Kim Smith is probably best known for her role as the lead designer on Valve’s critically acclaimed first person puzzler, Portal (I recently wrote a bit about its sequel here). But she’s also worked on the Left 4 Dead series while at Valve and, most recently, Quantum Conundrum or Airtight Games. Today Kim Swift and…
New Grand Theft Auto V Trailers Released -Includes a Juggalo Character!
Rockstar Games put out 3 new trailers today for long-awaited sequel, Grand Theft Auto V. The game, coming September 17th for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, will feature 3 protagonists with intersecting plotlines. Michael, Franklin, and Trevor each got their own trailer today, fleshing out their characters and the narrative of the game. Rockstar’s titles…
Microsoft Releases New Video of ‘Holodeck’ Technology.
Microsoft released a new video today showing its Illumiroom technology in real time. The tech demos in the video used a fairly simple combination of a projector and a Kinect to create some pretty impressive room filling visuals. The hardware is stock, but the innovation is in the software running the show. “The LED is…
Gameloft Releases Slate of Titles Optomized for the Samsung Galaxy S4
Mobile game company Gameloft announced that a lineup of its popular titles will be optimized for Samsung’s latest powerhouse, the Galaxy S4. The games will be customized for the best possible performance on the S4’s 5 inch 1080p display and 1.9GHz quad-core processor. The optimized versions will be available in both Google Play and the Samsung Apps application included on…
Katamari Damacy Rolls onto Playstation Network
Stop the presses, everyone. There’s some major news ricocheting through the cosmos, like a flamboyant king on a bender. Katamari Damacy is coming to PSN next week! Today the Playstation Blogcast announced that the classic title will be part of next Tuesday’s Playstation Store update. It will be released as a PS2 Classic which so it…
Fire Department Twitter Account ‘hacked’ by 5-year-old!
Our apologies on the angry birds Star Wars tweets earlier, our PIO’s 5 y/o son had his phone.In other news the universe is safe from pigs. — Forest Grove Fire(@ForestGroveFire) April 25, 2013 Up here in Oregon, things sometimes seem to be just a little bit….. goofier. I saw this story on the local news,…
Groupon offering Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III for $9.99!
Groupon announced a sweet deal on the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III today. If you start a new 2 year contract with Verizon, you can get your hands on one for just $9.99, with free Fed-Ex shipping! The Deal $9.99 for a Samsung Galaxy S III 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon Wireless from Wirefly ($99.99…
“Rockstar Games Weekend” Means Big Discounts on Steam!
Before you read this, go grab Max Payne Complete Collection for $16.99! Ok, got your download started? Welcome back! Valve’s been dropping some great deals lately via its gaming service, Steam, and this weekend is no exception. Every day this weekend, a different Rockstar franchise will be on sale for a deep discount of 75%-80% off!…
Sega Brings Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno to Android
Sega‘s been giving Android users a lot of love lately, with lots of ports of great titles being released (just recently House of the Dead Overkill: The Lost Reels). Today Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno (a mobile spin-0ff of Hell Yeah: Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, a popular XBLA and PSN platformer) was released for Android.…
Hear the Voice That Made the First Telephone Call! Smithsonian Recovers Audio from Bell’s Recording.
File this under SUPER COOL! Smithsonian Scientists have restored a recording of Alexander Graham Bell’s voice from a nearly 130 year old cardboard and wax disc. Without Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone our site wouldn’t exist and neither would the fancy gadget you carry around in your pocket. The first telephone call was…









