In Real Life

Angry Birds Pork Products, How I Wish They Came With Scrambled Eggs

China has some very interesting culinary habits some of which folks from the west will find just outright whacky. One slightly normal but definitely strange habit is the Chinese love for pork products, and in particular the ham sausage (火腿肠). Now Rovio and Chinese pork products producer, JoyCome, have partnered together to bring Angry Birds and ham sausages together to create Angry Birds meat snacks.


April 18, 2012
In Real Life

Behold A Hamburger Stacked With A Thousand Pieces Of Bacon

Burger King Japan is going bonkers with bacon. For a mere ¥100 (US$1.24), you can, as sister site Gawker pointed out, add 15 slices of bacon to your Whopper. But why stop at 15?


April 3, 2012
In Real Life

Angry Birds Space Fruit Snacks: The Snacktaku Review

The first Angry Birds slipped onto the iPhone with little fanfare, slowly growing into one of the biggest games of all time. For the game’s first proper sequel, Angry Birds Space, developer Rovio comes shooting out of the gate with t-shirts, key chains, stuffed animals and Angry Birds Space Fruit Snacks.


March 28, 2012
In Real Life

A Review Of Mass Effect 3′s Cupcakes

With Fuss Cupcakes in the news today, having been contracted to bake then send 400 cupcakes to Mass Effect 3 developers BioWare, one man sat down with the company’s wares to try them out.


March 13, 2012
Retro

How To Look Like C-3PO. Or Mark Hamill. Or A Stormtrooper.

Collector Jason Liebig has uploaded six of the greatest Flickr images you’re likely to ever see: cereal box scans that include giant masks for some of the main characters from Star Wars.


February 14, 2012
In Real Life

Find Retro Atari Classics On The Back Of Specially Marked Boxes Of General Mills Cereal

It might not be the video game-branded cereal Lisa Foiles craves, but the Atari-classic branded General Mills cereal boxes popping up at Target stores across the US might have you bringing the box back to the breakfast table again.


January 12, 2012
News

We Fear A World Without Twinkies As Hostess Files Bankruptcy Again

Being a comic book fan in the ’80s I grew up thinking there was no problem that couldn’t be solved by golden flaky crust or delicious cream filling. Apparently that doesn’t apply to financial insolvency, as snack cake maker Hostess Brands files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time.


November 10, 2011
In Real Life

Halo Anniversary Edition Pizza Unboxed, Eaten, Unappreciated

Why thank you, internet, for bridging the gap between two countries and giving us a delicious look at the UK-exclusive Halo Anniversary Edition pizza from Pizza Hut.


November 3, 2011
News

Stuff Your Gamer Mouth With The Nuts Of Destruction

While I’m not too fond of food marketed directly at the gaming community in general, GamerFood has come up with some rather catchy names for their new line of energy-infused nut sacks.


September 27, 2011
In Real Life

Doritos Creator Arch West Takes His Cheesy Legacy To The Grave

Orange-stained fingers around the world were clenched in grief last week, when the legendary marketing man credited with the creation of Doritos passed away. But take heart, snack fans; Arch West is taking his cheese powder-infused tortilla chips with him on his eternal journey.