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Here’s what you’ve all been waiting for—the top five most iconic video game villains of all time.

Donkey Kong from Wikipedia

#5: Donkey Kong: King of video game gorillas!
Donkey Kong is known as one of the first games to have the semblance of a plot—rescue the Lady from the evil ape! Though the original Donkey Kong may not have had much of a personality, you can’t ignore the thrill of battle as you navigate the hero Jumpman through the treacherous levels of […]

Continue Reading about Video Game Villains Countdown 5: The Most Evil of Them All Published on:
July 23, 2010

Welcome back to our countdown of the all-time top 25 villains. Below we have a nice combination of villains from both classic games and exciting newer ones, along with one of my personal favorites coming in at number six!
#10: Space Invaders Aliens: “Just…one…more…quarter…”

Space Invaders from CafePress

Space Invaders’ place in video game history is solid and unquestioned. As one of the first shooting games, Space Invaders is credited with making video games more attractive to the general public. In addition, the […]

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July 22, 2010

This edition of our video game villain countdown will take us more than halfway through our list and will, I hope, bring back some wonderful memories for you.

Dracula from Gamexeon

#15: Dracula: Evil is seductive.
You’ve heard of this guy, right? Prince of Darkness, Vlad the Impaler, put Transylvania on the map, probably inspired the Count from Sesame Street, etc. This notoriety alone makes him worth mentioning, but the Dracula of the Castlevania series is memorable because he proved to be one […]

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July 21, 2010

Here are our next five classic favorites, as we continue counting down the Top 25 video game villains.

Cyberdemon from Giantbomb

#20: Cyberdemon: Demon to the nth degree
The video game series Doom is famous for putting first-person shooters on the map. It proved so popular, in fact, that it inspired a number of extremely similar games colloquially known as “Doom Clones.” What good is a shooting game without something big and ugly to shoot at? As we saw with Diablo, demons are […]

Continue Reading about Top 25 Video Game Villains 2: Monsters, Machines and Many Arms! Published on:
July 20, 2010

Who’s the baddest of them all? Find out one opinion here. This and each of our next four ICHEG blogs are dedicated to those nefarious antagonists we love to hate—video game villains! For five consecutive postings we will cite five villains, leading up to the biggest baddie of all time. As with all lists of this nature, everyone has individual ideas and personal favorites. I used the following criteria when compiling the list:

Icon status: How recognizable is the character to […]

Continue Reading about Top 25 Video Game Villains 1: Evil Beginnings Published on:
July 19, 2010

As a kid, my summers included family camping trips, excursions to the amusement park, and Fourth of July fireworks. But those were the landmark events that punctuated the extended freedom of June, July, and August. On a day-to-day basis, my activities centered on the fun we created ourselves. And the location for those activities tended to be the small patch of sun, shade, and lawn in our suburban backyard.
 When I was a toddler, my dad built a sandbox in one […]

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July 13, 2010

As a fan of the hit television series Man vs. Wild on Discovery Channel, I was thrilled by my chance encounter with the show’s celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls at E3. On screen, Bear inevitably finds himself in harrowing situations that test his expert survival skills. Publisher Crave Entertainment is betting gamers will want to walk in Bear’s shoes in their upcoming video game adaptation of the show. From Bear, to Wonder Woman, to Mickey Mouse, countless faces from other media […]

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July 9, 2010

They say that the best things in life are free, and that concept definitely applies to my creative endeavors. I’ve always been a scavenger (and hoarder) of craft materials too pretty or unique to pass up. I picked up the habit at summer camp, where I spent as much time as possible on arts and crafts. Half the fun of those projects was in dismantling them later for parts.
My summer-camp electives tended toward program offerings such as ceramics, wearable art, […]

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June 29, 2010

Between individual meetings about our work here at ICHEG, I grabbed an opportunity to wander the E3 conference floor in LA. After interacting with the various displays, I concluded that this year’s E3 encompassed three themes:
1) What’s Old is New Again—Given ICHEG’s mission, I happily noted old video game titles and characters finding new audiences in fresh games. Square Enix showed off Space Invaders Infinity Gene, a high-energy sequel to the classic game and a blast to play! Namco Bandai introduced Pac-Man Party […]

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June 25, 2010