Video Games Picks

And she almost is. The guys that did the animation for GTA are pushing digital animation to a new, less cop-killing level with Emily.  She's a damn-near photorealistic creation that, they say, heralds a new era in film and gaming in which the lines between reality and unreality will be blurred.  Sound confusing? Hit the jump for the eerie, eerie details. Read More »

Toyota has come out with a robot able to play instruments like a champ. Why a car manufacturer spends millions of dollars for something like this shall remain a mystery, but when machines start dabbling in the arts it's time to call Will Smith.  Read More »

Joanna M. Hawley is the modern day pirate's best friend.  Smelling like the stale perfume of a dockside hooker, brine, and your own filth rarely goes over in the modern business pirate's work environment. Unless you work here, then you can do anything.  She's redesigned the wooden leg, ratcheted on some style to the tired, warped, woebegone form of Blackbeard and Davy Jones to give an almost dignified look to those of us that've lost a stem in the course of battle. Read More »

Powered by a single AAA battery and a watch battery, the LumiTop can be washed in water up to 70 degrees Celsius, and is best enjoyed on a cocktail of chemical fun (available at your nearest desert rave).  It's available in white, blue or green, and in small, medium or large.  Buy it here for 169 Euros!  Cooler than a shark fighting a dinosaur.  Or a human fighting one.

Hurt Couture made some dead sexy weapons of fashion up on Etsy right now.  They're dagger belt buckles for when you need to fight a gypsy or other stripe of roguish bandit. Buy them here for $150 a pop.  They're cooler than a shark fighting a dinosaur.

Mario is the overall'd King of the gaming universe.  His is the largest, most successful, and most diverse digital kingdom of all.  We scoured the interwebz for you, so hit the jump for the artistic fallout from his reign. Read More »