Proving once again that Capcom does know how to do merchandising right, this pitch perfect coffee mug starring the cuppa-obsessed prosecutor Godot from the DS adventure Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Trials and Tribulations. The mug was formerly sold (and continually … Continue reading →

More Meggy goodness from Darius Kazemi, creator of the DIY handheld gaming kit’s first Rogue-like, this time a handheld synth that would do Tenori-On creator Toshio Iwai proud. After you’re friendly with the concept, also have a look at Kazemi’s … Continue reading →

Thought you were only getting one dose of invaded music videos this week, didn’t you? Sorry to disappoint: above is the latest from LCD Soundsystem/Air/Moby remixer Kris Menace and Ninja Tune videoholics Hexstatic, doing the hyper-color arcade mashup ‘Invader’. See … Continue reading →

Fantastic news over at Maxis, where they’ve just opened the Spore API to let developers create their own Flash / php / Python / Processing / Mathematica / anything apps utilizing their database of creature creations: Here at Maxis, we’re … Continue reading →

Fully aware that the real story here should be the first localized video footage of Sony’s upcoming sequel to brilliant rhythm/warfare PSP game Patapon, I still can’t take my eyes off of these monocular Sackboys that will be coming soon … Continue reading →

Just when I was beginning to worry this year’s SXSW might not repeat the last 8Bitpeoples showcase, local favorite theater chain Alamo Drafthouse has just announced Data Pop 09 party, a free ‘celebration of the Gameboy music movement ‘ that … Continue reading →

Finally easing the frustration I’ve had in trying to capture what’s going to make Nicalis’s forthcoming WiiWare platformer Night Game unique, the first trailer has come online that perfectly captures all its serene charm: no enemies apart from physics and … Continue reading →

As they’ve done with their more traditional design challenges, NeoGAF forum users have banded together and created something similarly amazing: an eight-stage note-for-note reproduction of classic Konami shooter Contra in LittleBig-form, straight down to using the Gradius remake‘s Sackboy-less puppetry … Continue reading →

Just spotted this video from the June 2008 ‘This Happened‘ London interaction design meetup, with 20 minutes of Hand Circus‘s Simon Oliver discussing his inspiration for his iPhone hit Rolando. Oliver shows off the failed attempts that got him to … Continue reading →

It may not be exactly portable, as in the usual work of master console-innards-reshuffler Ben Heck, but YouTube user ‘logicdb‘s Dreamcast and G3 iMac mashup is every bit as gorgeous. Its only downfall is the slightly inelegant disc changing, which … Continue reading →