Software & Websites

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection is a two-disc bundle that contains eight games: Metal Gear 1 & 2, MGS 1, 2, 3 & 4, MGS: Peace Walker & MGS: VR Missions. It also comes with two digital graphic novels. A serious bargain.

You may be familiar with the practice of strapping propellants to household objects and placing NPCs in/on them in HL2 physics sandbox Garry’s Mod. If not, this video by Brandon J. La might not make much sense. Or maybe it will.

Do you have access to multiple data connections or Internet providers? Connectify’s Switchboard is a cloud service subscription that lets you gang together multiple Internet connections at once to speed up both downloads and uploads.

Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure combines the videogame franchise’s creation mechanics with every DC character ever made. All of them. Coming to Wii U, 3DS and PC this Holiday 2013.

Coming this Holiday season, Gran Turismo 6 has new game and physics engines. It will also have all cars and tracks from GT5, plus at least 7 new locations and even more rides. We might also see it ported to mobile devices.

A fun (and addictive) use of Google Maps. You are stuck in Street View and must look for clues to find out where you are. To guess, drop a pin on the corresponding place in the world map. Made by Anton Wallén. (Thanks Calen!)

The FPS formerly known as XCOM is now The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. It’s a third-person tactical shooter – think Mass Effect or Ghost Recon – set in the 60s. True to its lineage, the game also has permadeath.

Redditor samohayha collects thousands of automotive owner’s manuals and puts them on his site. The collection is far from complete, but the site is free to use, has no ads and doesn’t require you to register an account.

(Spoilers) An awesome single-purpose tumblr site which does its best to summarize critical moments from movies using a grid of just nine still images. Now we have to go back and watch Blue Velvet, Ghost World and Diva again.

Set in the world of Pokémon, Viridian City is a murder mystery webcomic by Ray Bruwelheide. Unlike Game Freak’s eternally kid-friendly treatment of the games, Bruwelheide’s approach is literally and figuratively dark.

Currently being developed by just two people, the game tentatively called Cube World seeks to combine the voxel graphics and crafting mechanics of Minecraft and the RPG features of games like Monster Hunter and Zelda.

Americans, if you think your President is cool, he’s got nothing on the hero of Saints Row IV: you. You have the power of a superhero, the moves of a pro wrestler and the morals of a maniac. Okay you’ll lead us all to ruin.

Pay what you want for DRM-free copies of four quality adventure and roleplaying games. Available for PC and for the first time Mac and Linux as well. Pay at least $35 and you pre-order Broken Age too. Plus, antioxidants.

An indie PC game done in the style of classic Super Nintendo titles, this artful retro platformer puts you in the shoes of Death, as you absorb and combine the powers of your foes. Gameplay here. Download the demo here.

Looking for something a little less annoying for your smartphone’s ringtones? Class up your act with these beautiful minimalist and organic tones, many of which were made with real acoustic instruments.

Sounds Just Like presents pairs of songs that sound alike. You can listen to samples of either song; sadly you can’t play both samples at the same time. You can also search for a song and suggest pairs of songs.

Like father, like son. This photo blog follows the new supreme leader of North Korea as he performs the regal task of inspecting things. Our favorite has to be the Kim Jong-lookception.

Activision presents the next generation of the franchise in Call of Duty: Ghosts, promising an all-new gameplay experience, new story and settings, and new next-generation CoD engine. Oh, and masked warriors. (Thanks Callum!)

(NSFW: Language) If there’s one thing most of us don’t think of when think of veganism, it’s tough-ass thugs and gangstas. ThugKitchen aims to eliminate earthy-crunchy vegan stereotypes, and replace them with their own.