SEGA spent a lot of money and effort trying to convince people the 32X was worth buying in 1995. One of the attractions they brought to E3 that year was an X-Men game that never made it past the booth. More than three decades later, the Video Game History Foundation pulled a short clip from its E3 1995 archives and put it online. The footage lasts about forty seconds and mostly shows Wolverine running through empty rooms.
Japan opened its first bullet train in 1964, timed for the Tokyo Olympics. That Shinkansen reached 210 kilometers per hour and showed the world what dedicated high-speed rail could do. Today those trains routinely clear 300 kilometers per hour, matching the takeoff speed of many commercial jets. The question the TED-Ed lesson asks is whether rail can ever outpace flight itself.
Most chairs sold as gaming seats start with a racing-shell shape that looks fast and then quietly limits how you sit. The GTPLAYER Big and Tall model, priced at $169.98 (was $250), in Earth-Black takes the opposite route. It opens the seat, raises the back, and adds real mechanical support so the same chair works for someone who needs the extra room and for someone who simply wants to sit without fighting the furniture.
Swedish furniture maker IKEA and Microsoft’s Xbox division posted a short Instagram video this week that shows pieces shaped like the buttons and sticks on an Xbox controller. Designers from both companies worked together on the line. A full look at the collection is expected during Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, on August 26.
