The world’s most dangerous video game
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On Owngig, we’re dedicated to bringing people together to enjoy their favourite bands. We can do this through the internet, which makes it easy to spread the word. So when heard about how Nine Inch Nails front man, Trent Reznor used Twitter to raise almost a million dollars for a fan’s medical bills, we have to admit it made us go warm and fuzzy.
So to counteract this cuteness, we bring you possibly the most dangerous version of Dance Dance Revolution you’re ever likely to see – Dance Dance Immolation. Developed by some Californian (where else) nutcases, the game is the same in every respect apart from when you put a foot wrong a huge flamethrower burns you. The game has to be played wearing a flame retardant suit and suffice to say, don’t try this at home (even if you do have access to a big flamethrower in your house.)
Finally at Owngig we’re always looking for new ways to bring you the music you enjoy and this week we’ve been impressed by Simplify, a new tool that allows you to enjoy the music. If you listen to music at work, or have an iPhone, this is for you. Basically you install a small program on your home computer and then at work (or an iPhone) you can listen to all of your music, streamed from your home computer. So if you have more music than you can fit on a iPod, this no longer matters. Plus the iPhone app seems highly reliable. On a recent commute home, it cut out precisely once – for all of two seconds over a 40 minute journey. Highly recommended.