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Austin Wintory's soundtrack for PlayStation game Journey is coming to a turntable near you in the form of a double LP picture disc set later this year. The vinyl release of the game's original score is set to be released this August, thanks to iam8bit, who also released the Hotline Miami 2 soundtrack on vinyl earlier this year.

The vinyl release of Journey's soundtrack comes stuffed inside a sleeve featuring original artwork from graphic designer Mark Englert, with picture disc art on each side of the double LP. Englert's artwork for the album is also available as a screen print that measure 12 inches by 36 inches.

The Journey soundtrack and Englert's print will be available for pre-order on April 23 at 10 a.m. PT. The double LP will...

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ESPN does not like Verizon’s new pricing strategy for FIOS.

The wireless carrier and cable provider announced this week that customers will now be able to opt out of bundles and customize its television packages to include mostly just the channels they watch — and possibly exclude others like ESPN.

Verizon’s new “Custom TV” plans have moved ESPN's networks, which rank among the most profitable in the world, from basic cable to a sports “genre,” according to the company's website.

All cable channels have carriage agreements, or contracts allowing providers to broadcast channels, that set monthly per-subscriber rates paid to them by providers.

It all comes down to money — ESPN and ESPN 2's carriage agreements with Verizon require them to be on basic cable and also prohibit them from placing them on a sports tier, basic cable has far more subscribers than any specialized tiers — the fewer televisions that offer ESPN, the lower its ratings and less money it can make from cable and satellite providers.

This leaves the network in a weaker negotiating position when carriage agreements are up for renewal.

ESPN’s programming, which is dominated by live sporting events across almost every major sport, and several minor sports, is among the highest rated among all pay channels.

The Disney-owned network currently charges cable and satellite companies a monthly $5.54 per subscriber fee, by far the highest in the industry. TNT, the second-most expensive network, charges a relatively paltry $1.33 each month per subscriber. 

ESPN ripped the announcement in a statement to Business Insider.

"Media reports about Verizon’s new contemplated bundles describe packages that would not be authorized by our existing agreements," the network contended. "Among other issues, our contracts clearly provide that neither ESPN nor ESPN2 may be distributed in a separate sports package."

ESPN did not respond to a question asking what potential action it would take to try to reverse Verizon's tactics.

Custom TV is built on a base of 35 channels, none of which are ESPN, and augmented by several genres including kids, pop culture, lifestyle, entertainment, news & info, sports and sports plus.

"We believe we are allowed to offer consumers and small businesses this choice and flexibility under our existing contracts," Verizon said in a statement to Business Insider.

The packages can also be used as standalone or in tandem with internet and phone service, similar to traditional double or triple play packages offered my most providers. They have not replaced the standard FIOS Extreme HD, Preferred HD or Ultimate HD packages already being offered to customers.

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I’m not sure what Cookie Monster did to deserve being skinned alive, but I’m guessing that he stole some chocolate chip cookies from these kids – and they were having none of that. Seriously, though, this Cookie Monster shag rug that turned up over on Instructables is awesome.

It was designed by contributor Mikeasaurus (who I think should change his middle name to “Rex”), and despite its sheer awesomeness, is very simple – it’s just a layer of blue shag costume fur, with a couple of balls of yarn with buttons attached for eyeballs. He also made some chocolate chip cookie pillows to go along with it.

Head on over to Instructables now for the full construction guide. This makes me want a roomful of Muppet fur rugs.

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Comcast has announced that they're expanding the company's 2 Gbps "Gigabit Pro" service to parts of Florida, on the heels of deployment announcements in both California and Georgia. According to the Comcast announcement, Comcast says it will make the ultra-speedy tier available to the company's 1.3 million customers in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm and Jacksonville areas starting next month.

As with previous announcements, there's still no word on what Comcast intends to charge for the ultra-fast connections. Also as with similar announcements, Comcast is claiming the service will be offered to "any home within close proximity of Comcast s fiber network."

With Gigabit Pro, Florida customers will be able to take advantage of the fastest internet speeds in the country, said Amy Smith, Regional Senior Vice President of Comcast Cable s Florida Region. The Internet is constantly evolving and broadband is truly a platform for innovation. Gigabit Pro makes it possible to deliver a level of speed directly to homes that was simply not possible before."

Earlier this month Comcast announced it would be offering the 2 Gbps tier to 1.5 million customers in Atlanta. That was followed by an announcement that the company would offer the tier to another three million potential homes scattered around California. All told, Comcast is claiming it will offer 2 Gbps speeds to 18 million total homes by the end of the year, all somehow without a notable bump in company CAPEX.

Once we find a customer that's been able to sign up for the service (it should formally launch in Atlanta and Florida next month and California in June), we'll do our best to offer up some first-hand user impressions -- and an actual price tag.
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Note: Video probably NSFW depending on how your employer feels about handies. Even if Godzilla did manage to destroy Japan and it ceased to exist, the rest of the world would never catch up with the quality of the country's game shows. That's just a fact. This is a video from an adult game show in Japan in which the contestant has to perform karaoke while being handily pleasured by a lady. The dude acts like he's never had his wiener touched before. And who knows, maybe he hasn't. Remember when you were a kid and you'd wait till your parents went to bed so you could touch the TV screen with your penis and the static would make it tingle? None of the new Televisions do that. Trust me (lifetime ban from Best Buy). Keep going for the video.

These are the ceramic octopus (plus squid and jellyfish) planters made and sold by Cindy Searles for use with hanging air plants. They cost around $22 - $30 apiece and will make the perfect addition to my beach themed guest bathroom. I've already got the beach sunset wallpaper and shell-shaped novelty soaps. "What's up with you and beach themed bathrooms?" You know, I guess they remind me of the guest bathroom in my house growing up. There was even a basket of real seashells by the sink and the ceramic soap dispenser had starfish on it. I dunno, I guess I'm just trying to relive that part of my youth. "You are a weird bird." I am like a penguin who likes it really hot and hates fish. Keep going for a bunch of other models.