Monthly Archives: June 2009

One shot: Wii Fit, for your Atari 2600

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Andrew ‘freakshow6‘ Green morphs Wii Fit into the all-singing, all-dancing Atari 2600 collections of old, and reminds us that all consoles of the past and future really should come in woodgrain. [via Ovejas Eléctricas]

Microsoft release roll-your-own-game project Kodu to Community Games

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Slipping in just this side of its promised June release (several hours before the week’s Xbox Live Arcade content made its July 1st debut), Microsoft has officially released its LOGO-like 3D baby’s-first-programming Xbox 360 application, Kodu. Having given it a … Continue reading →

One shot: Bob Dylan’s Sims-life

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Sim-Dylan needs wine, badly, by the artist known only as 9 0 0 0. [via superogatory]

One shot: Paper folded Crystal Castles

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Vertico’s Puppets‘ Sosima reveals her Crystal Castles-inspired illustration for a heretofore unknown forthcoming book from über, which she says will also include art from “Jon Burgerman, Drew Europeo, Stuntkid, Buff Monster, Kid Gaucho, Angry Woebots, Kanardo, TV Boy and Lysergid.” … Continue reading →

Tweet (#2408790270)

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

N-sider’s well-drawn & awesomely bizarre talk w/ Little King Story dev Yoshiro Kimura has 100% sold me on the game: Link

Tweet (#2408747233)

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

In honor of Sony’s PS1-era Net Yaroze closure Link read Edge’s article on what it meant for UK dev: Link

Tweet (#2408651253)

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Want to know what work is like? ‘Stop It, Videogame PR’ doesn’t mince words [happily, I suffer only a fraction]: Link

Renegade Kid debut DS adventure Rise of the Mutant Mudds

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Known best for the excellent tech driving their dual DS first person shooters — survival horror game Dementium: The Ward and sci-fi follow-up Moon — Austin indie studio Renegade Kid have given IGN the first work-in-progress video of their next … Continue reading →

Kindly old follow: Nintendo’s Professor Layton joins twitter

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Now that updates from your other favorite twitter-enabled gentleperson have gone more sporadic, your best bet for daily courteousness: Professor Layton — star of Level 5′s cult favorite DS puzzle game The Curious Village — who’s giving followers a riddle … Continue reading →

Listen: 2PP shoots IAYD’s full Pulsewave chiptune-hardcore set

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Brandon Boyer

Ever-reliable Reformat the Planet directors 2 Player Productions have gone one step further than the usual bits and clips we’ve highlighted in the past, and uploaded the complete 40 minute set by Corpus Christi 8-bit hardcore chip-tuner IAYD, as seen … Continue reading →