Hark, Capitalism!

So you may have noticed that I have a store now. At the moment, I’m selling a girl’s and guy’s t-shirt with a high resolution version of the above lolz. I come up with ideas for gaming shirts from time to time, but I’ve never gone to the trouble of creating any of them.

THIS CHANGED YESTERDAY.

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Preview: ModNation Racers

Originally appeared on FeedYourConsole.
I had stayed away from most of the promotional materials for ModNation Racers before playing it at the PlayStation media event event at Mini-Indy Go Karts; I really had no idea what to expect when I picked up the controller and played a few rounds with Dillon from CultureGET. Before I get into the thick of it, I should let you all know that racing games aren’t my cup of tea. I played a lot of Mario Kart with my brother as a kid, but since then I’ve moved on to other genres.

On the surface, the racing plays just like a furry-free, cars-only Diddy Kong Racing: the tracks have multiple paths and shortcuts and are littered with power ups and traps. The 3-level powerup system is also borrowed from DKR: you hit an item box, and you’re given a random level 1 item. Hitting up to 2 more item boxes without using the item will increase it’s power.

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Black Wii Bundle Coming to US May 9, Mick Jagger Preorders

Originally appeared on Feed Your Console.

This is big news for those of us who have specifically avoided the garish white Nintendo Wii because it totally clashed with the rest of our entertainment set up. After a Gamestop employee snapped a picture of a promo poster announcing the black Wii bundle a few days ago, Nintendo of America has finally dropped the bomb on us: They’re going to paint it, black.

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