Hothead Games, developers of the Penny Arcade series, is working on a new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy game. For the record, the original is one of the greatest games ever made. [VG247]
In the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the Vogons enjoyed destroying entire planets. In Destroy Earth Now, you get to be the Vogons. More »
Finally. A use for IM other than being propositioned, saucily, by lonely readers (not that I mind!). Seems a bloke by the name of Ben Burry has hooked a copy of classic Infocom text adventure Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy up to a Jabber (skype instant-mssaging) bot. Result? Message “!startgame” to prakbot AT jabber DOT org and you play the game via IM. Well done Ben, this is definitely the best use of the internet for 2007. Frivolity : PrakBot [Mind Candy, via G*D*A*C*] More »
