Posts Tagged ‘Video Games News’

Teletubbies Massacre Amuses Gaming World

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Some bright spark has managed to shoehorn in those loveable/infuriating (delete as appropriate) Teletubbies into the popular zombie shoot ‘em up, Left 4 Dead. This means that where players would normally be hurtling shotgun shells into the rabid undead, they are now pummelling the stars of many a pre-schooler’s early television viewing into a bloody pulp. Seeing as our zombie senses are especially attuned at the moment in IWOOT towers (they’re coming!), we thought it would be foolish not to show you a bit of it. Please be warned, though, it’s not suitable for anyone who harboured any affection for these multicoloured child hypnotists:

As you can see, it’s completely crazy. The bit where flaming Teletubbies burst in nearly made me choke on my cheese & pickle sandwich. Am I the only one who finds the Teletubbies soft voices in this context absolutely terrifying? I think they’re worse than standard zombie moaning and the omnipresent wail of “Braaaaains…”.

Apparently, this is all the brainchild of someone going by the name of Flameknight7. So well done to him. We found it via the MTV website.

PS: I was toying with the idea of calling this post ‘Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, DEAD”, but it seemed a little cold-hearted.

I’m ready to ride!

Monday, June 8th, 2009

I’m never excited about games or game launches. I leave that up to my two esteemed colleagues. Gone are the days when I would sit up all night, hammering my thumbs on my PS1 controller. In fact, the only game that ever really kept me up at night was the Tony Hawk series, but I lost interest at THUG 2. UNTIL I read about Tony Hawk: Ride. My colleagues, in their usual condescending manner, informed my ill-informed self that this would not be the resurrection of my gaming life. Apparently it’s all about Skate 2. WHATEVER. I love my Wii (I can hear them sniggering as they read this), and I love the Tony Hawk franchise. So I am officially announcing my excitement to the world. The thought of playing a game and using all that Wii motion tracking goodness on a skateboard deck is enough to make me do the sprinkler dance for an entire minute! It will also be available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

RIDE!

http://www.gametrailers.com/gametrailerstv_player.php?ep=59&ch=1&sd=0
http://www.thride.com/