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Hey! Watch! Kinect Graffiti
The most exciting aspects of Kinect continue to be with the non-gaming experiments that users are coming on their own. The latest example (above) comes from Jean-Christophe Naour who hopes to use Kinect in order to visualize the art behind the art of graffiti. Kinect can track artists movements and create artwork from those movements [...]
Hey! Watch! Pinball in Halo: Reach
Hey guys, Halo: Reach is still a thing. Nine months after its release, there are still many people playing the multiplayer maps and enjoying themselves. However, some of the more creative types have taken up residence in Forge 2.0 and have come up with crazy ideas. If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Man, the only [...]
Dorkly goes Behind the Scenes of your Favorite Video Games
Have you ever wondered what Yoshi really thinks of Baby Mario? Maybe you wanted to know how Marle and Lucca really felt about Crono. Look no further than Dorkly. Dorkly is a video game focused comedy website that posts parody videos of your favorite video games. Taking the actual graphics from games like Super Mario [...]
Hey! Play! Papa’s Taco Mia!
Ever since my best friend started running a Tex-Mex style eatery out in Montana (The Silver Tip, great reviews and a solid chap behind the counter, tell Matt that Ethan sent you), I’ve been curious about what it takes to run such a joint on a day to day basis. His descriptions of long days and getting [...]
Hey! Watch! Glorious Video Game Filled Goldfish Music Video
The best music videos find you. I had never heard of Goldfish or their song “We Come Together” before watching the video above. However, while witnessing the amazing pixel animation in front of me and trying to keep up with the rampant geek references, I found myself bobbing my head along to a damn good [...]
Hey! Watch! 50 Genesis Games Spoiled
Released on August 14, 1989, the Sega Genesis was the first real competitor to Nintendo’s dominance on the home console market. But seeing how Justin L and I were die hard Nintendo fanboys, we didn’t get the chance to play many of the games released on the Genesis. Luckily, the Fine Brothers are there to [...]
Everything Final Fantasy for a Mere $15K
Even though I consider myself a fan of the Final Fantasy series, there are always going to be bigger fans out there. Case in point, undkodlor is selling his entire Final Fantasy collection on eBay for the low low price of around $15,000. If you think that’s an awfully high price for a series that [...]
Hey! Watch! Evolution of Video Games
There was a time, not so long ago, when games were little more than tiny squares with a less than diverse color palette. With how much gamers and developers focus on graphics today, it’s amazing to think what twenty plus years has done to our attitudes. Let’s all be honest and say it: we’re spoiled. However, [...]
Hey! Play? EA Employee’s Goodbye
The thing with game developers is that they can make games, that’s what they do, that’s what they are great doing, and it’s their life. Still I’m always amazed when they apply these skills to other events in their life. In what is becoming a favorite new trend of mine, software engineer Ben Burbank decided [...]
Hey! Listen! Reverse that Skyward Sword Music
Who doesn’t love Zelda music? For those of you with souls, I’m sure you felt right at home with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword trailers because that is most assuredly Zelda music. Have a taste, but prepare yourself for a blown mind. Solid trailer right? Complete with the next Zelda tune that you’ll be [...]
Hey! Play! Castaway 2
Grab your browser window, add a cup of Secret of Mana and a dash of Pokemon and presto, you’ve got the browser based action RPG Castaway 2 to help you kill time between trashcan basketball games. Castaway 2 tells the not so unfamiliar tale of a plucky young boy lost on a mystical island. Being that he’s not exactly sure how [...]
Can Develop, Does Travel: An Interview with Rebuild Creator Sarah Northway
When I imagine the places where games take shape, I see cramped office spaces, bad lighting and trash cans full of candy bar wrappers and empty energy drinks. Sarah Northway, creator of the Flash zombie apocalypse sim Rebuild, tends to think outside the box, or better yet outside the country. After the success of her [...]
Hey! Look! Talking Portal Turret Plushie
Since it had been years since I had last played Portal, I had forgotten about the little touches that make that game so damn entertaining. A big part of those little touches was the personality given to the lovable turrets in the testing facility. They seem so innocent when they are shooting you, that you [...]
The Tough Mudder: Super Meat Boy’s Real Life Counterpart
Sometimes it’s tough to get hardcore gamers motivated to go out and accomplish something physical. Most sports require friends, and exercise can be really boring if one is used to constant console stimulation. That’s why it’s often necessary to find a competition that mirrors a popular game in order to get someone interested, and for [...]
The DSi and Flipnote Studio Can Make Music Videos
Music videos have been around for decades, and anymore it takes something special if you want yours to stand out. A year ago Musician Billy Polard pushed Flipnote Studio to the max by creating the entire “Losing Light” music video solely on his Nintendo DSi. He’s back with a new video for his song “When Our Bedrooms Were [...]
