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Mar 14, 2013 09:21 AM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
In this version of Donkey Kong, Pauline handles the gorilla herself. ->
Feb 15, 2013 12:31 PM ET // Nic Halverson
After all, winners celebrate with suds. ->
Apr 19, 2012 03:40 PM ET // Alice Truong
Though a small package, the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive has powerful acceleration, especially for the first couple meters. To demonstrate this fact, ad agency BBDO orchestrated a fun publicity stunt. Smart eBall is essentially a game of pong, except the cars are the controllers. With more than half...
Jul 17, 2012 11:00 AM ET // Alice Truong
If you needed more reassurance that smoking cigarettes is an unhealthy lifestyle choice, take a look at these conceptual cigarettes. Inspired by video games, Ukraine designer German Ljutaev came up with a clever idea that prints a game life meter, a visual reminder of life slowly depleting, on ciga...
Dec 16, 2011 10:16 PM ET // Alice Truong
Move over Disneyland, there's a new theme park in town: Angry Birds. Rovio, the Finnish creator of Angry Birds, has signed a deal to open two new theme parks in Finland next year. The deal with Lappset Group, an activity park manufacturer, also includes several parks expected to launch in the U.K.,...
Nov 21, 2011 06:56 PM ET // Alice Truong
After years of playing too much Mario Kart, I sometimes find myself fantasizing shooting red shells at fellow drivers on the road. I'm apparently now one step closer to such a reality. At the LA Auto Show, Nintendo debuted life-size Mario Karts built by West Coast Customs, perhaps known best for it...
Mar 9, 2012 05:05 PM ET // Alice Truong
The Angry Birds franchise takes on a new dimension: space. Somehow parent company Rovio enlisted the help of NASA to promote the new Angry Birds Space game -- from the International Space Station itself. NASA scientist Don Pettit decided to have a little fun, concocting his own version of the popul...
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