Earlier this summer, Zynga‘s previous CEO stepped down to make way for former Microsoft executive Don Mattrick, who has the substantial task of pulling the company from its dregs. As part of that task, Mattrick has reportedly made some restructuring changes and as a result three top executives will be resigning and leaving the company. […]
Games make life a whole lot more fun, and mealtimes are no exception. The latest food-related game is Pixelate, and it’s unlike most eating games you’ve played before.
Like most, it involves stuffing your face with food as fast as you can. The extra challenge is you have to follow the order indicated on the interactive dinner table.
Pixelate was created by Royal College of Art students Sures Kumar and Lana Z. Porter. Basically, players compete to eat what’s on their plates in the correct sequence as displayed on its screen. Whoever finishes everything fastest wins. It’s like Guitar Hero or Tetris, but with food instead of musical notes or falling blocks.
It’s a simple game with a complicated table to play it on. The table itself was developed using Arduino and OpenFrameworks. You don’t have to rely on human witnesses to tell who’s the winner, because the table can determine that much on its own. It does so by detecting the resistance for the food touching the forks that are connected to it. Neat, huh?
Pixelate sounds like a simple concept… until you check out its execution and realize it’s not that simple after all.
Grand Theft Auto V has been the talk of the gaming town for months now, and speculation is continuing to build as we get closer to the game’s release date. However, while we’ve seen past GTA titles release on the PC, Rockstar has yet to announce availability for GTAV on PC, but according to NVIDIA, […]
It’s no secret that Wii U sales are going downhill, and many critics are suggesting that a price drop of the console will boost the number of units that the company sells. However, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says that the pricing model of the Wii U isn’t the issue, but rather the relatively low number […]
Sure, there’s a cool factor to having a vintage arcade game parked in your rec room. But there’s more to it than that — as we saw for ourselves at Engadget Expand, people are genuinely excited about playing the original cabinet games from their childhoods. Now you can rent titles like Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position 2 and Donkey Kong for $75 per month in California, thanks to a company called All You can Arcade. It started as just a collecting hobby for brothers Timothy and Seth Peterson, but has blossomed into a business that now rents over 100 games and is constantly adding more. The best part is that you won’t have to part with any of your allowance to play — hit the More Coverage link for the copious list of titles.
Filed under: Gaming
Via: Kotaku
Source: Associated Press
Tango has added five titles to its gaming platform since it was launched in June, but this is the first time the company’s introducing one created by its in-house team. The game, called Road Riot, pays homage to arcade classic Spy Hunter and involves firing cannons and dodging missiles in the midst of a race. While it’s neither groundbreaking nor original, you’ve got to give Tango props — the company claims it went through the process to better understand the platform and concoct updates that’ll benefit developers. Similar to the other games on the messaging app, Road Riot‘s rife with social elements, including the ability to broadcast high scores and to invite friends to play. Only Android users can kill time while blasting 2D cars for now, however — the iOS version won’t be out until late August.
Filed under: Cellphones
Microsoft‘s Xbox One Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten has taken to the Internet today, posting a write up on Xbox.com detailing some of the sharing features that will be available to Xbox One owners. One specific area he detailed concerns “Home Gold,” which will let Xbox Live Gold users extend some of the perks that […]
Developers (or should we say “Explorers”) are coming up with all sorts of nifty ideas for Google Glass, and games are certainly getting their fair share of attention. Admittedly, we haven’t seen anything quite like Psyclops, an alien shooter that’s currently in the works by developer Sean McCracken. The premise of the game isn’t new — alien ships are attacking our home planet and it’s our sworn duty to protect Earth by blowing them up — but the method is: use Glass as your viewfinder, line the baddies up with the center of the display and hold for a moment to lock your position and fire. Sean thinks of the game as a “3D Space Invaders mixed with Missile Command,” which sounds like a perfect mashup. There’s no word on when fellow Glass users will be able to enjoy the title, but you’ll find video evidence of its existence below. Just don’t expect Lt. Commander Data to save you with his flashlight when you get hooked.
Filed under: Google
Via: GigaOm
Source: Google Plus (Kenji Castro)
This seems almost out of left field and very sudden, but it’s said that Amazon is working on an Android-powered gaming console, similar to the OUYA, that will see a launch by the end of this year, possibly in time for the holiday shopping season. Details are obviously scarce at this point, but it seems […]
You maybe have noticed it’s "Geek Week" on YouTube. Sure, that means plenty of cool videos and whatnot, but there’s also something even better: Missile Command!
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