Monthly Archives: April 2012
XCOM: Enemy Unknown videos introduce developers, artistic approach
Posted by max at Apr
<!–Fans of the original XCOM may have some concern regarding the upcoming reboot from Firaxis, XCOM: Enemy Unknown. But lead designer Jake Soloman wants to put those fears to bed – for him, the first game was “formative” and responsible for his life today as a game developer. Continue reading XCOM: Enemy Unknown videos introduce [...]
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BlackBerry Curve 9220 hands-on
Posted by max at Apr
We’re just beginning our sojourn through this year’s BlackBerry World, and we’ve already found a rare gem that may not get a lot of face time here in the States: the Curve 9220. This little 3G-less beaut takes advantage of BlackBerry OS 7.1, but it isn’t going to attract the spec-hungry folk — it packs [...]
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Jawbone unleashes Big Jambox, beefs up its Bluetooth ‘smartspeaker’ lineup
Posted by max at Apr
We’ve had a shimmer in our eye for Jawbone’s $200 Jambox, the itty bitty Bluetooth ‘smartspeaker,’ ever since it was released back in late 2010. So, imagine our delight now that the company has just stepped things up to a larger level with its new $300 Big Jambox. Measuring in at well over double the [...]
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Super Meat Boy mobile to be twitch-based, but ‘not about memorization’
Posted by max at Apr
Team Meat’s Edmund McMillen has made some more comments as he goes mobile with a completely new version of Super Meat Boy. According to McMillen, Canabalt is providing some basic inspiration for development. “Canabalt is closer to what we’re thinking about. But Canabalt is very surface-level stuff,” McMillen told Polygon. “[The original] Meat Boy was [...]
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Watch as a DIY 8-bit computer comes together, learn something in the process
Posted by max at Apr
We’ve actually already seen one completely home-built 8-bit computer but, while Jake Eisenmann wasn’t afraid to show off his creation, Kyle Hovey is actually inviting us along for the ride. The project started up last week when Hovey gathered his first batch of parts and a pair of books and started designing a simple 8-bit [...]
Category: Electronics