Grand Theft Auto IV…for the NES?

What if Grand Theft Auto IV had come out in 1990, for the NES? The ad would probably look like this:

Portal Meets Walken

Here’s the only way that the game Portal could be improved: by adding Chrostopher Walken to the mix!

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Speeder Dogs!

As both a dog person and an aficionado of science fiction action flicks, this photo amuses me to no end:

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Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

GTA IV Grab Bag #1

Here’s a first in a series of regular updates on the just-released and much-awaited Grand Theft Auto IV. In this installment, there’s a hint about how to get all that Serbian translated into English, a video featuring ten more minutes of gameplay, and some thought on “sandbox” games done right.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Midnight Lineup and First Impressions

Here’s a photo of the line outside my local EB Games (the Runnymede/St. Clair location in Toronto) for Grand Theft Auto IV, taken last night at midnight:

Read on for more about the line, my initial impressions and a video featuring the first ten minutes of the game.

Grand Theft Auto IV Goes Out at Midnight!

Grand Theft Auto IV Goes Out at Midnight! Games stores all over Toronto are opening for an hour at midnight to sell the hotly-anticipated and universally praised next installment of the Grand Theft Auto series of games. If you’re in the Toronto area, all Future Shops and EB Games will be open at midnight, as […]

Slave Leia Pillow Fight

There will be more substantive tech articles soon, I promise. But I can’t resist posting a photo titled Slave Leia Pillow Fight…

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Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

Assassin’s Creed, I Wish I Could Quit You

I’ve played Assassin’s Creed only on XBox 360 and I don’t recall the procedure to quit the game being as byzantine as it is on the PC version, shown below:

Cartoon Silhouettes

All tech articles and no play makes Jack a dull nerd. Here’s a fun little exercise — can you identify the cartoon characters by their silhouettes in the illustration below?

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Image courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

“Grand Theft Childhood” Authors: Kids Who DON’T Play Videogames are at Risk

Grand Theft Childhood is a new book written by Dr. Lawrence Kutner and Dr. Cheryl Olson, a husband-and-wife team who co-founded the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media. In the video above, Drs. Kutner and Olson talk with X-Play’s Adam Sessler about some of the findings from the study documented in their book.

Read on for more (and to see the video at a larger size)…

Rick Astley on Rickrolling

It was bound to happen: someone managed to interview Rick Astley and ask him what he thinks of Rickrolling.

Toronto’s “Portal” Storefronts

Here’s something for the Portal fans — Portal-themed storefronts in Toronto…

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Rickrolling Gets Written Up in the New York Times

It’s mainstream now: Rickrolling has been written up in the New York Times.

A Great Geek Meme Diagram and a Gary Gygax Elegy Too!

Included with this nice New York Times elegy to Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax is a pretty cool diagram of geek memes. Read the article to see the whole diagram.

The Star Trek:TNG Episode Song

It’s painfully geeky, yet mesmerizing: some guy has taken the names of every Star Trek: The Next Generation episode in order and turned them into a little vaudeville piano rag, resulting in this video.

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility!

With great power comes great responsibility: This could very well be the greatest movie re-enactment photo ever.

The “Random Harlot Table” from the Original Dungeon Master’s Guide

Here’s a blast from the past in honour of Gary Gygax’s passing: the Random Harlot Encounter Table from the original Dungeon Master’s Guide:

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Gary Gygax: 0 HP

I’ll have you young whippersnappers know that I only played the first edition of AD&D, the One True Version of the game.

E. Gary Gygax, who as co-creator of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game, died this morning at the age of 69 at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. As a former dungeon master, I feel the urge to get some mead and pour 2d20 ounces on the ground outside the former Yonge Street location of Mr. Gameway’s Ark for my dead homie.

Requiescat in pace, Gary. You were a natural 20.

On My Agenda Next Week…

BarCamp Austin!

More on this later.

Zero Punctuation’s Review of “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune”

The quick version of the Zero Punctuation review of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune: Some very nice visuals, nothing new either gameplay- or plot-wise, and if you’re a white supremacist, you’ll love this game. Watch the full review!