Patricia Hernandez

The Internet’s Worst Nightmares, Illustrated

Creepypastas, or scary stories that circulate primarily on the internet, might frighten the heck out of us—but damn if they’re not thrilling to read. It was only a matter of time before someone came along and actually made a book about them. Or, well…a zine, to be more exact. It’s called /creepythread, and it features…

Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger Cook Bacon On A Tank

When Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a sandwich, he makes the Steak & Egger sandwich. Here’s the thing about the Steak & Egger sandwich: it has so much protein, it could kill probably kill a man. But as always, the food showcased in Epic Meal Time is not the sort of thing anyone should try to eat…

Business Card Plays Tetris. Never Be Unemployed Again.

Lots of people have business cards, but most cards are unfortunately kind of forgettable. Not this business card, though—this one is more likely to be a time sink, thanks to the playable Tetris it features. Watch it in action: The card belongs to Kevin Bates, and it can be played for up to ten hours.…

Nine Things You Might Not Know About Earthbound

Pop quiz! How much do you know about the cult-classic Earthbound? DYKGaming/Normal Boots takes the time to walk us through all sorts of trivia about the Earthbound franchise in this informative video, from how Miyamoto reacted to the game’s pitch, to the many changes we can find between Earthbound and Mother 2.Mother 2. It’s worth…

The Top Ten Moments of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘ So Far

When you have thousands of people controlling the same game, there are bound to be a ton of memorable hijinks. And so now that ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ beat the first generation of Pokémon games, it seems like a good time to reminisce on some of the stream’s high points, no? Here’s TheJWittz‘s personal list of…

Toddler Does League Of Legends Impression, Nails It

Aww. This little girl’s impression of League of Legends character Teemo isn’t just adorable, it’s also spot-on. It’s also, thankfully, not just a riff of ‘What Does The Fox Say.’ Whew. Here’s Teemo’s actual voice acting, for comparison’s sake: Thanks for the cute send-off into the weekend, Sophie (and lewiegun!) (Via Reddit) Sophie’s Teemo Impression…

Watch ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Tackle The Elite Four, Right Now

This is it, people—it’s what the last two weeks have been leading up to. Thousands of people came together to control a single trainer in Pokemon Red, and now they’re facing the game’s toughest challenge yet—the Elite Four. You should watch it as it happens, live. Sure, it might take a while for Twitch players…

Why We Care About Video Game Characters

Just because they’re fictional characters doesn’t mean we can’t care about them—obviously, everyone knows that. But there are reasons that that’s true, you know! Scientific reasons, even. PBS Game/Show explains why we sometimes deeply care about game characters here, and then even lists some of their favorite non-playable characters in games. Makes me curious—what are…

Dragons In Space: check out this awesome Skyrim shot by Reddit user DonCairo—makes the game almost seem otherwordly! Nightshot is the night version of Dayshot— an image-based feature that occasionally runs at night, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them.

Grand Theft Auto IV Looks Marvelous in Black and White

Grand Theft Auto IV may be almost six years old, but its age doesn’t stop folks from doing all sorts of amazing stuff with it. Take, for example, this excellent noire “walkabout series” by gaming’s best screenshot artist, Dead End Thrills. The game looks gorgeous like this, no? At first glance, some of these excellent…

If You Have A Friend That’s New To Dark Souls, Send Them This

Two things can happen if a Dark Souls newbie watches this video. One, they are gullible and go ‘wow that truly is One Weird Trick to becoming good at Dark Souls‘—meaning they’re likely to dedicate the rest of the playthrough to trying to find a coconut. Or two, they catch on that all of the…

Gamers Get Pretty Gross Facebook Ads

If you have a Facebook profile, chances are good that you’ve populated it with some information about yourself. Like say, some of your favorite games—that way, anyone can look on your page and learn a little bit about you. It’s a useful feature, but it’s also used so that Facebook can spit more “relevant” ads…

The Goofy Religions Of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon,‘ Explained

The cult of the Helix fossil/Omanyte is not the only ‘religion’ that’s formed around the events of Twitch Plays Pokemon, you know. This makes sense: a random group of thousands of people aren’t necessarily all going to believe in the same thing. Plus, the mythology surrounding the Helix fossil itself is a complicated beauty/mess—there are…

Ocarina of Time, In First Person, On The Oculus Rift

You’ve (hopefully) seen the original Zelda on the Oculus Rift. Now I’d like to bring your attention to the Oculus Rift version of what some consider the best Zelda game—not only is this in first person, which makes the game look way different, but it also lets Link jump whenever you want. Granted, as Chadtronic…

The Games That Nearly Broke Us: you should read Kotaku columnist Leigh Alexander’s heartfelt story about Netrunner, a cyberpunk board game that can be difficult to learn for folks who have trouble with math.

Nine Things You Might Not Know About The Simpsons

The Simpsons has been around for a long time—which means there are a number of interesting factoids about the show you might not know about. Do you know, for example, what the show looked like when it started running? What about why it changed, style-wise, from those early episodes? Those are just some of many…

Internet Woes: “Internet access is a utility. A commodity that should get better and faster and cheaper over time. Anyone who says otherwise is lying for money,” The Verge writes in a must-read essay.

Not Everyone Playing ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘ Appears To Be Human

Right now, more than fifty thousand people on a Twitch channel are trying to control a trainer inPokémon Red. Collectively, they’ve acquired seven gym badges, which means that the end of the game is near. Great! Except not everyone watching is interested in helping making progress in the game. Sure, there are trolls—most recently, this…

A Bonkers Theory on The True Identity of Andy’s Mom In Toy Story

Forget the unified Pixar theory. Or rather, let’s get more granular than the unified Pixar theory. Have you ever given much thought as to who Andy’s mom is in the movie Toy Story? Random, I know—but, hear me out! According to Jon Negroni, the movies have given us subtle clues as to what her identity…

From Bottlecap To Pocket Crossbow In Just A Few Steps

If you’ve got a couple of screwdrivers, popsicle sticks, an elastic band and a bottlecap lying around, then why not put them to good use? These common household items are everything you need to make a surprisingly powerful mini crossbow. Not only does the crossbow fit into your pocket, but it can join your arsenal…