Auto enthusiasts may know Gordon Murray best as the guy who designed the McLaren F1 but the rest of us will all eventually know him better for the T.25, a $9,000 compact car that measures just four feet wide by eight feet long, can drive two to a lane, and fit three to a standard parking spot.
Oh, and it gets 74 miles to the …
There’s a core contradiction at the heart of Halo: Reach. No matter how hard you fight in the prequel to Combat Evolved, you’re fighting a war that won’t be won. That’s because the destruction of the human colony on planet Reach is a pivotal event in the Halo universe. When Reach falls, it leaves Master Chief as the last …
This just in from the “It’s about time” department: Marvel Entertainment have announced a new division that will concentrate on television, both live-action and animation. And heading it up is a man with a background in writing superheroes for both comics and TV: Jeph Loeb.
Loeb has been appointed Executive Vice President, Head of …
Friday, June 25, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Peter Jackson Negotiating To Direct The Hobbit Films [via Deadline]
.xxx: The Internet’s Porn Domain [via NewsFeed]
Apple On iPhone Complaints: You’re Holding It Wrong [via CNN]
Twitter Advertising Super Effective [via
Toy Story 3 could change the way you think about games based on movies. Now, I know you’ve heard this before. But what game developer Avalanche Software and the animation geniuses are cooking up for isn’t just a checkbox on a merchandising sheet. The Toy Story 3 video game fulfills one of the movies’ most important yet most …
RISK Factions is available from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for $10. It’s pretty much a must-download for RISK fans, and other strategy board game fans might find it to be a worthwhile purchase as well.
You can play using standard RISK rules or you can infuse certain objective-based elements into the game. For instance, each player can …
We’re at a weird moment with regard to the status of the cutscene. Players–at least the ones I talk to–have an uneasy truce with the ubiquitous mini-movies in today’s games. They know they’re going to be there and even when they’re really well-done, most gamers take them as annoyances that pull you out of gameplay. Developers …
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Five Things Heard In Line At The iPhone 4 Launch [via PC World]
Meet The First Guy In Line To Buy An iPhone 4. His Name? Gary Powell. [via TechCrunch]
Opening Day: The iPhone 4 [via NYT]
FaceTime Does Not Work Over Google Voice …
Like lots of gamers over the years, Jimmy Fallon couldn’t get to E3. He’s got a job he can’t get away from so he just had to kind of watch from afar. But, of course the SNL alum isn’t just any gamer. He’s got his own late-night TV show and, when he couldn’t make it for the annual gamefest in LA, he just brought some of E3’s …
Get it? “Sprouts?” Because it’s a farming game? Ha! *Sigh*
The apparently highly addictive FarmVille is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. For free! And, yes, you can post updates to Facebook directly from the game. “Kathy has planted corn. Kathy rescued a baby duck. Kathy bought a tractor.” Man, Kathy spends a lot of time …
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the world:
Not So Fast, Middle Earth: Neill Blomkamp Will Not Direct The Hobbit [via NY Mag]
Organizing Apps In iOS 4 [via The Apple Blog]
Yahoo Rolls Out A Renovated Flickr [via NYT]
Be Cautious When Using Free Airport Wi-Fi [via …
When Peter and I got to the Nintendo meeting rooms behind the Japanese gaming giant’s huge E3 booth, Satoru Iwata was pecking away at one of Apple’s Macbook Pro laptops. He folded it shut and quickly stood up to greet us, but I found it telling that the president of Nintendo’s worldwide operations would be using a Cupertino-built …
