Kirk Hamilton

A 24-Hour Movie Made Of 24 Hours’ Worth Of Movie Clocks

Yep, there have been enough movies to do something like this. In 2010, Multimedia artist Christian Marclay created “The Clock,” a 24-hour long film installation cut together from clips of time passing in movies. This clip, via Boing Boing, was shot HLF Films at an exhibit of the piece. They make this suggestion: In order…

Every Single Thing We’ve Written About The PS4, All In One Place

Ever try to drink out of a fire hose? Me neither, but I’d imagine that it might feel a little bit like trying to keep up with all the news that’s pouring out about the PlayStation 4. For the sake of anyone who prefers to drink their news in a slightly more dignified manner, here’s…

Faith Check: Will SimCity‘s Servers Hold Up Next Week?

Keyboards plugged in? Mouses at the ready? Cool. We’re about to hit the launch of another big-deal PC game: Maxis’ SimCity, back from a long hiatus and looking pretty good But SimCity will also be the latest PC game to demand that users maintain a constant internet connection. We went into the similarly connection-demanding Diablo…

This video looks at the process of writing Gears of War: Judgment

Get Up To Speed On Dark Souls In One Minute

If you’re still hesitantly considering dipping your toe into the massive, mighty intimidating Dark Souls, consider first watching this video from the folks at “Lore in a Minute,” which will get you at least a little up to speed on the goings on in the world. Yes, there is a lot more to Dark Souls…

No off-topic post tonight: Head on over to the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum and talk games, life, or anything ya like.

This “origin” trailer tells the story behind the Tim Burtonesque survival game Don’t Starve. More info here

A Small Detail About The PlayStation 4 Could Have Big Implications

Among the bits of information dropped during last week’s PlayStation 4 announcement was this from PS4 lead architect Mark Cerny, as he discussed the system’s enhanced social features: “[With the] PlayStation 4 we are transitioning to a friends network based on real world friends. We’ll keep around the alias and icon used in today’s multiplayer…

Mash Your Piano Keys To Survive In This Cacophonous Free Game

If you’ve ever had a nightmare about bombing in a musical performance onstage (and who hasn’t?), then Drop A Beat, Giuseppe! is for you. The free flash game puts you in control of Giuseppe, a misunderstood piano genius. His audience is angry, and in order to survive, you have to move your piano underneath the…

This Teased Image Sure Looks Like Just Cause 3

You know what game was a lot of fun? Just Cause 2. But as delightful as it was, it had more than its share of flaws. So, you know what game will probably be really fun? Just Cause 3. And this image shared by Avalanche head Christofer Sundberg on Instagram suuuure looks like a new…

This Slick, Free Game Is Basically Canabalt Meets Archer

It takes a lot to stand out in the “runner” category of games these days. There are so many of these games, and only so many different ways a player can run, jump, and dodge their way to victory. That said, style goes a long way—and the new runner The Button Affair has got more…

This lengthy write-up of Dwarf Fortress at Ars Technica is well worth a read.

Kneel Before This Massive Tower Of Borderlands 2 Boxes

When the games have been sold, and the swag remains: What do you do? What does a man do with 180 promotional boxes for Borderlands 2? He stacks them, apparently. This image set, uploaded to imgur by bitterguy a week ago, was tweeted at Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford this morning. The imgur description: “What to do…

Let Your Ears Be Your Guide In This Fantastic Musical Puzzle Game

Music is enough of a puzzle already. You’ve got your parts, your sections, your structure. Then, you have to make those parts fit a into whole, and get them to make sense together. Say, wouldn’t that make for a fun game? As it turns out, it would. Enter Musaic Box HD, a game that’s been…

Three More Episodes Of GamePro TV To Take You Three Steps Deeper Into The 90s

Last week, we took a trip back to the 90s with three episodes of the 1996 version of GamePro TV. The videos, as uploaded by Oakland’s Museum of Art & Digital Entertainment, are a welcome return to a simpler age. Now, they’ve uploaded three more. The fourth one (in total), up top, contains a funny…

The First Tomb Raider Had Some Outstanding Menu Music

In place of the Off Topic post tonight, I thought I’d post this music. I was reminded of this excellent theme when watching those GamePro TV episodes from earlier. Man, I loved the theme to the first Tomb Raider. Listening to this was an extreme nostalgia trip. What other 90s games had menu music that…

Straight From The Future, It’s Crysis Running On A VR Headset

Well, actually not the future. The present. See, when first they announced the Oculus Rift VR headset, I thought, “Oh, virtual reality. I liked The Lawnmower Man. This should be weird.” Then, modder Nathan Andrews got the headset working with Half-Life 2, and I thought, “Oh, wow. Okay. I’d love to use this thing.” Now…

This video from Code.org about importance of learning to code features Mark Zuckerberg and Gabe Newell, among others.

The excellent Blade Runner-esque adventure game Gemini Rue is coming to iOS this spring. Some iOS screens here

Kingdom Rush, Anodyne and Receiver Head Up The Latest Games Greenlit On Steam

Valve has announced the fifth set of games and applications to be approved through their Greenlight community review system. The list includes Anodyne, the game that successfully embraced piracy to get noticed, and the wonderful iOS game Kingdom Rush. Receiver, Wolfire’s intricate gun-detail FPS that I’ve been meaning to play, has also been approved. (A…