You Can Play Pac-Man On Google Maps Right Now

April Fool’s Day is imminent, which means that we’re about to see A) lots of unfunny people making awful attempts to prank everyone; and B) some people—often including big tech companies like Google and Blizzard—creating some brilliant things. Here’s one example of the latter.

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Why Does Nintendo Want This Superfan's YouTube Money?

YouTube game reviewers and gaming publishers battle back and forth over copyright issues, and YouTube's policies favor the big guys.

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What happens when you don't let players pick their race?

Plenty of people play games to escape their real lives, and the character creators some games offer let us imagine ourselves in whatever image we'd like: realistic or idealized, some version of ourselves. Or someone entirely other -- not just a chance to invent your very own fantasy character, but to live as them, in a sense. I know a couple where one partner always builds one edition of the other in any game they play that allows for character selection. Isn't that romantic?

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You can now play Super Mario 64 in your browser

Super Mario 64 is still an amazing game, but nearly 20 years after it first launched on the Nintendo 64, it looks pretty dated. But with a little love, it can look amazing. Computer science student Erik Roystan Ross recently decided to remake the first level of the game while experimenting with the Unity game engine, and the results are impressive — the game looks almost as good as more recent games in the series, like Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U.

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13-year-old Minecraft player confesses to swatting, police say

A 13-year-old Southern California boy has confessed to three different swattings, one in which he threatened to blow up a house with hostages in a suburban neighborhood, police said Friday. "The Camarillo incident there were 20-plus officers there. I was at that call. We basically surrounded the house. The caller reported there were 10 hostages in the house and demanded $30,000 in cash or he would blow up the house," Det. Gene Martinez of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said...

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If you've ever used Twitch, your logins could be compromised

Twitch, the game streaming website, has been hacked and users’ details have been compromised. Users’ accounts have been reset and it does not seem that any credit card or other financial information has been made available. But passwords do appear to have been leaked and the company recommends that users reset their details on any site where they use the same password.

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Kid Poker I

Basement high stakes game with some tough opponents. Kid Poker I. Winner 500px Editor's Choice. © Ian D. McGregor

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