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Does Steam have more to offer gamers?

by Jayvee Fernandez
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Does Steam have more to offer gamers?

There was a small bump in gaming news about how Battlefield 3 would not be made available through Steam. Of course, disgruntled gamers from all over the world cried foul on EA. It seemed like a simple bait to get people to choose EA’s Origin service which is a lot similar to Steam, sans the community. It made perfect sense as a typical corporate move to get people to use Origin and up their market share. Battlefield 3 seemed like the perfect bait for gamers. Hours later, EA sends out a reply to the Battlefield 3 fan base telling them that they would have gladly put the game on Steam Read more »

Chucks for Geeks. Super Mario Bros. Converse All-Stars

by Jeff Cormier
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Chucks for Geeks. Super Mario Bros. Converse All-Stars

Super Mario Bros., the classic video game from Nintendo first released in 1985 for the Nintendo entertainment system, follows the exploits of Mario and Luigi as they venture through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser.  Once the best selling video game of all-time until being surpassed by Wii Sports in 2009, Super Mario Bros. is more than just a video game, the game’s characters have also become features in the fashion world. Read more »

Portal 2 Turret Plush Toy with Motion Sensor

by Jayvee Fernandez
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Portal 2 Turret Plush Toy with Motion Sensor

  Leigh Nunan and I made a talking plush Turret from Portal. It can sense when you’re there, when you pick it up, and when you knock it over, and it responds appropriately. For more information, visit http://upnotnorth.net/projects/portal-turret-plushie/ Valve nailed it with Portal 2. GLaDOS, Atlas & Peabody, Cave Johnson, Wheatley and yes, the sing-song Turrets. This is a plush toy Turret with built in motion sensors that emotes our favorite lines when you pass in front of it, topple it or lift it off the ground. Please mass produce. Read more »

Blind man excels at video games using sound

by Jeff Cormier
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Blind man excels at video games using sound

Video games can be difficult.  Some so much so that yours truly, after failing miserably, refuses to play certain titles ever again.  That said, many gamers are fortunate enough to have the gift of sight to help them traverse the various levels imagined by the creators of games.  Read more »

Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 16

by Dina Ely
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Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 16

Hot geek threesomes (who’da thunk it?), French kiss (leave Meg Ryan out of this), Microsoft oopsies (not that a Microsoft mistake is newsworthy), Verizon being daft (when are they not?) and Amazon on the warpath (Amazon vs. Netflix will be more interesting than the entire catalog of either company’s on demand video). It’s a steamy week in geek, so let’s get to the good stuff. WIN: Chess, Algebra and Music It’s a triple threat this week! Jonathan W. Stokes, blogger and man clearly gifted with superior intelligence and entirely too much time on his hands, used algebra to turn famous chess games into piano music, which he then turned into Read more »