One young man’s obsession with Luigi paid off in a big way as his collection of items featuring the mustachioed, green-clad Nintendo character allowed him to take third place at the Pleasanton, California-based Alameda Country Fair in the prestigious Hobby Collections category.

After being honored, Marc Rose (pictured as Luigi, alongside a friend dressed as Mario) opened up to the PleasantonPatch about his award-winning collection.

On why he collects Luigi paraphernalia:

I collect Luigi items out of my sheer respect for him. He is a great hero, especially nowadays where everyone uses guns to solve their problems. Besides that, he is so sleek in those green overalls.

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The latest video clip for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock reveals some of the expected setlist from the game releasing later this year. And I've got to say, being a fan of Guitar Hero, I'm happy to see the game reverting back to its original rock roots which is one of the reasons I started playing the game in the first place. 

Some of the songs featured in the clip - Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody', Kiss with 'Love Gun' and Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing' along with Muse's 'Uprising' and Linkin Park's 'Bleed It Out'. Nice to see Dragonforce returning to the setlist - so get ready for some more bleeding fingertips!

Via 1up

While Electronic Arts and THQ are finding new ways to punish consumers for buying used games, Capcom is rewarding players for keeping Lost Planet 2: an Achievement and Trophy.  Andriasang did some digging and noticed an Achievement and Trophy called "Running Through 6" which rewards you for keeping the game for six months. The Xbox 360 Achievement gives you 20 Gamerscore Points, while on the PS3 you earn a nifty Bronze Trophy.

Naturally this can be earned simply by messing with your console's system clock, but if you do that then you're just a filthy cheater and will have to live with the knowledge that you aren't very serious about playing games the way they were designed to be played.

I know i'd rather be rewarded than punished!

Source: Andriasang by way of 1Up

Spokesman Peter Sunde may have resigned, and The Pirate Bay itself may be changing hands, but the notorious torrent site's founders are due for a reunion in Dutch court. And this time the date with a judge is their idea.

Ernst Louwers, representing The Pirate Bay Founders, told reporters this morning that his clients will file a summons by the end of the month for a new trial in the Netherlands. Last week a district court in Amsterdam ordered the site to "cease infringing the copyright members" of Sticthting Brein — a trade group representing the Dutch recording industry. Although a 30,000-euro a day fine was waived in the judgment, the court ordered The Pirate Bay to immediately block access to the site from Dutch IP addresses.

According to Louwers, the site's Swedish founders are moving for a new trial so that they can "present their side of the story." Given the crew's distaste for court appearances, it seems likely the request for their day court is, at least in part, a public relations tool designed to maintain the spirit of their brand while negotiating the sale of The Pirate Bay to Global Gaming Factory. GGF has been very public about its intentions to acquire the torrent provider and make an honest file-sharing service of the enigmatic site. Last week, GGF announced it was close to a deal with a "major" record label that would allow it to sell the label's new releases and back catalog online.

The zeal of The Pirate Bay founders to appear in Dutch court is a striking turnaround. In June the trio were so difficult to reach that Stichting Brein resorted to issuing court summonses to Sunde, Fredrik Neij, and Gottfrid Svartholm Warg via Facebook and Twitter.

[via AFP]