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Google launches Maps for NES in April Fools’ Day coup.
Video In case you missed this over the weekend, Google took the cake for April Fools’ Day by launching Google Maps for the NES. (We’re still partial to our joke, but hey, we’re not #1 in Internet search….yet)
PAUSE: Esther Stocker’s geometric installations bend space, remind us of Portal 2.
Italian artist Esther Stocker’s mind-bending installations play with the reality of space and frankly remind me a lot of Portal 2‘s deconstructing environments. See more of her work here. [via Pulmonaire]
Prince of Persia’s Jordan Mechner finds a cache of his original code — in his father’s closet.
Oh that’s where those were! Jordan Mechner, creator of Prince of Persia, recently stumbled upon an amazing cache of goodies via his father: The carton arrived yesterday. My jaw dropped when I saw what was inside. No, I don’t mean the stacks of Spanish Drosoft versions of POP and Karateka (though tho
Cheat Sheet 3/29: Fez has a release date, Yoshinori Ono temporarily stepping down, and Kellee Santiago finding her own way
I feel like I’ve heard this before, but it was different… – Following the recent news of the game’s certification, Fez has announced the official XBLA release date and it’s actually really soon, April 13th! – After being hopsitalized a few days ago, Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has announce
