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I’d Like To Meet You In A Graffiti-Covered Alley

4:45PM September 9, 2011 | Owen Good

Vault Boy, from a Fallout perk icon, graces Central Square, Cambridge, Mass., right between Harvard and M.I.T. Image submitted by Gus Wezerek. More »

In Real Life

The Pause That Refreshes

11:30AM September 9, 2011 | Owen Good

Concept for a Coca-Cola can celebrating video games, inspired by the art of the French street artist Space Invader. Not an actual can design of the soft-drink giant (and not actually designed by Invader). Concepts for Coke Zero and Diet Coke are at the link. More »

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Now That’s How You Make A Game Of Super Smash Bros Melee Interesting

11:00AM August 31, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

What may be the greatest variation on the log flume photo gag — you know, the one in which log riders are engaged in the most casual or precise of activities, like playing Jenga or Monopoly during an intense drop — manages to work in a Smash Bros reference. More »

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Nintendo: It’s For Dresses, Now

12:00PM August 4, 2011 | Owen Good

Honey, if I bought this for you, would you wear it for me? This Game Boy-themed tube dress costs about as much as the original device — $US70. It’s made by HereandThereVintage and available on Etsy. More »

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Mario Bids Bon Voyage To The Space Shuttle

3:00AM July 10, 2011 | Owen Good

So you’re attending the final launch in the U.S. space shuttle program’s 30-year history. How would you document the moment? One guy whipped out his 3DS and AR cards and put Mario among those in attendance. More »

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The Khaki Shorts Sell This Portal 2 Cosplay

6:00PM July 4, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

As seen at the Anime Expo by @meteor_. More »

News

First Glimpse Of NBA 2K12 May Be The Only Pro Basketball You See Next Year

8:00AM July 1, 2011 | Owen Good

On a day when the NBA lurched toward its inevitable lockout – with labour and management even further apart than in the NFL’s contentious negotiations – NBA 2K12 released this first in-game screenshot, depicting Dirk Nowitzki and the world champion Dallas Mavericks in their series against the Miami Heat. More »

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The LEGO BioShock Playset We Wish We Had When We Were Kids

11:30AM June 17, 2011 | Owen Good

This is, basically, a multistage BioShock playset, in LEGO spanning the game’s opening plane crash, to the lighthouse and to the Medical Pavilion and beyond. More »

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Has Sony Been Hacked This Week?

1:00AM June 16, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

“Not yet”, says HasSonyBeenHackedThisWeek.com. Well, there’s always next week! More »

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The Evolution Of Assassin’s Creed’s Ezio Auditore Da Firenze

1:00AM June 10, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

DeviantArt user doubleleaf, the same bright spark who brought us a whole gallery of Assassin’s Creed anime-inspired art, has also done this more recent piece in honour of Assassin’s Creed Revelations, paying tribute to star Ezio’s advancing years. More »