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Watch Robin Williams, his beard, and daughter Zelda in this ad for Ocarina of Time 3D
Is it weird that this makes us cry a little? -Lana Polansky
Cheat Sheet 6/16: Angry Birds will find you, LulzSec strikes again, DNF PR agency gets booted
Get ready for another mainstream videogame news speedrun! –Angry Birds upcoming features to make use of creepy smartphone location-based info. -Hacker group LulzSec attacks Minecraft, EVE Online and The Escapist (and they aren’t done). -Zynga goes green, opens its European HQ in Dublin, Ireland.
Here’s something to smile about: KaBOOM! builds its 2000th playground today
Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Congress Heights, one of the poorest areas in Washington, welcomed over 500 volunteers today (including Michelle Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan) to mobilize for a great cause: building a playground for local kids. KaBOOM!, the non-profit organ
Watson wins "Person of the Year" at the Webbys
Sounds like it was a laugh a minute at the Webbys this year: “Person of the year, ironic,” a computerised voice speaking for the machine said while receiving a Webby from show host actress Lisa Kudrow, who suggested the machine jazz up its image by dating an iPad. “That was clever,” Kudrow retorted.
Help this Orlando carpenter’s son build a functional Portal sentry turret
An adorable video from a Kickstarter hopeful, trying to make an actual Portal turret gun. Jokes not included.
Flashback: Ultra Games commercial for Skate or Die, Metal Gear is absolutely terrifying
I can’t believe this was acceptable to show to children.
