In Real Life

You Should Really Offer Your Seat To The Old Man On The Train

You have fair warning. Next time you see a pleasant-looking old man searching for a seat on the train, offer yours up to him. Because he may be a vengeful Sith with a penchant for swift, bloody violence.


April 20, 2012
Retro

What Computer Animation Looked Like In 1971

Us 21st century kids with our Unreal Engines and fancy computers think our animation is just so shit hot. And it is! But it had to come from somewhere, and that somewhere are these very humble beginnings.


April 18, 2012
In Real Life

And You Thought Cel-Shading Couldn’t Get Any Prettier

If you think cel-shading is only something done in cartoons, or a few video games (and mostly then to stilted effect), check out what’s possible when you put a little thought into the process.


April 4, 2012
In Real Life

If You’ve Got A Problem, Maybe You Can Hire The Angry Birds Team

Angry Birds is everywhere. The A-Team used to be everywhere. Put them together, and you’ve got 30 years of pop culture condensed into one minute of flash animation.


March 21, 2012
In Real Life

Please, Watch This Insane LEGO Ninja Movie

This clip, called The Duel, is based loosely on a 2006 animated short called…The Duel. Only this time it’s in LEGO and shot in stop-motion, which makes it three minutes of your time well spent.


February 15, 2012
In Real Life

The Terror, And The Wonder, Of A Street Fighter X Mario X Mortal Kombat Mashup

GI Joe. M. Bison. Cammy. The Mushroom Kingdom. Mortal Kombat. I’m 31, and what is this.


October 7, 2011
PC

The Bats Vs Jokerz War Pits Neighbour Against Neighbour

The battle between the vigilante Bats and the villainous Jokerz gets the DC Entertainment animation treatment in this short but sweet trailer for Gotham City Impostors.


August 30, 2011
Nintendo

There Were Worse Mario Cartoons Than The American One

It has a certain nostalgic charm, yeah, but lets face it, the American Super Mario Bros. cartoons were pretty terrible. Poorly animated, poorly written, poorly voiced.


May 5, 2011
News

Rebooted Voltron Force Gets Horrific Rap Theme Song

We usually enjoy the latest SwizzBeats track as much as the next pop rap follower. However, the brand new Voltron Force theme song, which turns our favourite kitty robot into some sort of horrible buzz verb, has us worried.


March 7, 2011
In Real Life

Mega Man Can Totally Kick Starscream’s Arse

Because what you really need to get you through the morning is a stop-motion video of Mega Man taking on a bunch of robots. Via ALBOTAS.