I just had a fun thought while reading the augmented reality wiki.

Imagine a not-so-distant future when flat screens are so cheap that you can paper all your walls/floor/ceiling with them. At that point, you could make your room's "wallpaper" anything you like.

-A 3D, or even 4D (moving) view from an exquisite vista (say Machu Picchu). In all ( Read more... )

ZOMG Jezzball!

I only just discovered this game recently. Quite enjoying it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

It's probly guerrilla marketing, but it's impressive nonetheless.

Of all the game genres to make a comeback this year, who would've picked the side-scrolling platformer? At first blush Braid looks like a standard old-school Super Mario Bros.-style game. But there's a twist: on top of standard game mechanics like running and jumping, Braid adds the ability to manipulate time: if you make a mistake you can wind ( Read more... )

Fight fight fight. Why is every fucking game about combat? I just want to explore.

It's that time of the year, but i doubt anyone reading this plays. On the off chance, i'll be on *entranced, USEast Hardcore Ladder. Playing a melee druid of some form.

Bunch of songs played with hacked Super Mario World game/sounds.

I have no idea how it was made and how difficult it was, but it's pretty impressive.

A video game genre i've always highly enjoyed but had forgotten is 2D space shooters. I thought they were a relic of the past, but i see that there's now a beautiful looking Gradius V, not to mention a very popular title called Ikaruga, among others. The genre is still alive and i have some catching up to do!

I have some Mythos beta keys if anyone's interested.