All hands on deck. It's Late Night Computing for February 1, 2013.

Welp, that's all folks. The weekend is here, and I for one am glad. It's time to settle in and play some video games. What's on your list? I'll be playing Starcraft II until Dead Space 3 gets here early next week. That, and FTL: Faster Than Light, of course. Captain to the bridge!

News bits:

• House of Cards, the first original series funded by Netflix, goes live with its pilot episode. Read about the political thriller as a primer before you indulge yourself this weekend. [via ArsTechnica]

• Who needs to watch the Super Bowl on your television when the Internet provides you just as many options? Here's the definitive guide for doing just that. [via Venturebeat]

• Interested in the future? Start reading every issue of The New York Times, like these two scientists are doing. [via Gigaom]

• Samsung gives Saul a call to help with them their Super Bowl commercial. [via Youtube]

• Are mobile quarterbacks more prone to injury than their pocket-passing counterparts? You might be surprised. [via Slate]

Chatty posts of the moment:

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• "DMC is an early contender for 2013 game soundtrack of the year." [by mwasher]

• "When you have to name characters in games (not just coming up with an online handle for multiplayer), do you always come up with a new one, or do you have a list of favorites? Do you ever just use your name? I seem to rotate through a bunch, some of which I've used for years, dating back to Namingway in FF4US, some of which just pop into my head on the character screen." [by Omaha]

Nightly file:

Heroes of Newerth client 3.0. for Windows, Mac, and Linux. "client version 3.0.0.1 for S2 Games' Heroes of Newerth, an RTS-RPG hybrid heavily inspired by the Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients. Now free to play." Download the client for Mac, Linux, or Windows.

Media:

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 gameplay enhancements:

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 shows off its gameplay enhancements in a new video.