Machinima, The LeBrons, Golden Gods Awards all coming to Xbox Live

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Xbox Live is adding a load of content in the coming days, from a season of NBA star LeBron James’ animated series to a Machinima app. Online video network Machinima, which currently hosting a ‘Portal’-themed live action web series, is the first app to launch worldwide on Xbox and offers everything from narratives like “Mortal Kombat: Legacy,” and “Halo… Read More…

‘Portal’ sitcom: Machinima hosting web series based on Valve’s classic game

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Portal fans rejoice: Online video network Machinima is hosting a ‘Portal’-themed live action web series set to debut later this month. The show, produced by Wayside Creations, is called Aperture R&D and will premiere March 15. It’s based on workers at Portal‘s Aperture Laboratories and, based on the trailer, seems to mimic the game’s vibe and dark humor. “Based… Read More…

Watch J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell talk about making games and movies together

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We wrote last week about director J.J. Abrams and Valve co-founder Gabe Newell giving the keynote at the DICE 2013 Summit and discussing making games and movies together. Now, for our own personal excitement, that entire talk is up online and you can watch it above. And there’s a lot more the two industry kingpins discuss, including an… Read More…

Gabe Newell, J.J. Abrams discussing plans for ‘Half-Life’ and ‘Portal’ movie

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Get excited, people: Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams have plans to work together both on a movie and game. The pair just revealed on stage at the DICE 2013 Summit that there are certainly plans in the works. Newell, the Valve co-founder, said that he wants to do a ‘Half-Life’ or ‘Portal’ movie with Abrams, who is… Read More…

‘Portal’ in the classroom? Valve joins White House in education technology initiative

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“Digital Promise” is a new education technology initiative rolled out by the U.S. Department of Education yesterday, with Congressional support, attempting to “transform teaching and learning.” In a surprise twist, one of the partners is none other than Valve, the Bellevue-based company behind the Steam video-game platform and blockbuster game franchises such as Half-Life and Portal…. Read More…

Nerd Notes: Eat ramen 3 times a day, meditate, and don’t steal laptops with built-in cameras

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Microsoft’s Gamefest 2011 is now open for registration. Molly Wizenberg of Seattle is featured in The New York Times for her money-making blog Orangette. These nerds made a jetpack and got a fake human (a dummy, if you will) to Rocketeer it 5,000 feet up into the sky. This was all before the emergency parachute landing, of… Read More…