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These Ms Pac-Man watches feature little bits of outer space
Want to carry around a bit of outer space with you? These RJ-Romain Jerome watches might be the closest you’ll get, aside from meteorite jewelry. Having inherited the highly distinctive case of the Moon Invader collection, a circle in a cambered 46 mm square, the […] watches also feature steel fused
New antipiracy program reminds criminals gently not to steal
Instead of directly confronting users about suspected Internet piracy, a new program from the Center for Copyright Information will give them a series of educational alerts. Ars Technica reports: Last year, the newly-formed Center for Copyright Information (CCI), along with major ISPs across the US
This real life treasure hunt made San Franciscans feel like children again. Children, or pirates
Most alternate-reality games (ARGs) are focused on producing hype for a new game or movie. They take ages to play, and often only the smartest, most dedicated, or best-networked players get to the end. A recent ARG set in Japantown, San Fransisco, showed that ARGs can be hour-long events that people
Steam makes a play for the living room; does the living room want a computer?
At Gamasutra, Kris Graft breaks down Steam’s big gambit for the living room: What Big Picture Mode really has the potential to do is bring the PC’s business and game development culture to the TV gamer. As Graft notes, the real issue in the short term is getting the computer into the living room. To
In Soviet Russia, Ms. Pac-Man eats you!
Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi has lots of ideas for creative play. He’s tried his hand at playground design, and helped make the Flash-based MMO Glitch. Most recently, several of his game concept designs have been put into action at the Babycastles Summit, an arty games festival in New Yor
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