Man versus machine. It’s always the ultimate showdown, and in this case—where one of the world’s best table tennis players, Timo Boll, goes against one of the fastest ping pong machines out there—it makes for an intense match. While the robots don’t win this time—Boll barely wins by taking advantage of the robotic arm’s limitations—the…
Sure, some people aren’t fans of Pokémon that resemble man-made objects. But having Pokémon like, say, Honedge—which resembles a medieval sword—means one thing: we can actually make these Pokémon a reality. (Without having to resort to horrific genetic experiments, I mean.) So really, it was only a matter of time before someone came along and…
Can’t find anything to play? Nothing really clicking for you right now? It’s okay. This sort of thing happens. We’re here to help you out of your gaming slump. Now, there’s no sure-fire way to get you back on track when it comes to finding games you’ll enjoy. Gaming funks can hit you hard! Some…
Think vaulting a cue ball over your body like this is awesome? Just wait until he pulls out two billiard tables for his stunts. That’s when things get seriously impressive. Mind, one of the tables in these trick shots by Florian Kohler is a mini-table—but that fact just makes it cooler in my books. The…
Just because you’ve used the N64 before doesn’t mean you know everything about it, hotshot. The 18 year old console has a curious history behind it, after all. Here’s DYKGaming/Normal Boots with their ever-informative “Did You Know” series, which this time walks us through all sorts of cool trivia about the N64. Watching the video…
Problematic female armor—the kind of gear that battle-oriented characters wear that exists more for the viewer’s titillation than for protection—is kind of cliche. Really, was only a matter of time before someone came along and made up a bingo card as a means of critiquing this kind of armor. Check it out—this bingo card is…
The prettiest Zelda game, now playable in virtual reality and in a new perspective. Awesome. As you can see in this video by Chadtronic, unlike the Ocarina demo, this isn’t a proof of concept that’s missing a lot of key elements. You can battle and interact with the world normally, and all the characters are…
To random bystanders, the protagonist of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘ must have seemed strange—having thousands of people control the movement of a single character makes Red seem erratic. Now imagine what it must’ve felt like to be the mother of a kid that acts that way. Normally, stuff about Red’s movement goes for laughs, but this…
Usually, when we show you parkour, it’s footage of successful, awe-inspiring runs. The point is to highlight finesse in movement. But actually getting to that skill level takes a lot of practice—and failed runs. And boy, do those failed runs look painful judging from this compilation video by Uniformedia. I couldn’t help but cringe at…
Virtual reality is…different. It takes some getting used to. When I first tried the Oculus Rift last year, I found that even the most basic actions in games I tried—looking around, movement—were way harder than I was expecting them to be. Thing is, I’d built a certain muscle memory with buttons that prevented me from…
When you play a game for long enough, you start noticing patterns, as well as certain types of people you seem to encounter regularly. In the case of GTA Online, you can basically expect a lot of death, chaos, and little kids trying to act tough. I guess that could describe any game with an…
Everyone has a style or approach to item collecting in Skyrim—there’s too much stuff packed into the game for that not to be the case. Maybe you collect buckets. Maybe you sell everything right away. Maybe you never, ever get rid of anything. Whatever it is you do, chances are you fall somewhat close to…
Despite the chaos of having thousands of people try to control a single Pokémon game, one thing was was certain about the end of the first run of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’—it was damned inspirational and thought-provoking. Lots of folks were skeptical that finishing the game was even possible. Lots of comparisons were made. The entire…
Forget typical 3D movies. Using virtual reality, you can now strap on a headset and walk through famous scenes of your favorite movies—like say, Miyazaki’s fantastical anime film, Spirited Away (If you’re short on time, skip to about the 1:48 mark to see the relevant footage.) The project is the work of Nick Pittom, and…
Ever wonder what happens to your games and gear after you trade them in to Gamestop? Some games, obviously, get put back on the shelves—the hope is to resell them. But not everything gets resold. A fascinating report by IGN details the hidden world of dumpster diving—it turns out that Gamestop sometimes throws away games…
Surgery means dealing with blood, guts and sharp instruments. Playing a game means dealing with bugs and wonky physics. So it shouldn’t be surprising to hear that a surgery game might feature some bloody nightmare fuel whenever things go wrong. The glitches above come from the iPad version of Surgeon Simulator,the silly simulation game where…
How did it take humanity this long to come up with this perfect idea? “Milk and cookie shots” are the creation of Dominique Ansel—you know, the same person who came up with cronuts (a donut fused with a croissant)? According to Eater, the idea came after Ansel ate an Oreo cookie with milk for the…
Nobody walks around telling nostalgic tales about the console wars—and thank god for that, because most “war stories” about console wars would be awful. That’s exactly what makes this comic by Stephen Maurice Graham hilarious—if we took the console war seriously, then we’d all have dramatic anecdotes about horrible online interactions like this one: Heh.…
Comics Trivia: check out this fascinating video by Mental Floss all about newspaper comic strips—it’s full of stuff you might not know about. 27 things, to be exact, covering Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes and just about every comic strip in-between.
Be The Goat: Goat Simulator will be available for purchase on April 1st. Until then, you won’t be able to play as a goat who can mess up human parties by running around with an axe in your mouth—sorry! For now you can still pre-order the game here. (Via Indie Game Mag).
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