Classic JRPG Worlds Are Actually DonutsGergo Vas9/02/13 2:00pm23912EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkReaching the end of a world map in a classic JRPG game sends you to the opposite end of the map. This is how most world maps worked back in the 2D days, and this is why these worlds are actually donut-shaped (or more precisely, toroidal), as WolfieMario's GIFs of Chrono Trigger show.
iPad Video Games Just About Killed Homer Simpson Last NightJason Schreier11/26/12 12:30pm52EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink People like to hate on The Simpsons these days, but I still find Fox's iconic cartoon show enjoyable, if not always super timely. See: this clip of Homer discovering iPad games, from the episode that aired last night.
Watch the Slavery Documentary that Apparently Pissed Off ChinaBrian Ashcraft5/08/12 7:15am121EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink News network Al Jazeera is closing its Beijing bureau, because Chinese authorities are refusing to renew an Al Jazeera correspondent's press credentials and visa, or even approve another journalist, the networked stated today.