<![CDATA[Kotaku: Voodoo]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Voodoo]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/voodoo http://kotaku.com/tag/voodoo <![CDATA[Magic Turns Old Pixel Characters Into Modern HD Characters]]> A pair of researchers, one from Microsoft and the other from The Hebrew University, have come up with something that will be either a game purists' salvation or worst nightmare, depending on tastes. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805311&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What's Your Favorite Gaming Desktop?]]> It looks like I am now officially in the market for a new gaming desktop and what better way to figure out what to get then to ask the gamers of Kotaku? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5746013&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Firebird Mini Gaming Rig Priced At $1800]]> That mini-PC gaming rig I was all excited about last year just got priced. The PC with a small footprint and an even smaller environmental footprint will start at $1,800. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5122191&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[HP Firebird 803 Shrinks PC Rig Down to Console Size]]> The HP Blackbird 02 was as beautiful as it was big, but the Voodoo-designed gaming computer's price tag was the ultimate turn off for most gamers. But what about cheaper and smaller? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5117262&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dr. Mario Commercial]]> From way back in 1990 (can you believe that was already seventeen years ago?) comes this odd Dr. Mario commercial courtesy the fine folks at RetroGameVideos.com. It features a young teenager fighting the evil forces of some sort of bizarre voodoo witch doctor with a game of Dr. Mario. While it might not tell us a lot about the gameplay, it certainly teaches us a valuable lesson: Never play Dr. Mario against a witch doctor or you will find yourself looking like that creepy raisin headed guy from Beetlejuice and being forced to listen to a bastardized version of an Alvin and the Chipmunks song. Terrifying. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=349417&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Madden Curse Strikes Again]]> It's beginning to get kind of spooky now. Madden 2008 cover boy Vince Young of the Tennessee Titans had to retire as quarterback for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a quadriceps strain, and it's too early to tell if he will be fit enough to play in next week's game against Houston. Not being a doctor, I looked up quadricep strain on InteliHeath.com, where I found this:
Most Grade I or Grade II strains begin to feel better within a few days. In most cases, symptoms are either totally gone, or very much improved, within 8 to 10 weeks. Symptoms of a Grade III strain may last until the torn muscle is repaired surgically.
A little more research suggested 10 days as a minimum for recovery, so at the very least Young will miss one game. Perhaps next year players will finally wise up and the Madden cover will just have a picture of a football on it, causing footballs everywhere to explode. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310809&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PC Shenanigans]]>
I finally got around to re-ordering the missing CPU for my soon to be built computer. A few months back I ordered a bunch of pieces and parts to build a new PC. I went with NewEgg for everything but the CPU. And wouldn't you know it, WiredZone decided to screw me on my CPU order. I had ordered an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core S-AM2 from them because it was listed for so little, but after waiting for a month they emailed me to say that the order had been canceled. When I contacted them they claimed that the chip has been canceled by AMD. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=203400&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Prey Did Narbacular Drop in '98]]>
Thanks to Tarik for sending in this video of proto-Prey. He seems astonished that Prey has been around for almost 10 years... the rest of us already knew it. But what's fascinating about the live demonstration of Prey by 3D Realms' Paul Schuytema is just how damn good it looks. There's no Dyson sphere, the weapons are completely different, but the game just looks stunning on a P266 with a Voodoo 2 card. Moreover, it demonstrates the exact same dynamic portal-dropping technology that Narbacular Drop and soon Portal have been showcasing. More »
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