It’s Friday, and while Beer o’ Clock might still be a few hours away, I’m officially declaring it Ridiculous Video Game Violence o’ Clock, thanks to this video of every single Mortal Kombat fatality move in rapid succession. And I repeat, dear makers of Mortal Kombat vs. DC, that the only way your game won’t suck is if I have the ability to rip Wonder Woman’s skin off in one pull. (Via Gorilla Mask)
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.