Excellent marketing at a Jacksonville, Florida MINI dealership. Possibly promo for the forthcoming film Pixels. Either way, delightful. (via Reddit)
Cute photo: Pac-Man Ghosts drive MINI Coopers
Choosing a fantasy console
We're posted a lot over the years about games made with Pico-8, the most successful "fantasy console"—a game development setup that places hard restrictions on what you can do, similar to the hardware limits of 8-bit game consoles. This results in satisfyingly consistent and accessible games, a thriving artistic culture built around the shared tools… READ THE REST
Pre-release bug montage of Cyberpunk 2077 not unusual in game business
The epic open-world adventure Cyberpunk 2077 was released late last year in rough shape, packed with bugs and incomplete features. On PC it was mostly fine after a few patches, but console gamers got shafted. This week a pre-release internal montage of bugs leaked, showing that CDProjekt Red knew how bad things were. But here's… READ THE REST
How the mystery man from a forgotten Alternate Reality Game was found 15 years later
Some times ago I posted about Perplex City, an all-but-forgotten treasure-hunt/puzzle game and the mysterious man in a photograph who still haunted the last obsessive players, stuck on the game long after its creators moved on. Will Coldwell narrates how it all came to a close: A mystery cube, a secret identity, and a puzzle… READ THE REST
Paintstorm Studio is a godsend for digital painters, and it's on sale for $15
Digital painting has truly become an art in itself. Even with artists like Andy Warhol creating digital art on a Commodore Amiga back in the mid-80s, digital painting has mostly been a kitschy bit of artistic fun, not stuff to be regarded as a true masterwork. But much has changed over the past decade. Technology… READ THE REST
Here's all the training you need to be a Google Workspace pro for just $30
While it never hurts when your company name becomes a verb, but there's a lot more to Google than a simple web search. Sure, Google's search engine is also the engine that powered the firm into its current position as one of the 10 most valuable companies in America, but the company has spent the… READ THE REST
This digital voice-activated recorder captures audio notes, interviews, and more
While smartphones and other devices have reached world-class heights for capturing images and even video at up to stunning 4K quality, they still leave a lot to be desired in the audio department. That's because while companies have engaged in a two-decade arms race to constantly one-up each other for the biggest, best camera available,… READ THE REST