Throne of Games: Round 2!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 4:30 pm

In the second installment of the low-budget Canadian improv rendition of the critically acclaimed HBO fantasy series, Lord Varys and Petyr Baelish are introduced, Viserys gives Daenerys to Khal Drogo, Cersei describes her vagina, King Robert Baratheon meets an unfortunate accident, Ned Stark has an unpleasant discussion, and Sansa gives an important update on her current menstrual status.
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Now You're Playing with Community Power

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Community has been reviewed for season 4 (thank you, dread ones!) but that doesn't mean that Dan Harmon and the rest of the Community gang didn't pull out all the stops for the end of season 3 (whose final three episode are, mysteriously, all airing tomorrow night). E.g., in the episode "Digital Estate Planning," it looks like the gang enters a world of 16-bit wonder (ignore the "8-bit" nonsense above, as no one seems to remember what that really means any more)! And yes, this does sound pretty hackneyed, but this is exactly the sort of shit Community does so brilliantly it gets away with it, so shut up. SIX SEASONS AND A MOVIE! WOO!
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Super Terrific Japanese Thing: Cocorobo

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 2:02 pm

Do you have a Roomba? Have you ever said to yourself, "Boy, I love that it vacuums up my living area without any work on my part, but what would be nice is if it depended on me emotionally"? If so, you're in for a treat, because Sharp is releasing the Cocorobo, a highly advanced Roomba on crack with also crippling emotional needs. You'll have to speak to and/or use the Cocorobo every day to keep it happy, or... well, I don't know, because the video sinisterly doesn't answer this question. Does it stop cleaning? Does it hide your car keys? If you ignore it for too long, will it jump into your bathtub while you're showering to attempt a murder-suicide pact? Or does it simply use its advanced cleaning capabilities to make sure no trace of your body is ever found again? Thanks to Ken_Shiro for the tip.
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Leonard Nimoy Has a Very Important Question

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Somehow, I can't help but think this is intrinsically tied to the season 4 Fringe finale. Thanks to PrfktTear for the tip.
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Subtle, Game of Thrones RPG, Verrrry Subtle

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:15 am
Atlus' Game of Thrones RPG came out yesterday, and oh ho, what's this? An appearance by  Maester Martin, who weasr Myrish lenses and is in the middle of writing a history of modern Westeros? From multiple viewpoints? And he keeps promising he's going to be done soon? I see what you're doing there.

Incidentally, I heard that Maester Martin was originally going to be a boss fight in the game, until players discovered they could defeat him simply by asking him to describe what he ate for dinner last night and leaving while he was in mid-speech.
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Check Out Cobra Commander's Sweet New Ride

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:33 am
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More accurate outfits and actual weaponry aren't the only additions to G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Looks like there'll be a few toy-inspired vehicles making their appearance in the movie too, like the HISS Tank above (as revealed by Cobra Special Forces). It's not 100% accurate to the original toy, but it's a damn sight better than the white Budget rental van Joe drove around Paris in in Rise of Cobra, so I'm digging it immensely. (Via ToyNewsI)
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There Will Be (True) Blood (Coverage)

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:47 am

The only thing I know less about True Blood is if any TR readers enjoy it or consider it nerdy. However, the only alternative I had to running this full trailer for True Blood season 5 was yet more Prometheus and Amazing Spider-Man bullshit, I figured a bit of total True Blood ignorance would be a pleasant change of pace to my constant Prometheus/Spidey bitching. Question: Can I assume Chris Meloni's True Blood character is the same fridge-humping cafeteria worker he played in Wet Hot American Summer? 'Cause that would be pretty awesome.
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Now That's a Trouble with Tribbles I've Never Thought About Before

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:03 am

And hope to never think of again. Thanks to Andrew M. for the tip.
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5 Games Based on Movies Based on Games

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 8:05 am
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Science has yet to isolate and identify the strain of the gene that makes game developers and fans alike to think that a game based on a movie based on a game is a good idea, but we know it exists. How? Because every couple of years this bizarre phenomenon pops up. It isn't even really a trend in gaming since over the years you can count the total number of times telephone has been played with a game-related intellectual property on one hand. The thumb on this mutated hand flicks out with Battleship: The Video Game (which has been met with skeptical scorn), which was inspired by the Battleship film (which has been met with derisive eye rolls so violent literally half of America has gone blind). But it's not the only time developers have tried to make a game out of what was originally a game and somehow failed miserably.More >>
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Marvel Superheroes in "One More (Bad) Day"

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 5:00 pm

All right, admittedly, this short cart0on by Junaid Chundrigar doesn't represent any part of any actual  Marvel continuity -- it just shows the Marvel hereos at their most hapless instead of heroic. That said, I have decided on my own that this cartoon now represents the official future of the Marvel-616 universe. When the earth dies, it will be because a pudgy, listless Galactus floated by, and Earth orbited directly into his gaping maw. Hey, it makes more sense than Earth-X. (Via The Mary Sue)
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