AC/DC do Ghostbusters
MusicIronically, AC/DC called up Ray Parker Jr. and asked them who to call (based on an earlier source that mentioned that Ray Parker in fact knew who to call). Ray Parker quickly responded to the Young brothers and the rest of the AC/DC group, simply stating Ghostbusters!
Complete History Of The Soviet Union In the tune of Tetris
Gaming
Any gamer knows Tetris, and most gamers know Tetris is from a game programmer who hailed from Soviet Russia. What even less gamers may know is that the theme music of Tetris was based off of old Russian tunes.
What a lot of gamers may not…
If real life were like the internet
General
What if our daily lives reflected what happened on the internet, or even within our range of technology?
Here we take a look at how things would be if real life mirrored technology.
Good ideas come from collaboration
Coding
While this animated comic strip is playing you will start to unravel where good ideas come from. Author Steven Johnson unleashes a heavy dose of information about the impact of social networks, the internet, and connectedness on the modern…
Happy 25th Anniversary Mario!
Gaming
In 1985, Super Mario Bros. was released (in Japan that is)
According to Wikipedia:
As Nintendo's mascot, Mario is considered to be the most famous video game character in history, and has been called an icon of the gaming industry. The Mario…
What? Twelve dollars and we don't even get a spoiler?
FilmThe movie spoilers keep on coming!
Free Download: Ocarina of Time Soundtrack
GamingRemember how much great music was packed into The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? It was so great that you were humming it along for months after finishing the game, and can probably still remember some of the tunes to this day.
Make your own Star Wars lightsaber
FilmEver want to make your own Star Wars lightsaber? Do you enjoy dressing up like Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, or even Darth Vader? Well, in order to pull off a great cosplay, costume, or outfit, you're gonna need to get authentic items such as an awesome lightsaber custom built by none-other than yourself!
Iron Sky: Nazi Moon Colony Invades Earth
FilmThere is a Nazi colony on dark side of the moon!! What more could you want?
Top Four Free Games
Gaming
Free games! What could be more exciting than that? Most gamers nowadays are fully aware of the amount of investment it may take to get into gaming. Costs like home consoles, high definition televisions, high fidelity speakers, or even bleeding…
Web development tools and plugins to help you debug
Coding
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
There is a famous cheat from way back in February of 1997 from a little game (or well known game that has been lacking as of late) called Turok. This first interactive foray into the world of Turok the Dinosaur Hunter…
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
FilmRelease date is still TBA, but, by the looks of it, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth may make it to theaters by 2011.
ActionScript 3: Basic Content Loading
Coding
In this tutorial, we will learn how to do content loading with an XML file, a common file format that is used to feed data into Flash applications (among other things), and lay some groundwork for more advanced Flash programming with the use…
When to use third-party plugins or frameworks
Coding
Here's the scenario:
You are on a tight deadline, and you need to ensure the greatest quality product with the quickest turnaround.
The decision now is whether or not you have time to finish the project! What are you going to do if you don't?
Well…
The Expendables Preview
FilmThere used to be a rumor going around in the eighties, at the height of both Sylvester Stallone's and Arnold Schwarzenegger's careers, that if the two action film juggernauts made a film together then the world would blow up.
ActionScript 3: Basic Class
Coding
An ActionScript 3 class is arguably the best method for a programmer to create, manipulate, and share their Flash animations and scripts. Placing classes into their own file within a package helps coders reuse their old code as well as utilize…
ActionScript 3: Basic Animation
Coding
In this tutorial, we will learn how to do a basic animation with a text box, and lay some groundwork for more advanced Flash programming with the use of AS3.
For this example we will create all of the content through ActionScript code, although…
The New A-Team Looks Nice
FilmI pity the fool!
Five old movies worth seeing
FilmHere are five films that every movie fan should see.