Monthly Archives: October 2010

Street Fighter IV

While we’re waiting for Marvel vs Capcom 3 we still jump in and go for some matches in Super Street Fighter IV. If you’re really good there’s a lot of e-sport tournaments in Super Street Fighter IV, for example at … Continue reading

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Vectrex again

Yeah, it never lasted that long, we still love the Vectrex for its unique style, so lets have a follow-up of yesterdays console with the cool logotype. Add an overlay on your screen if you want neat colors of the … Continue reading

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Vectrex

Remember the Vectrex? This system was awesome back in the early 80’s with it vector graphics. It had a built-in screen to accommodate the special graphics. The problem was black and white graphics. They did the trick with an overlay … Continue reading

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EA loves Sweden

Yes, it’s true. Electronic Arts loves Sweden. They own the studio DICE that made the Battlefield franchise and EA established a Nordic office in Sweden very early. EA made this t-shirt for a football game with the Swedish national team. … Continue reading

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Pro Evolution Soccer

The fierce competition between Electronic Arts and Konami continues. Pro Evolution Soccer had serious grip on the Playstation 2 and now Konami tries to improve the game on the current generation with PS3 and Xbox 360 and hopes to recapture … Continue reading

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Football Manager

We’ll continue with the sports jersey theme. After yesterday’s expensive Arsenal deal we stick with Sega, but a smarter deal that made them kings of the manager category. Sega signed Sports Interactive, who used to do the Championship Manager series, … Continue reading

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Sega and Arsenal

In the heydays of the Dreamcast a big marketing push was made by Sega. They invested heavily in sponsoring football clubs in Europe, including Arsenal and a deal speculated to be worth 12 million punds. The red home jerseys had … Continue reading

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Let us entertain you

Microsoft sponsored one of Robbie Williams’ tours a couple of years ago when the first Xbox were the hottest console in the living room. They took his famous song Let me entertain you and changed it to Let us entertain … Continue reading

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A game of Pong

This weekend brings you an exciting match of Pong!

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All your base are belong to us

Crazy mode continues! The classic Mega Drive game Zero Wing had an awful translation. The most famous is probably the line All your base are belong to us, which made it into songs and as above t-shirts. The correct translation … Continue reading

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