RoomAlive transforms your living room into an interactive video game
• http://www.gizmag.comMicrosoft Research has moved on from IllumiRoom, its concept for adding visuals to the periphery of gamers' television sets.
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Entertainment: Games
GamerGate: Explaining The Growing Divide Between Gamers And Journalists
• http://www.businessinsider.comThere is a war going on in video games right now. Not on the screen for once, but on forums and in the comments sections of specialist games news sites like Kotaku and Polygon.
Heads-on with Samsung's Oculus-esque headset, the Gear VR
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Will ShanklinIf VR is going to be the next big thing, you wouldn't expect Samsung to pass up such a golden opportunity, would you? Alongside three other devices, Samsung today revealed a new virtual reality headset that's powered by a Galaxy Note 4. Gizmag got so
Game Your Kid's Education With These 10 Cool Kits
• http://www.popsci.comForget paper and pencils. Look into these fun new tools to help kids unleash their inner scientist or engineer.
A Space Game Gets Real
• http://www.popsci.com, By Mathew JancerA crowdfunded video game aims for the most realistic spaceflight we've seen yet.
Gamers Reveal The Inner Workings Of The Eye
• http://www.popsci.com, By Neel PatelCrowdsourcing helps shed light on a half-century mystery.
A Father Took His Kids To See Israel's Gaza Offensive After They Requested...
• http://www.businessinsider.comA Father Took His Kids To See Israel's Gaza Offensive After They Requested The New 'Call Of Duty'.
Firefly Online Gameplay Trailer #1: If I Were a Captain
• https://www.youtube.comFirefly Online Gameplay Trailer #1: If I Were a Captain
New Philadelphia GameStop Policy Requires Customer Fingerprints When Trading In Games
• http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com, Steve TawaPHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The big video game retailer, GameStop, is now requiring its customers in Philadelphia, but not in the suburbs, to provide a fingerprint scan on certain transactions.
Poker Player Gets Knocked Out Of A $1 Million Tournament With An Unreal Bad Beat
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Tony ManfredConnor Drinan experienced what one ESPN announcer said "might be the worst bad beat in the history of tournament poker" at a $1 million buy-in World Series of Poker tournament.
This Game Brings Post-Apocalypse To The Present
• popsci.comViridis asks: With survival on the line, will people cooperate or compete?
The Oculus Rift Game That's So Real It Nearly Destroyed Me
• http://www.wired.com, By Chris KohlerI can hear the alien breathing.
Oculus Game Lucky's Tale Will Blow Your Mind
• Wired.comI've tried to describe Lucky's Tale, with words and stuff, to other people at the E3 show here in Los Angeles. I can't do it. I usually end up saying, "You've just got to go try it."
How Atari Plans to Bring Itself Back From the Dead
• http://www.wired.com, By Issie LapowskyFor techies of a certain age, few brands inspire as much nostalgia as Atari.
EA Brings 'Conceptual Prototypes' to E3, But Few Finished Games
• Wired.comAt its E3 press conference, Electronic Arts said it would give us not just a rundown of what games it plans to produce this year, but a look at the future. The far, far future.
Why Online Games Turn Players Into Psychopaths
• Wired.comThree men stand on a deserted street, their hands in the air. One wears a green T-shirt and a motorcycle helmet. The others wear bright yellow down jackets. They are surrounded by four armed men.
Zero Latency creates a free-roaming wireless multiplayer VR experience
• gizmag.com"Virtual reality needs its arcade moment," argues Zero Latency co-founder Tim Ruse.
Microsoft to sell Xbox One without Kinect, and drop paid-only access to entertainment apps
• gizmag.comMicrosoft has announced a turn-around on its policy towards the somewhat controversial Kinect sensor, usually bundled with its next-gen Xbox One console.
Hackers 3D print real-life version of Fallout's Pip-Boy 3000
• http://www.dvice.com, Robin BurksIf you’ve played Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas, you’ll know it’s a device that you would not travel across the wasteland without.
A Chinese Mathematician Figured Out How To Beat Anyone At Rock-Paper-Scissors
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Harrison JacobsThe question of how to win at Rock-Paper-Scissors has, believe it or not, plagued mathematicians and game theorists for quite some time. While they previously had devised a theoretical answer to the question, a new experiment by Zhijian Wang at Zheji
Nintendo's Gameboy celebrates its 25th birthday
• gizmag.comThis week marked the 25th anniversary of what is arguably the most important handheld game console ever made: the Nintendo Game Boy.
'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Might Not Make It To Xbox One
• http://www.forbes.com, Erik KainActivision has pulled the Xbox One box art from the website for its upcoming licensed game The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
GameFace VR headset could be an Oculus Rift killer
• http://www.dvice.com, Raymond WongThe Oculus Rift has done wonders in revitalizing interest for virtual reality. But two things hold the Rift back from totally suspending disbelief: its display and the wire(s) snaking out of it.
Amazon Just Pushed Game Consoles One Step Closer to Death
• http://www.wired.com, By Chris KohlerWhen tiny startups like Ouya or GameStick tell you that they’re planning to take on the entrenched industry behemoths in the TV gaming space, it’s difficult to see their quests as being anything but Quixotic.
Sony Joins Virtual Reality Race with New Headset for PlayStation
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Simon ParkinInspired by Oculus Rift, Sony is adding virtual reality to the PlayStation 4.
How To Trick Others Into Doing Your Bidding
• http://www.popsci.com, By Adam HadhazySoon, they'll be eating out of the palm of your hand.
Oculus and Sony Throw Down With Competing VR Headsets at GDC
• http://www.wired.com, By Chris KohlerOne of the giants of the gaming industry is getting into the virtual reality game. But upstart Oculus isn’t taking Sony’s salvo lying down.
Sony reveals "Project Morpheus" VR headset for the PS4
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Anthony WoodSony has revealed its prototype virtual reality (VR) headset for the PlayStation 4 at the Games Developers Conference 2014, in San Francisco.
'Star Wars' Toy Movie 'Plastic Galaxy'- Director Speaks
• http://www.space.comProducer/Director Brian Stillman brought some classic Star Wars toys to Space.com to talk about how this phenomenon changed movie merchandising forever, the subject of his documentary ‘Plastic Galaxy'.
Amazon drawing up battle plan for game console?
• http://www.dvice.com, Raymond WongAmazon likes to have its foot in many industries. From online shopping to e-books to Kindles, Jeff Bezos's empire seems to butt its nose everywhere. Its next interest? A game console? Perhaps.
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