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Cheat Sheet 6/8: Nintendo stock drops, Unreal Engine 4 detailed, and retina-ready apps appear in Mac App Store.
Another day passed without contact from alien life. However, we did receive these signs of life from the videogame realm. –Samsung partners with Gaikai for gaming in the cloud. –DOOM creator John Carmack discusses the dream of virtual reality. -Unreal Engine 4 broken down. –God of War creator David
Chasing Aurora merges the dream of flight with explosions of colors.
video Chasing Aurora, a beautiful looking indie game coming to Wii U’s eShop late this year from Austrian developer Broken Rules (And Yet It Moves). Per their description: Drop from the cliff and ride the wind from peak to peak. Fight for the beacon of light in the hostile environment of the Alps. C
If you want a primer on indie games, now’s the time.
The fifth iteration of the Humble Indie Bundle has added Super Meat Boy and Braid to its already stacked roster of Limbo, Psychonauts, and Bastion. Got a friend who needs an intro to games? Now’s a good time to be a pal.
Visual artist graduate portfolio is a first-person looker built in a game engine.
A special exhibit in a museum traditionally has a focus on architecture that websites haven’t been able to replicate. Michael Alfred’s graduate exhibit, Print Fiction, has his art displayed on virtual walls. It’s worth the load time. [Print Fiction] [via Banquet]
"Let’s face it, politics in this country is coin-operated."
That’s Gateway computer founder Ted Waitt who recently launched a centrist Super-PAC. [via Mother Jones]
What would happen if you play StarCraft as a pacifist? An Occupy Wall Street protestor?
Dan Wilkerson may not consider himself a performance artist, but his role-playing on StarCraft II has a distinctly disruptive feel. Rather than engage in martial combat, Wilkerson adopts a role, ad libs the dialogue, and screen caps the result. This is basically Improv Everywhere for Terrans. Below
Enjoy Madden while it lasts. This concussion lawsuit may put the NFL on the ropes.
Malcolm Gladwell called it. Kids might play Madden someday with the same incredulity as Pitfighter and ask “Did we really used to do that?” HuffPo reports on the lawsuit’s accusation that the NFL knew the risks, but did nothing: The NFL, like the sport of boxing, was aware of the health risks associ
PREMIERE: The Amplifetes rock out w/ interactive music video, offer trip to the Arctic Circle
Video Fresh off the heels of our Soundplay project with Pitchfork, Swedish four-piece The Amplifetes take their own swing as music game excellance. To promote their upcoming album, they’ve created a the Guitar Hero-like interactive music video Where is the Light. (They’re planning to turn it into an
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