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# Tanks in your pockets, Q*bert marathons, and a new stream of motion-control
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/cheat-sheet-4213/
- Published: 2013-04-02T14:48:15.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:58:39.000Z
- Description: Take a breath and relax.
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: Article, cheat sheet, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

Last week, the Game Developers Conference took over San Francisco. Missed it? On the other side of the world? There’s still time to register for [GDC Europe, taking place in Cologne, Germany on August 19-21.](http://www.gdceurope.com/?ref=killscreen.com)

Yesterday brought out the annual April 1st Parade o’ Fools. If you missed the festivities, you can still make like Nathan Drake and track down buried treasure in this[ variation on Google Maps.](https://maps.google.com/maps?t=8&z=2&ref=killscreen.com)

Among the many games shown at GDC, Snow Castle Games’ *Festival of Magic* resembles a cross between *Journey* and *Legend of Zelda*: *The* *Wind Waker*. And by that I mean the trailer shows a guy running on sand and sailing on an ocean. Hey, inspiration is 1% sweat, 99% borrowed ideas. Or something.

Wargaming.net’s *World of Tanks* is the single largest gaming phenomenon you haven’t played. It just set the Guiness Book World record for Most Players Online Simultaneously on one MMO server: no big deal. Welp, hide your phone — [*Tanks* is going mobile.](http://wotblitz.com/?ref=killscreen.com)

Looks like Microsoft’s Kinect is more than just the perfect Fruit Ninja controller. Researchers at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies have paired the 3D camera with software called *[SimSensei](http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-03/avatar-therapist-tracks-your-every-move-help-make-diagnosis?src=SOC&dom=tw&ref=killscreen.com)*[ which reads a patient’s non-vocal cues while in session with their therapist](http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-03/avatar-therapist-tracks-your-every-move-help-make-diagnosis?src=SOC&dom=tw&ref=killscreen.com), leading to more accurate diagnosis of depression.

Yesterday was Opening Day for Major League Baseball in North America. Rejoice! For those not ready for the bigs just yet, take a trip to Lehigh Valley, where their minor league club the IronPigs will debut the “Urinal Gaming System,” already a hit in U.K. pubs. Take a pee-k below.

This piece on Grantland documents the [long-distance rivalry of two men on a quest for Q\*bert high-score glory.](http://www.grantland.com/story/%5F/id/9053237/q%2Abert-video-game-marathoning-trend-aftermath-king-kong?ref=killscreen.com) One plays for over 84 hours straight. “@!#?@!”

Stop-motion animation is a favorite at the KS office. Until *Clay Fighter* gets the HD remake everyone (me) wants, quench your thirst with [*Dominique Pamplemousse in ‘It’s All Over Once the Fat Lady Sings!’* ](http://www.deirdrakiai.com/my-games/?ref=killscreen.com)This little marvel by Dierdra Kiei is still in development. But don’t let that stop you from trying it right now. Did I say it was a musical?

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/previously/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dominique_pamplemousse.jpg)

*‘Til next time!*