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EsportsFan Video Justifies All The Hype For The Big Dota Tournament
Compared to Team Fortress 2, Dota 2 doesn’t have that many Source Filmmaker shorts. Too bad, because Dota Cinema’s and Lozeng3r‘s SFM serves as proof that these things really have potential. They’ve made the clip to hype us all for the finals of The International and, well, it’s safe to say that it works. The…
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A Touching, Unexpected Tribute To Link’s Horse From Zelda
YouTuber Twin Perfect, probably inspired by the unlockable horse in the classic arcade racer Daytona USA, rewrote the lyrics of the memorable soundtrack of the game to include Link’s steed, Epona. And he also made an awesome video for it. Here’s the full edit. It’s full of surprises and late 90s feels: Epona Usa [Twin…
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LEGO Bioshock Infinite Diorama Is Simply Massive
The exterior of the Bank of the Prophet in Bioshock Infinites was one of the most memorable parts of the game, and it’s just simply incredible in LEGO form. This massive build was made by the talented Imagine Rigney and was exhibited at BrickWorld last month. If you haven’t seen it, there’s no need to…
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Adventure Time Goes Really Well With Game of Thrones
Artist Joe Hogan and Mike Vasquez’s crossover series are the best example that Adventure Time and its style is just perfect for mash-ups. Their latest piece has really serious and funny-looking Game of Thrones characters. Their prints will be available at this year’s Comic Con or, alternatively, you can grab them on Etsy Here’s the…
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Player Gets To Wave 138 Of World of Warcraft‘s Proving Grounds
It’s pretty impressive to survive 30 or 40 waves of enemies in the Proving Grounds, a World of Warcraft scenario where you can test your raiding abilities by facing enemies that get stronger with each wave. So the fact that frost mage Akuyama reached wave 138 and set a new world record is incredible. You…
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The one thing I really liked in classic LucasArts adventure games was how full they were with colorful details. Venezuelan artist Glen Fernandez Sardi did a great job bringing these memories back with his digital paintings featuring Monkey Island 2, Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango Tributes by Glen Fernandez Sardi [CGSociety,…
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One Of The Highlights Of EVO 2014 Was An Incredible Win With Pikachu
Hyping the crowd with a Pikachu plushie, Smash Bros. player Axe pulled an incredible win against Silent Wolf with his Pikachu, beating the hell out of his opponent in record time. It wasn’t the grand finals, but without a doubt one of the best moments of all the games played at EVO 2014. Here are…
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An In-Depth Look At Metal Gear Solid V‘s Mother Base
We’ve already seen some footage from Metal Gear Solid V, including a tour of one of the most famous oil platforms in gaming, the Mother Base, that will serve as the main hub of the game. YouTuber YongYea is here with a detailed analysis of the Mother Base, along with the inevitable theories—it’s a new…
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The Sopranos‘ Opening, Remade In Grand Theft Auto V
Tony Soprano and his family might not live on the West Coast, but 8-bit Bastard‘s remake of the classic opening of the show in Grand Theft Auto V makes me want to load up the original again. This time Tony’s not driving from New York to his home in New Jersey, but from Los Santos…
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My PC Is Already Burning Looking At Minecraft‘s ‘Better Foliage’
‘Better Foliage’ is a mod by OctarineNoise and, combined with the LB Photo Realism resource pack, it makes Minecraft‘s blocky environment a lot more fluffy. You might just need to mod your PC as well to run this without frame drops and to avoid burning down your CPU. Better Foliage mod [r/minecraft] Dayshot is an…
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Pokémon As Colossal Beasts From Attack on Titan Are Unsettling
Attack on Titan eyes make everything a lot creepier. Beth Emery, an artist on DeviantART, drew a few mash-ups, and even the cutest Pokémon like Jigglypuff or Bulbasaur would look, well, unsettling with Titan features. That Colossal Titan and Cubone mashup is really great though! Attack on Titan Pokémon by zsparky [DeviantART, via TinyCartridge] To…
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One Of The Coolest Dungeons in World of Warcraft Is About to Change
It’s an established tradition that whenever a new World of Warcraft expansion comes out, some classic dungeons get a redesign. After Scholomance and The Scarlet Monastery it’s time for a new Upper Blackrock Spire (UBRS), an awesome old dungeon that—among other things—became famous for Leeeeeeeroy Jenkins Now that people have access to the beta and…
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Kirby? Krang? What The Hell Happened?
Krang’s home, Dimension X from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is apparently Kirby’s Dream Land, or at least that’s how artist Tohad imagines it. He’s been busy lately with badass mashups of video game characters and different regions of pop culture. Krang X Kirby is just shocking. But here’s Sonic and Donkey Kong with a bit…
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League of Legends Cosplayers Swarm Anime Expo 2014
The one good thing about the crazy amount of champions in League of Legends is the endless cosplay possibilities it can lead to. And this year’s Anime Expo was full of LoL cosplay. MLZ Studios put together a nice video with the usual ones like Jinx or Ahri and with some unexpected ones like Ziggs,…
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Hiding Corpses In Sniper Elite 3 Is Not As Easy As You’d Think
Nazis become transparent when you shoot them in Sniper Elite 3, thanks to the gruesome x-ray killcams. But throwing them into water? That’s different. Here’s YouTuber Skacik showing us one of the funnier glitches of the game. Sniper Generic 3 [YouTube] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,…
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Bowser Gets His Own Converse Sneakers In Japan
Converse will launch two new Super Mario-themed sneakers for no less than ¥20,000 (roughly $200) in late August in Japan, with Bowser and Mario on them. The stars in Super Mario games match Converse’s ‘All Star’ brand after all. They’re a follow-up to a black-and-white series, released back in 2012, this time the design is…
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Phantom Pain-Style Metal Gear Solid 3 Trailer Is Surprisingly Powerful
Big Boss (and David Hayter) go nuclear in YongYea’s fan-made Metal Gear Solid 3 video. It was made to match the emotional E3 trailer of MGSV as closely as possible and we can’t say he didn’t succeed. Here’s the clip below. And obviously, watch out for Metal Gear Solid 3 spoilers: Metal Gear Solid 3…
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LEGO Warhammer 40k Battlefield Is A Work Of Art
This Warhammer 40k diorama, made entirely from LEGO bricks, is just so fantastic. It makes me wonder: If these were official kits, would it be cheaper than buying regular Warhammer space marines and orks? At least building them would definitely take less time. Credit goes to Jerac, a veteran LEGO builder who built this for…
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If Dark Souls II Were An eSport
Those parries would be much more dramatic. YouTuber Green Toast mixed up some Dark Souls II gameplay and Koreans casting a Dota 2 match (hoping we don’t understand a word) to make it look like it’s the real deal. If Dark Souls II Became an Esport [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write…
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You Can Now Buy 3D-Printed Figurines Of League of Legends Pros
Pretty surprising way to promote an eSports team, but here they are: Team Dignitas‘ North American League of Legends team got unique 3D-printed figurines, and they are all available for $40 each. Here’s Kiwi, Shiphtur, Crumbzz, Zion, QT, and Scarra. Sadly they won’t say random LoL-related things if you squeeze them. via Cubify and Team-Dignitas.net…
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