The head of Valve Software, the company behind the Steam platform, has called Windows 8 a “catastrophe” for the PC games market. Gabe Newell predicted that Microsoft’s changes with the new system could be a major deterrent for games manufacturers. He warned that Windows could become far less open and in turn would stifle innovation. […]
A compilation of some of the bad puns featured in the NoPUNintendo webcomic. [Machinima]
So this musical pair Daniel Larsson and Tomas Redigh, who call themselves “Rymdreglage” spent an incredible 71 hours sorting out 100 boxes of LEGO, which each contain 650 blocks (that’s 65,000 blocks!) – and they made a time lapse of it: Now there’s some epic LEGO playtime. But for what purpose might you be sorting […]
Electronics Art looks set to lose its exclusive right to produce NCAA football games as part of a settlement with disgruntled consumers. But while it may pay Madden buyers compensation, it will be allowed to continue striking exclusive NFL deals. The proposed settlement comes in a class action suit bought by and on behalf of […]
Some red velvet cupcakes with what looks to be like cream cheese frosting and a pixelated Zelda heart on top. Om nom nom nom. [Source: Geek Sweets | Via OW]
From the earliest text-based adventures to the latest modern shooters, Reverse Enginears has created a stunning musical composition featuring only sounds and music from PC games. [Polygon]
ThinkGeek has a lot of fun stuff for geeks, and while the grand majority of it is reasonably attainable, I came across a puzzling gem of an item posted earlier this week that both intrigued and confused me. Meet the Star Wars Keyboard with an LCD Touchpad. Of course, I instantly began to wonder why […]
Some interesting trivia about the universe behind The Legend of Zelda. [DYKG]