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PAUSE: The original 151 Pokemon reimagined by 151 artists
The wonderful tumblr Pokemon Battle Royale mixes some heavy nostalgia with a healthy dose of modernization. The result is 151 pokemon as you’ve never seen them before. From adorable to realistic to unusal to disturbing, the gallery is an incredible collection. Here’s Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastois
Cheat Sheet 4/19: God of War 4, Prey 2 delayed and the Humble Botanicula Bundle
Thursday! Thor’s day! – The God of War: Ascension (not quite God of War 4) trailer leaked recently and the game will be coming to PS3 Spring 2013. – Bethesda insists that Prey 2 is delayed, not cancelled. – The Humble Botanicula Bundle has launched bringing with it even more pay-what-you-want Indi
Why Microsoft’s approach to the Halo movie deal failed or Don’t bring a battle rifle to a rights fight
Wired is currently featuring an excerpt from Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood by Jamie Russell. The excerpt details Microsoft’s attempt to break in to the film game by offering Halo up as a blockbuster. The Master Chief suits were Shapiro’s idea and they ensured that the Halo deal
Can South Korea’s robo-cops reveal how we behave around technology?
In South Korea the testing of robot prison guards is underway. Torie Bosch of Slate reports, In November, officials estimated that the month-long test, involving three 5-foot robots, would cost 1 billion South Korean won, or about $900,000. That doesn’t include the cost of developing the machines. B
MIT’s CAST initiative further bonds art, science and technology together.
From ARTINFO, Kyle Chayka, (also Kill Screen contributor) reports that MIT is poised to further blur the creative boundaries between art, science and technology. Known as the Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) the well-funded project is supported through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The
