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A creative journey into gaming, virtual reality, and augmented reality, the Imagination section celebrates technologies that redefine entertainment. It explores immersive experiences and cutting-edge innovations that bring stories, art, and interactions to life, blurring the lines between the virtual and physical worlds.

Having a Rovio executive for a husband must be degrading

Having a Rovio executive for a husband must be degrading

When Rovio CMO Peter Vester appeared at a ball last December, his wife, Teija Vesterbacka, came in a dress that awkwardly...

The Steam Store: How Valve’s ingenious digital store has taken over gaming

The Steam Store: How Valve’s ingenious digital store has taken over gaming

If you ask a non-gamer about steam, they'll describe boiling water or the stuff that comes out of an iron....

This cake is not a lie

This cake is not a lie

We normally don't look at cooking as a way to generate tech discussions or exemplify geek awesomeness, but this sort...

90s kids in 45 years

90s kids in 45 years

If you ask older people today, many would use phrases of disappointment akin to "weeping for the future" or "I...

Link’s Love Nest

Link’s Love Nest

Ah, young love. It warms the heart to see young gaming characters finding each other after a long quest and...

The major video game companies may be off the SOPA list but they still support it

The major video game companies may be off the SOPA list but they still support it

It's one thing to distance your company from a list that had proven in the last couple of weeks to...

Senseye: Aim at your smartphone enemies by looking at them

Senseye: Aim at your smartphone enemies by looking at them

When it comes to technological innovations heading into 2012, much focus is being put on mobile devices. Advancing the technology...

Nerdgasm: The Dark Knight Rises trailer

Nerdgasm: The Dark Knight Rises trailer

It's hard to make us speechless. We are often overly-verbose rather than sitting dumbfounded by anything, particularly as unimportant as...

Xbox and iPad soar, others plummet as desired gifts for kids

Xbox and iPad soar, others plummet as desired gifts for kids

The trends of sales during the holidays often relies on the wants of children and teens. It isn't just in...

Xbox 360 dominated gaming sales in November

Xbox 360 dominated gaming sales in November

Most were impressed with Microsoft and their Xbox 360 when it was reported that they had sold 1.44 million units...

Skyrim’s Doublerain Bow

Skyrim’s Doublerain Bow

Skyrim is, of course, a hugely popular game. It's immense in scope and the manhours it took to put it...

50,000 year-old Sim City, “Magnasanti”, holds 6 million Sims

50,000 year-old Sim City, “Magnasanti”, holds 6 million Sims

When people spend too much time on a game, they are often ridiculed. In the case of Vincent Ocasla, he...

MW3 might have the bulk of the attention, but Assassin’s Creed 4 is heating up

MW3 might have the bulk of the attention, but Assassin’s Creed 4 is heating up

Last week saw one of the biggest buzz buildups surround a game in history as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...

Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer is funny, says little about the game

Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer is funny, says little about the game

If there was any doubt about the difference in marketing budgets between rival first-person shooters Battlefield 3 and Call of...

The Edison Memorial Tower, Minecraft edition

The Edison Memorial Tower, Minecraft edition

There are many instances of projects created in Minecraft that are nothing short of epic. With 10 million people building,...

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

Television time is smartphone or tablet time for 40% of American owners

It has been speculated that home entertainment would meld with online and app-based engagement more and more over time. Today,...

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Steam has more competition coming its way as Amazon is expected to offer PC game pre-orders on digital downloads starting...

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

If Microsoft fails in the mobile phone industry, it will be for lack of confidence

Here's a quote from the head of the Windows Phone unit at Microsoft: “So, I think that what our strategy...

Netflix gets DreamWorks

Netflix gets DreamWorks

HBO is out and Netflix is in. With a bid of approximately $30 million per movie, Netflix put together the...

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

There is a lot of passion surrounding social games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. People either love them or hate...