Google will eat your soul

You all remember this funny but creepy little vid by the vacationeers, right?
Well, turns out it’s just the first in a series - The Googling.
For your viewing pleasure, I’ve collated all the videos here:
Part II - Google Moon

Part III - Google My Maps

Part IV - Google SMS

. . . all of which leave me [...]

Umbrella of Destruction

Here in London, there’s nothing unusual about people carrying around umbrellas, even if it’s sunny. After all, the weather can change in a second and no one wants to get their bowler hat soaked.
But who knew that all these sensible, brolly-toting bankers could actually be hefting around LETHAL WEAPONS?
Unintentionally hilarious video proof:

Yeah! Yeah, suit dude, [...]

Old-School Pwnage is Back

Ladies and gentlemen of the gaming public, I give you Robokill - current king of the Flash Games.
You are a sophisticated robot killing machine, daringly inserted into the Titan Prime orbital station. Titan Prime is overrun by evil robots.
Kill the evil robots.
All evil robots must die. The screen fills with flashing blaster fire and epileptically [...]

Time for Masochism

Following on from Rusty’s linkage to the excellence of Black Mesa, here’s something else from the Mod community - only this time, it’s playing dirty.
Welcome to Maso-core, the latest thing in game remixes. This is a version of Super Mario, remixed from the data on the original NES ROM cartridge.
Only it’s been remixed with the [...]

Help the Homeless

Times have been tough since the fall of the galactic Empire . . .

See more of Balakov’s photos on his Flickr page.

Recursive Gaming

OK, it had to happen. Here’s a game about . . . making a game. A Massively Multiplayer Online game.
Behold, MMORPG Tycoon.

I await the outpouring of user reviews.
In related news:
Latest from Blizzard, and it’s hot:
‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing ‘Warcraft’
Plus, no matter what game you’re playing, red team wins more often. [...]

New Comix Lovage

New to me, anyhow - Married to the Sea. Class.

Check it!

Coolness: Now in Robots

Exhibit A:

This is the first step towards exhibit B:

As with all tech, the parts will get smaller and smaller, and function faster and faster . . . Whoa.
What could such robots do? How about scout out a village?

Live from OMFG!

There are many reasons I’m not a TV news reporter. These are not some of them. But they’re a great way to practise stifling laughter at your office desk . . .

Inside EA

I’ve just talked with the PR Manager for EA Games, Johnathan Goddard. (He was in my office for a presentation and I nabbed him after.) Remember that cheeky reference to the Pirate Bay in that trailer? I was wondering about that, so I asked him how much piracy affected the movement towards free-to-play.
“Massively,” he said. [...]