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Next Xbox Rumored to have “Anti-Used Game” Technology
Prepare for gamer outrage in the weeks to come — a “source” has reported that the next Xbox will use technology that prevents used games from being played. Details are scarce, but this rumor has been enough to re-ignite the used game debate among consumers. Continue reading
According to Angry Birds, Male Gamers more Likely to Spend Money
In a study involving Angry Birds, it was proven that male gamers are 35% more likely to buy the full version of a game after playing the trial version. Continue reading
‘Minecraft’ to Exit Beta in November
Minecraft, the addictive puzzle/build-your-own-world game has a firm release date that will leave the “beta” tag in the dust. Continue reading
When ‘Monopoly’ and ‘Internet’ Collide…
If the Internet were to come out with it’s own version of ‘Monopoly,’ it would be one of two things: A highlight of some of the web’s greatest successes, or this… Continue reading
Unevenly Distributed: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The @
I start this column with only one aim. I would like to try to impart my love for one of the oldest, and most impenetrable, and aesthetically unattractive, and sociopathic and schizophrenic genres of computer game to a reader who will doubtlessly hate it for all of those exact reasons. I’m talking about rogue-likes, so called because of their ancestry in a progenitor called Rogue. Let’s see how I do. Continue reading
If Modern Movies Were Packaged Like Retro Video Games…
There’s something about the packaging of Atari-era games that really strikes my design fancy. The minimalistic bit style was both honest and gorgeous. I actually don’t think I’d mind if modern movie posters were designed in the same style. Some modern posters could certainly use the revision. Or at least a few zombies added here or there. Hit the jump for a few of our favorites.
Buy My Label-less N64 Cartridge… If You Dare
But see, I don’t dare. And I’ll tell you where you screwed up. 25% of the profits go right the Child’s Play charity. Which means 75% still goes to some dude. Look, I’m not feeling very charitable. I can barely put food on the table myself. I’ve been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches twice a day. So while I’m sure the kids need the money bad, I don’t have over $100 to spend on label-less N64 games or needy... Continue reading
Arcade Game Expressionism
When geekism meets fine art, the results are usually breath-taking. Such is the case with Brock Davis’s Arcade Expressionism pieces, which reduce the 8-bit arcade images to their basic shapes and smudges. Above is Donkey Kong and after the jump you can spot Dig Dug and Missle Command.
5 PC Games You Can Play on Your Netbook
Netbooks aren’t the hardware midgets some might suggest. Ok, well they aren’t speed demons typically, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t several full PC games you can play right on your minuscule internet box. Liliputing put together a list of five PC games you can play right on your netbook. And they are: 1. Torchlight 2. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords 3. Sins of a Solar Empire 4. Trials 2 Second Edition 5. World of Warcraft That’s right, as... Continue reading
Jack Daniel’s Chess Set
How do you take your Jack Daniel’s? I prefer mine with a twist of strategy and just a hint of geekery. Oh… and three ice cubes please. The Jack Daniel’s Chess Set encourages drunken chess tournaments, which can never end good. What experience I have playing chess under the influence ended with one broken chess set and a trip to the hospital for an emergency extraction procedure. Link [via]
