The Impossible Game iPhone App Review – AppVee.com
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11Nov
10Nov
Video Game Characters: The Other 8-Bit Meat
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Graphic artist Jude Buffum went and created these meat diagrams showing the different cuts you can get from various video game characters. This is Bowser (full-res version HERE), but there’s Ganon, Yoshi, a Chocobo, Cheep Cheep and Blooper after the jump. They all look pretty good if you ask me, but I’m a vegetarian so what the hell do I know? Vegetables and gas bad enough to make the dog sleep under the bed.
I decided to explore the carnivorous side of the world of video games. Though I myself eat meat, enough of my friends and loved ones are now vegetarians or vegans, so it’s something I’ve been experimenting with. I suppose these pieces are a by-product of that exploration. That, and my long-time obsession with meat diagrams.
Listen Jude, I’ve been obsessed with a lot of things in my life, but never meat diagrams. I’m pretty sure that’s what most health-care professionals would consider an “unhealthy” obsession. Also, letting your penis hang in the water of public toilets. You need help, bro. Me? I ALREADY TOLD YOU — I DON’T HAVE A PROBLEM, I JUST NEED A SHORTER PENIS!
Hit the jump to see the rest, then head to Jude’s website to see them all in high-res (and purchase prints if you’re interested). View full post on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
09Nov
Video Game Virtual Property Sells For $335K
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An asteroid hosting a space colony of apartments, a mall, nightclub and a bunch of other shit in the MMORPG Entropia Universe was recently sold by one gamer to another for the pocket-pounding sum of $335,000. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Let’s nuke that rock Armageddon style! But like, from earth so we don’t die and can still bang Liv Tyler.
EntropiaPlanets, a fansite dedicated to the world of MMOG Entropia Universe, reports that one of the games’ users, Jon Jacobs, has sold a number of in-game properties to another user, John Foma Kalun.
Jacobs, who goes by the in-game name of Neverdie, has made a number of high-profile transactions over the past few years, from the $25,000 sale of his in-game items, to his purchase of a virtual asteroid for $100,000. The purchase of the asteroid, in 2005, was believed to be the most expensive virtual item sale in history. That record was broken by the 2009 sale of the Crystal Palace Space Station for $330,000.
The recent sale, confirmed by Jacobs to the fansite, amounts to a value of $335,000. Jacobs sold a number of bio domes, a mall, stadium and a club to Kalun.
I can think of a lot of ways I’d spend a third of a million dollars, all but one of which doesn’t involve buying virtual property in a video game. And the one that DOES involve buying virtual property in a video game is limited to all the strip clubs in the Leisure Suit Larry franchise. Speaking of which, why haven’t they made that into an MMORPG? They have, it’s called Second Life? *downloading Second Life* I’mma fly my ass straight into a vagina!
Virtual Property Sale Record Broken [next-gen]
Thanks to Chen, who thought about selling his virtual city but decided to hold off until he could hide all the unsightly hobos in a volcano. Smart. Just make sure to leave the prossies, Chen. View full post on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
09Nov
That’s It, I’m Moving: Spanish Neighborhood Gets Video Game Inspired Street Names
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The Zaragoza suburb of Arcosur is a government-sponsored neighborhood in Northeast Spain designed for younger, first-time home buyers. And, after a round of voting by future homeowners, has decided to name a number of its streets after video game characters (NOT dinosaurs), starting with ‘Super Mario Bros Avenue’. There’s even gonna be a Zelda one. *Google Mapping* I call dibs on a trailer lot!
Onlookers sporting fake black mustaches cheered. A Mario mascot danced. And a violin and cello duet performed the catchy theme song from the popular Nintendo game as the suburb in Zaragoza, northeast Spain, unveiled “Avenida de Super Mario Bros” Saturday.
But the cartoon plumber character, who turns 25 this year, isn’t the only one who will be honored by residents of Arcosur, which is still under construction.
Other planned roads in the neighborhood include streets named for “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Space Invaders” and “The Legend of Zelda.”
The government-sponsored Arcosur project aims to build more than 21,000 residences for people ages 20 to 35 who are buying their first homes, he said. Construction began last year.
Pretty cool, right? I’d much rather live on Samus Street or Donkey Kong Drive than the road I do now. And not just because it’s unsafe, but I am scared to walk to my car without pretending to talk on my cell phone sharpen a knife.
Spanish neighborhood unveils ‘Super Mario’ street [cnn]
Thanks to Romeo and hobo stick, who both want to live on Tetris Terrace. Except hobo stick, he’s actually cool sleeping on the sidewalk in front of Cactus Taqueira on Vine. Hey, I’ve met you before! Okay, kicked by accident, but still. View full post on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
03Nov
Add This $25,000 Carbon Fiber Backgammon Game To Your Christmas List, But Don’t Get Your Hopes Up
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By Andrew Liszewski
Are you staring down a nasty divorce and looking to unload some assets before your soon-to-be ex claims it all? Well I’m not sure if it’s the wisest way to blow $25,000, but it’s definitely pretty quick. And you won’t have to worry about your arm aching if you have to carry it around all day!
But at just under 8lbs fully loaded, I’m inclined to believe it’s not actually the lightest backgammon game ever created though. Where it saves on weight with a gratuitous use of carbon fiber, it packs on the pounds with gold covered stainless steel play stones. I guess you can’t have your overly opulent cake and eat it too. The game is available in a limited edition run of 99 sets, but don’t worry if it’s going to take a couple of days to get your 3rd mortgage approved, something tells me these aren’t going to be snapped up overnight.
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