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Oklahoma church lobby brings TRON and spirituality together
If we told you someone put on a public TRON: Legacy display, you might assume we were referring to some kind of convention. Or maybe something cobbled together in some obsessive fan’s basement. But would you ever guess something like this would take place in a church lobby? LifeChurch.tv’s northwes
Flashback: Twenty Years Ago, F-Zero Imitates Irene
This past weekend, the east coast was battered by Hurricane Irene, causing millions to lose power, billions of dollars in property damage and proving fatal in at least two dozen cases. Last week also marked the twentieth anniversary of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System’s launch in North Americ
Cheat Sheet 8/30: The Art of Mass Effect to tell secrets, Halo 4 begins "a new generation"
Let’s kick-start another round of easy mainstream videogame news! –Check out the new Scrolls trailer. -Bought Deus Ex: Human Revolution at GameStop? They’ll compensate you for that little coupon fiasco. –Gabe Newell doesn’t worry too much about monetization, among other things. -Namco Bandai and T
How can games, something so trivial, feel so important?
Heeding the rules. Faith in the under dog. Undying loyalties. Such feats occur throughout our daily life, but they are exemplified, not to mention amplified, in the games we play. The newest episode of Radiolab’s excellent podcast tackles the subject of Games as only the hour-long show can. Guests i
Flashback: Every Zone is a Killzone
(Video found by Christian Richardson) Starting with the 32-bit era, every next-generation of consoles gave us a string of commercials that emphasize the life-likeness of the game by implying they will begin to bleed into real life. This Killzone commercial from 2006 takes that approach, implying a s
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