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Cassini’s Saturn Pac-Man

Cassini heat-graded imagery of Saturn’s moon Mimas revealed an unmistakable image of an old digital friend this week.

Why do I get the feeling that that Mario, Qbert, and Pac-Man sightings will replace Virgin Mary or Weeping Jesus Events as our generation ages?

Grand Theft Auto Steals Lifeforce

Terrific and heart-rending article written by a GTA4 addict who consciously decided to abandon his life of productivity to gain a greater understanding of both cocaine and Pixeltropolis, San Andreas.

For more on video game addiction, listen to this classic Mep debate on WoWs similarity to crack.

Too much time…too much genius…

…or both?  You decide with this picture, via Game Culture:

No shield this, bitches!

Hobo-Ken!

Congratulations, sir, you win at Photoshop.

This is surely the best thing to happen to the “Land of the Tobacco Pipe,” in roughly 165 years, when the first organized game of baseball was played at Elysian Fields. And, by virtue of this post, you now know everything you will ever need to know about Hoboken, NJ. You’re welcome.

Troll is Rather Close…

Thank bejesus I have no plans on buying a PS3. Though taking nature photographs of RPG fiends frolicking with trolls does seem like a pleasant way to spend Valentine’s Day. Surely Sony could have found some way to augment this lamely 2D experience into a more Avatar-ish 3D?

First-Person Tetris

I might even call this self-actualization Tetris. In this game, you’re not the removed architect and organizer of pieces, you’re the pieces themselves. Heavy, right? Building blocks of the world, unite!

Spare Us, O Fickle Tetris Gods!

And did the Lord Tetrises demand repeatedly squggly pieces. And did the players lament, and scorn, and pine, and forgo succor, and they didst then smash the control pad.

What is The Third Sign?

It’s a puzzling question, especially if you’re one of the thousands who attended Gen Con 2009, the premier gaming and geek convention in the world…as you’ll see in this video. But the answer is out there: check this out for the scoop.

Procrastination (or Death By Dragon Age)

Procrastination is many things. One hypothetical type of procrastination is eagerly awaiting the arrival of new release Dragon Age: Origins. And, the day Dragon Age: Origins arrives, you install Dragon Age: Origins, and attack the opening campaign as if your disk drive will start manifesting $100 bills upon its completion.

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Human vs Klingon Propaganda

Ever wonder which facism-craving warlike race has the better video propaganda?

This Klingon propaganda reel comes to us via the Star Trek devotees at Bad Monkey Studios. Somehow they had the wherewithal to record the entire thing in an authentic Worf-ian dialect.

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