Spelunky and Aquaria creator Derek Yu does big tribute to little Mario in this image for Giant Robot's 2008 Game Over show that's somehow slipped under my radar until now. Yu's also responsible for this wicked Doom tribute in this year's show, and more than a few other fantastic illustrations (including… Lady Gaga?). [via BigTig]
The New Yorker has a wonderful profile of 98-year-old inventor Eddy Goldfarb, creator of some of the world's most iconic toys, including the bubble gun, Kerplunk, and perhaps most notably, chattering teeth. They include a fun tour of his workshop as well as details of his interesting life. Images: YouTube / The New Yorker READ THE REST
Earlier this week, the creators of Cyberpunk 2077 offered refunds to buyers after the game's buggy launch. Now the game is being completely unlaunched, at least on PlayStation: Sony is taking it off the digital shelves of its online store. It's still available for Windows, the platform it appears to work best on, and for… READ THE REST
Cities: Skylines is free of charge on the Epic store until December 18. This is an essential pick for fans of city-builder games. I'd especially recommend it if you're still bitter about how bad the last Sim City games were ("an insult","a catastrophe"). It will be a very pleasant surprise to see how far the… READ THE REST
Sometimes, you'd really rather just boost the temperature in your bedroom or home office by a few degrees without firing up your central heating and paying to pump that heat throughout the entire house. In that case, you just need a portable heater that can wrap a cocoon of warmth around a relatively small, contained… READ THE REST
Earlier this month, stargazers were dazzled by a rare celestial event as The Great Conjunction offered a view of Jupiter and Saturn huddled close together in the night sky. The planets themselves aren't actually in closer proximity to each other, but just the idea of seeing this optical convergence that hasn't been viewed from Earth… READ THE REST
None of us are getting any younger. And while the ravages of time work differently on everyone, there seems to be one area where everyone from seniors down to the way-too-young start feeling discomfort first. Oh, that aching back. A lot of that may have to do with how many of us spend huge portions… READ THE REST