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In Real Life

The Cold, Mechanical Terror Of A LEGO Robot That Can Draw Things

Inspired by the work of famous 18th-century automota builders Pierre Jacquet-Droz and Henri Maillardet, Italian engineer Daniele Benedettelli built this LEGO robot called LEGONARDO. He is programmed to draw. And he will not stop until you are dead (or stop giving him drawings to draw).

15 March 2012

In Real Life

Lupin The Third, What The Hell Are You Doing With That Car?

Lupin from Japanese anime Lupin the Third drives a Fiat 500 in the classic flick Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro. The car is very much part of the character’s lore. No wonder Fiat launched a special limited edition Lupin Fiat 500 in 2008. That’s easy to get your head around! This? Less so.

15 November 2011

In Real Life

Get A Load Of These Awesome Painted Miniatures

Over the weekend, the Monte San Savino show went down in Italy, bringing together some of the world’s best miniature painters for a competition.

14 November 2011

News

The World’s Economy Needs Rescuing. Super Mario Is On The Case.

Europe is in a mess right now, so much so that it threatens to drag the whole world down into another global financial crisis. Sounds like a job for… Super Mario? [News]

6 July 2011

In Real Life

Deus Ex Hackers Hit With Lawsuit (and Here’s How They Got The Game)

A preview build of Deus Ex Human Revolution, containing a rough version of the early sections of the upcoming game, was leaked onto torrent sites in late May.

6 May 2011

In Real Life

Tetris Tampons

Feminine hygiene display in an Italian drugstore. The box reads: “It takes more to say than to do,” which idiomatically means, “It’s more trouble to do it than to talk about it.” Maybe the T-piece is pitching condoms and the squiggle’s flacking laxatives.

4 February 2011

In Real Life

Distracted 10-Year-Old Games Himself Off A Railway Platform

A 10-year-old boy in Italy is saved from possible death by a heroic off-duty policeman after walking off a railway platform while playing his PSP. This is why we do not walk and game at the same time.

14 January 2011

In Real Life

Mordor Is Real, And It’s In Sicily

It’s been nearly 350 years since Mt Etna blew its top in a major way. Until yesterday, when Europe’s largest active volcano spewed hot lava for two hours – within shouting distance of these people’s houses. Location, location, location.

20 December 2010

News

European Lawmaker Gives Free Publicity To Mafia II

Italian-Americans wanted Mafia II banned because they said it portrayed offensive ethnic stereotypes. A European Parliament member wants it banned because it trivializes mob murders. I have a better strategy: STFU about banning bad games, and they’ll eventually fade away.

2 November 2010

News

Games: They Belong In A Museum!

I’m sure that if Indiana Jones were alive today, and not a fictional character portrayed by Harrison Ford, he would look at video games and say “they belong in a museum.”

We agree, and now they do belong in a museum. Well, some of them at least.

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