DsiderI do kind of wonder how many Happy Meals it would take to satisfy me at this age. I also wonder how little shame I must force myself down to in order to order that many at once.
Adventure Time toys are coming to McDonald's Happy Meals January 17. Finn, Jake, Ice King and Beemo are excellent reasons to pick up boxed lunches for the homeless in your area. According to HappyMeal.com, these are boys' toys. Girls will have to deal with Paul Frank's stupid monkey.
A redguard adventurer in nord carved armor from Skyrim, as described by its maker, feveron. You can tell how incredibly well-made the whole set is by just looking at the bear helmet.
DsiderSTAHP
Just as one group is claiming to have brought down many of EA's servers, another is boasting of having taken down much of Valve's mighty Steam network.
DsiderMaybe the first time I've EVER embraced localization censorship.
An image that's been circulating since early last month when Square Enix's Bravely Default came out for European 3DS demonstrates how Japan's nearly naked 15-year-olds become Europe's slightly more sensibly dressed 18-year-olds.
It might not be as wacky as the virtual world of sports glitches, but it's certainly just as facepalm and chuckle-worthy.
DsiderWhat? This is the first I've heard of such a thing in my entire life.
As another Steam Holiday Sale comes to a close, I have spent roughly $100 to purchase 22 games. In the past 2 months I have picked up 3 Humble Bundles. Not a month ago I spent around $50 on 11 games in the Steam Fall Sale. By the time the next Steam Holiday Sale rolls into town I will be lucky if I have played half of these games. I have a problem. I am a Compulsive Collector. And after 1,400 gamers took my recent survey on their game-buying habits, I know that I am not alone.
Stun_Gravy and the Action Bastards aren't content to just launch jeeps onto the skyscraper in Battlefield 4, they have to do it during a match and capture the flag with it.
DsiderJust finding the most random stuff today
Many of you might be trapped indoors tonight. You may be huddled up for warmth, trying to beat the cold weather with friends and board games. Well worry not, because this dog will keep you company.
DsiderYes, let's unite all the stupid stuff in one place. They should also put Geico and Evony ads in there while they're at it.
Bitcoin, the "currency of the Internet," is now accepted by Zynga, whose FarmVille franchise also celebrates the economic ideal of paying real cash to acquire completely abstract commodities.
DsiderI totally love her, but I dunno about naming a kid after her. Tali by itself maybe. Garrus and Liara definitely can work. Wrex or Grunt? Probably not.
"Tomorrow my daughter is scheduled to be born," wrote a soon-to-be-dad named Adam last night. "Since day 1 her first name was always going to be Tali'Zorah. ... My wife fell in love with the name during our first playthrough of [Mass Effect] many years ago."
DsiderAs the comments say though, it's the quality of the animations which will really determine whether there was significant progress in this generation or not.
Polish company Better Reality, who do effects work for advertisers and Hollywood, have developed a piece of technology called Thorskan. It's designed to scan real environments then recreate them in 3D. And the effects are impressive.
The Nintendo Age Forums bring us the sad news that artist Greg Martin, responsible for some of the most iconic box art in video game history, has passed away.
DsiderIt's sad really, they're losing money from incorporating the most useless and pointless feature on the damn thing. Also, if WiiU is a "disaster", then I dunno what that makes the Vita.
It's the kind of run Nintendo's been on lately, that even the company's one piece of good news - the growing success of the 3DS - has to get a little gloomier.
DsiderFrightening. FRIGHTENING.
Nvidia's kicking off this year's CES madness with the Tegra K1, the first Nvidia chip with freaking 192 CUDA cores. Does that sound like a desktop thing, not mobile? It sort of is. According to Nvidia this bridges the gap between Kepler-based desktop cards and the mobile-based Tegra chips. Not just Tegra 5 but like Tegra 5000. Yeah. It's a mobile chip with a desktop heart.
DsiderOkay
The above character appears to make a nuanced hint at her gender change in the latest Pocket Monster game, Pokémon X/Y.
DsiderUh
Some married men love shopping. They adore it. But some absolutely abhor it. And in China, there's a special place wives can ditch them: husband storage!
DsiderHoly shit!
You know those locked room games? Well, imagine you found yourself in a locked room, blind folded, chained, and put in a straight jacket. This is not a video game.
Canadian digital artist Steph Caskenette's low polygon Super Mario World map is just stunning with all these details. It's just like a carefully crafted paper sculpture.
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Snoop Dogg's subject matter has come a long way from his first album more than 20 years ago. Now it's 2014 and he's referencing Pokémon and side-scroller shooters in his new Snoop Lion video.
I'm a man of simple needs and simple wants. And what I want right now is a game that looks like a Max Fleischer cartoon.
DsiderI didn't need more reasons to consume garlic, but sure. I'm really surprised to see vitamin C so far down there.
Recent studies have shown that many vitamins and supplements do little for our health and are a waste of money. This chart will make it abundantly clear how true that is.
Dsider#2 is a Battlestar spoiler, but whatever. I really liked that character and agree that what ended up happening to her was some straight-up bullshit writing that ended up marring the series ending, which I otherwise actually enjoyed. She could have been set up to be a total Samus-type character (i.e. having a Chozo-esque background of sorts), but they chose... shrugs I dunno, I'll have to finish rewatching it.
We all know death is a revolving door in pop culture, and nowhere more so than in science fiction, fantasy and comics. But there are a few resurrections that feel especially cheap, and which cheapen the characters who had previously died with great fanfare. Here are 11 characters who should have stayed dead.
DsiderTaking steps toward the dorkiest iteration of Skynet.
Humans Optional: Remember that machine that dekuNukem built, which would find shiny Pokemon for you? Somehow, it's gotten even better. Now it requires no human input. It'll find and catch shiny Pokemon for you, in almost all situations. Hell, now it even breeds, names and clones Pokemon for you. Jesus.
DsiderSee? I wasn't crazy, the original Lego creepers sucked. Things are really looking up now.
At MineCon last month, LEGO announced the Minecraft LEGO Co-build Project, in which toy designers and fans of the game work together to build the best video game-themed LEGO sets ever. Looks like all the pieces are falling into place in this holiday update.
Airport Simulator 2014 sure knows how to add excitement and drama to the rather boring and monotonous life of an airport. Demolition derby meets air traffic control in YouTuber Vinny's latest glitchy video.
DsiderA lot of what he said greatly resonates with me, and I hope at least some people will take this post to heart so hopefully we can finally put all this overblown nonsense to rest. Or people can find new things to bitch about, because internet.
Penny Arcade has taken its fair share of criticism over the past year, a lot of it stemming from the public comments of co-creator Mike Krahulik. As part of a lengthy and heartfelt post over on the comic's main page, written as a form of new year's resolution, he's addressed that in a very direct manner, apologising for his conduct.
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DsiderGendo cosplayer actaully sitting at a desk is all that matters here. That group shot of what looks like the entire cast of Danganronpa is alright too, I guess.
Comic Market, aka Comiket is a bi-annual 3-day indie manga event. But it's not just about manga. As the biggest and most famous indie manga event in Japan, cosplayers come out in droves. And this year's winter Comiket 85 was no different.
DsiderFeel like I should pick this up for safekeeping.
Over the holidays, the fan group working on translating Valkyria Chronicles 3 into English have finally released their work. If you own a Japanese copy of the game, you can download the patch and read the tutorial on how to apply it on the project's official blog-slash-homepage here.
