Star Wars Comes To Minecraft

If you’ve got the Xbox One or 360 versions of Minecraft, you can now download a skin pack of Star Wars characters for $2.99. The full list is: 4-LOM Admiral Ackbar AT-AT Pilot Ben Kenobi Bib Fortuna Blockade Runner Soldier Boba Fett Bossk C-3PO Cantina Band Member Chewbacca Darth Vader Dengar Emperor Emperor’s Royal Guard […]



Super Power Beat Down: Batman vs Darth Vader [Video]

It’s the latest installment of the Bat in the Sun’s web series which asks the public to vote who would win in a battle of movie, video game and comic book characters, then “films” a battle with that outcome. Next up is the Green Power Ranger vs Ryu, so be sure to cast your vote. […]

Jurassic World Trailer [Video]

Well, it seems some folk just don’t learn… The idea of the movie being based on “real” dinosaurs is gone (possibly for merchandise licensing reasons), and the plot seems to come down to “something something genetic modification something” but if you’re looking for the ultimate in special-effect-laden summer blockbuster, 2015 looks to be sorted already.



A Conversation With Smaug: LEGO-style

Thanks to Kevin at Brotherhood Workshop for sending us the latest instalment of his Lego movie recreations. This time Bilbo finds that when it comes to Smaug, actions might be better than words.

White House Turkey Pardon: The Shocking Truth

There’s a longstanding tradition of the US president “pardoning” a turkey just before Thanksgiving. The official story is that the turkey industry randomly selects the lucky survivor. Now Nerdist has put together a video that shows the selection method is very different… and somewhat familiar.

30″ Millennium Falcon Toy

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll likely remember the pain that no matter what great Star Wars Toys you got as presents, it was only the kid at school with the rich parents who got the Millennium Falcon. But even then, it was never this big. Walmart is selling a model that’s a whopping two-and-a-half-feet […]

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko… Sings The Beatles

Amazing video by Andrew Huang who recreated the music of the Beatles’ Across The Universe using nothing but samples of the audio recordings of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko made by the Rosetta probe. The track is part of a forthcoming album that Andrew is producing which will also include eight original compositions using the Rosetta samples.

Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy VI theme) Acapella [Video]

We’ve featured a few acapella versions of game music by Diwa de Leon before, but this is certainly the most ambitious to date: all 18 minutes of the theme Dancing Mad from Final Fantasy VI. Check out the YouTube page for full details of how technically challenging the project was.