A Japanese company is producing console-style miniature game cartridges that plug in to an iPhone. It seems to be aimed largely at nostalgia fans as there’s virtually no practical benefit in the system. Beatrobo has recently demonstrated a proof of concept of the Pico Cassette, a tiny cartridge that plugs into the headphone socket. Unlike […]
Artist David G Ferrero has put together a great collection of Art Deco-style movie posters for Disney films. Check out all 12 at his website. [Via: NerdApproved]
A new deal for all you coding geeks this week: The Hadoop Real-World Solutions Cookbook. This eBook is usually priced at $24, but it is now free for a limited time! Realistic, simple code examples to solve problems at scale with Hadoop and related technologies. Ever felt you could use some no-nonsense, practical help when […]
Kermit and Darth Vader join forces to duet on this parody of Rainbow Connection…
Thanks to GaS reader Conrad from Empirical Innovation for sharing his dice slide tool for tabletop gaming. It’s designed to make it easy to roll all the dice in the D20 system and get random results without worrying about dice going off the table or knocking over game components. Check out the Empirical Innovation page […]
The Fantasy Flicker blog details the writers producing hand-painted and customized figures, each around an inch high, from the football (soccer) game Subbuteo. Past work includes Doctor Who and James Bond teams and the latest set is of the Justice League of America: the seven original members and four extra characters to round out the team. Check […]
If you thought True Detective’s version of Los Angeles and its surroundings was more reminiscent of GTA V’s Los Santos, you aren’t alone. This recreation of the TV show’s title sequence uses video editing effects, but all the source material comes from the game.
An insightful look into what our feed would be like if video game characters tweeted. [The Warp Zone]
The bosses in video games are often some of the most memorable (and often most frustrating and most rewarding at same time) parts of video games. We never forget the way they lumber on-screen and freak us out. But no game strikes up sweaty horror in nerds when it comes to video game bosses quite […]
Youtuber “Animal Robot” took some footage of Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and combined it with Blackalicious’ “The Blowup” to create one of the most coolest fan-created music video ever. [AnimalRobot]