Tim Schafer: Kinect will bring about 'whole new genres'Fresh off of releasing Double Fine Happy Action Theater this week, Double Fine's Tim Schafer praises Microsoft's sensor in a new Gamasutra feature interview. Happy Action Theater, published by Microsoft, is an Xbox Live Arcade title that's more of a video toy box than a traditional video game. The process of developing it in conjunction with Microsoft has helped open Schafer's mind to the power ...
Sledges selling out across NorfolkFamilies hunting for a sledge so they can have fun in the snow face an uphill battle as toy stores across Norfolk sell out. Families hunting for a sledge so they can have fun in the snow face an uphill battle as toy stores across Norfolk sell out.
The Love Box is an analog video mixer, house of mirrors for your iPhone (video)There's something romantic about hacking the iPhone , especially when it means finding ways to personalize the massively popular handset. Apps like Instagram may help you realize artistic talent, but software just doesn't get those creative juices flowing like an old-fashioned piece of hardware can. Despite its taboo-sounding name, The Love Box isn't an adult toy in the traditional sense ...
They’re thinking outside the boxTwo Columbia College students are realizing their creative dreams: They will be featured as designers on the box of a game they created for “Marbles: The Brain Store,” a Chicago-based retailer that has thrived despite the slow economy by selling products intended to keep people’s skills and minds sharp.Chrissy Quinlan, a 23-year-old junior and Oak Forest native, and Brad Hoffman, a 20-year-old ...
How Lego's Great Adventure In Geek-Sourcing Snapped Into Place And Boosted The BrandA second product from Lego's crowdsourced Cuusoo project--the Japanese asteroid reconnaissance spacecraft Hayabusa--is scheduled for release on March 2. The venerable toy company may never be the same. An early concept model of the Hayabusa from Lego's Cuusoo project. Gandalf, you've got company. Middle Earth will not be the only fantasy world coming to Lego this summer. And while the ...
Smart diversionsFew places in Canada can lay claim to being the incubator for as many toy and game companies as Montreal
North Central Community Calendar — Dec. 15-21North Central Community Calendar — Dec. 15-21 Send your North Central public event notices (including recreational sports) for free to Edmond Ortiz at eortiz@primetimenewspapers.com; by fax at 250-3350; or by mail to him in c/o North Central News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. North Central Baptist Hospital hosts support groups and free educational programs: couples dealing with ...
Canyon News - Stretch Armstrong Coming to the Big ScreenBEVERLY HILLS—Film studio Relativity Media in partnership with toy maker Hasbro, Inc. announced on Monday, January 30 they will produce a live-action film based on Stretch Armstrong, a popular action hero figure launched in the 1970s.
