Archive for August 2010
The Worst Starcraft General: Flamewar Never Changes
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With the release of the first installment StarCraft II…, the Terrans, Protoss and Zerg armies will wage war once again – not that they’ve stopped waging wars since the first game – controlled by virtual commanders-in-chief – the fast-clicking, resource managing and trash talking gamer. Although sometimes the trash |
August 2nd, 2010
Video Game Demake Art Needs to be Turned Into Actual Games
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Pixelation forum member junkboy has been making video game demake mock-ups for Swedish magazine Level for several years now. He recently shared some of his creations because he didn’t want them to “just gather dust” on his hard drive. Junkboy, you Swedish artist you, delicious pictures like these should indeed… |
August 2nd, 2010
Bubble Bobble Monster Pillows Won’T Pop When You Sit on Them
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I have to admit that Bubble Bobble… has always been one of my favorite classic arcade games. To this date, I still bust out a game or two on my Dingoo emulator when I need to get my mind off of things. It’s about time this game got a little |
August 2nd, 2010
Nexilux Guitar Controller: for Music Minimalists
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If you’re into the Rock Band or Guitar Hero… games but don’t want to lug around a full-size guitar when you’re popping over to a friend’s house to play, you might want to check out this compact guitar. The NEXiLUX wireless guitar controller breaks down into a couple of pieces |
August 1st, 2010
Rollermouse Free: the Exact Opposite of the Magic Trackpad
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Like many of Apple’s products, the Magic Trackpad is more form than function – it looks great but it’s not very practical. On the other hand, Contour Design’s design philosophy seems to be the opposite of that. The company’s product, RollerMouse Free, is a more ergonomic and practical mouse alternative,… |
August 1st, 2010
Steampunk Globe and Newfangled iPad Control Google Earth
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The steampunk “Electromagnetic Geospacial Globe and Remote View with Obligatory Goggles”… doesn’t just look cool, I like what creator John Knight is trying to do – making the ol’ globe more useful. RFID tags attached to the surface of the globe allow Knight to control Google Earth on an iPad |
August 1st, 2010
Mass Effect 2 Costumes Should have Won Best in Show
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Now that the dust has settled on 2010′s Comic-Con, it’s taking us a little time to digest all things awesome which surfaced at this year’s show. One of the greatest achievements of the show in my opinion is these most excellent Mass Effect 2… costumes by FyrielArt (aka Crabcat Industries). |
August 1st, 2010
