We’ve already been made aware that Microsoft changed a few things with the Xbox One since first unveiling it back in May, but just a few months before the console’s official launch, the company has finalized the design and hardware of the Xbox One and even treated us with an unboxing that shows us what […]
Mona – an artist type human – makes what she calls Pokémayans: drawings of Pokémon that are supposedly done in the style of ancient Mayan art. The name fooled me into thinking that I’d see Pokémon crossed with the Wayans brothers, but I guess this one’s aight too. 
If you browse Mona’s blog you’ll see that she significantly improved her Pokémayan style, culminating in her wonderful take on Gyarados.
Mona accepts commissions for Pokémayans and other Mayan-style art. She also put up her Gyarados illustration as a T-shirt design on Threadless, so vote for it if you want one.
[via Nerd Approved]
Behold the evil Segacon “Gearhead” and his minions Supersonic and Knucklepunch. Baron Von Brunk created these awesome LEGO Transformers from scratch and they look amazing.
When not in robot mode, this guy transforms into a SEGA Game Gear handheld, and even has two Sonic games inside (Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Blast).
Gearhead has battery blaster rockets attached to the shoulders and a shotgun cannon powered by Chaos Emeralds. He fully transforms without having to remove parts and converts back and forth easily.
The two minions are pretty awesome too. At first glance you might think that he used an actual Game Gear to make this, but these it’s all LEGO with some custom labels attached. Amazing work, Baron!
Pac-Man and Yahtzee are two of my favorite childhood memories. Both games provided endless hours of fun (and frustration) so what could be better than a game that combines the two?
The Yahtzee Pac-Man Collector’s Edition plays just like regular Yahtzee, but the dice faces have been replaced with ghosts and fruit. And the shaker. Well, the shaker is the best part of the game. It’s Pac-Man himself.
So what are you waiting for? Roll yourself five blinkies and head on over to Amazon, where you can grab the Pac-Man Yahtzee set for $24.99(USD).
[via Geekystar]
Oculus just dropped a bombshell on every single gamer enthusiast in the world. Game developer legend John Carmack will be joining the team behind the Oculus Rift as the company’s chief technology officer. We’ve known that Carmack has shown interest in the new VR headset in the past, but the move to Oculus is a […]
We knew SimCity for Mac would be arriving at some point when Maxis and Electronic Arts announced the news earlier this year, and finally, after seeing a delay past its initial June launch, Mac gamers will be able to get their grubby little hands on the game starting on August 29, just six or so […]
Modern times have not been kind to Zynga, the maker of online video games that once enjoyed wealth and prosperity as the top dog in the world of Facebook-centric games. Now others have arisen to fill the company’s shoes (King of Candy Crush fame being one of them), and Zynga has been steadily suffering since. […]
It’s not at all embarrassing or shameful to admit that you learned a lot about life from playing video games. Maybe you fell in love with sports by playing Madden. Or first understood the concept of driving with Mario Kart. Or maybe it was Sim City that taught you budgeting or Tetris that introduced logic or RPGs that pushed hard work. It’s okay! But why did video games teach us some false lessons too? Like that sleeping is always rejuvenating and how easy it was to find money?
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Technabob contributing author Conner Flynn has a hidden talent – and I’m not talking about walking and chewing gum at the same time. The man knows his way around an Atari 2600 like it’s nobody’s business. Now it’s been a while since he built his epic Atari 2600 guitar, but his latest mod looks like it was worth the wait… I give you Atar-E…
Conner found this Wall-E Learning Laptop at a thrift shop, but he didn’t see a laptop at all (neither do I). Instead, he saw the home for his next portable Atari 2600 mod. Inspired by the modding prowess of Ben Heck and Bacteria, he tore apart the Wall-E toy and gutted it.
His design incorporates an actual Atari 2600 circuit board, along with authentic Atari woodgrain pieces. He went off the board with the controller and used an NES D-Pad instead of a traditional Atari joystick. Isn’t that sacrilege? Dogs and Cats sleeping together!
The controller replaced the original keyboard found on the toy, and he even rigged it so the controller section can still fold shut when there’s no cartridge in place. One thing Conner struggled with was where to put a battery pack for the system, so he gave Wall-E a little backpack. Isn’t that cute?
Games are displayed on a tiny color LCD screen, mounted where the monochrome display on the original toy was located. On the one hand, you’ll have to squint a bit to play on this thing, on the other hand, the pixelated 8-bit graphics look so much better when they’re shrunk down like this.
While it would probably take you a ton of work to try and build one of these for yourself, Conner says he may soon list it for sale over on his online toy store over at Botropolis, so keep your eyes peeled. On second thought, peeled eyes sound like a really bad idea.
[via Botropolis]
Do you have a spare year? You’ll need to clear a good solid block of time for the Elder Scrolls Anthology. Yes, Bethesda is rolling out all of the Elder Scrolls games and expansions into one massive box set. Maybe you can take a few months off from work. I’m sure your boss won’t mind.
You will get: The Elder Scrolls Arena, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Tribunal, Bloodmoon, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Knights of the Nine, Shivering Isles, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dawnguard, Hearthfire, Dragonborn and five physical maps detailing the lands of Tamriel, Iliac Bay, Morrowind, Cyrodiil, and Skyrim. Not bad for the price. Not bad at all.
This awesome box set is just $79.99(USD) and will arrive September 10, and you can preorder it now. It is exclusively for PC though. No console love here unfortunately.
[via Kotaku]
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