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John McAllister started a game of Asteroids on Saturday. He finished playing yesterday with a score of 41,338,740, just eclipsing Scott Safran's 1982 record of 41,336,440. McAllister just beat the longest-standing record in videogame history...

Whedon fans rejoice. Chip-tune artist Doctor Octoroc has created an amazing interpretation of Joss Whedon’s musical masterpiece, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. The 8-bit tribute spans the first act from the original tragicomedy, which follows the story of an aspiring super villain played by Neil Patrick Harris – and features covers of “My Freeze Ray,” “A Man’s Gotta Do” and more…

Big news for Pokemaniacs, Nintendo has just launched a free wi-fi download for Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver that unlocks a special route on your Pokewalker. The Yellow Forest route will be available for download from April 1st through May 5th through the mystery gift option in the main menu. Follow Nintendo’s directions for the download, and get ready for an avalanche of fluffy yellow electric mice on your next walk.

Before you get sick of the April 1st shenanigans, we dare you to revisit the April Fools edition of TalkRadar, featuring an actual conversation between Fox McCloud, K. K. Slider, Kazooie, and a goddamn Sim!

Nintendo fans are some of the most dedicated out there and as time goes on, more and more easter eggs keep being found by these glorious fanboys in classic titles. Sometimes it’s about the clouds in Super Mario Bros. Other times it’s finding the same song in dozens of games.

For those aspiring game designers who picked up WarioWare: D.I.Y. earlier this week, the team at Nintendo of America Treehouse released a couple more tutorial videos today. Jonathan Yeckley walks you through more advanced lessons and shows how to use the target functionality and invisible objects to help bring your games to life. Whether it's a soccer or nose-picking minigame, these advanced lesson videos will help you make the most out of your WarioWare creation.

In case you didn't know, news just broke over the interwebs about the next Spider-Man game, Shattered Dimensions. We'll have our own look at it very soon, but the concept alone of four different Spider-Men from different worlds gets us excited. At least as far back as Neversoft’s first Spider-Man on the PlayStation, being able to dress up your digital Spidey in the huge array of costumes he’s worn through his comic career has been a fun distraction...

There’s a huge buzz over Nintendo’s all but announced next-gen handheld the “3DS”. As the first handheld to utilize 3-D, most gamers are wondering what kind of tech Nintendo will be using to pull it off. This leaked video gives us a peek at one of the more green friendly technologies Nintendo is considering:

Last Monday, WiiWare had one of it’s most high profile releases to date, the long-awaited remake of the PC downloadable classic Cave Story, though the rest of the games were the average iffy output. This week’s certainly not as stellar, we’ll admit, but it does have some real quality stuff this week, while the dregs seem to be at least entertainingly crappy.

Diamond encrusted Mario pendants have been sighted on eBay. Costing $2,600, this super shiny Mario weighs in at 31.6 grams with promises that the diamonds are “100% genuine” and that the gold is “solid.” This may be the most ridiculously expensive and horrifying Mario collectible you’ve ever seen. But So Icy Jewelry’s diamond encrusted Mario comes with FREE SHIPPING! Can’t beat that, can you?