Tomorrow Asteroid 2005 YU 55 will pass the Earth closer than the moon, a 400m chunk of rock slipping by a mere 323,000km away. For scientists it presents an excellent opportunity to study near-Earth objects. For Atari it’s an opportunity to market their new free-to-play iOS game, Asteroids Gunner. More »
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Gamers young and old dream of the possibility of being sucked into the world of their favourite video game. Over the Weekend I witnessed live action renditions of Atari classics Kaboom and Asteroids at the Come Out and Play Festival. More »
It stood for 28 years and took 58 hours and one quarter to beat. More »
As you read this, history is in the making. Asteroids is being played with great verve. High scores will topple. More »
