Gaming

The Near-Future Of Mobile Gaming Is Going To Be Pretty Epic

The light-spraying, shadow-bending dreamscapes carved out of our noir nightmares made possible by the latest version of the Unreal Engine are the reason why we’re always looking for what’s next in gaming.


March 9, 2011
Gaming

Epic Games’ New Unreal Engine – This Is What Next Gen Gaming Looks Like

Fresh off the surreptitiously filmed, embargo-breaking train, it’s the video footage of the engine that we previously showed you only in stills. This is the engine Epic describes as beyond what modern consoles can do.


December 15, 2010
Gaming

More iPhone Games Will Soon Look This Good

Infinity Blade on the iPhone looks damn good. And as of Thursday, anyone will be able to make a game for the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using the same graphics technology.


December 10, 2010
Gaming

Infinity Blade: An iOS Game Like You’ve Never Seen Before

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Then dubbed Project Sword, Epic Games’ Infinity Blade had as grand an unveiling as any iOS game could ever hope for – an introduction from Steve Jobs himself. It’s finally available, and, in short, it was definitely worth the hype.


November 8, 2010
Software

Infinity Blade Is The Only iPod And iPhone Game I Want Now

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June 18, 2010
Science

What 25,000 Barrels Of Oil A Day Looks Like

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Estimates of how much of BP’s oil is gushing into the gulf each day range from 25,000 to 40,000 barrels’ worth a day. Here’s what the low end of that looks like stacked to the heavens.


March 12, 2010
Gaming

Unreal Engine 3 Got Ported To Palm’s WebOS, Too

Unreal Engine 3? The graphics engine that powers many, many games (Gears of War, Mass Effect, Arkham Asylum) on consoles today? Ported on to Palm’s webOS? Neat, but not as neat as you’d think.