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Legendary designers team up to make a legit old-school RPG
Kickstarter is all about making dreams come true. Not just for the people who make projects, but also for the people supporting them. Seeing two legendary game designers team up to make “an old-school RPG” might just be one of these dreams in the making. Brenda Brathwaite designed much of Wizardry
You can watch tonight’s debate over your Xbox 360
Barack Obama, as we know, is not a fan of the Xbox 360. And yet! If you have Xbox Live, you can watch tonight’s debate, streaming, for free.
CollegeHumor accidentally parodies every terrible art game ever.
Titled “The Most Retro Video Game System Ever,” comedian Adam Conover walks unsuspecting friends through the gas-powered machinations of the Skaris One-Bit. It eerily reminds us of every awful lo-fi project that we find. Indie or just awful? You make the call.
The hero we deserve created the Battle of Hoth in Minecraft
I propose internet rule #4563: whenever a new technology is introduced to the open internet, it will be used to recreate the Battle of Hoth.
Happy 30th Birthday, Compact Disc!
Rachel Garber at the Atlantic helps us remember the 30th anniversary of commerically-available audio CD players. Yes, it has been three decades since the invention of the technology that brought us years of joy, spinning inside Playstations and Dreamcasts and, lest we forget, Sega-CDs.
Chinese gamers furious over World of Warcraft state propaganda
A state-run Chinese television network (with the unbearably ironic name CCTV) broadcast a special called “War of Internet Addiction” which depicts a World of Warcraft player who quits his job and goes bankrupt after he discovers the game. Chinese gamers have characterized the segment, which is below
Show your love for Bioshock with this vintage-inspired jewelry
Game-inspired jewelry should be jewelry first, gamey second. These gorgeous Bioshock-inspired lockets do the trick.
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