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Borderlands 2 Collector’s and Limited Edition Announced
Thursday, 17th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 2K, Borderlands 2, collectors edition, gearbox, limited edition, Pandora, Playstation 3, special edition, XBOx 360
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Gearbox and 2K have announced both some pre-order bonuses and 2 different collectors editions for Borderlands 2. 2K will offer the game in three different versions: Standard, Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Edition, or the Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition.
All three will offer full access to the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, which will allow players to download the “Gearbox Gun Pack, a Golden Key, the Vault Hunter’s Relic, and an all-new fifth character class – the Mechromancer.”
The Gun Pack is an assortment of weapons players Keep Reading
If Diablo 3 Was A Really Hot Chick, She Might Be a Lot Like This
Thursday, 17th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Online Video
Tags: diablo 3, error 3, girl, hot chick, I F*cking hate that
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Perhaps you’ve had an experience similar to the one this man has. If not with Diablo 3, then with Skyrim, Call of Duty or maybe even something a little less seemingly ‘diabolical’ like, uh, Minecraft…
The point is that a good video game is not unlike a really hot chick: a feast for the eyes, somewhat diabolical in its appearance; full of addicting little ‘buttons’ to push, adventures to take on, and of course rewarding reciprocation. Perhaps they’re even waiting to reap your soul for benefit. If she looks like this, we say: Keep Reading
Nerdcore Helps Richie Branson Resurrect Toonami
Thursday, 17th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: adult, Adult Swim, cartoon network, nerdcore, Richie Branson, toonami
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It wasn’t enough that nerdcore sensation Richie Branson spearheaded an underground campaign to revive Toonami. Other fans did it their own way: the usual posts on Adult Swim messageboards/forums; maybe tweeting with AS-oriented hashtags, endless letters of complaint…pretty much everything short of picketing with signs outside Cartoon Network Headquarters.
But by releasing several odes to various anime franchises, especially Mobile Suit Gundam, Branson’s attracted the attention of Japanimation fans worldwide. And it was his plea and tribute to the long forgotten network programming which made the topic of Toonami’s resurrection an Internet-wide sensation. Keep Reading
Adam Savage Re-creates The Zorg Industries ZF-1
Thursday, 17th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat
Tags: adam savage, fifth element, movies, props, toys, ZF-1
It’s been 13 years in the making, but Adam Savage’s man cave has produced what looks to be the closest replica to the ZF-1 from The Fifth Element known to man.
Savage has produced the gun as part of his ever popular Tested Series on YouTube with Mythbusters partner Keep Reading
NBC’s ‘Community’ Goes 8 Bit For Season Finale
Thursday, 17th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: 8bit, community, nbc, tv
For those of you plugged into the universe that is prime time television, Community will be wrapping up its third season tonight with an 8-bit episode dubbed “Digital Estate Planning.”
The episode will be part of a three part finale, which will last two hours, and will have 30 Rock’s finale squeezed in between (sure, why not).
According to TV.com, the storyline goes something like this: Keep Reading
Kids Pay Tribute to Adam Yauch With Their Own “Sabotage” Video
Thursday, 17th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Online Video
Tags: adam yauch, beastie boys, James Winters, kids, MCA, tribute
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In the two weeks since Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has died, the tributes have continued to pour in — but mostly at the hands of The Beasties’ music industry peers like Coldplay, Eminem, and Ad-Rock — along with the strictly fan-made youtube compilation tributes.
But it’s James Winters’ ‘Sabotage’ video that’s getting all the attention today, and featuring a bunch of kids chasing after each other just like the original, and decked out in aviator glasses, wigs and fake mustaches. Keep Reading
Fans Get Pissed; Capcom Promises to “Re-Evaluate” Downloadable Content Policies
Thursday, 17th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: BBB, Better Business Bureau, capcom, DLC, Street Fighter X Tekken
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Ever since Capcom began shelling out DLC with many of its new releases, games like Street Fighter X and Dragon’s Dogma have been inciting a string of steady complaints from fans who feel they’re getting gypped.
In light of these recent events, Capcom senior vice-president Christian Svensson issued the following press release, according to DigitalTrends:
“We’ve been getting several questions, here and elsewhere about the future of on-disc DLC.
Chinese Man Experiences What May Be Sh*ttiest Online Date In the History of Online Dating
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat
Tags: attack, computer wire, Gao xin, online, online date, online dating, penis, urethra
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If you’ve ever partaken in the insanity that is online dating, you know that it can be fraught with all kinds of untoward peril. The mere possibility that your date-to-be may not look anything their profile pic or may have spent their past lurking around schoolyards waiting for that bell to ring are probably two worst-case scenarios — but take stuff like that and multiply it times 1000 and it still can’t possibly compare to the one that Gao Xin had in the province of Henan, China.
After a rendezvous at a local restaurant, Xin parted with his date, only to be accosted by an unknown assailant and a bunch of his cohorts. After forcing Xin down to the ground, Keep Reading
Sons Of Anarchy Getting AAA Console Title
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: biker gang, Charming, fox, FX Network, kurt sutter, SOA, sons of anarchy, The Shield
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There have been rumors of a Sons of Anarchy game in the works for quite some time now. SOA is a gritty biker gang drama on the FX Network that has received critical acclaim over the last few years.
The show’s creator, Kurt Sutter, has been Tweeting as of late that the game is not only in the works but is now in serious discussions with major publishers to create a AAA console title based on the show (via GT).
Sons of Anarchy follows a biker gang in the fictional Keep Reading
How Nerdy Are You? Andrea Letamendi Talks The SCIENCE of Gaming
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gamer Girls
Tags: Andrea Letamendi, cute girls, gamer girls, gaming girl, geek, nerd, nerdy, pyschology, star wars
It’s become something of a regular feature for us to spotlight some of the most popular and dynamic females in the video gaming and geek world. But never have we featured a female who not only possessed some serious gaming skills, but was a scientist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology who specializes in phobias, trauma, and other anxiety-related illnesses.
Who better to answer many of the debates encircling the gaming world: Do video games cause us to become violent? Are they harmful to our health? Between science and Halo, which one would you pick?
We asked Andrea Letamendi (@ArkhamAsylumDoc) all these questions and more: Keep Reading
New ‘Last Of Us’ Trailer and Character Details Are Released
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: Ashley Johnson, Ellie, Fort Pitt Bridge, Joel, Naughty Dog, pittsburgh, The Last of Us, Truck Ambush
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After the initial reveal and a few short interviews here and there, Naughty Dog has been pretty quiet about The Last Of Us. The studio’s first PS3 title outside of the Uncharted series is a survival game set in a post apocalyptic world. Months ago now we were all introduced to the game’s main protagonists, Joel and Ellie, but we haven’t heard much since.
Today we get a look at some new footage from the game courtesy of a new cut scene (via IGN), as well as a more in depth interview with the dev team on some of the changes the game has undergone since we last saw it. Keep Reading
The All New “F%$k You Pizza” From Pizza Hut?
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Now I've Seen Everything
Tags: pizza, pizza hut, viral video
In what may be the most competitive industry not named competitive eating, the pizza industry has made no bones about one upping the competition, sometimes with fresher ingredients but most of the time with more hot dog and/or different types of cheeses.
But enter what may be the grandaddy of them all…and yes we do mean all: The Fuck You Pizza from “Pizza Hut.” Coming in at almost 14,000 calories, the fuck you pizza is big enough to sink a small submarine, yet not too filling for the man who hasn’t eaten in a week or a kodiak bear preparing for hibernation.
Combining the sweet, delectable fried dough of Cinnabon, with the gooey, Keep Reading
Life Getting You Down? Perspective and Creativity Are EVERYTHING, Says Expert
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Online Video
Tags: Athens, creativity, Jace Hall, Jeff Nau, perspective, Rory sutherland, TED
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A few of you have been writing letters to Jace as of late, looking for advice and encouragement in dark times — especially when your creative spirits are down. Being downtrodden in such bleak economic times is understandable, but damn if this latest speech by Rory Sutherland (a legendary ad man who’s helped revolutionize the industry in his home country of Britain) at the TED conference in Athens doesn’t offer some solid hope.
Sutherland’s speech revolves largely around the benefits of creativity and having a healthy perspective in the chaos of everyday life.
One of the best things about his speech is how he sort of helps outline the key points with handy visual highlights. For instance, Sutherland says, we too often forget:
Things are not what they are; they are what we think they are.
Things are what we compare them to. Keep Reading
When Good Monks Do Bad Things: High-Ranking Buddhists Caught Drinking And Whoring
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: Buddhist, Buddhists, diablo 3, drinking, Hookers, monk, Seong-Ho, South Korea
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When you think of all the hardcore religions that have inspired such acts of sacrifice mindfulness and passive resistance, it’s Buddhism. You think Buddhism, you think the Dalai Lama, the monks who protested Vietnam by setting themselves on fire… general acts of sacrifice that most other religions can’t hold a candle to.
You can let that imagery rest a little easier: According to The International Business Times, several South Korean Buddhist monks were caught on tape — indulging in drinking, high stakes gambling, and even sexual debauchery with hookers. This is particularly bad news in South Korea, where gambling is against the law (except in Casinos)… Keep Reading
1-Up Lives The Nerdcore Paradise
Wednesday, 16th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: 1-Up, Gangster's Paradise, nerdcore, nerdcore paradise, NES
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While it may seem like MC Chris and MC Frontalot are the center of the nerdcore universe, 1-Up is an artist who, while maybe not packing the production value that comes with those guys, still manages to make pretty entertaining songs/videos. Upon first seeing that it was ‘Gangster’s Paradise‘ he’s parodying, it may prompt a quick running to the hills (how can anyone possibly hold a candle to Weird Al’s version?!).
But 1-Up presents himself as one of the most authentic nerdcore artists, especially in this unabashed salute to comics, games, and Nintendo.
Witness his lair/man-cave, adorned with all things Nintendo. Regret not having taken better care of your comic book collection as he unveils his massive display of Transformers back issues. Keep Reading
Is Being Emo Bad For the Eyes? Doctor Says Yes
Tuesday, 15th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Now I've Seen Everything
Tags: amblyopia, Andrew Hogan, blind, emo, hair, optometrist, Tazmania
Ponder the more philosophical, metaphorical answers to that question, if you’d like, but as of now the very literal answer may in fact be yes. According to Tasmanian optometrist Andrew Hogan, emo hair has the potential to cause lazy eyes.
Hogan also is the education director for Optometrists’ Association of Tazmania, and has apparently done enough research to discover that hair you normally see on Emo kids (i.e. that sloped tuft of hair that covers one eye) may indeed lead to a condition known as amblyopia (that’s lazy eye). Keep Reading
Fans Piece Together Halo 4′s Cover Art, Microsoft Confirms
Tuesday, 15th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 343, 343 industries, Box Cover Art, Forward Unto Dawn, GameInformer, halo 4, Josh Holmes, master chief, microsoft, NeoGaf, November, Xbox Live
We finally get a look at the Halo 4 box cover art thanks to 32 lucky fans who pieced it together. The fans assembled the 32 fragments of the new Halo 4 image after each received a piece via email from 343 Industries and Microsoft later confirmed to Gameinformer that the image is indeed the official box art for the highly anticipated game.a It took the Xbox Live recipients of the 32 puzzle pieces only about an hour to assemble the image. After meeting in the forums, the fans put together the image, which reveals Master Chief in all his glory as well as possibly some other details about the upcoming game. The assembly of the image is credited to NeoGaf user spawn031 and then shared by monsterfracas. Keep Reading
Diablo III Has A Game-Breaking Bug, Here’s How To Avoid It
Tuesday, 15th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: battle.net, blizzard, bug, Diablo III, equip, Error 3006, Game breaking, hotfix, Templar
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With the release of Blizzard’s Diablo III there has been a ton of related news today. A report from Kotaku described a game breaking bug in the newly released title.
Players are getting kicked right off the Diablo III servers and receiving an Error 3006 message. In some cases there have been reports of players being locked out of their Battle.net accounts entirely…
Corroborated by reports from players posting on Blizzard’s Diablo III forum, as well as Eurogamer, the bug shows its ugly head when Keep Reading
How Google Has Kicked Android Gaming Directly In The Balls
Tuesday, 15th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, google, mobile gaming, social gaming
Business Insider recently observed that Android is “Suddenly In A Lot Of Trouble.” The reasons are numerous but it all boils down to a few things: shoddy attention to detail, poor cross platform support for apps (making development difficult) and an overall inconsistant user experience across the board.
Everyone knows that games are consistently the #1 selling category on mobile devices…upwards of 60-70% of all “app store sales” happen to be games – so it is logical that if you want your platform to skyrocket in popularity, you want to get games right.
Unfortunately…the reality is that games just don’t work good on Android. Keep Reading
What Would Pacman and Pong Look Like In Real Life?
Tuesday, 15th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: classic games, In Real Life, pacman, photography
Photographer Patrick Runte labels the following series “Jump’N'Run” but we simply call it epic. There’s very little explanation needed, really, the collection combines moments from our favorite games, classics like Ballerberg, Pong and Space Invaders and shows what they could look like in real life.
As the guys over at petapixel point out, the art is an excellent touch, considering many current video games are trying to create graphics as real to life as possible, heck why not just come up with the real thing and see what Space invaders could look like in a loading dock or what Pacman finds in an open field instead of a busy arcade. Keep Reading
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