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The Deus Ex Short Film Is Awesome
Never mind the fact this is a fan project. Human Revolution is a Deus Ex short film that’s easily on par with anything we would have expected from, say, a commercial TV network. It’s been teased for a while now, but the full thing is now finished and ready for viewing. It runs for about…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2014 -
I Love This Power Glove Oven Mitt, It’s So Bad
Why yes, I would use the Power Mitt, which is not the superhero alter-ego of a certain Massachusetts-based former presidential candidate, but rather an oven mitt designed to look like Mattel’s famous Nintendo peripheral. I would use it to take my cookies out of the oven, and it would rule. CreatorPete Hottelet of Omni Consumer…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2014 -
The Video Games Of Today, Viewed From The Future
Video games often feel so very current; it’s all happening right now. Every year, everything is different! But… how will this all look when viewed from the distant remove of the far future? Last week during the Game Developers Conference “Rants” panel, games researcher/designer/critic Ian Bogost gave an interesting mini-talk in which he imagined himself…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2014 -
Notch Says He’s Canceled Oculus Rift Minecraft Because Of Facebook
The people at Oculus VR are doubtless pretty psyched that Facebook just bought their company for $2 billion. Some game developers, not so much. Among the displeased is Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson, who tweeted that in light of the Facebook acquisition, he’s cancelled a deal he and his company Mojang were working on to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2014 -
A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game That Prints Your Story For You
Reading a choose-your-own-adventure book is pretty fun, but it can be hard to retrace your story. Any attempt to place your chapters back-to-back would require ripping pages out of the book, and that’s certainly no fun. But what if you could have a CYOA print out your story as you went, leaving you with a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2014 -
The Commandments of Playing Online Shooters
Multiplayer matches around the world would provide a better experience for all of us if everyone just agreed to a few simple rules. Commandments, if you will. Dorkly has gone ahead and drawn up comics for ten commandments for FPS multiplayer games, and they’re pretty great. Like the one above, for example—because seriously, too many…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 25, 2014 -
Facebook Buys Oculus Rift For $2 Billion
Facebook has just announced that it’s buying Oculus Rift for $2 billion. Seriously. “Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,” Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. “Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever, and change the way we work, play…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2014 -
Kids Don’t Need Fancy Toys To Have Fun—Just Junk
It’s only natural that we should want to protect our kids; they seem so small and helpless, so vulnerable to the dangers of the world. But actually being a kid means constantly negotiating danger and, usually, coming through just fine. A recent article at The Atlantic takes a look at a type of playground that’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2014 -
Boy Is Super Psyched To Get His Tooth Pulled Out By A Mini Helicopter
One of the most dreaded things for me in childhood was pulling out teeth—but this kid? This kid is PUMPED to pull out his teeth. Dang. Malcolm Swan shares this video of a boy named Adam, who decided to get a little creative with pulling out teeth. In this case, he’s using a mini RC…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 25, 2014 -
President Jimmy Carter Really Did See A UFO, Technically
President Jimmy Carter has talked about his 1969 encounter with an unidentified flying object several times over the years. He’s never really been of the opinion that what he saw was an alien spacecraft, but maintains that he doesn’t quite know what it was, either. On the latest episode of The Brian Lehrer Show, Carter…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2014 -
I don’t know whether to be excited or filled with dread about the tricks system coming to Trials Fusion Yes, the special moves look like they’ll add a lot to the game but they’ll also provide ample opportunities for embarrassment as players chase down Trials‘ particularly punishing brand of perfection.
By Evan Narcisse Published March 25, 2014 -
How A Horror Game Plans on Using the Real World to Scare You
Imaginary locations are great places to stage heart-stopping scream sequences. Nothing like being lost inside the bowels of a giant monster, an abandoned space station or the burning plains of hell for put the fear in you. But you know what else is really scary? The real world. In particular, that abandoned 7-11 off the…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 25, 2014 -
Oh Yeahhhhhhhhh
Battle.net, via John Funk
By Jason Schreier Published March 25, 2014 -
Nvidia Debuts The GTX Titan Z, A $3,000 Video Card For Maniacs
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang kicked off the company’s GPU Technology Conference today as he often does, holding something incredibly powerful and expensive above his head. This time it’s the Geforce GTX Titan Z, more video card than you need or could afford. So I’m making a gross generalization of our readership’s financial situation. I’m willing…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2014 -
Stick of Truth Gold Box, Bethesda Sale, Bioshock Triple Pack [Deals]
Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day is one of the first big sales we’ve seen on one of the funniest games out there. $43 gets you a physical copy of Stick of Truth on PS3, 360, or PC, and $45 buys you a PC download, if that’s your preference. [Amazon] If any recent Bethesda…
By Shep McAllister Published March 25, 2014
