What Was The First Video Game?1) Pong2) Odyssey 3) Galaxy Game4) Tennis for TwoThink you know the answer?
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Posts Tagged ‘Video Games’
January 9, 2012
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ROCCAT invades US gaming market, brings peripherals to CES
By Sean Buckley in RSS FeedEuropean peripheral maker ROCCAT was serious when they promised to put some German engineered fragging tools in the hands of US gamers, unveiling today a trio of accessories to tempt American gamers. These aren’t your standard mouse and keyboard s…
Tags: Audio, Ces, CES 2012, Ces2012, Gaming, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, gaming mouse, GamingHeadsets, GamingKeyboards, GamingMouse, HID, human input device, HumanInputDevice, Isku, Kave, Kone, ROCCAT, ROCCAT Isku, roccat kave, ROCCAT Kone, RoccatIsku, RoccatKave, RoccatKone, Video Games, Videogames
January 8, 2012
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iCade cuts the fat for CES, introduces handheld brother (update: video and iCade Jr.)
By Sean Buckley in RSS FeedThe iCade has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a ThinkGeek April Fool’s gag. After trading out a fictional 30-pin dock connector for a very real Bluetooth radio and well, actual existence, it even spawned a (notably competitive) copycat…
Tags: Arcade, arcade controllers, ArcadeControllers, Bluetooth, expensive, Gaming, icade, icade core, icade jr, icade junior, icade mobile, IcadeCore, IcadeJr, IcadeJunior, IcadeMobile, ion, Ion Audio, IonAudio, ipad, iPhone, iPod, ipod touch, Sci/Tech, Video, Video Games, Videogames
January 5, 2012
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Battlestar Galactica as an RPG [Video]
By Asian Angel in RSS FeedA quick and humorous look at what Battlestar Galactica might look like as a ‘cheesy’ old-school RPG video game. So save we all. Note: Video contains some language that may be considered inappropriate. Battlestar Galactica RPG [CollegeHumor…
Tags: battlestar galactica, Funny, Games, Gaming, movie parodies, News, RPG, Video, Video Games, Videos
December 27, 2011
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Geek Trivia: In Which Game Did Mario Make His First Appearance?
By Jason Fitzpatrick in RSS FeedIn Which Game Did Mario Make His First Appearance?1) Nintendo All-Stars2) Super Mario Land3) Super Mario Bros. 4) Donkey KongThink you know the answer?
Tags: Game History, Nintendo, Video Games
December 22, 2011
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Celebrating the Holidays with Starcraft 2 [Video]
By Asian Angel in RSS FeedThings seem ready to go from bad to worse for our heroes right after a crash landing, but then something unusual happens. Will there be a fight to the death or will the magic of the holidays prevail? Starcraft 2 for the Holidays [via Dorkly Bits] …
Tags: Christmas, Games, Gaming, Holiday, holiday fun, Holidays, News, starcraft, Starcraft 2, Video, Video Games
December 20, 2011
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Nexus ninjas return in retro game, give you the skills to perform your own epic unboxing
By Sean Buckley in RSS FeedTiny box destroying shinobi? Old hat. Fourth wall obliterating martial masters? Passe. The future of ninjitsu based phone unboxings will be found in the past: Google’s gone 8-bit. Continuing in its tradition of out doing every possible Nexus unboxin…
Tags: 8-bit, Galaxy Nexus, GalaxyNexus, Google, mobilepostcross, Ninja, ninja unboxing, Ninja Unboxing 3, ninjas, NinjaUnboxing, NinjaUnboxing3, retro, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, SamsungGalaxyNexus, Unbox, Unboxing, Video Games, Videogames, YouTube
December 16, 2011
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Geek Trivia: After Whom Was Princess Zelda, of The Legend of Zelda Fame, Named?
By Jason Fitzpatrick in RSS FeedAfter Whom Was Princess Zelda, of The Legend of Zelda Fame, Named?1) A German Princess2) Griselda Blanco3) F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Wife4) A 16th Century OperaThink you know the answer?
Tags: Games, Gaming, Video Games
December 16, 2011
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Sony backtracks (again), multiple accounts not supported on PS Vita
By Mat Smith in RSS FeedFirst, we we’re told multiple user accounts were a no-go, then this was withdrawn. Now, it seems that’s now been retracted. According to an email send by a Sony representative to Wired, the PSN account on the PlayStation Vita is “tied to the hardw…
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December 13, 2011
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Lego Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 [Video]
By Asian Angel in RSS FeedEver wonder how Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 might look if made with LEGO? Then here is your chance to see the how the original reveal trailer looks when done up in total LEGO goodness.
And just for fun here is the original trailer for comparisonR…
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December 12, 2011
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Nokia N900 gamepad hack dispenses with beauty, sidles up to sore thumbs (video)
By Joseph Volpe in RSS FeedKnow what’s kicking and screaming its way into obsolescence? If you guessed the N900, pat yourself on the back with this hack. Nokia’s internetting tablet that simply refuses to quit has already run the multi-purpose gamut, standing in as a brain sc…
Tags: Controller, Emeryth, Emulator, gamepad, Hack, mobilepostcross, mod, n900, Nokia, Nokia N900, NokiaN900, Video Games, Videogames
December 12, 2011
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Google’s Native Client focuses on apps and games, brings Bastion to the browser (video)
By Sean Buckley in RSS FeedIn case you missed it, Google’s Native Client launched at the end of the summer, promising to ease cross-OS deployment by letting developers run x86 code natively in Chrome. Early adopters have had a few months to tinker with Google’s new trick, and…
Tags: Bastion, browser game, BrowserGame, C++, Christian Stefansen, ChristianStefansen, chrome web store, ChromeWebStore, Google, JavaScript, nacl, native client, native code, NativeCode, npapi, pepper plugin, pepper plugin api, PepperPluginApi, StarLegends, Video, Video Games, Videogames, web app, web store, webapp, WebStore
December 10, 2011
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Chrono Trigger hits the App Store, lets Square Enix fans turn back time
By Joseph Volpe in RSS FeedSquare Enix just couldn’t resist plucking at our heartstrings — not to mention willing bill folds. As a timely holiday treat, the company’s made good on its end-of-year promise, delivering the SNES RPG epic and cult hit — Chrono Trigger — to Appl…
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