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Friday Links: Parapsychology Edition

in Blog, Friday Links by LAS on May 21st, 20101 Comment

Friday Links: Parapsychology EditionImprov Anywhere does Ghostbusters in the NY Public Library. It’s better if you scroll down to view the photo series and don’t bother with the anticlimactic video. Back off man, I’m a scientist.

Keep reading for Dakar damage, Team Portress and the immortal Keanu Reeves. read more

Friday Links: Water Walking Edition

in Blog, Friday Links by LAS on May 14th, 2010No Comments

Friday Links: Water Walking EditionThis video is incredible, and is a great viral ad for the shoes. I think more companies need to do this kind of thing. I already bought 6 pairs.

Keep reading for Russian paranoia, Admiral Ackbar puppets and soda, yo. SODA! read more

Friday Links: Gold ‘n Fly Edition

in Blog, Friday Links by LAS on May 7th, 2010No Comments

Friday Links: Gold 'n Fly EditionFrom the  masterminds that brought you Ocarina of Rhyme and Vinyl Fantasy VII comes the next music remix gold standard: Gold n Fly. Drink it in, for its ilk is not frequently seen around these parts.

Keep reading for the fastest gun in the world, Joseph Ducreaux and Oil Stones. read more

Friday Links: Animusic Edition

in Blog, Friday Links by LAS on April 30th, 2010No Comments

Friday Links: Animusic EditionAnimusic, it’s the wave of the future! Ok, maybe not, but this is still a pretty creative little animation. They could have done one of these things in the original Fantasia as long as it had dancing hippos in it.

Keep reading for Super Mario Crossover, marshmallow towers and the new Boy Scouts merit badges. read more

Friday Links: Day 9 Edition

in Blog, Friday Links by LAS on April 23rd, 20101 Comment

Friday Links: Day 9 EditionThis week’s top link is a 2 hour video diary by Sean ‘Day9′ Plott, a famous videogame commentator. I actually recommend that most people don’t even bother watching. It starts out slow, and will probably bore most people. Why is it the top link then? Because he explains in a way that not many can all that is great about videogames. Why do we play? Watch this video and you will understand. 

Keep reading for Eyjavasdlkj;asdf … uh … that volcano, Dinosaur combos and the Dead Zone.   read more

Friday Links: 48 Hour Game Edition

in Blog, Friday Links by LAS on April 16th, 2010No Comments

Friday Links: 48 Hour Game EditionThis is just incredible: the 48 hour game competition. Not only is it a great and extremely challenging sounding idea, but Sid Meier participates in this one. His game looks ridiculous for just 48 hours in production.

Keep reading for the Hall of Meat, Japanese slap guitar, and the worst Jungle Book clock in the world. read more

Starcraft II’s Ladder System is Impressive

in Blog, Game Design, Games I Want, In the News, Rant by LAS on April 13th, 201010 Comments

Starcraft II's Ladder System is ImpressiveGamasutra’s Chris Beault claims that Starcraft II’s ladders are its biggest flaw. Is this unfair criticism, or does he have a valid point? read more

Friday Links: Irreplaceable Edition

in Blog, Friday Links by LAS on April 9th, 2010No Comments

Friday Links: Irreplaceable EditionThis proves that not only is Beyonce in fact replaceable, but that she can be outsourced for a fraction of the cost. Chalk another one up for Asia. As you’ll see later, they got Whitney Houston too!

Keep reading for Rush Limbaugh’s apartment, PIXEL and the greatest sports reporting in the world. read more

Is Single Player Gaming an Aberration?

in Blog, Game Design, In the News, Observation, Rant, Trends by LAS on April 8th, 20101 Comment

Is Single Player Gaming an Aberration?Social gaming is the new hotness. Haven’t you heard? Zynga is taking over the world, and Mafia Wars and Farmville are the most popular games on earth. What, you just own a Playstation 3 or an Xbox 360? Those are so passe. I’m sure you play on your own, in the dark, while we’re happily picking blueberries with our friends.

Is this really what it has come to? Is social gaming the future of gaming, as many Facebook gamers claim? Is a single player experience in the form of ‘core games’ a brief aberration that will be relegated to the least social of creatures? read more

Fate of the World

in Blog, In the News by LAS on April 7th, 2010No Comments

Fate of the WorldI’m not going to pretend that this website is the most high profile site on the net, but I do my best to at least spell words correctly. Somewhere along the line, Red Redemption, an Oxford based game developer, was tricked into believing publicity from Backhand of Justice could help sell their games (yeah, don’t ask me either, I’m sure my readership of 4 will move the needle).

Having said all that, I am still going to do their bidding as I assume they will give me a share of the mammoth riches they earn with their new game. Red Redemption, are you ready for your closeup? read more

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