Awesome Leisure

Unlike other player pianos, the Arpeggio is a self-contained robot which can drive up to the keyboard and pedals on a regular piano, and perform in place of a human pianist, replicating the most intricate and nuanced elements of a previously-recorded performance.

The French musical charity La Blogotheque shares this nearly hour-long acoustic set by Joshua Tillman aka Father John Misty. Watch the prolific folk artist charm and have fun with the lucky crowd. His latest album Pure Comedy is out now.

Play as an alien force harvesting Earth in this tower defense and twin stick shooter combo. X-Morph: Defense lets you place towers anywhere, reroute enemies with fences and wreak havoc in destructible environments. Coming to Windows, Xbox One and PS4.

This upcoming 2D fighter features amazing retro-style character and environment designs, and thrilling battle mechanics. You play as Narita Boy, a young man who is transported from the world of playing video games into the Digital Kingdom. (Thanks Timothy!)

Console modder Ed Zarick made a replica of the Iron Man-themed Xbox One that Xbox France gave away in 2016. He designed and 3D printed the raised parts as well as the arc reactor. Check out his build log here. You can grab the design and 3D files on his blog.

While it’s surely not as brutal as a real Viking brawl, we’re glad we’re only virtually attending Poland’s Wolin Viking Festival rather than being in the middle of its 600 hardcore participants. NatGeo’s brief documentary gives us a look inside the world of these dedicated reenactors.

BioLite upgrades its signature product to produce 50% more power than its predecessor. The CampStove 2 also has an improved LED dashboard, four fan speed settings, and a detachable 2600mAh battery, all while keeping its original weight and price.

A oddly perfect mashup of the Twisted Sister classic We’re Not Gonna Take It with the Blind Melon hit No Rain, and a couple of other ’90s alt tunes for good measure. Not only does DJ Cummerbund deftly intertwine the music, but their videos as well.

Brad Pitt stars as a respected US Army general who signs up to lead the NATO forces in Afghanistan. This satirical Netflix exclusive is loosely based on the infamous career of retired general Stanley McChrystal and Michael Hastings’ exposé. Premieres 5/26/17.

“I’ve met OJ Simpson on four different occasions. That’s like seeing Bigfoot riding a unicorn.” On 3/21/17, one of the smartest and funniest comedians ever to walk this planet will drop not one, but two comedy specials. Thank you based Netflix. Now where’s Ja?!

Illustrator Jonathan Burton’s weird and wonderful playing cards feature whimsical images of royalty with strange personal quirks and unusual body shapes. Our personal fave is the King with the duckie pool float and the balloon.

Skateboarder Tory Pudwill is a man on a mission – to balance his board on the best, longest, and most challenging flatbars he can find. After watching this clip, we’re pretty sure it’s mission accomplished. Read more about his epic quest here.

Wargroove swears that it’s more than just Advance Wars in a fantasy world. Not that that’s a bad thing. The turn-based strategy game has great pixel art, single-player campaigns, and local and online multiplayer. Coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC.

Based on Mark Harris’ book, Netflix’s series sees directors Steven Spielberg, Lawrence Kasdan, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro and Paul Greengrass talk about five Hollywood directors who went to the frontlines of WW II to document the war. Drops 3/31/17.

Ski-cross world champion Filip Flisar amps up his speed across the powder with a little help from a jet-powered backpack. With the pack on, he can hit speeds north of 75 mph, though the temperatures on his back can reach over 1500°F.

A $10/mo. video game subscription service for Xbox One. Unlike PlayStation Now and other similar services, Xbox Game Pass will let you download games so you can play offline. If you want to own a game that’s in its catalog, you can buy it at 20% off. Launches Spring 2017.

The as yet unnamed French electronic duo The Blaze made waves last year with their single Virile and the intense bromance in its music video. Their second single Territory continues its themes of ordinary people reveling in family, friends, and home.

BeatdownBoogie dropped by Maryland’s Katsucon to spend some time with many dedicated fans who turned up in their finest costume garb. There’s lots of eye candy, though we had to wash our eyeballs out after the creepy dude at 1:04.

“All you do is yell at each other. You’re not friends.” Groot says hi, Gamora channels Marvel vs. Capcom, Drax kills a spaceship, Rocket laughs maniacally, and Peter meets someone special in the first full trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Get ready to have your pants scared off with Ridley Scott’s follow up to Prometheus, in which pairs of happy couples head off Noah’s Ark style to colonize what they think is a remote paradise, but is actually home to a bunch of nasty xenomorphs.

Talion and Celebrimbor team up once again, this time to take on Sauron himself. The sequel to Shadow of Mordor promises to expand on the series’ Nemesis System. You will be able to turn orcs into followers, but enemy strongholds will adapt to your tactics. Drops 8/22/17.

Like to play drinking games with your buddies? Drink-o-tron offers a huge variety of games you can play, offering up a 54 card deck packed with fun ways to quickly increase your level of inebriation. Also available in iOS and Android app versions.

While our ears are tickled with the tones of musician Juha Järvinen’s (aka the Acoustician) solo from Pink Floyd’s classic, our eyeballs are enthralled with the gorgeous Ibanez acoustic guitar he’s playing. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel for more eye and ear candy.