coolness
In Real Life

Darth Vader Riding Charizard

Thank website Doodle of Boredom and be glad Vader is out of the ladies room and back where he belongs: riding a Pocket Monster.

August 29, 2011
Xbox

You Too Can Drive Like Mad Max (Well, Sorta!)

One of Australia’s most iconic muscle cars is coming to Forza Motorspot 4. In Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, it was the Pursuit Special, a tuned and customised 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT.

August 24, 2011
In Real Life

This Is The Helmet You Are Looking For

R2-D2, the helmet. Created by Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator Jenn, this a do-it-yourself original. The force is strong with this one.

July 21, 2011
In Real Life

Is This The World’s Oldest Gamer?

Old people play video games. By old, maybe that means sixty years old? Seventy? How about 99 years old.

July 11, 2011
News

Toyota Continues To Chase Nerds (Now With Less Awkwardness)

The Nagoya-based auto maker is already going after Western otaku with its bizarro take on virtual idol Miku Hatsune. Next up? Japanese otaku.

June 6, 2011
PlayStation

Is Journey The Most Beautiful Game Of 2011?

Might be! Developed by Thatgamecompany, Journey is set in a wind-swept desert. You are a traveler, making your way over sand dunes and through ruins.

May 25, 2011
In Real Life

Man Brings Street Fighter To Life With His Mouth

YouTube user sonaje is talented. When he’s not recreating game tunes and sound effects with his guitar, he’s doing it with his mouth.

May 20, 2011
In Real Life

Your Face On An Action Figure? Badass

Based in Tokyo geek mecca Akihabara, Clone Factory is just that: a factory that makes clones.

May 12, 2011
News

What Would You Do With The World’s Largest HD Screen?

Why, you’d play video games on it, just like NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr did at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. As website Joystiq points out, it took 57 workers four months to complete the 332.5 ton, 720p screen, which is comprised of nine million LEDs.

In Real Life

Inside Japan’s Largest Cosplay Theme Park

At any geek event in Japan, you’ll see them: cosplayers. Convention centres are not ideal backgrounds for the fantasy of fancy costumes. Amateur photographers who aren’t happy with the shitty con setting even rent private spaces and hire cosplayers for more professional looking photos.

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