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A Visual Guide To Playing To Wiin
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2011 -
Man, Wii Skiing Is More Dangerous Than It Looks
Wii Fit’s skiing looks harmless enough. You ski by…leaning a little. Don’t tell that to this guy’s living room, though. He ends up doing quite a number on it. Which considering the game is requiring him to just stand up is quite an achievement. God forbid someone give him a Kinect. He’d probably end up…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2011 -
The Secret Service Will Train On Fancy Video Games
The US Secret Service, in a throwback to the 20th century, currently train using tabletop simulations. Realising that 1944 was a long time ago, they’re now looking to replace that with video games. Specifically, with a “virtual reality” environment that uses a 55-inch stereoscopic 3D display to let trainees enter a simulated training area and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2011 -
Baby Dies While Man Plays PlayStation
While a 5-month old baby died from internal bleeding, 21-year-old Trent Owen Ngaruhe Hapuku apparently continued playing his PlayStation. The New Zealander faces manslaughter charges after Mikara Ranui Jarius Reti died on January 11. Hapuku was left in charge of young Mikara. The baby’s mother, Jamie Reti, supposedly left the child alone with the 21-year-old…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2011 -
Japanese Gaming Does Not Speak The Same Lingo
While to outsiders Japan appears a homogeneous nation (with only 2% of the population being registered foreigners), there are actually key regional differences in the way people behave and the language is spoken. The country’s video game developers are no exception. It’s easy to divide the country into East and West Japan — or simply…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2011 -
What’s The Best Game For Disabled Gamers?
That may sound like a tough one, but actually, the AbleGamers Foundation has an answer, and that answer is Forza 3. The Foundation, which exists to promote awareness and accessibility in video games for disabled gamers, selects once a year a recipient for its “Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year”. This is awarded to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2011 -
You Can Now Rent PC Games Over The Internet
Here’s a novel concept: digital delivery store Direct2Drive is trialling an offer whereby PC gamers can download and rent a game. It works like this: you download the entire game from D2D, and pay $5 for five hours of playtime. If at the end of that time you want to buy the game, you pay…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2011 -
Let’s Enter The Void
Even in light of the toll Dead Space 2 has taken on my circulatory system, I’m going back into it. If you’re not a fan of the deep space terror of that game, join us for some off-topic conversation instead. Tonight’s open thread is extra geeky, so feel free to nerd out in the comments…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011 -
Phantasy Star Online Fans, This Toy’s For You
We’re not sure why toy maker Kotobukiya is releasing a figure based on Phantasy Star Online now, but we’re not complaining. Who doesn’t love PSO and would want a little robot maiden to remember all the good times? Whatever the reason, Kotobukiya is releasing a very reasonable model based on RAcaseal Eleanor from Phantasy Star…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011 -
The Greek engineer who invented the steam engine 2,000 years ago
Almost two millennia before the rest of humanity entered the industrial age, the Greek inventor Hero invented the steam engine, wind-powered machinery, and theories of light that couldn’t be improved for centuries. And then he invented some really crazy stuff. Scientific geniuses have to pull off a tricky balancing act before they’re even born. Great…
By Alasdair Wilkins Published January 25, 2011 -
Two Teens Found Dead with Empty Can of Four Loko
Two teenagers in California were found dead in a vacant apartment with an empty can of Four Loko, the banned alcohol and caffeine concoction, and other evidence of drug use. There goes any hope of a brand revival.
By Brian Moylan Published January 25, 2011 -
The Next Game From The Maker of Bayonetta & Vanquish Is…
…Max Anarchy, a new online multiplayer game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, a title revealed in the latest issue of Japan’s Famitsu magazine. It features the return of at least one original Platinum Games character. Screens from this week’s leaked issue of Famitsu show Madworld‘s Jack Cayman, the man with the chainsaw, as…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011 -
Halo’s Effect On The Human Heart
The ups and downs of Halo: Reach multiplayer… how do they affect the human heart? One player decided to monitor his heartbeat during a six minute game session to track the effects of Xbox Live on the old ticker. Reddit user gortag—who says he’s studying for his PhD, even if this project appears to be…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011 -
The Wonders of High-Def Capturing
Capturing quality high-definition video from a video game turned out to be trickier than one would think. At least it was a couple of years ago. Nowadays it just requires a nest of technology behind my TV. Check out that nest! Cables, plugs, boxes, laptops, all so I can cap pretty much on the fly.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 25, 2011 -
You Can Now Test A Wacky Trio Of Official StarCraft II Mods
You can now play those official StarCraft II riffs (read: mods) on Bejeweled, Iron Chef and Left 4 Dead. These are just the beta versions, though. Blizzard explains rules and how to access the mods on their blog
By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2011 -
Pac-Man Takes Manhattan
Illustrator Jamie Sneddon and photographer Kevin Rozario-Johnson teamed up to create real life / video game crossover designs. Check out the entire collection or request to buy prints at 8-bitscapes.com Pac Manhattan by 8-bitscapes (Facebook) (Twitter) Via: laughingsquid Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011 -
PlayStation Store Update, Now With HD Extract
Shoot, this is some week on the North American PlayStation Store. While the list of games and demos may be short, they’re games of quality, games with big, stompin’ boots. Dead Space Extraction, the port of the Wii game of the same name, is now available for digital download on the PlayStation 3, as is…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 25, 2011