Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
January 24, 2012 – 9:57 pm | No Comment

Remember the classic RTS known as Command & Conquer? Well, an enterprising coder, Aditya Ravi Shankar, actually recreated the strategy game using nothing but HTML5, where it runs on 69k of Javascript. Why did he set out on such an adventure? For starters, Shankar’s attempt was a self-mandated undertaking in order to improve his coding skills, where he gave himself a one month window to rebuild the game in the browser, and had to comb through the original game’s files in order to obtain all the right sprites, sounds and specs. According to Shankar, “In hindsight, I might have wanted to take smaller steps and make a tower defense game instead of jumping directly into an RTS. Trying to do the whole thing in under a month all by myself wasn’t the smartest idea.” As part of Shankar’s recreation of Command & Conquer, it included buildings, terrain, combat, tiberium harvesting and regrowth, in addition to the ability to sell and repair buildings. You want fog of war? It has that, too, in addition to a pannable map, different cursors, …

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Mad Catz readies latest gaming headset: F.R.E.Q 5 makes you look a bit like one
January 11, 2012 – 10:14 am | No Comment
Mad Catz readies latest gaming headset:  F.R.E.Q 5 makes you look a bit like one Pro-gamers need more than just a tasty controller setup. Well, Mad Catz are more than happy to oblige with its Cyborg F.R.E.Q 5 Pro Gaming Headset, which consists of a metal headband and two cans powered by 50mm neodymium drivers. Naturally, there's a mic in tow, and it's styled to match the rest of Mad Catz's Cyborg family. Check the family colors at the source, but we're still waiting to hear on pricing and release dates. Show full PR text Mad ...
Build a mighty Civilization on the cheap at Amazon this week
January 10, 2012 – 7:41 am | No Comment
Build a mighty Civilization on the cheap at Amazon this week If you have a little bit of spare change and a lot of free time, Amazon has quite a deal for you. The retailer's deal of the week offers both Civilization IV and Civilization V at a hefty discount. Either game can be had for a mere $9. If you need a strategy guide, Machiavelli has you covered.
Take a tour of Platinum Games’ new office space
January 10, 2012 – 7:41 am | No Comment
Take a tour of Platinum Games’ new office space Platinum Games, the wordsmiths behind Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Bayonetta, moved its offices down one entire floor in Japan's Umeda Sky Building, from the ninth to the eighth, and took the opportunity to remodel its layout. The new Platinum offices have color-coded conference rooms. Personally, we like the vibe in the Red Room, probably because we can picture ourselves sitting across from Don Draper, drinking scotch on the rocks while our children grow up without us....
Sony Shares Holiday Sales Numbers For The PlayStation
January 10, 2012 – 4:04 am | No Comment
Sony Shares Holiday Sales Numbers For The PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment reported some solid sales numbers for its various PlayStation systems for the past holiday season today. Sony says that they moved a total of 6.5 million PlayStation 2/3/PSP/Vita units worldwide (Sony defines “holiday season” as between November 21 and January 5 in Asia, November 21 through December 31 in America, and November 18 through December 31 in Europe). To be more specific, the company sold: 500,000 units of the PlayStation Vita (which launched in Japan on December 7 and in Hong Kong and Taiwan ...
Sony racks up over 6.5 million in PlayStation sales over holiday season
January 10, 2012 – 4:04 am | No Comment
Sony racks up over 6.5 million in PlayStation sales over holiday season Looks like Sony is reaping the benefits of strong holiday sales for its range of consoles coming under the PlayStation umbrella. After introducing the PS Vita early in December, the company managed to shift about 500,000 units in its own backyard, while ageing predecessor, the PSP, continued to sell 1.6 million units worldwide. Not to be outdone, the PS3 nearly broached the 4 million mark, bringing Sony closer to its fiscal year-end ...
Microvision’s PicoMagic apps bring touch interactive, 3D mobile displays to your pico projector
January 10, 2012 – 4:04 am | No Comment
Microvision’s PicoMagic apps bring touch interactive, 3D mobile displays to your pico projector Microvision unveiled a slew of new tools for pico projector enthusiasts today, with its new PicoMagic platform. Fueled by the company's PicoP Gen 2 HD laser display engine, PicoMagic offers a host of new applications to pico presenters, including two on display at this year's CES -- touch interactive and 3D mobile displays. The former, rather obviously, allows users to manipulate images and icons with their sure-handed fingers on any surface, while the latter, known ...
You won’t win Let’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment, that’s the point
January 8, 2012 – 9:06 pm | No Comment
You won’t win Let’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment, that’s the point Pippin Barr first hit our radar in September when he made a game so boring it couldn't be ignored -- and it seems he's done it again. And again. And again. Barr's games are made to be simple exercises in thought and social commentary; at least we hope they are, because otherwise they're simply extremely tedious and don't offer any reward for effort exerted. His most recent installment, Let's Play: Ancient Greek Punishment, offers insight into the ...
GameStop’s Prototype 2 pre-order bonus is actually called ‘Butt Kicker’
January 7, 2012 – 7:05 am | No Comment
GameStop’s Prototype 2 pre-order bonus is actually called ‘Butt Kicker’ If you pre-order Prototype 2 from GameStop, you'll get a modified version of the game's Bio-Bomb ability. As opposed to tossing infected enemies and watching them explode, the "Butt Kicker" ability allows you to kick them. In the butt. Really hard. It's perhaps a strange motivation for pre-orders, but, as the video above makes clear, it's hard to deny the maneuver's effectiveness. Show full PR text RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT AND GAMESTOP
Three zBoost signal amplifiers to be unveiled at CES: SOHO Xtreme for home, zForce for car and 4G-V for Verizon LTE
January 6, 2012 – 3:28 am | No Comment
Three zBoost signal amplifiers to be unveiled at CES: SOHO Xtreme for home, zForce for car and 4G-V for Verizon LTE If you live in or commute through so-called "dead zones" for mobile service, then let us introduce you to the latest swath of signal boosters from Wi-Ex, each which are set to be unveiled at CES 2012. The first two -- compatible with the 800MHz and 1900MHz frequency bands -- include the zBoost zForce, an in-car amplification rig that'll retail for $99 (or $149 with the gooseneck adapter), and the zBoost SOHO Xtreme, which covers ...
Nintendo tells developers not to share digital sales numbers
January 5, 2012 – 7:42 pm | No Comment
Nintendo tells developers not to share digital sales numbers Richard Hill-Whittall is the owner and director of Icon Games Entertainment, and his company has released several games in the last year for various platforms, including WiiWare. He recently shared some sales numbers over on Gamasutra, but was asked by Nintendo to take the numbers for its platforms down. According to Hill-Whittall, Nintendo doesn't allow developers to share digital sales numbers for self-published WiiWare and downloadable DS titles. That's an interesting tack to take, and Hill-Whittall argues ...