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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PSP2 has shrunken PS3 processor, multitouch OLED screen and 3G?
January 24, 2011 – 8:13 am | No Comment
PSP2 has shrunken PS3 processor, multitouch OLED screen and 3G? Sony hasn't even officially announced the PSP2 yet and news outlets are already leaking info on it. Japanese newspaper, the Nikkei Shinbun is reporting that the PSP2 will have three major features when it is slated to be unveiled this week.
Sony Playstation 3 hacked to play pirated and homebrew games
December 30, 2010 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
Sony Playstation 3 hacked to play pirated and homebrew games Bad news for Sony: the Playstation 3 has been hacked, and hacked to the core. A small group of german hackers named fail0verflow have figured out how to open up the console to play pretty much anything, including copied games.
Mass Effect 2 demo ready to hit the Sony PS3
December 13, 2010 – 11:06 pm | No Comment
Mass Effect 2 demo ready to hit the Sony PS3 Better late than never is the adage that PS3 owners will subscribe to as they hear of news of the Mass Effect 2 demo being made available to the PS3 console from next Tuesday onwards via the PlayStation Network. Once that happens, you will need to wait for around another month before the real deal is rolled out in January 18th 2011. Of course, this ...
Angry Birds Coming to Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and WiiWare
November 14, 2010 – 6:40 am | No Comment
Angry Birds Coming to Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and WiiWare The popular mobile game Angry Birds will soon be coming from the small screen of your smartphone to your television screen. The game was previously said to expand to more devices, and just recently,developer Rovio has announced at the Social Gaming Summit that the game will be ported to Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and WiiWare, though a release date ...
Toshiba To Sell Glasses-Free 3D REGZA TV In December (In Japan)
October 4, 2010 – 4:44 am | No Comment
Toshiba To Sell Glasses-Free 3D REGZA TV In December (In Japan) The rumors we blogged about in August proved to be true: Toshiba has been working on the development of a glasses-free 3D TV, and they are ready to sell it as early as December this year (in Japan, at least). The company today announced [JP] there will be two versions of the so-called “Glass-less REGZA 3D TV”, the 20-inch 20GL1 and the 12-inch 12GL1. The 20-inch LCD will feature a resolution of 1,280×720 (both for 2D and 3D images). It also comes with a special version of ...
Review: Sony PlayStation Move
October 2, 2010 – 9:05 am | No Comment
Review: Sony PlayStation Move Short Version: Sony sent us 4 games along with the PlayStation Move. Two of them make me want to turn off the PS3, curl up into the fetal position, and cry my pain away. One is decent. One of them is so damn good that I want to invite everyone I know over for a glimpse into the future. The platform that Sony built here has incredible potential — now it’s up to game developers to make it worth while. Long Version: How it works: Back in ...
Medal of Honor Now Most Pre-Ordered Medal of Honor In History of Medal of Honor
September 30, 2010 – 12:24 pm | No Comment
Medal of Honor Now Most Pre-Ordered Medal of Honor In History of Medal of Honor All this negative attention? Apparently not have a negative impact . EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor now holds the distinction of being the most pre-ordered game in the series’ history. Nice. The Limited Edition is available on Steam for pre-order, and it comes with a beta key for Battlefield 3 , download key for Medal of Honor: Frontline (PS3 only), and a few exclusive weapons. But the game is $60. Asking that much for a PC game isn’t cool at all. Read more ...
Turtle Beach crams 7.1 channels into Ear Force DX11 gaming headset
September 14, 2010 – 9:46 pm | No Comment
Turtle Beach crams 7.1 channels into Ear Force DX11 gaming headset 5.1 channels of faux surround sound not enough for your two ears? Fret not, dear gamers, as Turtle Beach has outdone itself once more. The Ear Force DX11 gaming headset launched today for Xbox 360 and PC gamers, providing a pair of 40mm drivers, a fold-down microphone (with accompanying 'fro, naturally), a breakout Dolby 7.1 processor, bass boost, S/PDIF-to-analog converter, front panel USB pass-through port and independent volume controls for game and voice signals. It's ...
Pink PS3 DualShock 3 Wireless Controller On September 21st
September 10, 2010 – 11:05 am | No Comment
Pink PS3 DualShock 3 Wireless Controller On September 21st Not everybody is fond of pink, but we're fairly sure that there are enough gamers out there to warrant a pink-colored DualShock 3 controller. In case you think this is the perfect gift for your partner, it's already listed online for $55 and is expected to hit store shelves on September 21, which is just around the corner.
It Turns Out The Shapes On Playstation Buttons Aren’t Arbitrary After All
August 26, 2010 – 2:09 am | No Comment
It Turns Out The Shapes On Playstation Buttons Aren’t Arbitrary After All This is pretty interesting. I’ve always thought that the shapes on the Playstation controllers were chosen just to be distinctive, and so they didn’t have to use a numbered or lettered face button scheme like Nintendo’s. As it turns out, they were picked for good reason. Sony’s Teiyu Goto explains : Other game companies at the time assigned alphabet letters or colors to the buttons. We wanted something simple to remember, which is why we went with icons or symbols, and I came up with the triangle-circle-X-square ...