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The Trailer For Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity Will Turn Your Knuckles White
We’ve been dying to share a first glimpse of Gravity with you ever since we saw this intense footage at CinemaCon. It’s visually stunning, and absolutely terrifying. Cuarón directed Children of Men, so you can expect great things from this movie.
Helpful Chart Explains The Difference Between "good" Hacking And "bad" Hacking
William Gibson Says Cyberspace Was Inspired By 8-Bit Video Games
It’s The Albanian Pop Music Version Of Tron: Legacy!
If your favourite part of Tron: Legacy was the bar scene, then this insane pop song from Albanian star Aurela Gaçe is for you. Called Ca$h, the music vid is set in the Eurotrash Tron universe (watch and you’ll see what I mean), and the sound is pure Italo Disco retro.
Return To The World Of Gamer Nerd Rage With Book Two Of ‘King Of RPGs’
We loved the first book of io9 columnist Jason Thompson’s graphic novel series King of RPGs, and now book two is finally out! Return to the crazed world of Theo, the greatest DM in the world, and the game-addicted Shesh, as they rampage through World of Warfare. We’ve got the first few pages of the book to get you started. If you’ve ever found yourself sucked way too far into a tabletop game, or gotten into a fistfight over an MMO, this book is definitely for you.
Can One Crazy Dungeon Master Defeat Neo-Nerd Hipster Douchery?
When a neo-nerd hipster douchebag joins Scott’s old-school D&D game, it looks like heads are going to roll along with the dice. Help make this funny, original movie about geek culture a reality by donating!
A Drug That Could Make You Grow Sensory Whiskers (and Penis Spines)
Only a few molecules separate you from having sensory whiskers and penis spines. That’s right – evolution has cheated you out of those whiskers that make your cat a super-sensor and the spines that, well, make your penis super-sensitive. A study published today in Nature reveals that human DNA still bears traces of genes that could, if tinkered with slightly, cause the next generation of Homo sapiens to have new sensory organs. And penis spines. How would that work?



















