High in self-esteem, are we? Maybe a little too high? Worried that you're beginning to get a bit cocky, and are in danger of alienating those around you? You need to dig out a Gamecube, fast. No, not to revile the years of fanboy ridicule that came with being a Nintendo fan when everyone else had a PS2 or Xbox (it still hurts, damnit!). Nintendo's little purple fun box has a completely different way to resize your ego. And it comes as part of a recently discovered unlockable mode in first-party jet ski racer Wave Race: Blue Storm.

Long story short: With the correct cheat mode inputs (Remember them? They were great), it's possible to make the game's commentator hurl vile and slanderous word venom at you, crushing your spirit with insults and brutal sarcasm at every turn.

We knew Nintendo were unhealthily nice. That kind of repression was always going to spill out somewhere. Full details and video are through the click. ...

Far away from the charts and the mega-commercial releases and the grinning Bobby Koticks, there is an exciting world of games loaded with passionate expression, dazzling ideas and a staggering wealth of creativity. They are independent games and they are being celebrated at next month's International Festival of Independent Games, aka IndieCade. The 32 finalists of this year's IndieCade awards are full of innovation, originality and win. Give them your time... ...

VIDEO: We’re old and can't tell if it's offensively cornball or the greatest thing we've ever seen... ...

Excellent news for Nintendo fans, Mario completists, video game historians, and casual Wii owners desperately in the need of some proper games. The Wii is getting a special edition of Super Mario All-Stars (ie. the SNES compilation of Super Mario Bros. 1 - 3, including both the Japanese and US versions of SMB2. ie. a gift from God), and yikes, does it sound a lot more special than the average special edition.

Full details are inside. Click and lust. ...

If there's one piece of advice that's always stuck with us, it's 'don't suck someone else's socks'. Kirby clearly didn't heed this advice and it's landed him in no end of trouble. Yup - this sock sucked him in instead. That'll learn 'im. At least... that's the meaning we've taken from this brand new Japanese trailer for Kirby's Epic Yarn, headed to Wii this autumn.

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We've PAXed our bags, called a PAXidriver, and we're ready to down several six-PAX of boozey drinks! So... what we're trying to say is... WE'RE GOING TO PAX THIS WEEKEND. And know what we want to do the most? Meet YOU, of course, both at our panel, and during a live, boozey recording of our stupid podcast, TalkRadar. So if you plan to be at gaming's foremost celebratory celebration, then cure our crippling loneliness and come hang out with us...

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According to some internet leakage: Yes! Click on in for everything we know so far... ...

The magnificent art style for Kirby's Epic Yarn on Wii is wondrous and new, right? Well, actually, it isn't even new to Kirby. A Japanese TV advert from 1992 clearly shows yarn-based Kirby, with similar animation and identical colour palette to advertise classic platformer Kirby's Adventure. Look!

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Since its announcement at E3, I’ve been waiting for this Goldeneye 007 remake with guarded interest. Back in the late ‘90s I probably put 200 hours into the multiplayer for the N64 original, and this game looks better every time I see it, but the disappointment over the last remake, subtitled Rogue Agent, still stings. But this most recent trailer, a look at how the developers have been working on updating it, makes me a little more positive about this game’s right to exist... ...

It's the perfect gift for the gaming hipster who has everything, but owning this piece of Super Mario gear will cost you some serious coin... ...

Babies are like actual people, only smaller and not as smart. They can also be totally awwwwdorable, especially when they've been designed to look like a cutesy caricature of an actual baby and made into a cuddly, completely non-shitting accessory for upcoming Wii game, Babysitting Mama. How could you not love this ickle-wickle bambino bumpkins? ...

Are you a girl gamer who's been hit by, lets diplomatically describe them as carnal desires, half way through a 14 hour Mario Galaxy session? Well, if you have, you’re in luck, because a company called Mojowijo has just invented a sex device that turns the Wiimote into something that sounds distinctly like a Lord of the Rings character (Hint: we mean Bilbo).  Won't somebody think of the sex-starved, Italian plumbers!? ...

Leave it to the point-and-click wunderkinds at Telltale Games to throw an all-star party like this. As gleamed by today's not-so-cryptic trailer on GameTrailers, Telltale Games has announced plans to unite the likes of Sam & Max, Strong Bad, Penny Arcade's Tycho and Team Fortress' 'Heavy' for one upcoming unnamed title. The trailer features silhouettes of the cult-gaming icons in question prefaced by the words: “Bet you never thought these guys would get together.”

Truthfully? It's never crossed our minds. Ever. But you can bet that we're interested... ...

Have a look at what an extra $20 will get you... ...

It’s been mentioned many a time how absolutely massive a deal the Dragon Quest game franchise is in Japan, but it’s still a bit hard to conceptualize until you see things like the amount and variety of merchandise available overseas... ...