Vintage rotoscoping session from the making of Mortal Kombat (1992)

Video games have gone through a series of radical evolutions over the years. The technological leaps in graphics and gameplay are impressive in their own right, but the growing sophistication within the narrative of video games has been spellbinding. In the late 80s and early 90s, scant was the number of games that sought to… READ THE REST

Fifty years ago this week, Atari installed the first Pong machine in a Silicon Valley bar called Andy Capp's. The world was never the same. Back in 1999, I wrote a feature for Salon about Pong co-creator Nolan Bushnell and how porting table tennis to the television launched a revolution in hand-eye coordination and on-screen… READ THE REST

Got some old Sim City 2000 cities lying around? Import them to Minecraft with Mine City 2000, an astonishingly precise converter made by jgosar. [via Hacker News] READ THE REST

We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. December is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year for everyone, but it definitely doesn't feel that way, even when you are practicing sufficient self-care. Between the stress of… READ THE REST

We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Anyone unsure about getting a tattoo has undoubtedly waffled about precisely what they'll get or if they're even comfortable with having something on their body that'll last a lifetime. Not to mention,… READ THE REST

We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. There's just something therapeutic and relaxing about locking your eyes onto a soothing light. With LEDs becoming more mainstream in lighting fixtures, you can tap into an array of colors with a simple… READ THE REST