The myth of the Sony ‘kill switch’
For nearly 20 years Sony in Japan has been plagued by the myth of the "Sony Timer" – but is there really a kill-switch that destroys your device just after its warranty runs out? Many Japanese genuinely believe that there is.
Scammers step up attacks on Warcraft players • The Register
Scammers step up attacks on Warcraft players • The Register.
Goldeneye Breakdance
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TechCrunch just released a list of ten of their favorite Easter Eggs. The tenth spot is occupied by a rather unusual one. The characters in the Goldeneye video game can be induced to breakdance if one tilts the game cartridge just right...
Originally found on Nicovideo.jp.
Mr. Mullet video game
Mr. Mullet
"Give somebody else a bad hair day"
Leave it to my false idols at Williams Street to come up with a video game incorporating that incorporates the Kentucky Waterfall.
Mr. Mullet on AdultSwim.com.
Super Mario Bros Mushroom Cookie Cupcakes
Snack Or Die has a howto on baking Mario's ubiquitous enemy into a morsel that's literally cute enough to eat.
Half-Life 2 Fan Flick
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Holy crap.
Studio production value in fan fiction never fails to amaze me.
This is some of the best I've seen yet.
And it only cost $500?
Found on BB.
The Segwii @ L.A. 2600
I've been wanting to check this out for a while. I'm still trying to figure out who I should invite. I keep thinking it would be a good idea to bring one of the physicians I work with. There are two of them that would probably get a big kick out of it. I'll probably go solo at least once.
I wish I'd gone on Friday. The Segwii and it's maker were there.
Guitar Hero Throws Guitar into Traffic
Not sure how substantiated this is, but Trail of Dead fans are reporting that band guitarist Kevin Allen got a bit frustrated during a friendly round of Guitar Hero in Austin on New Year's Eve.
TrailofDead.org is reporting that Allen blasted a plasma tv with the guitar shaped game controller, then threw the game console out into traffic.
