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The Olympics are over, but we’ve got a tip for competitors in Rio in 2016. We’ve always been told that red is a winning color—or at least a flashy one. Think power ties and sports cars. According to an article from BBC’s Tom Stafford, wearing red could even help Olympic athletes get ahead. But not f
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Following rumors last month that Valve would distribute content besides games through Steam, the Bellevue-based developer confirmed earlier this week that it will, in fact, carry out this initiative. Though it reminds us of the Mac App Store, Steam’s got bigger issues on the other side of the fence
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The GameKlip wants to make you feel at home, no matter where you are. Designed by University of Washington student Ryan French, this Android accessory lets you play mobile games using your PS3 controller. Not sure if we’d go out in public with this one, though.
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Yes, Facebook is now a real gambling platform—at least in the United Kingdom, where regulations on Internet gambling are more forgiving. We already know that Zynga is planning to introduce real-money gambling wherever it can early next year. But London-based developer Gamesys beat them to the punch
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If you’ve been to Brooklyn, chances are you’ve heard of Barcade. It’s the ’80s-style arcade in Williamsburg that’s also been serving draught beer since 2004. As Kyle Orland writes, this trend is bringing back arcades in a whole new way, as are new establishments that target a broader age range in ge
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French social critic Roland Barthes once wrote that children’s toys “prefigure the world of adult functions” and “prepare the child to accept them all.” In other words, toys are probably kids’ first encounters with social stereotypes and expectations; they instill through play both the good and bad
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This short video pits Olympic 100-meter runners from 1896 to 2012 against each other in the same virtual race. It also reminds us of our ghost replays from Super Meat Boy, which is about as close to the Olympics as we’ll ever get.
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CNET contributor Joseph Hanlon noticed odd activity on his PayPal account recently. After doing some research, he realized that someone had used his identity to purchase gold from players of Blizzard’s most recent game. He or she spared no expense: billions in virtual currency were traded for thousa
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Is owning a dog like playing a videogame? According to Chris Suellentrop, writer for the New York Times, there’s much to be said about the gaminess of companion animals. That’s probably not the best way to put it. – – – I’ll just let him explain: Playing a video game, much like owning a dog (or cari
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It is surprisingly common, in China at least, for the wealthy to hire scapegoats to confess to unfavorable crimes. More unbelievable, though, is the practice of hiring lookalikes to serve the upper class’s prison sentences. Geoffrey Sant over at Slate has published an excellent article detailing the
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While the rest of us are still bemoaning the lost physicality of records and CDs, Kill Screen contributor Kyle Chayka instead mourns a more recent victim in the death march of time: the humble MP3. Sure, MP3s are still around, but today we experience music less through our own curated playlists and