Author Archives: Griffin McElroy

More Battlefield 3 footage captured on shakycam

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Griffin McElroy

If you’re jonesing to see more of DICE’s next, super-pretty shooter Battlefield 3, you should strike while the iron’s hot — by which we mean “before the iron gets pulled from YouTube.” Check out some shakycam footage from the developer’s GDC presen… Continue reading →

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Microsoft Research shows the possible future of split-screen technology

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Griffin McElroy

Of all the projects teased by Microsoft Research’s Applied Sciences branch, we certainly hope that this is the one that makes it to market. In the video demonstration posted after the jump, Steven Bathiche shows off a few of the interfaces and displ… Continue reading →

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Billy Mitchell opens ‘King of Kong’ arcade at Orlando airport

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Griffin McElroy

Apparently, Billy Mitchell isn’t too concerned with his portrayal as a professional bastard in the acclaimed gaming documentary, The King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters. The film’s star-spangled villain has opened up a “King of Kong Arcade” in the O… Continue reading →

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Lenovo turns your laptop into a far less portable arcade machine

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Griffin McElroy

Technabob has spied a delightful (not so) little laptop case mod from Lenovo during a CES preview. Designed by modder Dean Liou, the case allows you to turn your adequately sized laptop into an arcade machine in seconds, by sliding it underneath the d… Continue reading →

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