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Boy Credits Mario Kart After He Stops Out-of-Control Car
Ten year-old Gryffin Sanders and his four year-old brother were riding with their great-grandmother when she suddenly passed out. “I tried to wake her up at first,” Gryffin said. The car was going 60 miles an hour and heading towards oncoming traffic. “My first thought was actually, is this a test or what?” Gryffin told…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2013 -
3DS Update Adds StreetPass Relay Points, Removes Need For Real People
Hear that? It’s rural America’s sprawling masses roaring their approval for Nintendo’s latest 3DS update, allowing North American owners to exchange StreetPasses for games via one of the country’s more than 29,000 Nintendo Zone locations instead of sitting in the empty mall cradling their console and crying. Living in the suburbs myself, I only get…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2013 -
Cool, There’s Some Adventure Time In The New Futurama
Your eyes don’t deceive you, nor is this fan art. That’s Adventure Time’s Finn and Jake in Futurama. This week’s Futurama episode will feature a crossover…which will be interesting because Jake and Bender are voiced by the same person!
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 6, 2013 -
Grand Theft Auto V‘s Gameplay Heritage Spans Manhunt and Midnight Club
Last week we saw a side-by-side comparison showing how the combat in Grand Theft Auto V compares to Max Payne 3. Another YouTube video examines other components and finds the DNA of titles ranging from Midnight Club to Manhunt. The video, by FunWithGuru, points out the obvious similarities with Max Payne 3, but goes on…
By Owen Good Published August 5, 2013 -
Valve Tour Leaks Left 4 Dead 3?
Well this is certainly interesting. Tourists at Valve’s Bellevue-based headquarters may have inadvertently leaked the existence of Left 4 Dead 3, a sequel that is not entirely unexpected, but still unannounced. Check out the following photo, shot by members of the Dota 2 Reddit community, who were invited to visit Valve while in town for…
By Jason Schreier Published August 5, 2013 -
I Can’t Believe How Human This Wall-E Robot Seems
Mike McMaster did it. He built a Wall-E that is so good, not only is it a working robot, it’s also so emotive, looking into its eyes could very well break your heart. Nevermind when it actually says something. Oh, my heart! Ack, how can a trash compacter from a Pixar film be so sweet?…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 5, 2013 -
He Forged The Master Sword From Zelda. Then, He Cut Stuff With It.
Folks couldn’t stop asking master blacksmith Tony Swatton to make The Legend of Zelda’s Master sword, and finally, AweMeChannel obliged. Feast your eyes on an incredibly deadly version of an oft-reproduced sword. The man makes real weapons, not toys, people! See? Watch the full episode here: Previously: Wolverine’s claws, and a battleaxe from Skyrim.Tony doesn’t…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 5, 2013 -
Why These Underdogs Are Actually The Best Pokemon EVER
One of the most popular memes on the web are the low quality yet highly passionate infographics that argue why some unlikely thing is actually the most amazing thing ever—often with tons of swearing and caps lock. Perhaps you’ve seen a few Pokemon ones? They’re not new, after all, and if you’ve ever seen Magikarp…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 5, 2013 -
A Taste Of Assassin’s Creed IV‘s Shark Assassinations
“Call me Ishmael,” Ishmael said, before launching a harpoon into a shark’s face. This video from Eurogamer doesn’t show a whole lot of new Assassin’s Creed IV gameplay. But hey, it’s Shark Week, and what the video does show gives me an idea of how the game’s shark-hunting will work, which I’d been interested in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 5, 2013 -
This Surrealist Stealth Game is Close to Being Funded
Tangiers, an ambitious, surrealist stealth game from a two-man studio called Andalusian out of Bristol, seems like my kinda jam. The game is currently about 8 days and £8,000 away from being funded. So if you’re like me and you want more surrealist art games influenced by William S. Burroughs, this is probably your jam…
By Chris Person Published August 5, 2013 -
Patton Oswalt’s Incredible Star Wars Rant, Brought To Life. Again.
I would totally go to the theater for this. We’ve already seen one version of Patton Oswalt’s now-legendary Star Wars fillibuster from Parks & Recreation, but Nerdist has gone a bit deeper with their take. Watch as old Luke Skywalker, older Han Solo and the cast of the Marvel universe team up in a battle…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 5, 2013 -
Seven Types of People You Never Want On Your Team
Wouldn’t it be nice to hop online and be consistently teamed up with pleasant teammates? You know, the kind of people that like working together and going for the objective? Ah, if only. Instead, it’s more likely that you’ll come across a wide variety of people that make multiplayer gaming difficult. You’re probably familiar with…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 5, 2013 -
WALL-E Becomes The World’s Cutest Atari 2600
WALL-E was pretty good at fixing himself using salvaged parts; what if he’d had to make do with an Atari 2600? That question is answered ably by Conner Flynn, who at Botropolis details how he refashioned a toy WALL-E into an Atari 2600, dubbed “ATAR-E.” Hopefully he can set it alongside that amazing WALL-E PC…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 5, 2013
