Technomancer 2.0 Digital Wizard Hoodie Lets You Cast Spells

Posted on 22/12/2015 by David Ponce

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Well… we’re not sure who could wear something like the Technomancer 2.0 Digital Wizard Hoodie. Cosplayers, maybe? Outside of Halloween, we just can’t imagine they’d be the kind of company we’d like to be around. But then again, maybe we’re just a bit too square. If you’ve got the magic bug in you, and always fancied yourself a wizard or a sorcerer or something, technology is coming to help you out in your aspirations. Accelerometers, some speakers, and LEDs deck out this hoodie, and with some training you’ll be able to learn specific gestures that trigger different light and sound effects. You can learn to perform 9 “spells”:

– Electroshock
– Thunderbolt
– Restore Health
– Fireball
– Shockwave
– Energy Beam
– Raise the Dead
– Warp
– Water Bending
– (plus bonus Color Caster and Restore Mana, the reset position)

It’s a Thinkgeek creation and exclusive, and doesn’t come cheap at $129. But that’s small change for someone who’s dedicated enough to their art, isn’t it?

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Sorcery! on iOS reincarnates Fighting Fantasy books for tablets (video)

Posted on 02/05/2013 by Mat Smith

If you're going to bring the well-loved, 30-year-old Fighting Fantasy book series to digital screens, you'd better do it right. Fortunately, Sorcery! does. The game is based on the original choose-your-own-adventure series written by Lionhead Studios co-founder Steve Jackson, with a few modern adjustments. The iOS game sidesteps the need for organic books and (unfortunately) our tried-and-tested multi-fingered bookmarking system, digitally keeping note of all your decisions along the way -- in short, no cheating. Making use of the new medium, there are now touch-based sword fights to help break up the wordy play-by-play descriptions of what you're doing. The initial installment is available now for $5 at the App Store, with the remaining three parts expected to follow later this year.

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Editorial: Sony needs more than Sorcery to resurrect the PlayStation Move

Posted on 29/05/2012 by Sean Buckley

The first time we saw Sony's PlayStation Move, it didn't even have a name: we only knew it as the PS3 motion controller. The newfangled prototype was Sony's response to the success Nintendo found in the Wii, a motion-sensitive "me-too" that hoped to one up the competition with better tracking, more "core" games and a curious glowing ball perched on its top. Its first outing showed a handful of tech demos, flaunting gameplay concepts that we'd eventually see in Sports Champions and Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest. Since then, the Move has seen its fair share of exclusive and compatible titles, but none quite engaging enough to make the peripheral a must-have accessory. With the next generation just around the corner and Sony's portable cards already on the table, E3 2012 is looking a little light on the hardware front. If Sony's going to give the Move one final push, now is the time.

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Sony opens up PSN to digital download pre-orders

Posted on 18/05/2012 by Joseph Volpe

Pre-orders are nothing new in the realm of video gaming -- they're the requisite hype before the release day-storm. On the digital download front, however, that anticipatory frenzy hasn't gotten much major industry support, until now. Sony, purveyor of all things PlayStation, has just tossed a bone to its many PSN subscribers, offering the option to purchase unreleased titles in advance of their planned launches. First up for the newly announced service is Sorcery, one of the company's Move-compatible game due out later this month. Gamers who opt-in for the arrangement will receive an unlock key that should allow their consoles to begin the download process in tandem with the software's official debut. Hit up the source below for the full FAQ.