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PLAY THIS: A Japanese interactive music video turns a single tweet into an epic journey.
Japanese indie-pop outfit Androp have had quite a digital presence recently with their latest music video for their song, “Bell,” which also happens to be a video game. While video game music videos are not particularly new, this one actually imparts a worthy message regarding the nature of digital
Is it possible to get into games later in life?
Joe Queenan didn’t really care much about games, and figured it was way too late to start. That is, until he saw a commercial for Modern Warfare 3 and found a replacement for the critically-panned blockbuster movies: critically-panned blockbuster games. The reason is: Movies are dreck. That 60-secon
In the future according to Samsung, everything will be touchscreens.
This new trailer from Samsung showcases the company’s concept for a future handheld device that appears to be some sort of foldable tablet. Fully transparent and able to produce holographic images of, say, a restaurent menu, the device could be easily stuffed away into your pocket and pulled out a m
PAUSE: A hotel becomes a giant pixel art canvas
Last week the Tides Hotel in Miami was briefly turned into a moving canvas of 3D pixel art, thanks to some bleeding edge projection technology. The montage uses pixel art heavily with Tetris and Space Invades making cameos with a new song by popular chiptune band Anamanaguchi. – Filipe Salgado
"No One Cares About Your Cool Game Idea" says game designer.
Mike Birkhead, who’s worked on God of War: Ghost of Sparta and the recent Mortal Kombat, says that nobody gives a damn about your game idea. “A designer that locks himself away has made two mistakes. One, as I’ve already stated, is that he misses out on great ideas from all around him. Second, and
The new Nintendo 3DS update includes advances in capturing moving images.
Finally coming into its own as a solid gaming system, Nintendo 3DS has become an item to desire, particularly with a recent update that puts users in the director’s chair. An array of new features transforms the 3DS into a video camera for making 3D movies as well as stop motion films. Although port
PAUSE: Everything I really need to know I learned in Grand Theft Auto.
Okay, this is actually not an alphabet book based on the drug-dealing mini-game in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, but bragging rights for Brazil’s finest. A law enforcement agency has taken up the odd habit of turning seized contraband into typography. [img: fabiolopez] -Jason Johnson
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