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In Real Life

Sadly, Portal-Themed Combustible Lemon Does Not Actually Combust

9:30AM February 7, 2012 | Jason Schreier

Portal 2‘s Cave Johnson rants about citrus fruit in this trailer for an “Electronic Combustible Lemon”, which, when ignited, plays an ominous ticking countdown followed by what I presume is the sound of lemons exploding. Sadly, the lemon itself does not explode. More »


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PS Vita Will Support The Mac OS

9:30PM February 6, 2012 | Toshitaka Tachibana

On Feb. 8th, Sony is launching the System Firmware Ver. 1.60 for the Vita. Here is some of what this update contains: a new Map application, video recording, and Mac OS support. More »


PC

EA’s Origin Reaches 9 Million Registered Users

8:15AM February 2, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

EA’s Origin service for downloadable computer games now has 9.3 million registered users, the company said today. Rival service Steam is at 40 million registered users.


PC

The Version Of Minecraft You Wish You Had

9:30AM January 31, 2012 | Elyas Gorogo-Baker

Minecraft is not usually known for its impressive graphics and vibrant pallete of colours. Certainly the constructions I tried my hand at tended to be tall, singular pillars of… brownish greenish. This video shames me by showing off some of the most impressive structures that Minecraft can imitate, all set to a soaring soundtrack. More »


In Real Life

The 12 Best Games For Mac

12:10PM January 26, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

PC

There Is Half-Life Stuff Hiding In Counter-Strike: GO

10:00AM January 19, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

The people at Valve Software like to tease. They don’t, however, like to confirm the existence of new Half-Life games. More »


PC

RadianGames Launches 4 New Games

6:30AM January 13, 2012 | Mike Fahey

After crafting some of the best games in the Xbox Live Indie Games program and branching out to both iPhone and PC/Mac development, RadianGames is ready to take the PC indie gaming scene by storm with the launch of not one but four brand new titles. Did I mention RadianGames is just one guy? More »


PC

That Game About Dating And Disabled Girls Actually Got Made

6:30PM January 4, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Nearly two years ago, Leigh wrote a great column on a dating game called Katawa Shoujo being made by members of a 4chan group. What made it stand out were two things: one, it’s been in some kind of development for over a decade, and two, it was a dating game based on girls at a school for disabled teenagers. More »


PC

Yule Love These Holiday Fireplace Apps For Gaming Consoles And Mobile Devices

3:00AM December 25, 2011 | Owen Good

In 1966, TV station WPIX filmed a a fireplace at New York’s Gracie Mansion, cancelled $US4,000 worth of advertising and broadcast it for two hours on Christmas Day as a gift to viewers who had no fireplaces in their apartments. Its spirit lives on screens large and small to this day. More »


PC

Law And Order: Legacies Brings Lennie Briscoe Back From The Dead

11:20AM December 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

best part of the Law and Order franchise died in 2004 with actor Jerry Orbach. In Telltale Games new episodic adventure series Law & Order: Legacies Orbach’s detective Lennie Bricoe character makes a slightly creepy return appearance. More »