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What Gaming Could Look Like On Google Glass
Google Glass isn’t just for hands-free computing and getting dirty looks from folks who think you’re filming them. Google thinks it’s a good gaming platform as well, and its engineers have built five simple games, hoping others will start thinking in that direction, too. This video, posted to the Google developers’ blog, shows the five…
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10 Internet Easter Eggs You Might Not Know About
Everyone knows the Konami code and to smash it into every website ever, right? But maybe you didn’t know that you can stumble into the Tardis on Google Maps. Well, Alltime10s is here to get you up to speed. You’re probably aware of a lot of these, especially the gaming-related ones we like to post…
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The World’s Largest LEGO Set? Google Maps.
Go to the Build with Chrome Project with your Chrome browser. Pick a plot of land on Google Maps. Craft your finest LEGO creation. Share it with the world. This is a beautiful, dangerous thing. Originally created by a team of Australians that shall forever be known as “Team of Really Great Australians, No Seriously”,…
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There Is So Much Customization In WildStar
Upcoming sci-fi MMO WildStar isn’t just about carving out a corner of some twisted alien planet. It’s about making that corner your own, decorating it to your tastes, and putting a bowl of ramen atop your giant hamster ball. Present me with a weapon, a purpose, and an experience meter to fill, and I might…
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$100 Special Edition For The Elder Scrolls Online Comes With A Lot
The Elder Scrolls Online released a new eight-minute cinematic trailer today, along with news of two special editions and the enticement of five-day early access for those who pre-order the game. Bethesda itself is offering early access for those who preorder the digital versions of the game through The Elder Scrolls Online store, which is…
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The Different Kinds Of Double Jumps In Video Games
Double jumping to reach higher ledges and platforms is a fairly standard technique in a lot of games. But the flair with which each protagonist pulls it off can differ vastly. Enter member of our reader-run community, Talk Amongst Yourselves‘ Red Head Peak, who discusses just a few variations on the double jump in the…
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Let’s Compare Old Video Game Scenes With Their Movie Counterparts
Copying scenes from movies, and putting their 8-bit replicas into their licensed video games was a bit of thing back in the NES era. NYC-based artist Brother Brain started a series where he compares these particular scenes using animated GIFs. The top one is Predator on the NES. And here’s Kevin from Home Alone, and…
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Investigators Raid Norwegian Game Studio [Update]
The Oslo headquaters of MMO developer Funcom found itself under siege this morning, as Norwegian economic crime unit Økokrim launched an investigation into suspected infringement of the provisions of the Securities Trading Act revolving the 2012 launch of The Secret World. Update — Funcom says game development and maintenance will not be affected by the…
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What’s the Best Game Engine for Crashing Cars?
YouTuber jaimswallace took it upon himself to compare the two most impressive in-development driving game engines out there: BeamNG, and the engine powering Bugbear Entertainment’s Next Car Game. He did this by… making a music video, essentially. With lots of car crashes. Of course, keep in mind that both engines are in alpha, so they’re…
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Happy birthday, Duke Nukem 3D! The shareware version of 3D Realms’ legendary first-person shooter was released for MS-DOS PCs exactly eighteen years ago. And, just in time for the anniversary, Devolver Digital introduced online multiplayer for the updated Megaton Edition of the game; trailer for that above.
By András Neltz
