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Cheat Sheet 3/5: Rumors of a Valve console, Halo 4, and Minecraft going splitscreen.
Hey guys, here’s today’s news: – After the Consumer Electronics Showcase, Valve have been rumored to be working on their own console. It sounds like a PC, but it’s made by Valve… – Minecraft on the 360 is bringing a very interesting new feature: splitscreen. The dying breed of multiplayer sounds li
Will iPhone Games Be Our New Therapists?
Benedict Carey of The New York Times, has written an article discussing therapy apps. The concept seems oddly in line with a Brave New World despite its intention as an aide. The apps would be a collection of minigames that encourage users to practice healthier behaviors through completing simple, r
So What Counts as Piracy Anyway? And Should We Be Doing Anything to Stop It?
Good artist steal, bad artists borrow, right? Then there are pirates. Over at Techdirt, Mike Masnick pubbed a lengthy response to the Weekly Standard’s assessment of piracy. In summation, the Standard is in righteous indingation about the public’s blase treatment of piracy but Masnick points out th
Cheat Sheet 3/2: Notch spreads the wealth, BioShock Infinite PS3 comes with a nice bonus, and basejumping comes to iOS.
Hey, how are ya? Good? Glad to hear it. Let’s read some news: – Markus “Notch” Persson, creator of Minecraft, has celebrated the game’s 5 millionth sale by spreading 3 million dollars among his employees. – BioShock Infinite on PS3 will also include a copy of the original game. Not a bad reason to o
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