ScrewQuizzo, a collaborative effort between the musical group Agent Moosehead and Plug and Play Events combines the excitement of in-person video game competitions (featuring Nintendo, Atari, Wii, and more), with the entertainment of a live musical event – in the form of a ‘themed’ set of video game music provided by Agent Moosehead.

These events are advertised as a refreshing alternative to typical bar events like “Quizzo” (screw it!) and can be provided at a variety of venues, locations, parties, etc.

The group is hyping their upcoming ‘video game’ themed events!  the first official event will be on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at The Note in West Chester, Pennsylvania and will feature games from Nintendo (including: Super Mario 3, Tetris, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, and more). Attendees can win some prizes and listen to some Japanese music – re-arranged and performed by Agent Moosehead.  Tickets are three dollars in advance, five at the door.

More info can be found at www.screwquizzo.com ; www.myspace.com/screwquizzo ;
www.facebook.com/pages/ScrewQuizzo/120274694678782?ref=ts

Super Mario Bros. Crossover

Super Mario Bros Crossover is a flash game that recreates the original Super Mario Bros for Nintendo and allows you to play it as characters from other classic Nintendo games. It is a tribute to classic NES games and anyone that grew up playing Nintendo should enjoy it. Click on the image above to play it. You can play through Super Mario Bros. using such NES legends as Bill from Contra, Mega Man, Simon Belmont, Link, Samus, and Mario himself. In a future version of the game, Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden will be able to traverse Mushroom Kingdom. If you are having trouble playing it in a browser, you can download the game at this link

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is just around the corner. Things unofficially kick off June 13 with an evening event from Microsoft, where Project Natal games will be unveiled. Then Monday’s press conferences kick off, beginning with Microsoft’s at 10 a.m. PST and continuing on to pressers from Ubisoft and EA. Tuesday, June 15, is the official first day of the show and it launches with Nintendo’s early morning conference, followed by Sony’s at 11:30 a.m. PST. After that, the show floor opens and we start seeing a ton of games. Things go crazy all the way until Thursday, June 17, when E3 2010 closes its doors at 5 p.m. PST.

Wondering what games will be featured? Here’s what you can expect so far:

2K Games
Mafia II (PC, PS3, X360)
Sid Meier’s Civilization V (PC)
Spec Ops: The Line (PC, PS3, X360)

505 Games
Grease (DS, Wii)
Naughty Bear (PS3, X360)

Anaconda
Gray Matter (PC)

D3 Publisher
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction (DS, PSP, X360)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (Wii)

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This is an amazing series and I’m not sure why they waited this long. This truly made my day! :-)

from  QJ

Yes folks, you heard it right. According to reports, Capcom is all set to announced the latest installment of their highly successful fighting game series, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, this week..

PlanetXbox360 is reporting that the game was already shown at last weeks Captivate event in Hawaii  and will hopefully announced tomorrow, as soon as the game embargo is lifted. Here’s a brief summary from the announcement:

• Confirmed characters so far are Wolverine, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Magneto, Storm and a few others will return.
• The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 development team said they will be blowing fans out of the water with the sheer number of characters this game includes on the disc.
• This will be another 2D fighter — gameplay-wise — but will be something of a cross between the original Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Street Fighter 4.
• The rumored release date is late 2010 or early 2011 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, no plans right now for other systems.
• The game will run in 1080p resolution.
• It will be a disc-based release.
• Apparently the game will have unlockables again.
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be playable at this year’s E3 which is held on June 15 – 17th

Update

Unfortunately, the event had to be postponed.  Stay tuned for a reschedule.

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Found a new internet game to play at work while waiting to go out to the bar and basically end your night the same way. I believe its in German, but its a time killer nonetheless. Happy drunk walking!

Home Run

Madden NFL Arcade rushes toward early Thanks Giving release–Joystiq

EA has pushed up the release of its upcoming Madden NFL Arcade downloadable game, just in time for when you’re lounging around in a tryptophan-included daze. Like NHL Arcade 3 on 3 before it, PS3 owners will get early access to the game: it’ll be available Tuesday November 24th on PlayStation Network and Wednesday, November 25th on Xbox LIVE Arcade for $14.99 and 1200, respectively. read more

Ghosts ‘n Goblins now punishing iPhone players–Joystiq

Capcom has released a new Ghosts ‘n Goblins game to, of all places, the iPhone. Ghosts ‘n Goblins: Gold Knights features polygonal graphics like the PSP’s Ultimate Ghosts ‘n Goblins, and, for the first time, two playable characters: Arthur and new hero Lancelot, who each have different weapons and lifebars. read more

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From classicarcadegaming.com forums:

Thanks to Richie Knucklez, Classic Arcade Gaming (dot com) continues a series of historical precedents, with the latest being the highest purse ever offered for a set of bounties at a cag event ! Happening for one day only – Saturday, September 26th – there’s over $3,500 in cash bounties, on more than 15 game titles, topped off by a ‘grand’ bounty prize of $1,000 ! As always, there might be an issue with one or two titles being included in the event, due to sale, or breakdown (heaven forbid !), but, Richie will of course do his best to make them all available. Now, here’s the list, and the bounties for each:

$100 bounties: Dig Dug, Donkey Kong Junior, Frogger (TG settings), Journey, Moon Patrol, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, Phoenix, Road Runner (if available)

$250 bounties: Crossbow, Donkey Kong, Elevator Action, Marble Madness (if available), Pole Position (TG settings), Sinistar, Track & Field

$1,000 ‘grand’ bounty: Crystal Castles more »