Looking for a way to kill some time today? Go to Google Image Search, and look up the term “atari breakout”. The Google Easter egg lets users play a fully-functioning version of the game which was first released in 1976. The original game was famously the result of Steve Jobs telling Atari founder Nolan Bushnell that his friend Steve Wozniak could deliver a game prototype in just four days … Discuss

This is what some people in the business like to call the “wow-factor”: On a recent trip to her local Goodwill thrift store, a woman in North Carolina recognized a Nintendo game on the for-sale rack from an old online news article—it was the “Holy Grail” of grey cartridges. It turns out that “Stadium Events”, which she purchased for $8, is an incredibly rare video game artifact that was recalled after only 200 were sold in 1986. Nintendo ended up buying the idea for the game and launching their “Power Pad” add-on shortly after. The unidentified woman said she will use her windfall to pay off some student loans, though why not also purchase her very own Power Glove oven mitt? … Discuss

In what may be the most obvious technological innovation ever, Pizza Hut has created an app that allows you to order pizzas from your Xbox. Once you’re connected to Xbox Live, you can even make a custom pie using your controller or Kinect, and the app will automatically find the nearest restaurant to place the order for delivery. Conceivably, you may never have to get up from playing Xbox again … Discuss

As part of the interactive art exhibit “Play!” a group of designers has transformed the side of a cultural center building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, into the world’s largest arcade. Passers-by are handed iPads that are used as controllers to play sky-scraper-sized versions of video game classics like Pac-Man and Tetris. The art installation is evidently meant to encourage you to be aware of and interact with your surroundings or something (yawn). Let’s be honest, when you have the ability to play awesome video games on the sides of buildings, artistic messages are the last thing on your mind ... Discuss

If you ever played a Super NES or Sega Genesis back in the day, there’s a good chance you’re familiar the arcade classic, Street Fighter. Now a new meme has immortalized the special move of in-game favorites the Ken and Ryu, the Hadouken power-punch. A well-timed photo is all you need to look like an arcade superhero … Discuss