Category Archives: General



George Orwell Lived Here

In the UK, homes and locations marked with these historical plaques indicate which historical figures may have lived or worked in these locales. I tripped over this one online and felt it was worth sharing. If you don’t understand why this image is laced with deep irony, you need to read more books. (Note: This […]



Converse One Star Super Mario Bros. Pumps

These awesome-looking Converse One Star Super Mario Bros. pumps are due to be released in March 2012. Unfortunately, it appears they’ll only be available in Japan. Sadness. [Via Likecool]

Sovngarde Song – A Skyrim music video by Miracle Of Sound

This is awesome… and Skyrim in this video looks so much better than on my PS3… probably because they grabbed the footage from the PC version. [Via Being a Geek]

Apple’s grand Frand demands

Apple has asked European officials to make changes that could reduce the number of lawsuits in the mobile tech industry. But while the changes are arguably valid, it’s notable that they are largely beneficial to Apple itself. The call comes in a letter to the European Telecommunications Standard Institute, sent last November but only just […]

Gotham City Imposters is Online Now

I just bought myself a copy of Gotham City Imposters on Steam and its worming its way into my hard drive as we speak. You haven’t heard of Gotham City Imposters? Have you been hiding under a rock? You play a makeshift superhero or supervillain in a deathmatch style romp while Batman is out of […]

Day of the Tentacle Creator wants to Kickstart a New Game

I spent most of my formative days of computing playing puzzle adventure games like Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, Maniac Mansion, and of course its sequel Day of the Tentacle (which actually included a hidden copy of the full Maniac Mansion game IN GAME) Now, Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert – the brains behind many of […]