If you need to brush up on your Lightsaber skills, this new battling Lightsaber-wielding robot arm created by researchers at Stanford University might be the perfect practice opponent. The team has used a Microsoft Kinect motion controller to help the robot determine where its opponent's Lightsaber … [Read more...] about Kinect Used To Create Lightsaber Battling Robot Arm (video)
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Zynga Accused Of Stealing Farmville Source Code From Competitor
Zynga, the company behind the hugely popular Facebook game Farmville, has been accused by games development company SocialApps of stealing source code and using it to create Zynga's blockbuster game Farmville, along with other games within the Zynga portfolio. SocialApps claims that it entered into … [Read more...] about Zynga Accused Of Stealing Farmville Source Code From Competitor
AMD Says Xbox 720 Graphics Will Look Like Cameron’s Avatar
It's that time of the home console life cycle, folks. We've already seen the first contender unveiled, and now all manner of baseless conjecture about the next two ones is going to be rolling downhill, as these things will. It doesn't help that one of the peddlers of the tidbits of non-news is AMD, … [Read more...] about AMD Says Xbox 720 Graphics Will Look Like Cameron’s Avatar
Assassin’s Creed For Wii U Not Revelations
Nintendo fans rejoicing at the thought that the Nintendo Wii U might finally mean a Nintendo console that welcomes third-party blockbusters in lockstep with competing consoles might want to reel it in. The Wii version of Assassin's Creed, for instance, is not going to be the Xbox360/PS3 Revelations … [Read more...] about Assassin’s Creed For Wii U Not Revelations
EA Sports Brings 300 Jobs To Austin
EA? This right here, you need to do it more often. You and every other major publisher. Finally, some news about industry employment that we can report on without it driving us to drink. "We're going to be adding 300 jobs to our operations here in Austin," according to EA's Frank Gibeau. Positive … [Read more...] about EA Sports Brings 300 Jobs To Austin
Valve Updates Steam With Download Friendly Features
Over the weekend, Valve has announced a new update to its Steam gaming application, which has brought some much-needed new features to the way game downloads are handled by the system. The new update has been designed to provide users with improved download rates in more places around the world, … [Read more...] about Valve Updates Steam With Download Friendly Features
Lego PC Case Houses 3 Computers
We have featured quite a few gadgets made with Lego here at Geeky Gadgets, and have seen quite a few different PC cases made from Lego. The latest creation is the work of Mike Schropp. Mike's Lego PC case houses not one, not two, but three computers. It was designed to be a grid computer for … [Read more...] about Lego PC Case Houses 3 Computers
Call Of Duty Elite Trailer Explains It All (video)
If you are still wondering what the new Call of Duty Elite service will be able to offer you, a new funky trailer has been put together to explain the new service's features and benefits. If you are one of the lucky ones, Call of Duty Elite might have already sent you your signup email. If you … [Read more...] about Call Of Duty Elite Trailer Explains It All (video)
Look At These Finely Made Angry Birds Crochet Set
Thanks to a mighty attractive Flickr page, these DIY fan-made Angry Birds crochet stuffed toys can be beheld by the world. Look at the craftsmanship! The needlework! The fine attention to detail. While they aren't selling, the birds and their porcine enemies rendered through such a medium pay … [Read more...] about Look At These Finely Made Angry Birds Crochet Set
Gamestop Using Battlefield 3 To Steal March On Steam
Gamestop's purchase of digital delivery service Impulse is no secret by now. Their strategy to make it into a Steam-killer, however, is, or at least was until outed by Baird Equity Research analyst Colin Sebastian's report. It's pretty much what you're thinking, Gamestop is planning on using the … [Read more...] about Gamestop Using Battlefield 3 To Steal March On Steam
Microsoft Has Best First Party Games
Following the tradition of game industry execs under the impression that saying something will magically will it into existence, here's Xbox CFO Dennis Durkin's take on Microsoft's first-party studio output: best there is. Sony and Nintendo aren't usually all that reality-based when it comes to … [Read more...] about Microsoft Has Best First Party Games
PS3 Call Of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation, Finally Arriving On July 28th (video)
If you own a PS3 and have been waiting patiently for the release of the latest DLC content to arrive on your console, you are going to be delighted to learn that the new Call Of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation will be arriving on Sony's PlayStation 3 on July 28th. This release comes one full month … [Read more...] about PS3 Call Of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation, Finally Arriving On July 28th (video)
