Five Ways To Lose Like A Winner in eSports

Tutorial Central got me with his third tip of his recent video, which is about losing gloriously in StarCraft II and other competitive games. I’d be stunned if someone paused the game during a carefully planned zerg rush to start talking about a broccoli accident in the kitchen. The other three are classics. And number…

Artist Turns Doom II‘s Final Level Into $6,000 Sculpture

Made from found objects, old circuit boards and action figure parts, artist Jason Hite’s miniature sculpture of Doom II‘s final level “The Icon of Sin” is just as incredible and iconic as the level itself. Here’s some background info on the build: Over the years, I have collected circuit boards from computers and odd devices.…

All of Bayonetta 2’s Boss Battles in One Place

There are a lot of boss battles in Bayonetta 2. They’re all sort of overblown, in a good way. Need proof? Here they all are, documented in two hours of video. Spoilers, obviously. All of the new sequel’s giant enemy showdowns get put together over at the Video Game Boss Fights channel. Seeing them all…

Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Bundled Together With A Bonus

Having trouble deciding between Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby? Now you can just buy both in one box, with a download code for 100 potions for each game to boot. Releasing November 21 exclusively at Best Buy retail and online and Amazon.com, the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack bundles both…

Japan Has Crepe Vending Machines

The vast majority of vending machines in Japan have drinks or cigarettes. But some of them offer other items. This one, for example, has crepes. That’s right. Crepes. Spotted in Kagoshima by blog Kansaitei Kyushu, this refrigerated vending machine offers different crepes, from mixed fruit and chocolate banana to plain chocolate sauce and caramel pudding.…

35-Year-Old Man Screws Up His Neck by Playing With His Phone in Bed

Swiping, checking your phone, and playing games in bed seem like a good idea, that is until you hear about the middle-aged man who’s now got the neck of a 70-year-old. Taiwanese media, and Chinese media, report that a 35-year-old man in Taichung, Taiwan is now suffering from neck problems after spending about 3 hours…

Father Goes Berserk In Net Cafe

A father in Xinyu, Jiangxi province has been arrested and detained by Chinese police after going on a rampage in an Internet cafe,Tencent news reports. The detained, Mr. Lin, was celebrating his wife’s birthday when he noticed his eldest son was missing. Apparently, Lin knew that his son had a penchant for Internet gaming and…

Xbox One Is Getting a $50 ‘Holiday’ Price Drop, Will Cost $349

Starting on November 2, the no-Kinect Xbox One and two of its related bundles will be sold at a discounted price of $349. The price cut applies to the Kinect-less XBO Assassin’s Creed Unity bundle and the also Kinect-less XBO Special Edition Sunset Overdrive bundle, the contents of which are detailed in the announcement (and…

Naruto Fans Recreate Ninja Exams

The long-running Japanese manga, Naruto, is coming to an end later this year. To celebrate its extensive run, a few college students in China’s Guangdong province have recreated one of series’ best story school-related story arcs! Tencent’s QQ Games news reports that at least 30 students got together to take part in the cosplay recreation.…

Beat Takeshi Hates Anime and That’s Okay

Famed comedian, actor, director and television personality Beat Takeshi does not like anime. In particular, he mentioned the anime of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. But don’t think for a second he doesn’t recognize anime’s importance. He does. During the Tokyo International Film Festival, Takeshi was asked about the sort of things that are important…

The Best Cosplay From London Film and Comic Con Winter 2014

Worth a watch, if only for the fact a pair went as Russell and Mr. Frederickson from Up.

VR Project Makes You Watch As A Man Is Beaten To Death

Based on actual footage recorded on mobile phones, Use of Force drops you into a crowd witnessing the last moments of Mexican migrant Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, who in 2010 was tasered and beaten to death by US border patrol agents. You can’t intervene, you can’t influence events, you’re just sent into virtual reality to watch…

New Civ Game Could Do With Some Old (And New!) Religions

The latest Civ title, Beyond Earth,is pretty good, even if parts of the game are a little more pedestrian than others. Maybe there’s a reason for that. Maybe all the game needed was a little more faith. MetagamingAtLasthas been poking through the game’s files, and found a few mentions of a religion mechanic. Religion and…

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