Artist Alexis Solis has put together this bizarrely compelling collection of pictures that reveal the unlikely secret identities of iconic characters.
Check out the full gallery at Alex’s website.
[Via: LikeCOOL]
We All Know The Code….
The Konami code, that is. And apparently, so do street artists.
Tags: cheat code, code, funny, Games, konami code, street art
Ahmed Mohamed’s Next Plan Revealed
In this interview on The Nightly Show, Ahmed Mohamed — the NASA shirt-toting 14-year-old detained by police after bringing the circuity from a digital clock into school — discusses his experience along with his plans for a future project: a lateral-moving hoverboard.
A Keyboard Full Of Crumbs
Credit: @Gaedoongdoong on Twitter
This keyboard is actually a waffle — and if you look closely you’ll see the accompanying bun is a mouse shape. It’s on the menu at the cafe of the Nexon Computer Museum in South Korea.
[Spotted by: Kotaku]
Modular D&D Gaming Platforms
You may remember earlier this week we featured a 3D-printed Helter skelter-like slide for rolling game dice. The creators at Empirical Innovation are also working on another game product: modular components that snap together to make three-dimensional gaming grids for D&D and other RPGs. Check out the pictures and let Conrad know what you think of them.
Mario Office Nursery FTW
Sometimes as a parent you need to share your space with one of your children. In this particular case, this Imgur user decided to pimp out the shared space with a Super Mario Bros. theme. Smart choice, sir. Not only will you look around and smile, but that kid looks pretty content, too.
A win for all!
Tags: Games, gaming, super mario, super mario nurdery, super mario office
Superman’s Movie Death List
Mr Sunday Movies has tried to figure out exactly how many deaths Superman is responsible for across the main series of movies and presents the evidence here.
[Via: GeekTyrant]
E-sports Comes To TBS
TBS has announced that it will broadcast video gaming competitions on Friday nights next year. The initial season will focus on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Rather than televise an existing e-sports league, TBS is starting its own league in partnership with WME/IMG, a sports and entertainment talent agency. TBS has already committed to two 10-week seasons next year, though it hasn’t yet confirmed if the second season will feature a different game to the first.
The events will take place in a purpose-built set in Atlanta with a weekly schedule of preliminary games shown online, concluding in the live TB broadcast on Friday.
According to TBS, the production will be of the same standard as its baseball and basketball broadcasts, though it hasn’t said if it will use the same sports production staff for the gaming shows.
It’s not the first such coverage: several networks, including USA, had similar shows in the mid-2000s but ratings were judged insufficient. TBS appears to believe times have changed, with management reportedly inspired by the $970 purchase of games streaming broadcaster Twitch by Amazon last year and a series of hugely successful arena events including the League of Legends championship series selling out Madison Square Garden last month.
Fallout 4 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Video Series – Endurance
Yay, another Fallout special video, this time focusing on endurance! I kind of wish these were longer, as they are awesome enough to be their own show or collected short film.
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Downton Abbey With Lightsabers
The cast of Downton Abbey have made a second Star Wars-themed short comic film, this time titled Downtown Wars: Episode 2 – The Evil Butler Strikes Back. It’s designed to promote a multiple sclerosis charity.