Ralph Baer, the man who created the first home games console, has died aged 92. His Magnavox Odyssey came out three years before the better-known Atari Pong machine. Indeed, the Odyssey (pictured) was more like today’s consoles than Atari’s machine. Whereas Pong was a single-game device, the Odyssey allowed players to choose different games by […]
Back in 2012, a video appeared online showing a simulation of a fake “pong” game at a traffic light where you could play with a stranger at the other side of the street while waiting for the light to change. But the project is no longer a simulation and there is now a real “Street […]
A metal version of one of my favorite games of all time. Now how awesome is that? [331ERock | Via NA]
In case you’re wondering, yes, this is at regular speed. Just look at the time counter. [TOJkero]
Not based on the popular TV show, but instead the way less popular comic book, comes a game about surviving the zombie apocalypse that’s mostly people talking about stuff – TellTale’s The Walking Dead. [Smosh Games]
Ouch. [ShutTheHellUp1]
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From Telltale Games: Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series is a new six part episodic game series set in the world of HBO’s groundbreaking TV show. This new story tells of House Forrester, a noble family from the north of Westeros, loyal to the Starks of Winterfell. Caught up in the events surrounding the […]
French graphic designer Damien Hypolite took it upon himself to travel accross Paris and match printouts of famous locations he took in “Assassin’s Creed: Unity” to their real world versions. As you’ll see, even though the game is set in 18th-century France, the “photos” still match up pretty well! [Damien Hypolite | Via]
This year, online retailers are pushing deals each day for a whole week instead of just during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Check out these awesome deals we dug for you today! Video Games and Consoles –The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition – $79.99 $29.99 (63% Off) –Guild Wars 2 Heroic Edition – $39.99 $19.99 […]