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French breakdancing crew channels Street Fighter
(h/t faketv)
PAUSE: Toronto street artist keeps turning his art into arcades
Toronto street artist LEPOS has been releasing clips from a faux-arcade game that he created based on characters in his camp. His gallery opening back in November featured a full arcade cabinet and though the game’s not real, it’s a great homage. I may or may not have have one of these stickers on m
Original PC mag BYTE’s 1975 Letter from the Editor commemorates magazine’s return
The year was 1975. MITS released the Altair 8800 home computer kit, bursting open the floodgates of the personal computer revolution. The same year, BYTE released its first issue, forever changing the landscape of tech journalism. Flash forward to 2011, and BYTE has found a new domain as an online j
Watch the Prince roll up some richly deserved vengeance in this Katamari parody
Videogame parodist freddiew demonstrates what happens when you mess with the Prince. –Lana Polansky [via]
Cheat Sheet 7/20: Man City Football Club has partnered with EA, Serious Sam 3 devs want your graffiti art.
Refresh yourself with some more mainstream videogame news! -Capcom has confirmed Mega Man Legends 3 is no more. -Manchester City Football Club is kicking the ball around with EA Sports. -Cliff Bleszinski explains why Marcus Fenix has daddy issues, among other things. –Silent Hill composer Akira Ya
PAUSE: Photography-themed Rube Goldberg Machine makes us say "cheese"
Photography, Mario and Mouse Trap come together in this wild Rube Goldberg Machine brought to us by 2D Photography Inc. –Lana Polansky [via]
