pong
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12:00PM David Wildgoose | Pong is timeless. It’s a cold-hearted gamer who cannot enjoy the fierce competition heralded by a serious Pong duel. But that’s not to say Pong’s simple mechanics cannot be improved upon. More »
LunchTimeWaster: Yes, Let’s Play Pong Again
12:00PM David Wildgoose | Pong is timeless. It’s a cold-hearted gamer who cannot enjoy the fierce competition heralded by a serious Pong duel. But that’s not to say Pong’s simple mechanics cannot be improved upon. More »
Culture
Video Game Quintet Captures The Essence Of Pong
2:20AM Mike Fahey | We’ve seen video game musical performances in the past, but none that have managed to convey the underlying sense of despair so prevalent in Pong as this particular quintet. More »
Culture
Pong, Kinky Boots, Whips, Sexy Times
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Here’s one way to sauce up a game of pong: have you play the game using a pair of pointy boots. And if you lose, you get whipped. Literally. Confused? Let this creepy British man explain. More »
News
3:20AM Mike Fahey | Nolan Bushnell, creator of Pong and founder of Atari, returns to game development with Battleswarm: Field of Honor, a real-time strategy / first-person shooter hybrid he describes as “a mash-up between StarCraft and Starship Troopers.” More »
Atari Founder Returns To Development With Battleswarm
3:20AM Mike Fahey | Nolan Bushnell, creator of Pong and founder of Atari, returns to game development with Battleswarm: Field of Honor, a real-time strategy / first-person shooter hybrid he describes as “a mash-up between StarCraft and Starship Troopers.” More »
Media
Ever See One Hundred Sheep Play Pong Before?
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | This ad for Samsung is trying to sell us on the benefits of an LED TV. Instead, it’s selling us on the benefits of buying a camera and lots and lots of sheep. More »
Culture
Ikaruga & Pong Swap Polarities In Pong-Karuga
1:00PM Luke Plunkett | “GoS-CPT-Stewart” is a student at game design school Full Sail. As part of his studies, he had to make a Pong clone. So he took Pong and mixed it with, of all things, Ikaruga. More »
Culture
Nolan Bushnell To Be Awarded BAFTA Fellowship
3:20AM Mike Fahey | The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will bestow their highest honour at this years GAME British Academy Video Games Awards to the gather of Atari and pioneer of Pong, Nolan Bushnell. More »
News