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Sep 10

Microsoft shows off new controller, with transforming D-pad

The D-pad on the existing 360 controllers is, to put it mildly, utter garbage. If you want to play any games relying on precise movements, such as fighting games, buying a third-party controller is a requirement. Microsoft hopes it has this problem licked, however, and is releasing a controller with a new, updated D-pad on November 9

…The D-pad on the existing 360 controllers is, to put it mildly, utter garbage. If you want to play any games relying on precise movements, such as fighting games, buying a third-party controller is a requirement. Microsoft hopes it has this problem licked, however, and is releasing a controller with a new, updated D-pad on November 9. The catch? You won’t be able to buy the controller…

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Aug 10

Guess which one didn’t get to walk on the moon?

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…Aldrin and Armstrong were at most 50 feet away from the nearest human (each other) as were the other moonwalkers and the non-Mercury Project orbiters (for the US, anyway). Only the solo flyers count.
permalinkparentKozmo199 26 points27 points28 points 19 hours ago[+] (6 children)Kozmo199 26 points27 points28 points 19 hours ago[-]The edge of space (the outer limits of the stratosphere) are only about 30 km from the surface of the planet. I’ve been further than that from other people on camping trips.
permalinkparentDJPho3nix 32 points33 points34 points 18 hours ago[+] (0 children)DJPho3nix 32 points33 points34 points 18 hours ago[-]You’re assuming the balloon is directly over another human being.
permalinkparentCaptnHector 4 points5 points6 points 17 hours ago[+] (1 child)CaptnHector 4 points5 points6 points 17 hours ago[-]Not doubting you, just wondering: where did you go camping? That’s very remote.
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Aug 10

9 Scott Pilgrim References That You’ve Probably Seen

The appeal behind the Scott Pilgrim comic and film adaptation owes a great amount to its homage to video games. There’s something about seeing a reference that only the gaming culture would get that tickles our souls

…The appeal behind the Scott Pilgrim comic and film adaptation owes a great amount to its homage to video games. There’s something about seeing a reference that only the gaming culture would get that tickles our souls. In celebration of Pilgrim’s big screen debut, we list off some of the references to other works in both the comic and movie. As always, if there’s any that we missed, feel more than free to point it out to us in the comments section.
Super Mario

The most apparent reference to the video game that started all video games takes shape in the name of Scott’s band. Bob-omb’s were enemies that would detonate over an extended period of time. Like Super Mario, Scott always has an extra life handy.
The Legend of Zelda

The opening theme chimes in briefly at the beginning of the movie and you can hear Young Neil playing the game frequently from his Nintendo DS.
Capcom

Fighting game references abound during the battles between Scott and Romona’s League of Evil Exes. The powers Scott and his opponents…

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Aug 10

What Your Gamertag Says About You [Chart]

Your gamertag is your online identity, which of course is more important than your actual identity since you probably meet way more people online than you do on your rare visits outside.

…despite being the pinnacle of the human race’s advancement the internet is a backwards place. On the internet, the international human rights movement never happened, people are immediately judged and abused for arbitrary reasons, and all the women are too busy travelling between the bedroom and the kitchen to play games. That being said, the people at the lowest rungs of the real-world social ladder are at the top when it comes to the world of online gaming. So, you would do well to masquerade as one of them.
Here is an example using the authors own name:
Karl Smallwood
This would make a terrible gamertag. Hell, it’s even a terrible name (no teenager can resist making the link between smallwood and small penis). So let’s add a terrible pun in there and see how it looks:
Karl BigWood
That’s looking a little better, although that’s like saying being mugged is better than being stabbed. Lets get rid of that first name since you would have to be an idiot to let people on the internet know your real…

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Aug 10

Gaming for a cure: Computer gamers tackle protein folding

The University of Washington two years ago launched an ambitious project harnessing the brainpower of computer gamers to solve medical problems. Results published this week in the journal Nature show more than 55,000 players have played protein-folding Tetris, and beat the world’s most powerful computers on solving problems

…Biochemists and computer scientists at the University of Washington two years ago launched an ambitious project harnessing the brainpower of computer gamers to solve medical problems.
The game, Foldit, turns one of the hardest problems in molecular biology into a game a bit reminiscent of Tetris. Thousands of people have now played a game that asks them to fold a protein rather than stack colored blocks or rescue a princess.
Results published Thursday (Aug. 5) in the journal Nature show that Foldit is a success. It turns out that people can, indeed, compete with supercomputers in this arena. Analysis shows that players bested the computers on problems that required radical moves, risks and long-term vision — the kinds of qualities that computers do not possess.
“People in the scientific community have known about Foldit for a while, and everybody thought it was a great idea, but the really fundamental question in most scientists’ minds was ‘What can it produce in terms of results? Is there any evidence…

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Jul 10

Official Darkspore online sci-fi action RPG video game trailer

www.gamezplay.org - Darkspore will feature dynamic, fast-paced action as players battle across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore in a four-player co-operative and full single-player campaign, as well as intense multiplayer battles. In order to defeat the malicious Darkspore, players will need to collect an arsenal of living weapons - genetic heroes with different combat abilities - and upgrade them with tens of thousands of collectible body parts and armor. Darkspore will feature three unique classes of five different genetic hero types, with a limitless number of upgrades and customizations available through the parts players collect on each planet level. As players progress, Darkspore builds in intensity, with new planets and enemy forces requiring players to strategically select the right squad and ability combinations to succeed in their missions.

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Jul 10

Everything you need to know about Starcraft II

On July 27, Blizzard Entertainment will release Starcraft II, the sequel to the real-time strategy game so popular that it’s still the gold standard of the genre 12 years later.

…On July 27, Blizzard Entertainment will release Starcraft II, the sequel to the real-time strategy game so popular that it’s still the gold standard of the genre 12 years later. Today, we’ll be looking at Starcraft as a scifi narrative.
Starcraft is military science fiction that focuses on three warring species: the power-armor-clad Terrans, the monstrous bio-engineered Zerg, and the technologically advanced Protoss. Starcraft’s first (and most obvious) narrative antecedent is Starship Troopers. It’s almost impossible to write military science fiction that escapes the shadow of Heinlein’s classic novel, and the debt here is mostly to the novel’s aesthetics.
The Terrans of Starcraft may wear power armor, but their culture and history is a far cry from the Terran Federation of Heinlein’s novel. These Terrans are hard-drinking, hard-fighting descendants of criminals and other undesirables that Earth shot off into space. Besides some typical shady government stuff (like experimenting on their own citizens to…

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Jul 10

Singularity: Video Game Review - Bill Shibley (8/10) S02E45

www.youtube.com Click here to watch Singularity Multiplayer Trailer! Singularity: Video Game Review - Bill Shibley (8/10) S02E45 This week on the VGR our newest addition to the Machinima stables, Billy Shibley, gives you the rundown on the new FPS Singularity. Will Billy love it, or hate it? Watch to find out! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: yt:quality=high Singularity video game UPC 47875837096 EAN 5030917070532 Raven Software Activision Microsoft Windows PC Computer Xbox 360 X360 PlayStation 3 PS3 First-person shooter science fiction sci-fi Video Game Review VGR

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Jul 10

NASA-funded game aims to make science more appealing

With the release of Moonbase Alpha, NASA has taken its first steps into the world of gaming. Ars speaks with the project manager of NASA’s Learning Technologies program to learn more about the game and the organization’s future plans, which include a MMO.

…In addition to funding the game, NASA also had a hand in ensuring that it was as accurate as possible, going so far as to have several engineers and scientists review the game for accuracy. Meanwhile, all of the models for the structures, vehicles and space suits were based on NASA’s lunar architecture plans.

The game itself only takes around 20 minutes to play, and despite its sophisticated 3D visuals the game utilizes Unreal Engine 3 Moonbase Alpha is really just a proof of concept. NASA has another, much more ambitious project in the works: an MMO tentatively titled Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond.

And, according to Laughlin, the success of Moonbase Alpha could have a big affect on the development of the MMO.

“Summaries of the player feedback from Moonbase Alpha will be going to the design team for Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond,” he told Ars. “Even more importantly, Moonbase Alpha has the potential to make or break the MMO project. A big negative reaction would mean revisiting the rationale for the…

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Jul 10

Friendly Fire: Singularity - Strategic Game Delays - Main Video (Gaming Debate Show) S02E26

www.youtube.com Click here to watch the Singularity Gravity Trailer! Friendly Fire: Singularity - Strategic Game Delays - Main Video (Gaming Debate Show) S02E26 It’s bad enough waiting for a new game to come out, but what if it’s being held just to have less competition? Is it better to space out deliveries or put the games out as soon as they are ready? That’s what Sark, Hutch, Chris and Matt look at in this week’s Friendly Fire. YOUR CHOICES ARE: Matt (Sarcastically in agreement) Chris (They know what they’re doing) Sark (Control my spending habits!) Hutch (It makes sense) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: yt:quality=high Singularity video game UPC 47875837096 EAN 5030917070532 Raven Software Activision Microsoft Windows PC Computer Xbox 360 X360 “PlayStation 3″ PS3 First-person shooter science fiction sci-fi Friendly Fire FF Video Gaming Debate

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