News

Dutch Broadcaster Admits ‘Slavery: The Game’ Trailer Was Viral Ad

The trailer for “Slavery: The Game”, suspected to be a fake, is in fact so. Dutch broadcaster NTR made it as part of a viral campaign for a documentary series about the nation’s history in the slave trade.


August 21, 2011
In Real Life

Wait ‘Til You See This Hawaiian Wrestler’s Shoryuken

Gymnasium/ballroom/armory pro wrestling is a beautiful thing. A beautifully cheesy thing. This combatant from Hawaii, “Kenryu Takadoki”, has shed all pretense of trying to become noticed and promoted to a bigger circuit because, hey, they’re way out in Hawaii. So why not go with a repertoire based on Street Fighter moves?


June 17, 2011
News

Yes! That Really Is The Head Of Activision Acting Opposite Brad Pitt In A Movie


June 5, 2011
In Real Life

Mortal Kombat Battles .. The Ukrainian Parliament?

If I understood Ukrainian or Ukrainian politics, who knows what I would think of this video. But operating on the principle that everything’s zanier in a foreign language, I’m gonna call Mortal Kombat vs. the Ukranian Parliament a laugh riot. Especially when one of the fatalities involves turning punching Raiden in the balls, then turning into a giant box of chocolates and crushing him


May 12, 2011
News

Man With Laser-Sighted Sniper Rifle Hunting Rats In Moscow

Look, everyone needs a hobby. I like to read, and stare solemnly out my window. It’s good to stay active! But this Russian fellow has a particularly engaging pastime: hunting down Moscow’s rat population and blowing them to rodent hell.


May 6, 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.


May 2, 2011
In Real Life

Claire Redfield Put Guns N’ Roses In Mega Man X5

The transparent naming of Mega Man X5‘s Maverick bosses for the members of Guns N’ Roses stood as an unexplained oddity since the game’s 2001 release here in North America. (That’s Axle the Red above. See? Not subtle.) Now we have an explanation, and it’s just as strange.


March 24, 2011
PlayStation

PS3 Hacker Flees The Long Arm Of Sony For South American Freedom

The saga of George “geohot” Hotz continues, hurdling deeper into absurdity with each growing unit of acceleration. He fought the law and lost—a judge demanded he hand over his PS3-hack relevant hard drives. His answer? I’m out, bitches.


February 24, 2011
In Real Life

What Would You Pick — A Threesome, Or Marvel Vs. Capcom 3?

The midnight release of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was also the midnight after Valentine’s Day evening, a time when most normal and well adjusted people were gettin’ it on with loved ones, or at least those they’d hired for the night. Others are standing in line waiting for a video game.


January 21, 2011
Xbox

Kinect Player Kicks Cat Into Camera – Fake Or Not Fake?

A cat innocently wanders by his owner playing Kinect and is accidentally kicked across the room directly into the camera. Do you want to watch that? Hell yeah! But is it fake? You make the call!