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PAUSE: Japan’s working (mini) transformer
From the “Awesome things Japan has made” department comes another demonstration of robotic expertise. Today’s feature is a working, miniature transformer: Video [Via Reddit]
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How a simple gesture could completely change impressions of a project
If you know your science fiction, you know of Ender’s Game (and if you haven’t read it, you should). What you may not know is that Ender’s Game is being adapted into a film written and directed by Gavin Hood (of Tsotsi and X-Men Origins: Wolverine). The team has been keeping some good notes on the p
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Why Assassin’s Creed 3’s inclusion of slavery is so important
Cinemablend‘s Pete Haas has reported that Assassin’s Creed 3, set during the American Revolution, will deal with slavery. Matt Turner, the game’s lead writer spoke about the subject saying: It’s something we’ve been very aware of. We feel that kind of a subject deserves a certain amount attention be
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PAUSE: A blast from the past with console development kits
Ever wondered what consoles look like before they come out? A user over at Reddit posted a few pictures of development kits for the PS2, GameCube, Xbox and Dreamcast: My how much they..er..shrunk. [Via Reddit]
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Superheroics on the screen and in our hands
If you’ve seen the comic-book film The Avengers, you know that its military presence is perplexingly slight. There are a couple jets, a few weapons here and there. The truth is that the U.S. military was (somewhat surprisingly) uneasy about being involved in the project. Well, that’s strange: They w
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Cheat Sheet 5/7: Rovio announces their earnings for the year, Microsoft’s new plan for the Xbox 360, and George Lucas’s next Star Wars project
It’s been a while. Let’s see if I still remember how to do this: – Rovio, the studio behind a little game called Angry Birds has announced their earnings. All 106 million dollars of them. – Microsoft has announced a new deal for anyone still looking for an Xbox 360. For 99 dollars you get a 360 with
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How games expose the hidden meanings within language.
People often mean more than they say, but psychologist James Pennebaker would argue that sometimes even they don’t realize it. From his research, he’s found out a lot about people’s relationships based on the way they talk to each other and it’s a lot subtler than one person talking louder than the
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Cheat Sheet 4/23: Max Payne 3 PC specs, The Walking Dead, and Arkham City GOTY
Not the biggest news day, but what would you expect from a Monday? – The Max Payne 3 PC specs have been revealed. – The Walking Dead game is coming out on PC, Mac, PS3 tomorrow. – The Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year edition has been announced and will include all previously released DLC as well
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What is Phil Fish hiding in the Fez soundtrack?
If there’s one thing that Fez has taught me (in the limited time that I’ve played it) it’s that there’s always some other corner to turn, a new way of seeing things and another secret you can find. It’s more than just your typical hidden items though, there’s an unsolveable monolith puzzle and now i
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What everyone, including game designers, can learn from children’s insatiable curiosity
Sam McNerny of Big Think used a recent article to ask why kids draw pictures of monsters but adults don’t. It’s that kind of creativity that dies out over time, either due to natural causes or slow execution from the education system. In many ways, children flourish where adults fail. Children are m
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PAUSE: The original 151 Pokemon reimagined by 151 artists
The wonderful tumblr Pokemon Battle Royale mixes some heavy nostalgia with a healthy dose of modernization. The result is 151 pokemon as you’ve never seen them before. From adorable to realistic to unusal to disturbing, the gallery is an incredible collection. Here’s Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastois
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Cheat Sheet 4/19: God of War 4, Prey 2 delayed and the Humble Botanicula Bundle
Thursday! Thor’s day! – The God of War: Ascension (not quite God of War 4) trailer leaked recently and the game will be coming to PS3 Spring 2013. – Bethesda insists that Prey 2 is delayed, not cancelled. – The Humble Botanicula Bundle has launched bringing with it even more pay-what-you-want Indi