Fable III is Going to “Piss You Off”

Peter Molyneux is talking Fable III, but not many people will be happy to hear what he says. Molyneux says he will be unveiling some tasty tidbits at this week’s X10 event. “There’s some very, very big things happening in Fable,” said Molyneux, “Bigger than you think, and it’s going to really upset people.”

Molyneux adds he’s “really scared” to make the announcement. “They’re going to get super pissed off, they really are.” Yet he maintains that it’s “the right thing to do.”

[Via Joystiq]

A Cheap And Recyclable Wallpaper… Of Light

In the rush to build a better light bulb, scientists in the US and Sweden think they may have discovered the new lamp of the future. But in this future, the bulb will be replaced with an adjustable wall of light.

The futuristic wallpaper light source is made of organic light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs), which, in turn, are made possible by the latest super material, graphene. These transparent electrodes are are actually quite cheap to produce and (huzzah!) easily recyclable. So, it looks like indoor lighting might be very different in the not so distant future.

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New Metroid to focus on Samus Aran’s Human Side

We don’t know a lot about Nintendo’s upcoming Metroid game. Since showing off a teaser treailer at last year’s E3, the company has been tight lipped about the project. Even a recent interview with Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto in Famitsu magazine seemed to do little to lift off the veil of secrecy, other than to say the game will take a look at Samus Aran’s ‘human side’.

“She’s a strong woman, but she also has a fragile side. We want to make a game whose charms can be felt from the story areas and these human touches as well.” said Sakamoto.

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Ask The Crew: Who’s Your Favourite Video Game Couple?

Duos are prevalent in video games. You’ve got your couples going on their diamond anniversary–Mario and Peach–or couples just starting out like Salem and Rios from Army of Two. You can’t see one without thinking of the other.

With February 14 just around the corner, we’re feeling the romance in the air. So who’s your favourite video game couple?

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Give Your Mac A Slap

Mario's giving up coins for apples

Time was when the soft glow on the back of your Macbook was all you needed to demonstrate your appreciation for elegant design and all that other stuff the Apple laptop has to offer. But now, with a bit of black or white latex, you can become so much cooler with complementary and geeky artwork on the back of that Mac.

MacSlaps is an independent decal designer specializing in nerd-appreciated skins that appear to interact with the glowing Apple logo. Mario, Pac Man and Mr. Potato Head are few of my faves. But the shoe enthusiast in my family will surely prefer the unlaced Mac Chucks.

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BioShock 2 Props Now Available

You’ve seen it in the trailers, now you can own your very own homemade Big Daddy doll. NECA has carefully reproduced the creepy doll and is now offering it up for sale on its website.

The 7 inch tall doll comes with a rotocast plastic head and is an exact replica of the doll Little Sister carries around Rapture in the previews for BioShock 2. There’s the baseball head, wire frame cage, corkscrew arm and more.

Too old to play with dolls? Well how about a Eve Hypo. NECA’s repica Eve syringes have LED lights so they appears to glow. They’re also weathered to give them an authentic look.

NECAS hasn’t unveiled prices yet, but the company claims both products will be available on February 20th.

[NECA]

Turn Your TPS Reports Into TP

Forget recycling all that office paper–turn it into toilet paper.

Just add paper and water to White Goat–a non-sequitur name if I’ve ever seen one–and after a little pulping and rolling, you get a roll of toilet paper.

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Amazon Turns Back on Blippy

A couple weeks ago we told you about Blippy, the service which allows you to stream your purchases online for everyone to see. The service had been working with Amazon, iTunes and Woot. Well, not anymore. Amazon is now asking the service to stop pulling user data.

Blippy co-founder Philip Kaplan has told TechCrunch he was summoned to Seattle to speak with a “high ranking executive” within Amazon. During the meeting he was asked to stop pursuing data. But Kaplan isn’t giving up hope, telling TechCrunch “We believe our users feel strongly, as we do, that it is their right to access and use their data however they want. We’re optimistic that Amazon will come to the same conclusion.”

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Developers Love iPhone Gaming, Wii Not So Much

A new report from the Game Developers magazine shows some interesting trends among game developers.

Like us consumers, developers love the cell phones, especially the iPhone. A quarter of respondents said they were developing content for mobile phones. And nearly 75 per cent support iPhones. In contrast,  around 38 per cent are developing for the Nintendo DS and PSP–that’s nearly half of the iPhone supporters.

And there’s more bad news for Nintendo.

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Microsoft Pulls Plug on Xbox Live Service for Original Xbox

Microsoft is about to end an era. On April 15th the Xbox Live service will be cut off for those who own an original Xbox console. It will also be game over for those playing Xbox 1 games on an Xbox 360.

“I want to start by saying this isn’t a decision we made lightly,” Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten said in a letter to Xbox Live members, “but after careful consideration, it is clear that this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox Live community.”

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