Murdering Tiny Ninjas Has Never Been So Fun
I hope you're ready to not get any work done, because Dojo of Death will absolutely eat up any productivity you thought you had.
Absurd Performance Art Flash Game Gets Highly Unanticipated Sequel
If colossally boring performance art that leaves you with a vague sense of being trolled is your bag, then have I got the video game for you. Marina Abramovic—star of 2011's The Artist is Present—returns in another low-res homage to her work. Just remember to keep that shift key pressed.
Heavenly Tetris Delivers A Miracle From Above
On Wednesday, XKCD - look, if you're reading a video game site at (checks watch) 11:47 PM, then XKCD needs no introduction - offered its vision of Tetris in heaven. Today, someone made that a playable reality.
Mega Man Christmas Carol Beats The Dickens Out Of Holiday Boredom
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Why didn't anyone think of this sooner? Mega Man Christmas Carol replaces the robot masters with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, plus that poor old bastard Marley.
Saturday Timewaster: Bloktonik
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Tipster BulletProof found this Tetrisesque block puzzle with an entrancing soundtrack and passes it along. But more curiously, "Bloktonik" seems to be in development for WiiWare (and for mobile), with a release date TBA.
Sunday Timewaster: Guess All the Consoles Released
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Believe it or not, 68 consoles/portables have been released in the United States since the Magnavox Odyssey first came out in 1972.
Weird Artistic Timewaster of the Day: Regret
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Jason Rohrer (creator Passage, Immortality, and others) is back with another game, this one with the theme of regret (bet you never would've guessed from the title). Rohrer and a journalist writing about the design process game up with the theme, after nixing such topics as "stop snitching," "torture policy," and…
Saturday Timewaster: Bowja the Ninja 2
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It's a Saturday, I'm jetlagged, and the internet seems to be blazing with news of nothing but Diablo III; perfect time for a light and cute flash timewaster. This one is called Bowja the Ninja 2, a point and click puzzler that's nicely illustrated and oh-so-cute. Not terribly challenging, but a good thing to spend a…