Device

Posted by Tovan, January 25, 2012 in Handheld, Main, News 5

Well, this is certainly an interesting turn of events. According to a report from Famicom Plaza, the Japanese hardware company responsible for the string of Neo Geo devices in the 1990s, SNK, is apparently entering the console business once again in the form of a new handheld. Following in the… Read More »

THQ To Stop Publishing ‘Kiddy’ Games And Focus On ‘Core’ Titles

Posted by Tovan, January 25, 2012 in Main, News 7

During an investor meeting earlier today, THQ announced that Saints Row: The Third had sold an impressive 3.8 million units. In response to this reception, the publisher also stated that it will now be focusing on the creation of ‘core’ titles as opposed to its previous slew of ‘kiddy’ game… Read More »

Posted by Tovan, January 25, 2012 in Main, News, PC 8

Blizzard Entertainment is currently hard at work developing major titles and expansions such as Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. In addition to its upcoming Titan MMO, it’s clear why the developer would be too busy to host a major event…. Read More »

Mutant Mudds Soundtrack Available Now

Posted by Nic, January 25, 2012 in 3DS, Culture, Main, Misc, News, Retro 2

Calling all 8-bit soundtrack, chiptune, and music fans! Do you need some new tunes? Renegade Kid has released the soundtrack to the 3DS eShop game Mutant Mudds that will will be coming out on Thursday this week. The tracks are up and ready to be downloaded on the Renegade Kid… Read More »

Eufloria Coming To iOS Devices in February

Posted by Nic, January 25, 2012 in Indie, Main, Mobile, News 2

If you’ve heard of the real time strategy game Eufloria but don’t have a Windows PC, Playstation 3, or just never heard of it there will be a new way for you to play. Eufloria will be released to iOS devices sometime next month and Team Eufloria sound excited to… Read More »

MGS HD Collection Launch Trailer Released Ahead of Australian Launch

Posted by Bryce Wilson, January 24, 2012 in News, PS3, Xbox 360 3

Despite launching months ago in North America and then being imported all over the world to lucky PS3 owners, the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is yet to officially launch in Australia. Well all that is set to change on February 2nd, 2012, when Snake, his friends, and all his… Read More »

New Darksiders II “Death Eternal” Trailer Rises From the Ground

Posted by Bryce Wilson, January 24, 2012 in News, Xbox 360 2

The first Darksiders game was a cult hit and managed to reach not only critical success, but also a high level of commercial success. The widely speculated and anticipated sequel is aiming to refine the already polished gameplay and fighting mechanics whilst elaborating on the immersive narrative that we were… Read More »

Official Minecraft LEGO Set Coming Soon, Is Incredibly Redundant

Posted by Tovan, January 24, 2012 in Main, News, PC 6

In theory, a Minecraft LEGO set is a marketing dream that takes two incredibly popular products and merges them together. In reality, however, a Minecraft LEGO set is really just a traditional LEGO set with a few minor additions and modifications. After being petitioned by Mojang and supported by over… Read More »

Jak And Daxter Collection Coming To PlayStation 3 On February 7th

Posted by Tovan, January 24, 2012 in Main, News, PS3 12

Fans of the Jak and Daxter series on the PlayStation 2 were excited to learn back in November that a collection of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 was coming to the PlayStation 3 sometime in February. Earlier this morning, the official PlayStation Blog offered… Read More »