Tap Dancing to the Super Mario Bros. Theme
[Via Kotaku]
Category Archives: Games
Console modification not just for game piracy
It appears as if the field of science and technology is the next great battleground for the games console war. Following creative uses for the Xbox 360 and PS3, two scientists have developed new ways to use the Wii’s controller. Hydrologist Willem Luxemburg and physicist Rolf Hut, both from the Dutch university Delft, showed off […]
Game sales figures tell many stories
Market researchers NPD have released their estimates for video game sales figures for November. For what’s theoretically a simple enough figure – $2.7 billion – there are plenty of lessons to be learned: Everything is a matter of perspective. If you’re feeling the blues, it’s a depressing 7.6% slump on last year’s November figures, suggesting […]
… has just been scammed in FarmVille!
Even for those of you who don’t play Zynga’s Facebook games, if you’re on the social networking site at all, you’ve definitely heard of them. Because you’ve probably seen a lot of updates like this: “Jane found a sad, lonely black kitten on their farm! Oh no!” or “John just conjured up a few too […]
Gamer’s Mentality [Picture]
[Via Reddit]
Mortal Kombat Is Not A Tournament
It’s a good thing the NCAA isn’t run by Shang Tsung.
Robin Williams… The Gamer?
In the following video, Robin Williams talks about his addiction to gaming and how he named some of his children after video game characters.
Will a slow walk to geekdom end in a date with Winona?
If you bring a lawsuit that appears ambitious, obscure or downright insane, you may find yourself accused of trying to create a circus atmosphere. One tip for people facing such accusations: don’t demand that Depeche Mode’s songwriter makes a live appearance with Winona Ryder as the support act. That’s what’s happening in a case brought […]
Gamers get a very special warning
Earlier this year I worked as proofreader on a novel (Frantic Planet volume 2 by Stuart Millard) in which the protagonist’s descent into isolation begins when he finds he was the only person unaware of a major terrorist attack on his city, having missed all media coverage because he’s been too busy playing World of […]
Call of Duty players could be called to duty
A British intelligence agency is to recruit staff via Xbox Live. But sadly it’s not a case of hunting down the players with the best scores in stealth and puzzle games. Instead the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is to advertise through videos played on the main dashboard screen. The agency says that not only is […]