Weird Al Singing ‘Yoda’ With Autistic Children Made Me So Happy

During Comedy Central’s biennial Night of Too Many Stars benefit for New York Collaborates for Autism, Weird Al Yankovic and 13-year-old autistic singer Jodi DiPiazza performed a stunning rendition of the classic “Yoda” that moved me to tears. It’s not that “Yoda”, Weird Al’s 1985 parody of “Lola” by The Kinks is a particularly moving…

The Coolest Cosplay at PAX East, Day 3

Daylight savings time didn’t stop folks from showing up in their finest outfits for the last day of PAX East. Who needs a snooze button when you’re dressing up as Iron Man? This round-up of cosplay photos—courtesy of Dave Yang Photography—features a few members of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed crew, as well as a few popular…

Awesome Fighting Game Let You Cut Other Player’s Heads Off

You can keep Street Fighter, Tekken, King of Fighters and Dead or Alive. My favourite fighting game pre-dates every single one of them, starred large men in furry underpants, and rather than lasting minutes could, if you knew your moves, be over in seconds. Because you weren’t using fists. You were using giant swords. Sure,…

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The Ultimate StarCraft Action Figure

Sideshow’s partnership with Blizzard has resulted in some pretty amazing collectibles—Deathwing from World of Warcraft, the Diablo III version of the Prime Evil—but nothing nearly as spectacular as the meticulously crafted sixth scale figure of StarCraft‘s Jim Raynor in his signature space marine armor. Fans with $500 to burn have been eagerly awaiting Raynor’s arrival…

The Most Complex Besiege Bomb Delivery System

The Besiege community never disappoints when it comes to building deliberately over-engineered siege engines to perform the simple task of eliminating a few knights. David Mcl‘s Rube Goldberg machine-like bomb delivery system is no exception—it’s one of the finest creations I’ve seen so far. You can follow the bomb’s path in the video below. But…

Watch The First Kill Of One Of The Hardest Bosses In WoW History

Blackhand, the final boss of Blackrock Foundry, Warlords of Draenor‘s second raid, is a tough guy. The raid’s hardest Mythic difficulty has been open for 27 days, yet only a couple of guilds managed to kill its endboss. And now, the three guilds on top of the leaderboards finally released their kill videos. Blackrock Foundry’s…

Japan Built a Candy-Powered Rocket

And yes, it’s called the Candy Rocket. Japanese sweets maker UHA Mikakuto brought together experts from various labs and universities to make a rocket that uses candy as its fuel. Powered by twenty Puccho soft candies, the rocket successfully launched last week and reached an altitude of 248 meters (813 feet). This isn’t just the…

Enormous Burgers from Japan’s Best Fastfood Chain

There is no better burger chain in Japan than Mos Burger. And there is no bigger burger at Mos than this. On March 13, Mos is opening a “Mos Burger Tokyo Tower” restaurant. According to website Entabe, the limited time only establishment will offer the “Tokyo Tower Burger” and the “Tokyo Tower Cheese Burger.” Both…

The Food in Final Fantasy XV Looks So Delicious

Maybe the graphics are currently a little jaggy and the frame-rate not yet totally smooth. Does that stuff really matter when the in-game food looks this friggin’ good? Yes, yes it does. But damn, Final Fantasy XV food is making me hungry. Ever since the game’s meals werefirst shown off earlier this year, some fans…

The Thrilling Sequel To Daylight Saving Time: The Movie

“He’s killing during the hour that doesn’t exist!” From the makers of Saving Daylight comes Saving Daylight: The Vanishing Hour Nacho Punch returns with the inevitable sequel to the fake movie trailer that gave us an extra hour, just in time to steal it back. I’m really loving these. I can’t wait for the third…

PC Game Adds “Women In History” DLC

Europa Universalis IV is a verygood video game, but there are always ways to make it a little better. In this case, by adding some DLC that’s not only poignant, but makes the game a little more realistic as well. As it stands, EUIV — a game which spans centuries of European history, from the…