We got an EXCLUUUUUSIVE first-hand look at the brand-spakin’-new Xbox One.
Check this out both for the exclusive story Wired just scored and the Verge-esque layout.
Make squares. Just make them. There is no other Dots strategy.Quartz writer Zachary M. Seward • Describing the best strategy to play Dots, the absurdly addictive puzzle game that’s currently kicking ass and taking names on the iTunes charts. One other tip on the game: “Reset the game until you’ve got a good opening board. Is there already a square for the taking? A few near-square formations? Is the board heavily concentrated with a few colors? No? Tap the time or score at the top of your screen, and select ‘restart.’” One other piece of advice from me: Don’t download this game because you’ll be playing it while walking and will get hit by a car. It’s that addictive. (via @topherchris)
Watergate: The Video Game
Journalists: It’s the game you’ve always wanted to play. Forget finding Carmen Sandiego. In Watergate: The Video Game, you’re on the hunt to expose Richard Nixon’s corruption. Here, the real sleuthing happens through interviews, document acquisition and hard-hitting reporting. This is the best way to celebrate the Pulitzer Prize that the Washington Post received 40 years ago today for its coverage of the Watergate scandal.
FJP: I like the 8-bit glory of it all. — Michael
If we’re a little bleary-eyed tomorrow, it’s because we’ve spent all night investigating Watergate.
If you hit “no”, you’re resigned to listening to the police scanner for the rest of your life.
Sony unveils PlayStation 4 game console
The Verge: Sony announced its new console, the PlayStation 4, at an event in New York on Wednesday.
The new system will utilize the DualShock 4 controller with a touchpad, sharing capability, and lightbar. Users will be able to suspend and restart play just by pressing the power button on the PlayStation 4, ending long boot times.
Read more about the PlayStation 4 at Breaking News.
Photo: Sony via NBCNews.com
Bad news, folks: The console won’t support PS3 games out of the box, though the company says that support could come eventually.
Oh, Erin Burnett … The other night, the CNN host had a segment on gun control which seemed to push pretty hard on the idea that video games are the cause of school shootings — despite the fact that her guest disagreed with her. But the big problem with the clip is this: She spends the first couple of minutes of the clip talking about how much Obama’s gun control legislation might cost gun companies and how it might cost people jobs. But you could say that about new regulations in any industry! How much will more strident regulation of movies and video games cost those industries, Erin? And those products are protected by an amendment, too — the First Amendment. No matter your opinion on violent games, the way the show sets gaming up for the fall here is simply tacky. (ht Polygon)
I think video games is a bigger problem than guns.Sen. Lamar Alexander • Making his English teacher proud during an appearance on The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd. source
With the recent tragedy on everyone’s minds, some people are looking for a cause and culprit other than the shooter. Unfortunately some are blaming media, including video games, for violent behavior in individuals. We know this isn’t the case; banning or regulating media content even more won’t solve the issue.Entertainment Consumers Association president Jennifer Mercurio • Speaking on the recent meeting between Vice President Joe Biden and executives of major video game companies, as part of Biden’s task force on curbing gun violence. The video game industry, which drew blame from NRA chief Wayne LaPierre during his controversial post-Sandy Hook press conference, has pushed back rather firmly against the notion that their products bear any responsibility to America’s gun violence epidemic. source
There’s a dude on eBay — the programmer who created bsnes, FWIW — who claims to have every Super NES cartridge for sale (at a $24,999 bounty), but I did a check and I did not see Super 3D Noah’s Ark. What the hell? I want my unspent imaginary money back. (ht Polygon)
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Don’t say we didn’t warn you. It’s from the guy who made this game (which I admit to playing repeatedly until I got every star). And, if you’re old enough to remember a day you could get away with references to Hot Water Music in a Flash game, this one.
“We are very proud to announce that MoMA has acquired a selection of 14 video games, the seedbed for an initial wish list of about 40 to be acquired in the near future, as well as for a new category of artworks in MoMA’s collection that we hope will grow in the future. This initial group, which we will install for your delight in the Museum’s Philip Johnson Galleries in March 2013, features:”
Canabalt is on the same list as Pac-Man. It’s the most modern game on the list. Think about how awesome that is.
The sad part isn’t that he waited in line for a month to buy a video game console. (In the age of the iPhone, that’s allowed.) No, the sad part is that the man’s name is Triforce Johnson.
* — As the Engadget and Gizmodo reviews note, a key part of the Wii U’s play — a digital streaming package which includes Hulu, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon — wasn’t ready for them to review.
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