Still want more Star Wars after seeing Episode VII? Get your fix with everyone’s favorite disgruntled foot soldier, Gary The Stormtrooper!
Harry Potter Owl Mail Delivery in Real Life [Comic]
[Source: Is It Canon by @RockPaperCynic and @BigSimpleComics]
5 Things Gamers HATE About Christmas
Though Christmas is a beloved season for geeks because it is usually when we get the coolest stuff, there are some things that geeks and gamers actually hate about the Christmas season.
Though some of you may not agree with all the points on this list, there are a few solid ones. Come on, we all hate when our new games get filled up with noobs. No one can argue that.
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Chewbaccon is the Perfect Co-Pilot for Your Breakfast
The only “force” that can wake me in the morning is the one that comes from the smell of bacon. Kudos the the folks over at Black Label Bacon for the great idea!
Don’t forget to cook your bacon well! Nobod likes their bacon when it’s… “chewie”
[Source: Black Label Bacon | Via Foodiggity]
Transforming Star Wars Droid Dress [Video]
This fantastic dress was made by Lemon Drop Cosplay! Her love of R2-D2 and BB-8 is strong!
I’m not sure how the dress “works”, but the lady wearing it has to spin on one side or the other depending on the design she wants displayed.
Star Wars Cast Sings “Stayin’ Alive” [Video]
The Tonight Show shows its excitement over the release of the latest Star Wars sequel, The Force Awakens, by editing together footage of the previous six movies set to the tune of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.”
The Candy Awakens: The Animated Best Star Wars GIF of the Year
Fallout 4 Player Sues Over Lost Job
A Russian gamer is suing the makers of Fallout 4 because he said it was too addictive.
The identity of the player hasn’t been made public. The story, from the Russia Today site, appears to have originated from the man’s lawyers, who have only revealed that he is a 28-year-old male from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. The suit is against both makers Bethesda Softworks and local distributors Softklab.
He claims the game proved so addictive that despite it only being released six weeks ago, he has already been fired from work for not showing up. He also says he’s suffered ill health through a lack of sleep and food, and that his wife has left him.
While this sounds on the surface to be either a hoax or somebody making a ludicrous claim in the hope of scaring a company into a settlement, this certainly isn’t a multi-million dollar cash grab. The man, said to be suing for emotional distress, is reportedly only asking for 500,000 roubles (approximately US$7,000.)
A similar case brought by a man from Hawaii in 2010 over Lineage II ended in a sealed settlement with makers NC Interactive. In that case the central issue of game addiction turned out not to be the most interesting aspect.
Instead it was the fact that NC Interactive tried to have the case dismissed based on terms in the End User License Agreement which said that all cases relating to the game had to be held in Travis County, Texas, and that the company could not be held liable for any “SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.”
The judge rejected the claim, making a rare ruling that just because somebody agrees to a term in a EULA doesn’t mean it can be enforced if it is fundamentally unfair.
Sith Lord Orientation Week [Comic]
[Source: Is It Canon by @RockPaperCynic and @BigSimpleComics]
This Gingerbread Darth Vader Will Take You to The Dark Side [Pics]
This fantastic gingerbread creation was made by the same person who created the gingerbread Optimus Prime and Smaug (both below) that got posted everywhere on the web a few years ago. Om nom nom nom.
[Source: Reddit]