200 university academics have criticized a report linking video games to violent behavior. They say the study from the American Psychological Association failed to properly assess the credibility of its source material. The APA recently released an initial report of a task force made up of seven scientists. They did not carry out a study […]
Back in the 1990s, a man named Dave Perry was touted as one of the best video gamers in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately when he had an embarrassing performance on TV shows Gamesmaster, he chose to deal with his defeat in a memorably immature manner… To be fair to Perry, he later claimed that the […]
Few people think of Barbie as dangerous or practical, but this very unofficial customization by Mike Warren equips her with tools for every situation. Check out Mike’s full instructions at Instructables. [Via: Technabob]
Independent Wyatt Scott is running for the Canadian Parliament and has produced quite the campaign video, incorporating dragons, swords, aliens and lasers… [Via: The Mary Sue]
Beyond The Brick found this epic Lego recreation of the Hyrule Castle. Creator Joseph Zawada explained that getting the brickwork right involved sourcing bricks from Scandinavia. [Via NerdApproved]
53 newborn children in the United Kingdom were named Khaleesi last year according to the country’s Office for National Statistics. That was still far behind Arya, a name used for 244 newborns. Other Game of Thrones names included: Arya (244 babies) Theon (18) Tyrion (17) Daenerys (9) Sansa (6) Brienne (4) Bran (4) Sandor (4) Check […]
GaS reader Ryan ‘Platinumfungi’ Fitzpatrick has collaborated with Noel McEwen to produce his latest custom NES, this time celebrating Metroid. He chose the specific image by playing through the game, concluding: The final battle through Tourian, and then against Mother Brain, seemed a fitting scene. It’s absolute chaos compared to the rest of Zebes, and […]
A fun metal cover of the Ghostbusters theme by Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios. [Frog Leap Studios]
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Do you like zombies? Do you like running? Do you like outrunning zombies? Do you like dune buggies? Do you like the game Dying Light? Do you like all these things together at once? Well boy, have we got some DLC news for you?!! (Via OutsideXbox)