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Necomimi Neurowear is Clothing for your Brain!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XznibGFPGHk I’ve never totally understood the appeal of humans with cat ears…until now. The “necomimi” headband has two electronic cat ears attached to it which respond to electrical impulses in the muscles on your scalp, causing the ears to move … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Rubik’s Cube World Record
Able to solve a Rubik’s Cube in 6.24 seconds, Feliks Zemdegs holds the world record! I’m reminded of a quote from Calvin: “The only skills I have the patience to learn are those that have no real application in life.”
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The Best Kind Of Shrinkage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyHaL4zF8bU Even though it was delayed yet again, the hugely-anticipated release of Duke Nukem Forever is still fast approaching! Luckily, we still have time for some more testosterone-y promo spots, like this one showcasing the zaniest of the classic Duke … Continue reading
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Beer and Board Games: Dark Tower
Holy crap! I’d never heard of Dark Tower until I saw this, but now that I have, I simply must track down a copy of this game! Even though the Blame Society guys spend most of this video laughing at … Continue reading
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I Wanna Rock!
So get this: Rock of Ages is an upcoming video game from ACE Team – the people behind the wicked-surreal first-person beat-em-up Zeno Clash – where you play as Sisyphus from Greek mythology, rolling a gigantic rock around levels based … Continue reading
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Make life take the lemons back!
Here it is, everyone: the supercut we’ve all been waiting for. Every single Cave Johnson quote from Portal 2 in one glorious, 11-minute clip. J.K. Simmons is at his fast-talking best here, and it makes me wonder why the producers … Continue reading
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Turns Out They’re All Hotties
Remember how you were surprised when Samus turned out to be a girl at the end of the original METROID? The Game Station has put together this fun little video of helmetted and masked video game characters taking off their … Continue reading
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Super Smash Bros. + Cartoon Network = Punch Time Explosion!
Cartoon Network has made their own Super Smash Bros.-style fighting game that features Cartoon Network characters as the combatants! Among the roster are characters from The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Chowder, Ben 10, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, The Grim … Continue reading
Every Fatality From The New Mortal Kombat Game
I honestly don’t have any intention of playing the new Mortal Kombat game. I mean, I will definitely play it if I’m at a friend’s place and they suggest we play it, but I’m never going to seek it out … Continue reading
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The Tetris God
The College Humor guys made this awesome short last year about the god of Tetris – a pretty accurate portrayal of a typical game, if you ask me. And as if that wasn’t cool enough, now GUD Magazine has created … Continue reading
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