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See the side of Duke Nukem that loves rainbows and kittens
Just when you thought you got that pesky tune out of your head, Nyan Cat is back. This time, the cosmic kitty-slash-Pop-Tart has invaded Duke Nukem Forever. Youtuber SynapseCorporation took advantage of the game’s interactive whiteboard for something other than phallic imagery. Some may see this as
Want to anger the people of New Zealand? Make a PS2 game.
PS2 title Hanuman: Boy Warrior has angered several Hindus living in New Zealand, who say the game—which features the god as the protagonist—is offensive and belittling to the deity and to the Hindu faith.The Universal Society of Hinduism complained to publisher Sony, who promised to review the game.
Want to build your own arcade cabinet? You’ll need this.
James Floyd Kelly is a man after my own heart. With the help of his father, some tools, and the essential D.I.Y. guidebook Project Arcade by John St. Clair, he’s begun building his own upright arcade cabinet. He narrates the adventure over at Wired.com’s Geek Dad column, and it’s both a fun read and
Star Wars, CoD 4: Modern Warfare become one in this impressive mod
Modding maestros BlackMonkeys.de have put together this extremely impressive Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare mod entitled Galactic Warfare, which combines the FPS series with Star Wars in a way that makes The Force Unleashed look like chump meat. –Lana Polansky [via]
Will the Father of Pong save our schools… with videogames?
At the recent GamesBeat 2011 conference, Nolan Bushnell—founder of Atari, games impresario, tech prognosticator—outlined his plans for the future. “What am I working on?” he said. “I want to fix education in the world. As soon as I work on that, I am going to work on world hunger and then world peac
Cheat Sheet 7/22: New Street Fighter x Tekken footage, Missile Command 2 to premiere in 2012
We make getting mainstream videogame news so easy it’s out of this world! -Check out the newest Street Fighter x Tekken gameplay video. –Joe Danger dev Sean Murray has no sympathy for Team Bondi. -Gamers awaiting Star Wars: The Old Republic outside of North America or Europe shouldn’t hold their br
PAUSE: A shimmering face and a Kinect hack make magical music together
Nicholas Felton (who contributed to issue 2) notes: This awesome collaboration between the magical Zach Lieberman and the enchanting Olga Bell combines Open Frameworks, a Kinect, video-projections and one of the best songs from her new album Diamonite. Watch it! -jamin
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