The Greatest Caption In Inquirer History

Skeletor hosts the Karaoke Gong Show at the Troc. Singing are Erin Evans of West Chester (hat) and Amy Sullivan of Conshohocken (horns).

Frankly, this caption is way better without the photo. Also, this story features a quote from Michael Andrews, formerly known as Couzin Ed (he’s on the radio in Vice City!): “When you play Rock Band at home, it’s like just singing in the shower. When you play Rock Band in a bar, it is a real gig.” I’m going to set up Mario Kart at a racetrack.

And, yes, Larry West is quoted in this article. If I didn’t suck at games like Rock Band (and Guitar Hero, and DDR, and Simon, and any of those ‘follow and/or memorize the pattern’ games), who knows — I probably would’ve been quoted, too.

Let’s play! [Inquirer]

Duo Fakes Robbery To Get Free Wii

Amazingly, the Wii is still a hot product over a year after its release. Why, two dudes in Delaware allegedly pretended they had been robbed by a man at a shopping center in order to get his Nintendo Wii.

19-year-old, Darryl Justin Cebenka and 20-year-old Rocco Gross, both of Wilmington, allegedly told police they were robbed by a man with a gun; cops later found a pellet gun and clothing in a trash compactor. Cops also found a suspect at the shopping center — but, apparently, the pair just made it up so they could steal the dude’s Wii.

The tee vee news told us: “Cebenka posed as the buyer and Grossi carried out the robbery in order to get the victim’s Wii for nothing.” I have no idea how this plan was about to work. Whoops!

[image via Orange Alexander]

Sex Still Having Trouble Selling Video Games

As you may have noticed in the news yesterday, residents of the Philadelphia area have been stuck with Pac-Man Fever, and the only way to cure it is with a brand spankin’ new video game console.

Sony fanboys are already in line for the Playstation 3, which comes out tomorrow, and presumably there are already a different set of Nintendo fanboys beginning to line up for the Wii, which hits Sunday. Inquirer video games writer (uh, yes, the jealousy in pretty thick here) Rob Watson chronicles some of the hype in today’s paper, including this interview with a mom who was looking to pick up a PS3 but found the outside line already too daunting.

“Look at this line. These are all mostly guys and they look serious,” [she] said. “Maybe if it was all women, I might stand a chance, buy them a drink or something.”

Uhh, I think your “buy them a drink” strategy would work a little better on the men. Or is she saying all female video gamers are lesbians?

A video game showdown [Inquirer]
Yesterday: Gamers Already In Line For New Playstation; Surviving On Steady Diet Of Crash Bandicoot Meat