My new Pass the Paddles column just came out in the Weekly. The article takes a look at strategy guide evolution, the backlash surrounding their use, and -- in the end -- examines how many guides complement (rather than subvert) gaming experiences. There's also some mention of ball licking.
It will be the centerpiece of your gaming life. And when not in use, it will help find a cure for cancer. That's quite a selling point!
"Stanford University and Sony have announced that all PS3's will be able to participate in Cure@PS3, taking advantage of the console's super powerful cell chip in distributed computing. Whenever you leave your PS3 on, it can spend its time decoding information and research in hopes of bringing society one step closer to a cure.
To put that into perspective, lets just say the PS3 sells as many units as the PS2's has sold to date. That's over 60 million PS3's number crunching away, far more powerful than any super computer at any facility.
It sorta makes the $600 price tag easier to swallow (slightly). However, It would be nice to say, 'me and my PS3 helped find a cure for cancer'."
(via Electroplankton)
and ruined our white pants of peace!
My favorite Futurama episode of all time is the one with that "what if" machine. Here's a portion of the episode where Fry wonders what it would be like if life were more like a video game.
A Mac vs. PC inspired spoof:
...which isn't often, I like to play this. Careful, he's quick!
Hey! Remember that game Duke Nukem? Remember gettin' all excited for the Duke Nukem Forever release? Me neither.
Here's a site that catalogues all the notable events that have occurred since the game was first announced, way back in--what was it?--oh yeah, 1990 friggin' 7.
A sampling:
Things that have taken less time than DNF's Development