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Portal plushie talks, complains, adores.
Features: -Authentic game dialogue -Motion detector, so it knows when you’re there and when you’ve left -Pressure sensor, so it knows when you’ve picked it up -Tilt sensor, so it knows when you’ve knocked it over -LED light-up eye -Exaggerated features for extra adorableness [via]
Well, that was quick. Now you can play through the Osama firefight.
Kuma Games, maker of the Kuma War, will release a new addition allowing you to battle your way through the Abottabad compound to take out Osama. Previously, Kuma had created a mission to kill Saddam and of course, the new Call of Duty: Black Ops has you assassinate Castro. Now, computer game develop
Want your own real-world Minecraft grass cube?
Inspired by Minecraft, Etsy seller Laketide is offering this adorable little grass cubes for hearth and home. The cube is just over 2.5” on each side, and sealed with 6 coats of clear lacquer to help keep it durable. It isn’t intended as a toy, but I think these look really nice sitting on my desk.
Cheat Sheet 5/6: Uncharted Movie, Mobile WoW, Smithsonian Games, No More Super Meat Boy
Mainstream videogame news can be a chore to wade through, so we’re giving you a hand. –Naughty Dog’s Amy Hennig thinks Uncharted movie shouldn’t be “too literal.” –Here’s a primer on the new game Rage from id Software, creator of DOOM & Wolfenstein 3-D. -The LA Times meets Rockstar’s LA Noire with a
May 5, 2011, 4:00 pm
PAUSE: Minecraft Lego vignette See more at SuperMacho. (via)
Bill Gates eyes videogames as a cure for education’s ills
Bill Gates is looking at games as a way to increase the effectiveness of education. There have been several notable game x education projects such as Quest 2 Learn, who was profiled in the NY Times Magazine last year. Three of the lucky fundees below. $2.6 million for iRemix, which is being develop
