The Best Battlefield 1942 Kills EVER

Okay, I don't know about "ever" but these have to be up there as some of the best killshots in all of Battlefield history. The following two clips are similar in that the players each leap out of their planes to perform a seemingly miraculous killshot... and then return to their planes. In mid-air. Absolutely incredible.





I miss this game.

Beauty and the Beast - Thai Version

The Thai title literally translates to "Beautiful Girl With Curse Devil" which, I admit, is awesome. But that character design. Holy shit! To people who can't animate for shit: please, PLEASE leave character design up to the animators at Disney and the CG masters at Pixar. Because... well... you can't. The sad thing is that this is a shot for shot copy of the Disney film. Is that even legal?

Here's a Thai version of Snow White from the same demon possessed mother fuckers who animated "Beautiful Girl With Curse Devil."



See what I mean about character design? Those dwarves?
Yeah.
100% good old fashioned nightmare fuel.

TreT the Parkour Dog

Steampunk Iron Man

To go along with the previous Steampunk pics, check out this dude's Steampunk Iron Man costume.  Dude looks badass!

Photo was taken at the 2010 New York Comic Con.

Alternative Buzz Lightyear and Woody

I wish I knew the artist - I'd love to give credit where it's due.

Compare and Contrast

What's interesting to me is that I've always heard Lucas intended the Battle of Endor to be an allegory for the Vietnam conflict: a technologically superior invasion force repelled by natives employing guerrilla tactics.

Banksy Does Simpsons Intro

I love Banksy.  No one quite does satire that hits it home for me as well and as hard as he does with his street art.  I wish I knew how the hell the Simpsons producers were able snag his talent for one of the current season's intros.

Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine Project

Babbage's Difference Engine

Okay, so I think the subject of Steampunk is pretty damned cool.  Maybe that's why I think the folks over at Plan 28 have a really nifty, albeit expensive, idea that they want to take off the ground: to build Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.  Wait a sec... let me clear something up.  Steampunk cosplaying?  Not so cool.  As a matter of fact, it's downright silly.  Well, unless you're a hot/sexy Steampunk cosplayer like this:

But, that's really more the exception than the rule.  Right?

Uh... what was I talking about again?  Oh, right.  This:

Fable III Prostitutes

People seemed to either love or hate Fable II.  G4's X-Play named it their 2008 Game of the Year but countless complaints still abound on the internets about how terribly far from Peter Molyneux's original vision for the game it ultimately fell.  I loved it and played the crap out of it.  The combat was simple on the surface and just barely complex enough to keep things interesting with a pleasant mix of melee weapons, guns, and magic all in one, naturally feeling flow.  I liked how I really felt like I could control my character's future any way I wanted - marry whoever I wanted, have as many or as few kids as I wanted, kill anyone I wanted if I chose to be evil, etc.  Sure, I had a few complaints (namely, the final battle) but ultimately I had fun.  And a shit ton of it (yes, that is a valid unit of measure; one shit ton is about a fuckload of regular tons).  Anyway, Fable III is due out October 26th.  Not sure I'll be getting it at release (probably not) but pictures like the one above remind me of the humorous and lightweight tone the game series has that I miss.

Halloween Means It's Time For Sexy... Chewbacca?

Ahhh, I love Halloween.  It's the one day of the year that always manages to bring out the slut in your average, everyday girl (check out this linkage for what I'm talking about, Willis).  Now, I'm not advertising for the following website, just letting you know that these guys have just about every possible slutty costume under the sun.  No need to just wait for Halloween to buy your girlfriend that sexy Chewbacca costume you've always wanted her to wear.  Yeah, that's right you perverted deviant.  We know you've always wanted to dress as Han and biblically get to know that Wookie over a holo-chess board.  RAWWWR!  "Laugh it up, fuzzball" indeed.

X-Men Arcade Coming to PSN and XBLA!

I don't know if you caught that in the headline, but THE ABSOLUTELY KICKASS X-MEN ARCADE GAME IS COMING TO THE PLAYSTATION NETWORK AND XBOX LIVE!!! And here's the kickassiest part of it all - it's going to "feature drop-in online multiplayer supporting up to six players." I've got one word for this news: Holy Shit!  No release date has been set, unfortunately.  A tiny bit more news, some chatter, and a video at Kotaku.  Can't wait for this.  I used to love hearing the machine bellow "COLOSSUS!" when I'd join.

MegaMan 8-Bit FPS Deathmatch

More retro games need this exact treatment, IMHO.  The geniuses over at Cutstuff have just released a Doom mod/TC based on MegaMan characters, levels, and music.  This has awesome written all over it.  Check out the following video for a sample of the weapons:

Zombie Modes in Other Games

Seems like "Zombie Modes" are all the rage these days.  Call of Duty: World At War had it.  Now they've announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops will have it as well.  Borderlands had the add-on, Zombie Island of Doctor Ned.  Hell, even "Grand Theft Prairie Wagon" (Red Dead Redemption) just released some DLC for a zombie mode.  Not that I'm complaining.  Nothing gets me going like a good, old fashioned zombie head blastin' game.  One of the recent Kotaku 'Shop Contests was to come up with zombie modes for other games.  Check out the gallery here.

US Army Tests IRL PipBoys

If you haven't checked it out yet, I had a quick article back in September you can see right over here.

Check out today's Kotaku article.  It's not the same item.  It's definitely a bit different but this one seems a tad more streamlined.  Some day I'll have to get all the specs on both and make a good comparison.

It's That Time of Year Again!

I can't embed this one, but definitely check it out:

Girls's [sic] Costume Warehouse

"Sexy 1900 steel conglomerate tycoon."