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Gaming Company Valve Distances Itself From The Piston Gaming Box
Piston Xi3 Yesterday, hardware design company Xi3 announced pre-sale of one of the most anticipated pieces of hardware in the gaming world: the Piston. It's a modular computer that hooks up to...
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Will Ouya, The Hackable Game Console, Let You Pirate Games?
Ouya Ouya might be one of the biggest gadget-funding success stories in recent memory. A Kickstarter raised almost $8.6 million for the Android-based console, and it's shipping to those backers this...
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GameSci: What Is (Scientifically!) The Most Addictive Game Ever?
Skyrim Screenshot Bethesda via Games Radar Back in 2007, a study of gamers appeared in the journal CyberPsychology and Behavior. The study, "Experiences of time loss among videogame players: An...
View ArticleWatch This Guy Remix Super Mario By Glitching It Out
super mario spacetime organ (illucia & soundplane) from paperkettle on Vimeo.Chris Novello is working on some hardware called Illucia, a system that can route information between computer programs....
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Razer Edge Review: A Beautiful, Portable Gaming Gadget That You Won't Take On...
The Razer Edge Razer The market's ready for something that is not a gaming PC but can act like a gaming PC. The idea of a Steam Box, a small gadget that can play PC games on your TV through the...
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Is EA The Worst Company In America?
SimCity EA Gaming company Electronic Arts (nee EA) is unhappy right now. The launch of the much-anticipated SimCity got botched, after server demand overloaded EA's systems, making the game completely...
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Researchers Treat Lazy Eye With Tetris
Tetris University Of MinnesotaThe classic game Tetris has been shown to help alleviate some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and apparently it's also good at treating lazy eyes. Usually...
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In A New Study, Video Games Helped People Lose Weight
June 1969 Popular Science archives Videogames and weight loss are an odd pairing, but in a study, researchers found the game "Second Life" might have some applications for weight loss--or at least...
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How Violent Are The Year's Biggest Video Games? [Infographic]
Game Violence Infographic The Guardian It's often assumed that the biggest-selling games are all ultra-violent. This great interactive infographic from The Guardian takes a look at top 50 games from...
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With A Struggling Wii U, Nintendo Plays It Safe At E3
Wii U Character Swimming Showdown Nintendo Audio and video issues plagued Sony and Microsoft's E3 press conferences, but Nintendo opted for a livestream this year instead, with a mostly games-centric...
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The 10 Coolest Innovations We Saw At E3 2013
Dek ArrayAs part of its E3 press conference, Microsoft showed off how its Xbox SmartGlass tech would work with its Xbox One console. Released in October for compatibility with the Xbox 360, SmartGlass...
View ArticleHow To Hack A Cockroach So You Can Control It With Kinect
We've already covered their DIY project to build your very own mind-controlled cyborg cockroach, but now the North Carolina State University researchers have taken roach control to a whole new level....
View ArticleNintendo's Power Glove Is Getting A Documentary
Released back in 1989, the Power Glove was a motion-control accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The concept: wave your hand, and stuff on-screen would move. Fun! Except it wasn't fun. The...
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The Most Realistic Renderings Of Cloth We've Ever Seen
Rendered Cloth Materials pictured: On the top row, from left to right, linen plain, silk crepe de chine, the front side of polyester satin charmeuse fabric, and the back side of the polyester satin...
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How Videogames Are About To Start Playing You
Game Changer Paul Lachine When Microsoft introduced the Kinect sensor in 2010, the company said the motion-capture system would transform gaming. That was only partially true; gamers could do novel...
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Hooligans Are Razing The 'Minecraft' Version Of Denmark
As one of the most peaceful countries on the planet, the people of Denmark have many hours to devote to government-sanctioned projects, like the construction of a full replica of their country in the...
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Reinvented: The Sims Gain Some Social Intelligence
Courtesy Maxis When producers at Maxis wanted to make Sims appear less robotic, they filmed employees at a staff party moving between groups, telling jokes, and responding to awkward situations. They...
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Evolution Video Game Tests Your Ability To Spot Camouflaged Bird Eggs
Egg Ancestors The evolution of a successful strain of egg camouflage. Project Nightjar Call it a case of virtual selection. Testing out Project Nightjar's experimental video game, I peered through the...
View ArticleIn A New Study, Video Games Helped People Lose Weight
Videogames and weight loss are an odd pairing, but in a study, researchers found the game "Second Life" might have some applications for weight loss--or at least weight…
View ArticleHow Violent Are The Year's Biggest Video Games? [Infographic]
It's often assumed that the biggest-selling games are all ultra-violent. This great interactive infographic from The Guardian takes a look at top 50 games from 2012 and…
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