A Pac-Man watch might not sound like a high priced piece of jewelry, but the materials that went into this limited set of timepieces will probably explain why they cost $18,000 a piece.
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 8:44PM
A Pac-Man watch might not sound like a high priced piece of jewelry, but the materials that went into this limited set of timepieces will probably explain why they cost $18,000 a piece.
Continue Reading: This Limited Edition Pac-Man Watch Costs Quite a Few Quarters
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 7:13PM
Continue Reading: Slender is Just as Scary in Real Life
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 6:18PM
The isolating and breathtaking vision of Thatgamecompany's Journey will be released as a hardcover art book.
Continue Reading: Journey's Haunting Desert Beauty Coming Soon to a Bookshelf Near You
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 5:42PM
PAX attendees who want to get another glimpse of Naughty Dog's survival-horror adventure will have to endure the horror of this bathroom.
Continue Reading: The Last of Us' PAX Demo Will Be Screened in a Post-Apocalyptic Bathroom
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 5:00PM
A UK game musician has taken the sweet sounds of the Nintendo Game Boy and combined it with the ear-ache inducing tones of Carly Rae Jepsen's pop sensation.
Continue Reading: Chiptuner Superpowerless Uses a Game Boy to Make "Call My Maybe" Slightly Tolerable
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 4:06PM
The 2012 London Olympics wasn't the only sporting event rocked by a performance scandal. Major League Gaming decided to eject the top two teams from its League of Legends summer tournament.
Continue Reading: League of Legends Summer Championship Ends with Disqualifications
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 2:56PM
A new third-person shooter Star Trek game might be just around the corner, but a starship simulator could offer one of the most immersive "Star Trek" experiences short of a 48-hour LARP weekend.
Continue Reading: "Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator" Turns You and Your Friends Into a Starship Crew
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 27, 2012 at 1:45PM
The upcoming time traveling thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis offers a unique plot that would have made for a fun, old fashioned sidescroller. It also would have been one of the shortest games of all time.
Continue Reading: "Looper: The Movie: The Game" Would Have Been an Awesome Old School Game
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 26, 2012 at 12:00PM
Cars have played as big of a role in video game history as power-ups, heavy artillery and carpal tunnel syndrome. And yet, no one has really paid them the attention and respect they deserve. “Test Drive” aims to pay homage to the best and worst of the game world’s garages and put them through the paces.
The word “simulation” in gaming can be misleading. Gran Turismo 5 and Forza Motorsport 4 can’t recreate the stomach churning feeling when you see a real Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 and realize that you will soon be inside of it.
It can’t push you back in your bean bag chair as you punch the accelerator and feel the full force of going 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds.
It can’t create real fear and make you thank a god that you aren’t sure exists for a dry track day and car insurance.
Continue Reading: Test Drive: The Lamborghini Gallardo
Posted by: Danny Gallagher | August 25, 2012 at 12:00PM
Creating one of the greatest and most memorable games of all time must be tough. Sure it gets you great acclaim, money and success, but chances are you’ll forever be known as “that [insert your successful game here] guy”.
David Crane must have had that problem for awhile. He’s got a long list of successful titles on his resume like Grand Prix, Kaboom! and (one of my all-time personal favorites) A Boy and His Blob. And for some reason, he’s probably best known in gaming circles as “that Pitfall guy”.
Continue Reading: Kickstarted: David Crane's Jungle Adventure