Yep, That Looks Like A Feature-Length Minecraft Movie [UPDATE]
Fan films come and go, but making a feature-length Minecraft movie? That's taking fandom to a whole new level.
Yeah, Punching's Great. But Superman Should Kick More Guys in the Nuts.
The Last Son of Krypton mostly pummels evildoers in the face. Yes, there's the good ol' freeze breath and heat vision attacks but those tend to feel a bit impersonal. And Superman always pulls his punches with normal human bad guys. But, what if someone pissed him off so much that he didn't hold back? Well, according…
Raiden's Totally Normal, Not-Weird-At-All Morning Routine Proves He's…
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Except for, you know, when he slices people in half. That part may be different. Maybe. I dunno you that well.
Watch All Of FreddieW's Videos From 2012 Mashed Into One Funky…
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YouTube superstar Freddie Wong has a knack for making fun, special-affected videos based on games, tropes in games, and whatever else about games.
Watching Real-Life Link Shamelessly Smash Pots Never Gets Old
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This joke has been made before. Many, many times before. But I can't resist when it involved Freddie W and the most gleeful looking Link I have ever seen. So gleeful that it looks downright evil.
Two Gamers Break In To EA With Violent, Humorous Results
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Some guys will go to great lengths to secure good leaked video game information. Up to and including shooting guards with automatic weaponry.
The World Revolves Around Video Games In Freddie W's New Web Series
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A Live-Action Battlefield 4, Through the Eyes of YouTube's FreddieW
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After teaming up with EA to produce a Battlefield 3 commercial, Internet sensation Freddie Wong—best known for geeky, homemade film shorts that riff on Splinter Cell, Halo and Portal—stayed on set to create the video seen above. This one imagines what asynchronous co-op play might look like for that game's inevitable…
Minecraft Gets the FreddieW Treatment on YouTube
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Filmmaker extraordinaire Freddie Wong's managed to capture a devoted following on YouTube, thanks to the hilarious, high-quality video game-centric shorts he's been behind. FreddieW's done spoofs of franchises like Splinter Cell, Katamari Damacy and Medal of Honor, among others. Now he and his production crew have…
Why you Should Never, Ever Invert Your Controls
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Look, if you want to invert flight controls on your own game, fine. You're a freak, but it's your game, so whatever. Just know that you should never, ever do it when other people are around.
YouTube Superstar Freddie W and Friends Going Big With the Ambitious…
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The men responsible for YouTube's most enjoyable video game moments (Real Life Mario Kart, Aimbot, First Person Mario, The Rocket Jump, etc.) are working on their most ambitious project yet. It's called Video Game High School and you might help it get made.
The E3 2011 Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Line Was Short (and Not Real)
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The long-awaited Half-Life 2: Episode 3 wasn't really at E3, but YouTube master of digital manipulation FreddieW shows us what could have been... though, surely at least eight people would have lined up for the game.