In Real Life

A Bonus 25 Minutes’ Worth Of Cave Johnson Talking At You, Not To You

Portal 2′s latest DLC doesn’t just include the chance to create your own maps, it includes the chance to run around them hearing the delightful JK Simmons – aka Cave Johnson – command, dictate and berate you senselessly with almost half an hour’s worth of new content recorded just for the level creator.


May 11, 2012
PC

Let’s Watch Nazis Get Shot In The Balls By A Sniper

When I posted a clip from Sniper Elite V2 the other day, I was focused on one thing: killing Germans. So I shot for the head, and I shot for the heart. Both were poor choices.


Retro

What An Old Game Boy Can Teach Us About Men’s Toilets

Via Vice mag’s tech site, Motherboard, we get a look at one of the best pieces of work ever done on a Game Boy. And it’s not even a game.

In response to recent excitement over things like the iPhone’s Game Boy camera app, Michael Byrne shares this clip, made by some friends of his back in 2001, that uses an actual Game Boy camera. To show 15 things you should never, ever do in a men’s toilet.

Entertaining and educational, it is.

The 1-Bit Camera App Is Cool, But Here’s a Whole Movie Made With the Game Boy Camera [Motherboard]


PC

‘My Boat Is Fly,’ Says Battlefield 3′s Rocket-Boat Pilot. And Yes, It Is.

The YouTube user Birgirpall has a reputation for C4-induced antics in Battlefield 3, and that’s what’s going on here — a series of rocket-jumps on a Zodiac boat, launching the craft where no boat has gone before, or would be expected to be seen.


May 8, 2012
In Real Life

Today’s Best Video Involves Heroes Landing Beautifully

If you do’t know what a three-point landing is, it’s when someone jumps, or falls from a great height and lands not just on their feet, but with one hand helping to break the fall as well.


May 7, 2012
In Real Life

When Internet Memes Become Art

Nerd stronghold Gallery 1988 is currently holding quite the exhibition, showcasing a ton of works done by artists all inspired by the one thing: internet memes.


May 4, 2012
In Real Life

"Acclaimed Artist" Actually Just Stole Video Game Images, Printed Them Off

So an “artist” by the name of Iani Papadopol recently held an exhibition in Romania called “UpDate 3D Loading”. It was a local hit because the “paintings” he showed off were, for a guy nobody had ever heard of, amazing.


May 2, 2012
In Real Life

This Isn’t Black Ops II’s Debut Trailer. But It Should Be.

Press play on this video. For around 40 seconds you may think it’s actually the debut trailer for upcoming blockbuster Black Ops II. Then you get to 41 seconds and, sadly, you realise that as wonderful as this is, it is not the debut trailer for Black Ops II.


May 1, 2012
In Real Life

Obi Wan Kenobi Arrested, Charged With Hit & Run, Yes, This Is A True Story

A 37 year-old man from Roseville, CA by the name of Obiwan Kenobi has been arrested and charged over a four car pile-up on a motorway last week.


April 30, 2012
In Real Life

Chris Nolan’s Batman Is Not Ideal For Children’s Birthday Parties

If you’re a parent and want to get a superhero to turn up at your kid’s birthday party, Batman is always a popular choice. Just make sure you get the animated Batman. Or at least the Adam West Batman. Chris Nolan’s take on the Dark Knight is a little less suitable.