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Crossing Bridges Is Hard
Our goal in Bridge Constructor is to build a bridge, and then pass through it. But as usual, it wouldn’t be all that fun if it were that simple. Vinny on YouTube thankfully knows exactly how to do it in a classy way. Crossing the bridge is actually the last thing you wanna do: The…
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Conan O’Brien Plays WWE 2K14, Calls His Character an A**hole
There’s no better way to beat The Rock than with a custom, skinny Conan character. Conan O’Brien is back with “Clueless Gamer” and this time he plays WWE 2K14. I’m glad they’ve spent time with the game’s best feature: character customization. Here’s the full clip: Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews “WWE 2K14” [Team Coco, YouTube] To…
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Da Vinci’s iconic The Last Supper, turned into a Team Fortress 2 parody, with—who else—Gabe Newell sitting in the center. If the creator, Nefnoj, used the golden ratio to define the proportions, it is indeed an authentic replica of the original. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,…
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One Man’s Quest To Rebuild Manhattan Entirely In Minecraft
The mere thought of 1:1 replicas of anything big in Minecraft always sounds crazy, but recreating Manhattan? NYU’s PhD candidate, Christopher Mitchell is just about to do that. He’s using a combination of data from Google Earth, Here.com, and even Microsoft’s Bing. If you zoom in, you can see right now it looks more like…
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Tony Hawk Explains the Back to the Future Hoverboard Prank
While you don’t need Tony Hawk to realize that the HUVr Back to the Future hoverboards were fake, the legendary skateboarder still felt it needed some explanation. It still looks awesome, though. HUVr Tech – Tony Hawk Reveals Hoverboard Prank [RIDE Channel, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
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‘Marvel vs. Seinfeld’ and Other Games No One Asked For
Once again, Pete Holmes shows off his favorite fictional games, and while some of them might sound horrible (I don’t even wanna touch something called Middle-Age Mutant Ninja Turtles!), some have potential: My Newman, Soup Nazi, Bob Sacamano (he’d be a secret character I guess) trio would beat anyone with ease. All The Games: Number…
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Rust with David Attenborough is a Peaceful Adventure
The last things that come to one’s mind when playing Rust are its relaxing ecosystem and Mother Nature (well, unless you count all those naked characters). And while the game might not have a calm narrator, here’s YouTuber Penal Cast, and a funny, Planet Earth-ish take on the otherwise intense sandbox game. Planet Rust –…
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Pokémon Would Be a Really Fearsome 90s Horror Show
Like something straight out of cult horror show Tales from the Crypt (or Braindead, even), these Pokémon illustrations by DeviantART artist Dante are anything but cute little monsters you wanna catch. There’s something really scary in their eyes: The flying types freak me out the most: Pokémon Art by DanteCyberMan [DeviantART] To contact the author…
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Adventure Time’s Jake, transformed into a giant, ridable, pixelized mech, thanks to Kid Skeletor’s awesome mod pack for Starbound You can download the pack here, with all the other characters included. Adventure Time Mod Pack 1.1 [Starbound Community] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…
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Scorpion. Go Home. You Are Drunk.
Turns out Scorpion was drunk all the time in Mortal Kombat. Now that Szarvas on Tumblr has put the character’s various animations—and also the classic paintings in the background—in a new perspective, it’s clearly visible. Gifs by Szarvas [Tumblr] – Scroption models by Gabriel Melendez [DeviantART] To contact the author of this post, write to:…
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Game of Thrones‘ Jason Momoa Shows How To Improve Relationships
Jason Momoa, aka Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo from Game of Thrones, was Conan O’Brien’s guest last night, and what else could have been their topic if not relationships. He showed the Khal Drogo way of fixing a relationship. And this could have been much more interesting if the other Conan (the barbarian) replaced Conan O’Brien…
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Barack Obama’s Most Unusual State of the Union Speech
With all those recent classic movie remakes he’s a bit late, but in Dorkly‘s latest illustration Barack Obama announces… something special: This means a next-gen Q*bert right? Dragon’s Lair, finally in HD? But more importantly, next time please reboot the 1990s! State of the Reboots [Dorkly] To contact the author of this post, write to:…
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EsportsIf Twitch Played League of Legends
Would it be a complete disaster if hundreds or thousands of Twitch.tv users controlled a single champion in a League of Legends, similarly to ‘Twitch plays Pokémon‘? YouTuber shocknickfilms’ parody shows us that yes, it would be pretty catastrophic. And how do you control the mouse? You can always type “LEFT CLICK” or “RIGHT CLICK”…
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Here’s a rather useful visual guide to DayZ play styles by JamesBlakesCat, using portraits from a similar game, Inna Woods. No matter how you play, you’re going to get killed for a can of beans (except if you are a murderous hobo.) A visual guide to play styles for beginners [JamesBlakesCat, via r/dayz] Dayshot is…
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Vega From Street Fighter is Useless Without His Claw
Pete Holmes is back with his latest series, portraying characters from Street Fighter as complete idiots, and this time it’s Vega’s turn. I didn’t know he was such a cry-baby! Street Fighter Red Tape: Vega [Pete Holmes, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
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EsportsWatch Blizzard Developers Play the Upcoming Heroes of the Storm
Casted by the game director Dustin Browder himself, here’s a look at Heroes of the Storm and an intense match between Blizzard developers. The game is in its alpha stage right now, but seeing mecha-Tassadar from StarCraft and a kaiju-Diablo fighting in the video, I’m pretty sure Blizzard is gonna be ready to return to…
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Jimmy Kimmel Presents Bitman Begins
Classic YouTube clips, turned into big-budget Hollywood movies? There comes a time when it’ll be sober fact. Until then, here’s Jimmy Kimmel and his dramatic adaptation of “Charlie Bit My Finger” (sadly, Bitman has nothing to do with bitcoins) with Chris Hemsworth, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. Bitman Begins [Jimmy Kimmel Live, YouTube] To contact…
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Star Wars art doesn’t get any more religious than this. Hero-Glyphs is a series by artist Josh Ln, transforming well-known superheroes and other pop culture icons into hieroglyphs. His latest pieces feature Star Wars, Ghostbusters and (surprise, surprise) Firefly: Hero Glyphs by Josh Lane [Society6] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…
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An Anthropological Study of DayZ
In DayZ, and other survival sandbox games, you don’t necessarily have to shoot anything that moves, still—unless you’re playing with friends— the chances of being killed on sight are really high. So here’s RE:roll with an in-depth, serious analysis of what might go on in someone’s head while playing DayZ DayZ: An Anthropological Study [YouTube]…
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How Star Trek Should Have Been Rebooted
Honor is never enough! This superbly-edited trailer parody of The Wolf of Wall Street by Grant Gourley throws new light upon everyone’s favorite Klingon. The Worf of Starfleet – Trailer Parody (The Wolf of Wall Street) [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
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