Mini-Review: Farmville 2

Yeah, that right, the Facebook game juggernaut that everyone including your grandma and mom (and all her friends at work) clicking on tomatoes before they withered away is back with a sequel.  Is it actually fun, or is it full of evil freemium game design straight from the mouth of the Evil Lord Zyngis?

Weekly Craft Geekery: 9/8/12

Hey there! I have some great stuff for you today!  I found an bag that looks like a giant Gameboy, and a couple of things for your cosplay for con season, including My Little Pony wings and a Lousie's pink bunny hat from Bob's Burgers. There is also adorable crocheted tiny Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pokémon undies, and some awesome stuff inspired by Parks and Recreation and Arrested Development. This stuff is super cool!

 



Check out this hat! Bob's Burgers is one of my favorite shows and Louise is one of my favorite characters ever. She is a little girl who is slightly evil, wears a pink bunny hat, and is voiced by Kristen Schaal. This hat is awesome! It looks really well made and would make your cosplay perfect. Seriously, if you have not seen Bob's Burgers yet, you have to. Especially if you were a fan of Home Movies. You can get this hat and other awesome stuff at the Etsy store, Epic Costumes

Check out the rest of the awesome stuff after the jump!

Rumor Mill: Wii U Rumors Abound, Including Both Price and Release Date!

Thanks to a leaked Amazon listing (which has now been removed) all kinds of secret info on the Wii U has come out.  First of all, the listing claimed that the new console's release date would be November 11th (so soon!) and that it not only has one price, but three separate options: a $250 model, a $300 model, and a $350 one as well.  My guess on the price difference would be the inclusion of controllers and an additional Wii U pad.  Perhaps the $300 one comes with that Wii U Pro Controller and the $350 comes with a second Wii U pad?  Or maybe the extra $50 in the $350 model includes a pack-in game like Nintendo Land? Maybe it's different storage sizes.  I don't know, it's all speculation at this point.  Wait, hold on! There's also some Zelda rumors as well!

Friday Clip-Show: Zubatman: The Aminated Series [Video]

Everybody loves a good mash-up. So when I found a riff on the old Batman: The Animated Series opening that incorporated elements from a certain Japanese monster cockfighting game, I knew it would be worthy of a Friday Clip-Show.

He is vengeance. He is the night. HE. IS. ZUBATMAN!

Sorry Nerds, G4 Isn't Going to Be For You Anymore

Apparently NBC Universal, the company behind the previously geek and tech-centric TV network G4 has decided that they want to rebrand the channel.  They say the new network will be inspired by GQ magazine and "for the modern male".  Sounds to me like they want to make a channel for douchebags.  Do we really need another Spike TV?

Phoenix Wright Returns for Ace Attorney 5! Check Out These Screenshots!

You may or may not have heard, but a 5th installment of the Ace Attorney series for the 3DS is in the works. Awesome, right? It has already been confirmed that it is being released here in America! Can it get any better? Yes it can! These screenshots show everyone's favorite pointy-haired attorney back in the courtroom.  Also, no more flat 2d images! It is animated in all glorious three dimensions! I bet his objection pointing finger will be extra objection-y in 3d.

From the look of these screenshots, it's gonna look pretty great. Some of  these screenshots raise more questions than give answers though. Click the jump to read more and check out the screenshots!

New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) [Review] (UPDATE!)

 



Hey, it's new Mario game time.  I don't think I need to tell you I was pretty excited for this game, I'm a pretty big Mario fan.  Not enough to be blind to when I'm having recycled crap shoved in my face though.  So does New Super Mario Bros. 2 bring enough "New" to the table to warrant its existence, or is it like I mentioned before, Nintendo shoveling recycled crap in our collective faces?