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These Horrific Facial Animations Will Infect Your Darkest Nightmares
Usually, the uncanny valley is something you want to avoid like the plague. But sometimes running head-first into it creates horrifying and gorgeous results. Take the video above, Parametric Expression, by artist Mike Pelletier. Made in the open-source program Makehuman, the video blends odd repetitions of uncanny facial animations with a really disquieting soundtrack. It’s…
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Watch Wayne Brady Pretend He’s In Grand Theft Auto
On last night’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? (now hosted by the excellent Aisha Tyler) Wayne Brady was tasked with pretending he was a character in a Grand Theft Auto game. For improvising off the top of his head, he did a pretty good job—even throwing in a Hot Coffee reference for good measure. It’s…
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This Comedian Thinks Video Games Are Done
As games get more immersive, and technology becomes more advanced, sometimes you wonder “Where do we go from here?” Well one comedian thinks video games are done. In the video above taken from last night’s Conan, comic Dwayne Perkins goes through the absurd history of technological advances in console gaming and wonders where we’re going…
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News Anchor Randomly Drops Expert GTA Reference
There’s a time and a place to drop some Grand Theft Auto knowledge, and apparently that time is when you’re an anchor on the local news. While reporting on a story about the band Flock of Seagulls getting their van stolen, local news anchor Rusty Ray of WBTW-TV pointed out that the band’s hit song,…
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This Hospital Has Its Very Own Video Game Room… For The Surgeons
“It’s amazing how that little monkey wound up being able to help me and others become better surgeons” said an actual doctor. At a Florida hospital, the doctors are encouraged to play six minutes of video games before surgery. Dr. James Rosser, who co-authored a study on the benefits of gaming and laparoscopic surgery years…
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Don’t F**k Up: A Video Game For Drunk People
I love it when bars and restaurants have video games. Whether it’s a wall-to-wall gaming experience like Barcade or a random burger joint in Berlin, it’s always a good thing. Which is why I’m fascinated by the Grasshopper Round Table, and the game Don’t F**k Up, developed by Studio Mercato. The Grasshopper Round Table is…
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This Game Involves 20 PlayStation Moves And Pretending You’re Tarzan
Even if you don’t like Tarzan, you have to admit that the idea of swinging through the jungle on vines sounds pretty fun. Well, now there’s a game that seizes on that impulse, and it only requires 20 PlayStation Move controllers hung from the ceiling! In the video above, we take a look at Edgar…
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Navigating a Maze of Real Lasers is Harder Than You’d Think
Look — We all love lasers. And we all agree that mazes made out of lasers, a la the movie Entrapment, are awesome. What you may not realize is that navigating a laser maze in real life is harder than you’d think. It was raining, and yet dozens of people came out to try their…
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Wayne Brady Professes His Love Of Video Games To Man In Sombrero
Despite their many cultural and linguistic differences, Let’s Make A Deal host Wayne Brady and a man in a sombrero bonded over their mutual love of video games. Isn’t that wonderful? It warms the cockles of my heart just thinking about it. (via Let’s Make a Deal)
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Can You Smoke Pot in Grand Theft Auto V?
In the gameplay trailer yesterday for Grand Theft Auto V, one of the three protagonists, Franklin, leaves a Medical Marajuana dispensary. As he’s leaving, he smells a vial in his hand and says “Damn!” Which raises the question: Can you smoke pot in Grand Theft Auto V? Yes, you were able to buy drugs in…
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Fox Hosts Support Gamer Facing Prison Time, Are Kind Of Jerks About It
Some days, solidarity comes from the unlikeliest places, with the unlikeliest of tones. Sometimes your most ardent defendants can be a total dicks about it. For one gamer facing prison time, that happened this morning. You may remember the 19-year-old League of Legends player from Texas that is facing 8 years in prison for Facebook…
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Parents Of Jailed League of Legends Player: ‘It Was A Joke’
Today, the parents of Justin Carter, the 19-year-old League of Legends player facing eight years in prison for threatening Facebook comments he made, took to television today to plead for their son’s innocence. “He’s very depressed, he’s very scared…and he’s very concerned he’s not going to get out. He’s pretty much lost all hope,” said…
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Watch A Fox Reporter Demolish A Hackneyed Anti-Game Argument
Today, an old man went on television and complained about video games. Then someone proved him horribly wrong. Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham and current head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, went on the John Stossel Show on Fox Buisness to tell why he thinks violent games are abhorrent and deserve to be…
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Watch This Yoga Ball Transform into a Katamari Damacy Controller
Playing Katamari Damacy is always delightful, but I’ve always wanted a controller that actually emulated the game. Well, now one exists! With a little bit of elbow grease, a yoga ball, a few optical mice and some other parts, a bunch of crafty Katmari fans made that dream a reality. Sure, things like this have…
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Non-Gamer Simplifies Xbox One Debacle For People Who Don’t Care
“Look. I’m not a gamer. Are you guys gamers?” isn’t usually how you want to start a story about video games. But that’s how FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti started her report on the Xbox One DRM debacle. “Well it’s Microsoft vs. just think the teenage boy gamer, and the teenage boy gamer won”, Simonetti said…
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TowerFall Was The Most Fun I Had At E3
I have this problem having what humans call “fun” at E3. You see, to me E3 is work — a pressure-cooker of exhaustion, hand sanitizer and confusing PR campaigns centered in an incredibly sad and weird part of Los Angeles. At times it’s downright creepy, and if you’re not careful you’ll forget why you love…
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This Wii U Party Game Lets You Get… Physical
Remember all the insane games you used to play at slumber parties? Remember how much fun you had? Well the Danes do as well, and they made a video game about it. Enter Spin The Bottle: Bumpie’s Party, an indie game made by KnapNok Games in Copenhagen. It’s kinda like WarioWare, but even more hilariously…
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In The Miiverse, Only The Villager Can Hear Your Screams
Of the announcements Nintendo made at E3, none were as meme-ready as the inclusion of The Villager from Animal Crossing in Smash Bros. With his terrifying, lifeless eyes, the internet got to work saying exactly what we were all thinking So is it any surprise that the Super Smash Bros. Miiverse community is absolutely packed…
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Dark Souls II is Dark Souls, Thank God
“I played Dark Souls II,” I said to a friend of mine one night at E3 over drinks. He leaned in. His eyes suddenly got wide and he got a little quiet. “How was it?” He asked. “It was Dark Souls.” I said. Immediately a wave of relief rushed over his face, and my friend…
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