What A ‘Yak Farm Mission’ Says About Gaming In 2014

I responded to last week’s news about a new pre-order-“exclusive” yak-related mission for Far Cry 4 with a snort. Was this a joke? Was this what gamers are supposed to get excited about these days? So many questions. It’s not a joke. And maybe it’s not even a big deal. Or maybe it’s 2014 pre-order…

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Five Great Razer Discounts, Shadow of Mordor, Eneloops, and More Deals

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The Sims 4 Gets Swimming Pools (For Free) Today

The wait was long and brutal, but it’s finally over. Starting today, you can drown your Sims or order them to pee in the water to your heart’s content. That’s right: swimming pools are making their debut in The Sims 4 today. Right this very moment, actually, if all goes according to plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN0snD… As…

​One of Dark Souls‘ Toughest Boss Fights, Beaten with a Drum Controller

First, one intrepid player tackled Dark Souls with a Rock Band guitar controller. Now the same guy is taking the notoriously difficult title on with a drum set from the rhythm game. AKA “It’s got a good beat and you can die to it.” Seriously, though: this fight looks a lot harder when you’re pounding…

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will Have 450 Achievements

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Baskin-Robbins Creates Camouflage Ice Cream. Good Luck Finding It.

Celebrating the military community all November long, Baskin-Robbins’s flavor of the month is First-Class Camouflage. It’s right there. Follow the arrow. First-Class Camouflage is a delicious blend of leaves, tree bark and sand — oh wait, it’s chocolate, salted caramel and dyed cake — served in a waffle cone or bowl decorated so we can’t…

Nerd Favorite Nathan Fillion Has Plans For The Zombie Apocalypse

If it were to go down, Castle’s Nathan Fillion and hiswise, but no so serious words would come handy. He was talking with Jimmy Kimmel about zombies and as it turns out surviving a zombie apocalypse is not about melee weapons but more like knowing your friends and their apocalypse-compatible skills. Nathan Fillion is Worried…

There’s a Nintendo Direct tomorrow focused on upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. What’s Nintendo putting out in 2015 and when? Expect those questions to be answered and maybe a few surprises in tomorrow’s Direct, scheduled for 5 pm Eastern time.

Chocolate Carbonite Freezes More Than Just Han Solo

Henry Hargeaves is a food photographer and his latest project sounds like a really random one. Putting all our favorite childhood characters and their shape in frozen carbonite-looking chocolate. Just like Jabba did it with Han Solo. There they are. Raphael, Homer, Batman, Optimus Prime and more. All edible. And he got the facial expressions…

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Arrested in Thailand

Until recently, only two of the three The Pirate Bay co-founders were in police custody: Peter Sunde was arrested in Sweden this past May, while Gottfrid Svartholm was just sentenced to 3.5 years. And yesterday, a third co-founder, Fredrik Neij, was arrested while trying to cross the border into Thailand. As Tech in Asia reports,…

A Figure Buyer’s Guide to Otaku Mecca Akihabara

So you’ve come to Japan and have even made your way to otaku mecca Akihabara. Since you’ve followed our guide, you already have all the Japanese games you could want! But that’s not enough to satiate you: You want anime and game figures as well—but have no idea where to look. Don’t worry. We’re here…