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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Lego Announces Frank Lloyd Wright Lego Sets!

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced today that The LEGO Group is now the exclusive licensed manufacturer of Frank Lloyd Wright Collection® LEGO Architecture sets.

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Friday, March 27, 2009

DSi architect reveals unreleased Nintendo handhelds

Masato Kuwahara, project leader on the development of Nintendo DSi, provided a special treat during his GDC panel appearance today: a first-ever glimpse at two Game Boy spin-offs that never were. The first a hefty predecessor to the Game Boy Advance; the second a touch-screen GBA SP.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero

Short article describing the two-person team that created a working 8-bit wrestling game for "The Wrestler." Describes the effort involved and explains the use of video games as a trope for aging in one scene of the film.

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Socks, the Clintons' White House Cat, Dies

Bybye socks.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Surprising stories behind 20 Muppet characters

(Mental Floss) -- Like a lot of people, I grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But did you ever stop to wonder where they came from?

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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Classic Game Ads of Yesteryear (PICS)

Awesome collection of old gaming ads.

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Monday, January 26, 2009

Building Giant Lego Mario With NextEngine 3D Scanner & Modo

Awesomeness.

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