This great, in-depth Gizmodo feature by Kyle Wagner reveals how Transformers get made. If you’ve ever struggled to take one of the iconic toys from robot to other, non-robot-thing and back again, it’s a must-read.
Our buddies over at Gizmodo say French astronomers have found a real-life version of Tatooine.
The BBC Gave Gizmodo a TV Show About Recklessly Testing Gadgets. Watch…
Our sister site Gizmodo on TV? This seems like a great idea. Better than Deadspin: The Movie or a Kotaku opera, yes?
Ditch Your Jetpack, It's Time to Ride the Psychedelic Whale Trail
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--GHXz2jfX--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j18cy17fev3jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--I1Nb5PPP--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j18cy17fev3jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--K8UNobD7--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j18cy17fev3jpg.jpg, (large)])
I've associated flying whales with music for a long time. I'd say that this has everything to do with the second sequence in Fantasia 2000, in which a family of whales takes to the air accompanied by Respighi's The Pines of Rome. What sounds like a goofy idea on paper becomes uniquely beautiful onscreen—the improbable…
Flattery, Thy Name is Cut the Birds
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--FrzKjClv--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j18sidxnqxxjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--MDekp4tS--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j18sidxnqxxjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--R6uBq_Tg--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j18sidxnqxxjpg.jpg, (large)])
Cut the Birds is awesome. Not the game itself, mind you. Just the premise. I mean, it's not often you see a cheap knock-off go after not one game, but two.
Tiny Ships, Tiny Aliens, Tiny Galaga 30th Collection
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--UVLZZab9--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1v3zr3xrzljpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--8ZKyNMw2--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1v3zr3xrzljpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--4DBS-V-w--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1v3zr3xrzljpg.jpg, (large)])
It's been nearly 30 years since Galaga stormed onto the arcade scene, delivering to fans of fixed shooters an arguably better version of Galaxian.
Zynga Files $1 Billion IPO Fueled By Virtual Farms, Mob Wars and…
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--56K68ipr--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1vq2wkajxgjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--zCnFTDX---/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1vq2wkajxgjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--lGZ6U0vZ--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1vq2wkajxgjpg.jpg, (large)])
The game makers behind mega Facebook games Farmville, CityVille and Mafia Wars today filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take Zynga public in hopes of raising $1 billion.
Negative Duke Reviews Could Lead to PR Shitlist [Update]
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--TGQzuvtb--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1xvqrft4q7jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--gu9qBFRx--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1xvqrft4q7jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--7j38zpyy--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1xvqrft4q7jpg.jpg, (large)])
A third-party public relations firm tweeted last night that they would be "reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn't" based on the bad reviews pouring in about Duke Nukem Forever.
E3 Day Three Recap: the Best, the Worst and Everything in Between
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--kgGbCzSv--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1yutj3xf81jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--PfNnx5Ax--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1yutj3xf81jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--a5ncWASw--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1yutj3xf81jpg.jpg, (large)])
Yesterday, chaos gave way to empty concourses as E3 2011 ended not with a bang, but with its customary whimper.
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--jm-EEgVS--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1yzyzzrgh9jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--w2wqr25f--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1yzyzzrgh9jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s---hRu4_tl--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1yzyzzrgh9jpg.jpg, (large)])
E3 Day One Recap: the Best, the Worst and Everything in Between
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--tEd3iJOj--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1zcymesdgzjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--1VDLn50s--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1zcymesdgzjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--xmWzZ030--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1zcymesdgzjpg.jpg, (large)])
The first proper day of the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo was dominated by one thing: a new Wii console with a silly name.
First Hands On With Nintendo's New Wii U, the Next-Generation of Play
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--N_y_988I--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1zxgjx40hqjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--txXHtath--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1zxgjx40hqjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Zea0bjjg--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1zxgjx40hqjpg.jpg, (large)])
I played Nintendo's Wii U earlier this week, the exciting successor to the Wii that not only plays a lot like the Wii—now with a new, unique twist—but a console that plays nicely with the Wii controllers and accessories you already have.
E3 Day Zero Recap: the Best, the Worst and Everything in Between
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--uQcbLOh5--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j1zzjj4ge54jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--qic9KgYR--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j1zzjj4ge54jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--mx-Qzukr--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j1zzjj4ge54jpg.jpg, (large)])
In case you're only just joining us, or simply want to relive the whole day again, here's a roundup of all the news, media and other interesting stuff from E3 2011's "Day Zero".
Knight Defense is Chess with a Pac-Man Championship Edition Overhaul
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--JT2w2K-J--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j21a2o877a4jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--wOEejQwq--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j21a2o877a4jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--mFdl3sm7--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j21a2o877a4jpg.jpg, (large)])
Almost four years ago today, the people who made Pac-Man tried to make Pac-Man better, by giving the game a techno aesthetic and altering—intensifying—its rules of play. Game developer Milan Nikolic's Knight Defensenow does that for chess.
You Will Not Believe These Star Wars Pictures Are Real
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--h6JfuXHH--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j22xnewh35ujpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--kJQBOW8C--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j22xnewh35ujpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--pi46moUE--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j22xnewh35ujpg.jpg, (large)])
These photos (and they are genuine photos, not a photoshops), of Grand Moff Tarkin, were taken in 2011. Yet the man who played the Star Wars villain, screen legend Peter Cushing, died in 1994.
An iPhone Game You Can Win, Even If You Can't See
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--an8fD1xG--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j23ou24gnucjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Jcok0Gme--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j23ou24gnucjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--ANy-Xf6v--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j23ou24gnucjpg.jpg, (large)])
Close your eyes and play an iPhone game. With Stem Stumper, a game made for both blind and sighted gamers, you can do that. Play it by sound, and you can win.
Thank You for Removing Story from the Role-Playing Game, Dungeon Raid
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--8xs2rXUg--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j24noxu8uk6jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--8ty4aTtk--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j24noxu8uk6jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--6cY3ynuf--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j24noxu8uk6jpg.jpg, (large)])
Have you ever played a Final Fantasy or a Dragon Age? Actually, have you ever had to slog through a bad role-playing game, one in which the characters just go on and on about their problems and the evil that's going to destroy the world?
Sony Doesn't Know Yet If Your Credit Card Number Was Stolen
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--y_WW7Vwn--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j26pwhmdixkjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--6JpkAMDn--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j26pwhmdixkjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Zfugm0rY--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j26pwhmdixkjpg.jpg, (large)])
Sony has not yet determined if the personal information or credit card numbers of users on the still-offline Playstation Network have been stolen, according to a Sony spokesman.
12 Ways Consoles Are Hurting PC Gaming
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--cZCzAJFA--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18j29bwbqf0otjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--nVqGZoIh--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18j29bwbqf0otjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--PSE7flry--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18j29bwbqf0otjpg.jpg, (large)])
It's happened to everyone at one point or another. You're playing your favorite FPS and minding your own business when your character finally succumbs to that pesky stream of bullets that's been bouncing off his face for the past two minutes. "Aw man," you say aloud while a big, ominous Game Over screen stares you…
Hunters Is Strategy Brewed Especially For The iPhone
], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--wKXDk355--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_358,q_80,w_636/18hcztv9ja66ajpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--iOVslVjs--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320/18hcztv9ja66ajpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--F3tHwwxG--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_77,q_80,w_137/18hcztv9ja66ajpg.jpg, (large)])
Final Fantasy Tactics. X-Com. Shining Force. All games that do turn-based strategy very well. If you have an iPhone or iPad, add Hunters to that list.