Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Retro Video Game Mash-ups
Contra vs Duck Hunt
Sonic the Hedgehog vs Pac Man
Mortal Kombat vs Donkey Kong
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
DJ Hero with Sparkly Balls
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
DJ Hero Sountrack Rumours Include Benny Benassi, Tiesto, Eric Prydz, Daft Punk and Herbie Hancock
Activsion’s DJ Hero Sountrack Rumours Include Benny Benassi, Tiesto, Eric Prydz, Daft Punk and Herbie Hancock
by Hootie of 124 Beats Per Minute
"With the highly anticipated release of Activision’s DJ Hero, one can only hope that Dance Music will be well represented. There is a true opportunity to have a huge worldwide hit by including something for the millions of Electronic Dance Music enthusiasts around the world that represent every nation.
I am skeptical. We have all seen Dance Music take a backseat before in the past from American companies, while Trance and House Music artists continue to draw hundreds of thousands of fans at events and festivals around the world.
If Activision can pull this off correctly, they will attract a whole new market base of Adults with disposable income, worldwide, that will put the current target market of teens, who have no money of their own, to shame.
Over 100 individual songs based on master recordings have been licensed by Activision, composed into over 80 two-song mixes by participating internationally-known DJs; some mixes will feature the same song as both parts of the mix. Such mix artists include DJ Shadow, DJ z-Trip, DJ AM and Daft Punk. Initial industry speculation stated that DJ Tiƫsto would be involved with the game, but this was eventually denied. Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys was reported to have signed an exclusivity deal with 7 Studios to appear in their game Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, meaning that he would also not appear on DJ Hero.
The individual songs themselves have been pulled from a large number of music genres, including grunge, soul, R&B, techno, hip hop, and house. The mixes listed below have been confirmed to be in the game. Additionally, the songs “The Way You Move” by Outkast, “Hip Hop” by Dead Prez, and Tiesto’s “Elements Of Life”, and additional songs from 50 Cent, Justice, N.E.R.D., Beastie Boys, Beck, Blondie and Billy Squier are confirmed to be in the game. In addition to mixes using individual songs from both Eminem and Jay-Z, including Jay-Z’s “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and “Dirt Off Your Shoulder”, there will be a Eminem/Jay-Z mix song. Eminem also stated that he will have additional songs included later in the year as downloadable content for the game. Universal Music Group is providing much of the content for the game. - Wikipedia
http://www.activision.com
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The KAAOS Effect - The Game within Second Life - Created and Produced by MadPea and Orange - Official Public Opening - Friday March 20th, 2009

The Kaaos Effect at Orange Island (SLURL link).
Officially open to the public on Friday March 20th.
http://www.orange-island.com/?p=1505
The Kaaos Effect is an original game sponsored by Orange, as part of an ongoing effort to encourage and sustain innovative content creation on the Second Life platform, via its Orange Island Community.
The Game
An unusual building has landed on Orange Island. Are you curious enough to discover what has happened and where it came from? Using various communications devices scattered across time, the player will embark on a remarkable journey, an adventure that takes Second Life gaming steps further. Be careful when touching those buttons though... you never know when you might end up...
The Kaaos Effect is intended to be a unique, individual experience. It is different for each player.
There are hidden clues and bonus items in the game. To make sure that you have found everything there is to find, check out your progress at www.madpea.com/statistics. You may also want to look at a few initial guidelines to help you get the most of the Kaaos experience.
Please note: The story is fictional and you can teleport out at any moment if the game gets too exciting...
About MadPea & Orange Island
MadPea Productions is a games development company based in the virtual world of Second Life. Makers of acclaimed puzzle games 'Within', 'Firefly', 'The Zodiac Killer' and more... MadPea are an international team of talented content creators, who aim at taking games in Second Life to a new level. Find out more about MadPea's vision in our interview with their lead game designer Kiana Writer.
The France Telecom Group is one of the world’s largest and most successful integrated communications companies. The Group offers enhanced mobile, fixed line, television and internet services to customers through the Orange brand.
At the heart of the Orange brand lies the belief that together we can do more. By contributing to peoples’ lives, by helping them to build stronger communities, sharing their experiences and make more meaningful connections. Through the Orange Island project, we hope to not only learn more about virtual communities but also collaborate and innovate with them, as we are doing with our content partner MadPea Productions.
For more information about Orange and France Telecom please visit http://www.orange.com/
The Kaaos Effect / Credits
Orange Team
Fab Outlander - Producer
Sarn Aska - Executive Producer
Special thanks to extralab (Yesterday Demain / Nick Rhodes / Natty Foggarty)
Orange Island Website
Teleport to Orange Island (SLURL)
MadPea Crew
Kiana Writer - storyline, game design
Waghorne Truss - graphics, building, audio/video
Smiley Dyrssen - scripting, HUD design
Aria Dragonash - building & scripting
SweetDevil Magic - scripting
Rocksea Renegade - video, graphics
MadPea website
Teleport to MadPea Headquarters (SLURL)
Should you require additional information or request interviews with the MadPea crew, please IM ( Imno Loon) or email on imno.loon@gmail.com *Many thanks :)