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How To Teach Math Using A Nintendo Wii
Teacher Robert Drewnowski had only $300 in grant money to help him develop a more effective way of teaching math to fourth graders. He used it to buy a Wii. The $300 came to the Bacon Elementary School teacher as part of a special science and math grant doled out by New Jersey’s Millville Board…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011 -
Are Games Giving Us Too Much Freedom?
Games like Red Dead Redemption and Fallout: New Vegas give players the freedom to explore unfamiliar worlds to their hearts’ content, but is it too much freedom? Commenter GeneralissimoFurioso explores the price of free-roaming in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Freedom, is it really all that it’s cracked up to be? Not freedom in the sense…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011 -
Is Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Setting The Bar For 3DS Game Prices?
While Nintendo still mum on how much their 3DS games will cost when the handheld launches, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition is already on sale in Capcom’s store for $39.99. will this be the price for most 3DS games? Retailers eager to secure preorders for the hottest Nintendo 3DS titles have been slapping $39.99…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2011 -
Short Cords, Long Friend Lists And Other Burning 3DS Questions Answered
We’re on the verge of the release of Nintendo’s first major new gaming system in a half-decade, the 3D capable 3DS. It’s the seasons, then, for both excitement and lots of little nagging questions. From Nintendo, we’ve got (some) answers. When are the games actually coming out? Two months out from the 3DS’ release, Nintendo…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 20, 2011 -
Would You Like To Swap Dinners With Me?
So, I’m pretty sure my left elbow exploded yesterday, and it is going to fall off and kill me — not to be melodramatic or anything. Actually in pain all day! Having a bit of typer’s elbow and am headed to the doctor’s tomorrow morning. Wish me luck! What you missed last night Microsoft Offers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011 -
Will Nintendo And Hollywood Get It Right This Time?
While Hollywood and Nintendo haven’t exactly hit it off (remember that Super Mario Bros. movie?), that doesn’t mean Tinseltown is soured on Nintendo. It’s totally excited about the 3DS. In a recent roundtable (via Edge), Nintendo present Satoru Iwata talked about how excited Hollywood was about the Nintendo 3DS. “When we show Nintendo 3DS to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011 -
Microsoft Offers PS3 Hacker A Present
George Hotz hacked Sony’s PS3, and then told everyone how to do it. That pissed Sony off, and the company is taking him to court. Rival Microsoft is ready to play nice, though. With a gift. Hotz, who also cracked the iPhone, blogged that he’s keen to get a Windows Phone 7. And Brandon Watson,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011 -
The Price Of The 3DS Is Too Damn High (And Other Complaints)
Hey, Nintendo: this whole 3DS launch thing may be the talk of the town this week, but when you peel back the hype of a new handheld what’s left beneath isn’t all high fives and back slaps. No, beneath the new things and smell of fresh plastic there are gripes. And here are my biggest…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2011 -
Metal Gear: From Reject Bin To !
In 1987, game designer Hideo Kojima turned out Metal Gear. That game, however, originally had a big “rejected” rubber stamp on it. Kojima today revealed photos of an early version of the game’s design document. Metal Gear, it seems, was originally called “Metal Gear (Intruder).” This version of the game never went into production —…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011 -
Dress Like You Mean To Survive Fallout’s Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland
Thank you, Kai Norman, for this incredible costume, which well and truly brings those badass Rangers of Fallout’s New California Republic to life. The armour is hand-cut out of foam, the mask is assembled out of pieces of plastic and even the coat was sewn together. Handy work. Then again, in the dark, desolate deserts…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2011 -
How To Get Hot Hardware Like The 3DS…Easy!
Japanese gamers lined up early this morning to place pre-orders for the Nintendo 3DS. I didn’t. I didn’t leave the house until after many stores were already selling out. Yet, I had no problems getting my pre-order. So what’s my trick? Photos from this morning showed long lines in Tokyo’s Akihabara and Shinjuku. According to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2011 -
That’s No Moon, It’s An Awesome Star Wars Picture!
Ansel Hsiao is both a big Star Wars fan and a talented 3D artist. Put them together and we get 3D models of Star Wars ships that are so detailed you could use them at a Corellian shipyard. He concentrates on a selection of Imperial Ships (and one lesser-known Imperial Walker), so there are no…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2011 -
Classic Video Games Deserve Classy Box Art
As we’ve explored previously, video games — especially the classics — deserve better box art than they’re getting. Wonder what we want instead? This is the kind of stuff we want. These retro-inspired pieces by Boris Lechaftois are another take on 2010’s “video games as old books” thing, but in this case there’s no books…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2011 -
All Strategy Gaming Needed Was A Little World Of Warcraft
You like fantasy, right? You like strategy gaming, right? You like questing with other humans over the internet, right? This is Dawn of Fantasy, an upcoming MMORTS by Reverie World Studios. That’s a massively-multiplayer online real-time strategy game. It’s a mouthful, but it basically means you will be able to — in theory, at least…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2011
