A bunch of your favourite Polaris YouTubers were in LA last weekend for the most expensive and the most botched game jam in the history of gaming. That’s because the production team took a game jam, tried making a reality TV show and had it all backfire. [Indie Statik]

Last week’s Geek Links featured Asher Vollmer talking about the clones of Threes. This week, the folks at Giant Bomb talk to the people behind those clones. [Giant Bomb]

You don’t have to be a little company or tech blogger to know the US patent system is outdated and broken. Shark Tank shark and billionaire Mark Cuban feels the same way. [Politico]

People are dual-wielding cellphones but not to get the best of iOS and Android. It’s to keep their work and personal lives separate. People would rather carry two phones around than one BlackBerry that claims to do that. Says a lot, RIM. [Wall Street Journal]

Want a look inside how your favourite YouTuber’s are bought and paid for. TotalBiscuit posted an example of an email he typically gets from PR companies looking to buy favourable coverage. [Paste Bin]

Hasbro is launching a special edition of Monopoly that will include the most popular house rules as official rules of the game. Is nothing sacred anymore? [New York Times]

Astronomers have found the first asteroid that has rings. That’s got to be one hell of an asteroid. [NBC News]

Asher Vollmer talks about all the Threes clones that have come out since the game’s launch that have overshadowed his game. [Asherv]

Reddit CEO, Yishan Wong, doesn’t much care for the Bitcoin community on Reddit. On the other hand, he loves the Dogecoin community. /r/Dogecoin FTW! [Quora]

Gearbox and 3D Realms are going to war over Duke Nukem. Considering Gearbox’s track record with other companies’ IP, I know my rooting interest in this battle. [Wired]

With Captain America 2 coming out in a couple of weeks and Spider-Man 2 (2?) due in May, let’s take a look at the unmade movie history of Marvel Comics. [io9]

It’s not just console wars now. There’s an engine war going on. Crytek is fighting back against the deals for Unreal Engine 4 and Unity 5 with a better deal for CryEngine. [CryEngine]

And there appears to be a game API war brewing. AMD has Mantle. Microsoft was pitching the next DirectX at GDC. And the show had NVIDIA, AMD and Intel trumpeting the merits of OpenGL. [NVIDIA]

David Fincher has only one actor in mind for his and Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs biopic: Christian Bale. He’s even threatening to walk if Sony Pictures doesn’t let him have Bale. [The Wrap]

In news that will surprise absolutely no one, EA will be publishing Titanfall 2 and it won’t be a Microsoft exclusive. [GameSpot]

Even with a solid security system in place, the human factor can undermine even the best software. That was how credit card data was stolen from Target. It wasn’t the system but the people using it that allowed data to be stolen. [Businessweek]

EA Sports’ old slogan was “if it’s in the game, it’s in the game.” However, in the case of the Madden series, some features are too real for the NFL’s liking and they had them pulled from the game. [Extra Mustard]

Speaking of “it’s in the game,” that was a top priority for Trey Parker and Matt Stone when it came to the development of South Park: The Stick of Truth. [Eurogamer]

Are you ready for a vintage-style baseball game. MLB has taken it upon themselves to develop an in-house multiplatform baseball game that will be the return of RBI Baseball. Someone had to get baseball back on the Xbox. [Polygon]

The PS4’s monthly sales winning streak is about to come to an end in March as Titanfall moves Xbox Ones. For now, the PS4 is still the sales king. [Engadget]

In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Naughty Dog’s hit The Last of Us is going to become a feature film. [Deadline]

Goat Simulator is actually happening. It’s coming April 1st which almost makes me question if this isn’t a joke but April 1st is a Tuesday. Here’s the developer’s tale of going from goofy test footage to an actual game. [Gamasutra]

Twitch is starting work on bringing streaming to iOS and Android games. You’re going to be able to stream everything before long. [Joystiq]

I’ve never really considered doing it before but the dumpsters behind GameStops can be treasure troves of free, discarded games wares. Just make sure it’s not illegal in your city first. [IGN]

Steve Ballmer’s departure as CEO of Microsoft may have been as a result of his legendary temper getting him in hot water with the Microsoft board of directors. Stuff like that tends to backfire. Personal experience talking. [Computer World]

If you aren’t Canadian and didn’t see her stint hosting Electric Playground (the same show that gave Geoff Keighley his start and also featured legendary game composer Tommy Tallarico), you may not know Jade Raymond. You will, however, know her work. She was a producer on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Watch Dogs, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot and is now the Managing Director of Ubisoft Toronto. [AdWeek]

Have you ever wondered where King’s millions of dollars in profit are coming from if you and no one you know are spending money on Candy Crush? Well, that’s because half of mobile game revenue comes from about 0.15% of gamers. [Swrve]

The folks at Pew Research have examines Twitter and broken topical conversations down into six different categories. It’s actually a fairly fascinating examination. [Pew Research Internet Project]

Eve Online can be both the most and least exciting game ever made. It all depends on how you play it. Here’s an in-depth look inside the space MMO that frequently captures the attention of the gaming world. [Polygon]

And for something completely different, a porn search engine has created a live feed of its search terms in case you wanted a look into some of the more depraved minds of society. This link is the NSFW-ish one not the NSFW work one. [Weird Internet]

It’s been almost a year since Disney killed off LucasArts and turned it into a licensing division rather than a video game developer and publisher. However, the death of LucasArts had been a decade in the making. [Game Informer]

Popular YouTuber TotalBiscuit explains the downside of being famous on the internet. [/r/CynicalBrit]

In something of a surprise, the internet has reacted favourably to The Escapist reviews editor Jim Sterling being cast in Volume. How does he get a pass but a Jessica Chobot and IGN get raked over the coals? [Stick Twiddlers]

Good news for people who are roughly my age: Tony Hawk says that Activision is working on a new Tony Hawk skateboarding game. Just make a game and use the soundtracks from THPS1 & 2 and you’ll be fine. [IGN]

FYI: GOG is moving to a regional pricing model at the request of publishers. That probably doesn’t benefit anyone who is now subject to regional pricing. They say it’s necessary so more publishers will release DRM free on the service. [GOG.com]

What do some scientists think humans will look like in 100,000 years? Like characters out of manga books. [Mother Nature Network]

Some important Microsoft investors are telling Microsoft’s new CEO that he should drop Bing, Surface and Xbox from the company’s portfolio. [Washington Post]

Developer Jeff Vogel explains why Dong Nguyen pulled down his wildly popular Flappy Bird and how the vitriol from both random folks on the internet and the gaming media can get to you. [The Bottom Feeder]

EA’s Chief Creative Officer doesn’t see the problem with the SimCity and Battlefield 4 launches because the games sold well. It looks like EA is trying hard to win a third-straight Worst Company in America award from The Consumerist. [Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

If they go with a more Olympic-style model, could the World Cyber Games be revived and thrive? [eSportsMax]

Mass Effect fans will remember the Quantum Entanglement Communicator used in ME2 and ME3. Well, that’s based on a real thing that’s called Quantum Teleportation. European physicists have found a way to use quantum teleportation through standard fibre optic cables that could for them basis of Quantum Internet. [Technology Review]

I know we’ve gone on a bit about Dungeon Keeper this week but don’t forget that EA drops the ball with both mobile versions of classic titles and their flagship triple-A titles like Battlefield 4. [Eurogamer]

I’ve probably already run a link about it but here’s an in-depth look at the latest EVE Online mega-fight that result in the real-world equivalent of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of ships destroyed. [Giant Bomb]

Don’t look now but the longest-reigning champion of eSports is making a comeback. I don’t mean that a player is making a comeback. StarCraft: Brood War is quickly regaining popularity among fans of competitive gaming. [The Daily Dot]

Not only are the X-Men movies not following the continuity of the comic books, they’re contradicting their own continuity repeatedly. [Comic Book Movie]

This is the single most comprehensive look at how gamers deal with morality systems in games that you’ll ever read. Absolutely fascinating piece. [Journal of Games Criticism]

You know, I’d like to change my Twitter handle to something shorter but still easily identifiable as my own personal account. After reading the experiences the man formerly known as @N had when someone stole his PayPal and GoDaddy accounts to steal his Twitter handle, I think I’ll keep my undesirable handle. [The Next Web]

Remember last week’s post about Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition’s framerate? Well, turns out that the initial reports were mostly accurate. While the PS4 had a wider range of FPS than anticipated, the Xbox One version never climbed above 30 FPS and was outperformed by an average of over 20 FPS. [Digital Foundry]

The man behind the Black Mesa mod for the Source Engine got his hands on Valve’s new VR device. Here are his impressions. [Carlos Montero]

If it was Doritos, it would be the most cliche gamer snack ever but this is pretty close. In Japan, you can now get packets of Mountain Dew flavoured Cheetos. [FoodBeast]