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Why Japanese Developers Should Have Played More PC Games

9:30PM September 28, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Gaming’s reached a turning point. Western games have more realistic graphics and physics than Japanese games. This isn’t good or bad. It’s true. More »

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The Coolest, Tiniest New Gaming Platform Hits Next Month

2:40AM August 12, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Sifteo, those tiny motion-aware game playing blocks we first spotted at CES, hit this September for $US150 a pack, the company said today. More »

In Real Life

Ranking The Tech Nerds Who Own Sports Teams

4:20AM June 14, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

You might have wondered why so much attention was lavished on one doughy white guy after the Mavericks won the NBA title last night. More »

Nintendo

MIT Just Built A Better Nintendo 3DS Screen

3:20AM May 6, 2011 | Mike Epstein

A group of researchers from MIT have developed a new version of the parallax barrier technology used by Nintendo to give the 3DS its signature 3D visuals. The new version of the screen, called HR3D (“High Rank 3D”), can produce the same glasses-free 3D images as the 3DS, but does so while generating a brighter image and using less battery power. HR3D uses two layered screens to produce 3D, just like the 3DS. More »

Nintendo

But Which HDMI Cable To Buy For My Console?

9:30PM January 10, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

If you’re serious about gaming in high definition on a console that’s attached to a TV set, then you’ve probably heard that you need to have a HDMI connection. But just how big a difference does this fancy cable make? More »

Spartans Are Made, Not Born

3:30PM September 28, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The Spartans of the Halo universe are capable of some pretty incredible stuff, but so they should: they’re men in fancy robot suits from the 26th century. In the 21st century, it’s all about the baby steps. More »

In Real Life

Super Mario Bros In 64 Pixels

3:20AM March 16, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Here’s what happens when you take a relatively primitive game and downgrade it to an extremely primitive game, courtesy of Carnegie Mellon student Chloe Fan. More »

In Real Life

How 3D Actually Works

6:30PM February 16, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

3D is, if the television, film and game industries are to be believed, the future. Whether they’re right or not is still up for discussion, but just in case they are, you may as well know how it all works. More »

News

Gaming’s Slingbox Backed By $1M Funding

2:00AM September 16, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Announced earlier this week, Spawn Labs version of the Slingbox for gamers is backed by $US1 million in Series A round funding, according to the Austin Business Journal. More »

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Augmented Reality Game Fights Zombies With Skittles

2:40AM June 18, 2009 | Mike Fahey

The Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab has come up with a game that combines the joy of shooting zombies with the deliciousness of Skittles. More »