More than just a pinball machine, this interactive installation, built for a Nike ad campaign, “uses a giant LCD screen as the playfield, a soccer ball-style pinball and virtual Nike shoes as flippers, comes pretty darn close.” Video after the break.
For playing pinball, the gameplay actually looks pretty smooth. It obviously doesn’t match the authenticity of a traditional pinball machine but it comes a little closer than Space Cadet 3D.
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Here’s a first: playing a 3D version of Tetris on a water-based display. That’s right, “researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to create three-dimensional images using a projector and layers of water droplets.” Video after the break.
The water drops in curtains, while the projector switches up what’s being displayed on each layer, creating volumetric 3D that, because it exists in actual 3D space and not on a screen, doesn’t even need glasses.
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Like its predecessor, Crackdown 2 is “a third-person shooter in open world game play; the player character is a super-human officer for the city-funded ‘Agency’, known simply as the ‘Agent’.” Video review after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery. Here’s the bottom line:
Collecting agility orbs, leaping from rooftop to rooftop, and playing around in the virtual sandbox of Pacific City is a lot of fun. The formula, unsurprisingly, still works.
Vuvuzela Hero is one game you hope Activision nor Red Octane will develop/publish, and this spoof gives us a pretty good idea of what the game would be like. Continue reading to watch.
The results would be slightly more annoying to my neighbors. Let’s finally watch this fakery together and chortle.
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If you’ve ever considered dating a female gamer, while also being one yourself, this video by Reckless Tortuga will make you reconsider, or not. Just about everything in their conversation revolves around games, even the quarrels. Continue reading to watch.
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Being a world famous street fighter isn’t all about the glitz and glamor, as there’s plenty of jet lag to deal with too, especially if you’re flying into two continents on the same day. Continue reading to watch Ken discuss this matter with his super agent.
File this under: funny computer setups. Ok, so it’s not quite a computer, but this guy decided to bring his Xbox 360 and a portable TV to a Starbucks located in Anchorage, Alaska. To help transport things, he stopped by a local supermarket along the way for a shopping cart.
Looking to watch Eclipse online for free? Look no further than this 8-bit video game recreation. Here’s what it’s about, direct from the game’s creators: “Will Bella end up with Edward or Jacob? You are in control as you try to survive the story of Twilight: Eclipse in this 8-Bit Interactive Adventure Game!” Continue reading to watch.
Created by Benny and Rafi Fine with animation by Doc Octoroc, the 8-Bit Twilight Eclipse Interactive YouTube game uses a series of clips and YouTube annotations to guide you through the story of Bella, Edward, and Jacob’s ultimate showdown with that evil red-haired girl from the first movie.
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Here’s a first look at the PS3 firmware 3.4 update, which is available now for download. New features include: “PlayStation Plus, Sony’s new subscription-based service, as well as a new video editor/uploader to the PlayStation 3’s XMB, enabling users to edit and upload movies directly to YouTube and Facebook.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime went on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to demonstrate Donkey Kong Country Returns. In this installment, “players take control of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, with many traditional elements of the Donkey Kong Country series returning, including mine cart levels, swinging from vine to vine, and collecting bananas.” Video after the break.
Reggie Fils-Aime was asked when the company’s upcoming glasses-free 3D portable will be release. His reply? “Next year.”