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Relive The Horror of Left 4 Dead‘s Witch in Cosplay
The all-white, incredibly temperamental witch of Left 4 Dead fame is terrifying. She often feels unavoidable, especially if you’re playing online with hyperactive, trigger-happy teammates. The echoes of her haunting cries still terrorize my dreams occasionally. (Seriously, I play *that* much Left 4 Dead.) She’s a little less threatening in these cosplay images, though. At…
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Portal 2 Decal Is Making Me Rethink My Awesome Snow White One
I have a pretty awesome laptop decal, if I may say so myself. But this Portal 2 decal is just too damn witty. It’s also a good reminder of the kind of silly humor Valve is so skilled with. Clearly the most rational decision here is to buy a second laptop. Yes. I think I’ll…
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UncategorizedMinecraft Science Is Deceptively Elaborate, And Definitely Not Fictional
If you’re building something particularly large-scale (and therefore cumbersome) in Minecraft, it might take you awhile to get through all the mining. But look at how much more laborious it is for the inner workings of the block to gradually fall to your hacking commands. It’s not as simple as slashing away with a pickaxe.…
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UncategorizedYou Just Woke Up the Snorlax in My Pants and Other Super Effective Pokémon Pickup Lines
Those daring boys at Simple Pickup tap into the video game vault once more, snagging digits left and right with some painful Pokémon pickup lines. This time they even dressed the part. It takes balls to approach a random member of the opposite sex and try to acquire their phone number. To do it dressed…
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UncategorizedAre You a Silent Assassin, or Do You Want to Kill Everyone in Your Way?
Now that’s a question that you’ll only hear in a video game trailer. Or at least I hope you only hear it in a video game trailer. I bet Hitman: Absolution‘s Agent 47 gets that all the time. He’s in line at Wendy’s, ordering a Frosty. They ask him if he wants fries with that…
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The Pirate Bay Speaks Out Against UK Ban, Offers Workaround
Yesterday the High Court ruled that infamous torrent site The Pirate Bay must be blocked from access by all UK internet providers due to copyright infringement issues. “The galaxy’s most resilient BitTorrent site” responded with a call to arms and a way around the oncoming ban. With torrent and file sharing sites under heavy fire…
By Mike Fahey