In Real Life

Gamefly Trashes Gamestop In Their New Ad, Literally

Video game rental service GameFly takes one hell of a shot at video game retailer GameStop in this new commercial.


May 8, 2012
Retro

Straight From 1990, One Kid’s Adorable Painstaking VHS Guide For Beating Mega Man

Before the internet existed, millions of players toiled away in lonely obscurity to find the best way to beat the oh-so-hard games of yesteryear. Lots of us scribbled in notebooks, drew our own maps and called tips lines to figure out how to And then we shared this elusive information with others.


In Real Life

When Minecraft Griefers Invade Real Life

Minecraft griefers are scary. Real-life Minecraft griefers are even scarier. So watch out for flying pickaxes. And creepers.


May 4, 2012
In Real Life

Here’s All Of Star Fox In A Minute

This episode of Lore In A Minute brought to you by Husky, StarCraft commenter extraordinaire and apparent Star Fox expert.


April 26, 2012
In Real Life

I Wish This Star Trek Phaser Was Real

Sadly, this is probably just a camera trick involving smoke and LED lights. But what if a man actually built a working Star Trek phaser? What if he used it to pop balloons? What if he brought it to a bank and took everybody hostage?


April 24, 2012
In Real Life

Don’t Invite Batman To Your Birthday Party

And if you must invite Batman to your birthday party, make sure it’s the nice one. Not the Christopher Nolan version.


Retro

YouTube In The 1990s Looked Awesome

YouTube wasn’t around in the 1990s. It didn’t open for business until 2005. Let’s pretend for 3:31 that it was around in the 1990s, though, because 1990s YouTube looks great.


In Real Life

The Star Of The Next Call Of Duty Could Be This Machine-Gun Quadcopter

The sun sets every day. And it rises, too. You can depend on things like that. Just like the yellow gas giant we orbit around, you can also depend on a new Call of Duty game coming out this year. No surprise there, right? But what kinds of terrible, death-dealing technology will it feature, you ask?


March 30, 2012
In Real Life

He’s A Video Game Video Star, And He Wants Out

YouTube user KSIOlajidebt doesn’t know how to pronounce my name, but he figured out my Twitter handle and has convinced dozens and dozens of his fans to send me a video.


March 22, 2012
In Real Life

Someone Built A Working Scientific Calculator In Minecraft

You know that old adage about how if you give a monkey a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, he’ll eventually write the complete works of William Shakespeare?