I spent nearly 45 minutes playing with a variety of games at the Nintendo booth during PAX East. Here’s a quick rundown: (more…)

Nintendo has revealed the list of 18 games set to launch with the 3DS system on March 27th:

There are few perfect things in the world. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Pixar. Walruses.

And Lego.

Lego sets never have missing pieces. Lego always works, always inspires, and never disappoints—even in videogame form. Lego Star Wars proved that blasters plus exploding Lego equals awesome. Lego Indiana Jones? Not quite as good, but well done. Lego Batman? Solid. Lego Rock Band? Hilariously fun. Lego Harry Potter? Best Lego Game Yet!!!

Seriously, any game that can turn Cedric’s murdered body into comedy without being offensive is a work of genius.

The world gets better every time a new Lego game is released. We need more. Here’s a short list of properties I’d love to see Lego-ized: (more…)

Pittsburgh-based S.W. Randall Toyes and Giftes is holding a LEGO contest for children, displaying each of the entries—including this brilliant production of pixelated plastic—in its storefront window.

The artist was born more than a decade after the release of Super Mario Bros. for the NES. Who says kids don’t have good taste?

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