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Yahtzee and others to open Australian video game bar

by Ben Gilbert { Jan 10th 2010 at 8:30PM }

Rather than make a four-to-six minute video decrying the lack of gaming-themed bars in his current country of residence, The Escapist's Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw has partnered with three other gentlemen to open Mana Bar. According to the press release, the Brisbane-based bar will open in February and targets "a wider casual market, while still catering to the hardcore gamer crowd."

There is no charge for entry or to play games (from "the latest video game systems"), and the presser details plans for tournaments and game release parties (among other things). The bar even has a Twitter and Facebook page up already with plenty of extra details and photos should you choose to follow along with the renovation process. Unfortunately, the only mention of refreshments is the "unique selection of drinks and custom cocktails" available, as well as the picture you see above. We are anxiously awaiting the presumably lengthy beer list.

Zero Punctuation tackles Zack & Wiki

by Candace Savino { Mar 26th 2008 at 3:00PM }

You may know Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw first and foremost as the man behind Zero Punctuation, but he's also dabbled a bit in game developing. Many of the works he poured his blood, sweat and tears into happen to be adventure games; that's why you might be especially interested to see his take on Zack & Wiki, a game that's captured the hearts of Wii gamers (or, the hearts of the few of us that bought it, at least).

There are many things that Yahtzee liked about the game (pretty much the "adventure" parts). Yet, he wasn't too keen on the use of waggle or the inclusion of character deaths, which he calls an adventure game cardinal sin. That pretty much sums up the meat of Yahtzee's ramblings -- minus the funnies, of course.

Yahtzee's NSFW video review of Zim & Spaki Zack & Wiki is posted after the break for your viewing pleasure, folks.

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Zero Punctuation takes on Guitar Hero III

by Candace Savino { Dec 12th 2007 at 9:00PM }

Love him or hate him, Yahtzee always seems to invoke some sort of emotion with his crudely worded, flash animation reviews. This week, he tackles Guitar Hero III, and guess what? He hates it. It seems that Activision just can't get any love today.

Watch him bash the game and defend his heterosexuality in the NSFW video after the break.

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Zero Punctuation disembowels Phantom Hourglass

by Candace Savino { Nov 7th 2007 at 3:40PM }

We've all played or heard of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. We all know that everyone who played it loved it. Let's move on. Wait ... what's that? Not everyone loved it? Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, in fact, despised it?

Apparently so! But hating on a game is never as amusing as it is in The Escapist's "Zero Punctuation," so we don't mind. We found this review to be rather funny. If you don't feel like your poor heart can take it, though, feel free to watch some other reviews of Phantom Hourglass that involve girl cosplayers.

Warning: The audio in this video makes it NSFW. Oh, and there's some bad visual bits, too.

[Thanks, Brian!]

'Zero Punctuation' covers Super Paper Mario, gives us lulz

by Candace Savino { Oct 24th 2007 at 10:30PM }

If you've been around the internets, you might have heard of a fellow named Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw. If not, we can assure you that you're missing out.

For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of experiencing Mr. Croshaw, let us explain. Every week he does a video game review for The Escapist aptly titled "Zero Punctuation," since he never seems to take a breath between words and sentences.

So, why did we wait so long to bring this joy to you? Well, because "Yahtzee" did his first review of a Wii game, huzzah! That's right, folks, we bring to you a "Yahtzee" review of Super Paper Mario. Even when he's being downright mean (er, all the time), we have to love him because he makes us laugh in the process.

Now that we've built up this video so much that it won't meet your expectations (oops), watch away! But fair warning: Mr. Croshaw's potty mouth and vulgarities make this video slightly NSFW.