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The Nerf Nuke Is A Painful Metaphor For Real Life
I’ve written before about my love of The Whitest Kids U Know, and I just can’t resist posting this recent sketch depicting this year’s hottest new toy: the Nerf Nuke! Sadly, it looks like the use of a Nerf Nuke … Continue reading
Filler Link: Learn to Play Pool in Ten Minutes
I enjoy a good game of late-night pub billiards, so I feel it’s only fair that I share a terrific video that will teach you everything you need to know about the game. I’d like to say that because of … Continue reading
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A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Teaser Invasion
While they will never be my favourite games of all time, I have played almost every Call of Duty game from beginning to end. They’re cool, cinematic and fun, and constantly push the envelope when it comes to large-scale battles … Continue reading
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Somehow 2D Sidescrolling Minecraft Interests Me More Than Normal Minecraft
There doesn’t seem to be a more apt description for Terraria than to call it a 2D, sidescrolling version of the hit game Minecraft. It’s odd – I’ve never been a fan of Minecraft, but I really want to play … Continue reading
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Beer and Board Games: Dark Tower (Part 2)
The Blame Society guys continue their game of Dark Tower in this latest video! Beers are consumed, arguments rage, and very little game playing transpires. In other words, this looks like a blast, and I can’t even begin to put … Continue reading
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Filler Link: Nothing But Net
Olathe Northwest High girls basketball coach Joel Branstrom was blindfolded at a pep rally as part of a prank – the punchline being that the crowd would cheer regardless of whether he made the shot or not. Funny thing is … Continue reading
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Zero Charisma, Roll A D6
http://vimeo.com/22055977 Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews, the cinematographer and editor of the Troll 2-centric documentary Best Worst Movie, respectively, made this trailer as a kind of pitch reel for a movie they’re raising funds to make called Zero Charisma! Here’s … Continue reading
The L.A. Noire Launch Trailer is a Thing of Beauty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m03YNNLmAlU I’m seriously this close to checking off the “Movies” category when I post stuff about L.A. Noire. This game was an official selection at the Tribeca film festival, and from everything I’ve seen, it’s basically an interactive movie. I … Continue reading
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The Sad Truth
The guys behind the awesome webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal and the live-action spinoff SMBC Theater recently made this short about the perils of nostalgia. It’s so true. Nothing (or nearly nothing) that we loved as kids holds up today. … Continue reading
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Two Real-World Facsimiles Of Video Game Weapons
Chris Myles builds all sorts of stuff based on items from video games, including a suit of Mass Effect Garrus Vakarian armour, a Rubik’s Companion Cube, and this sleeve blade from Assassin’s Creed! The blade moves with a flick of … Continue reading
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