Leisure

Aptly titled “Anything Goes”, this Far Cry 2 video gives a brief rundown of the various factions; it’s also filled with more explosions and shooting than you can shake a bazooka at.

This custom Wall-E by Morpheus looks pretty good in wood, which is unfortunate because it’s totally one of a kind and was a gift to PIXAR exec John Lasseter. Still, a geek can dream…

With Nintendo passing on a US version of Mother 3/Earthbound, a group of fans translated the entire RPG; after nearly two years of hard work, it’s done. Thanks, Thundercross!

Hayao Miyazaki fans are gonna love Ninokuni, Studio Ghibli’s first major foray into the gaming world with Japanese developers Level-5: think Howl’s Moving Castle meets Totoro.

They won’t be released until March 2009, but this 400% Daft Punk Be@rbrick twin pack is all kinds of awesome; they stand 28cm tall. If you can’t wait, you can get ‘em in Japan on 10/24.

Liquid City is a beautifully illustrated urban anthology of comics from artists primarily based in Southeast Asia. Stories vary from charming to post apocalyptic and can be previewed here.

These Mirror’s Edge trailers just keep getting better; “Flight Level” is halfway between a flying dream and a falling nightmare, with the heroine leaping (off) tall buildings in a single bound.

The demo for Tom Clancy’s EndWar is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace; early reviews are praising the voice recognition but note it’s simplistic for an RTS.

Sillof of Steam Wars’ latest work features Return of the Jedi characters for Customcon XXI. Jabba is a bit slimmed down and Ackbar is dapper, while Luke is a knight in monk’s clothing.

While the SHIELD trailer was goofy, this launch trailer for Spider-Man: WoS is flat-out emo cued to Moonlight Sonata. The enemies and overall plot look plenty badass, however.

It takes awhile to load, but Dogfight 2 is worth the wait. This freebie by Rock Solid Arcade is a beautifully rendered WW1 biplane shooter, with 25 missions and bonuses for ace flying.

There’s something about this Patapon 2 trailer that gets us giddy in a let’s go crazy and demolish everything way. It’s coming to the PSP in Japan in November; no word on a US release.

If you’ve outgrown your Rubik’s Cube, V-CUBE uses right angle conical surfaces to up the ante with 5x5x5, 6x6x6, and 7x7x7 variants; there’s even a monster 11x11x11 on the way.

Survival horror in zero-g? Sign us up: Dead Space is available in stores, and with it this launch trailer fills in a smidgeon of the backstory. Our favorite scene at 1:32: “Cut off their limbs.”

If a real (or replica) Shelby is out of your budget, this indoor Shelby Slot Car Racetrack should tide you over with 64 feet of track and miniature versions of the 1964 Le Mans Daytona Coupe.

Not content to rest with BC: Rearmed, Bionic Commando is the first true sequel to the franchise; as a commenter noted, it’s like Spider-Man with guns; good enough for us.

This isn’t just another Harley Davidson Fat Boy replica; taking LEGO to the max, it uses a NXT controller shaped like a handlebar complete with throttle control and brake lever.

Tired of noisy neighbors or roomies? The Revenge CD is packed with 20 ways to get back at ‘em; selections include “House Party,” “Violin Practice,” and our favorite: “Unhappy Dog.”

We *think* this trailer for Fable 2 is about the consequences of your actions or something, but frankly we’re just reveling in all the random hacking, slashing, casting, and shooting.