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The Syrian rebel tank that uses a PlayStation controller
Photo: Agence France-Presse The Syrian rebels, deep into the second year of their struggle against the repressive Assad regime, don’t have the resources of a national armed forces; they have to improvise. This AFP piece gives the layout of the homemmade Shams II armored vehicle, which is a: fully-en
"A single cigarette won’t cause lung cancer, but smoking over years greatly increases the risk. In the same way, repeated exposure to violent video games may have a cumulative effect on aggression."
-Brad Bushman, professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University, whose new study found that college students played violent games for three days in a row demonstrated increased aggressive behavior, while those who played nonviolent games did not.
You Don’t Know Jack is coming to iOS; Know-it-alls in my family will be put on blast
My older sister and I didn’t have a particularly competitive relationship, and that’s not just because I’m better at everything than her (Hi Sara!). There was one area in which we were at each other’s throats, however, and it had nothing to do with school or sports or parental affection. That area w
FAA may remove in-flight restriction on electronic devices
I am 33.23 seconds into Hexagonest. It’s far and away my best performace in Super Hexagon. I’m spinning in circles and line are flying at me from every direction. I’m tapping furiously and nothing seems like it can contain me. I am playing like an absolute hero. I wish somebody was watching because
The games market in the Middle East is flourishing. Why?
Here’s a fascinating read this morning in Gamasutra: business advice for Western publishers looking to break into the booming Middle Eastern gaming market. In particular, games that emphasize social meeting space have been doing extremely well in the region, with its extremely young population and
Sportsfriends, the local multiplayer collection, hits Kickstarter goal
Good news! Sportsfriends, the collection of excellent, offbeat local mulitplayer sports titles – from headliner JS Joust to Bennett Foddy’s awesome and cheekily-named Super Pole Riders, has hit its $150,000 Kickstarter funding target. We told you about the collection last month, in a conversation wi
Dark Souls 2 is coming and though I am glad, I am not excited
Dark Souls 2 has been announced. I thought I would have been giddy with excitement, but I’m not. I love Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls. They are some of the best games ever made, but playing one is an ordeal. I would hyperbolically equate it to climbing Mount Everest: worth it in every respect and a p
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