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2015 Motorhead Hakone Hill Climb

2015 Motorhead Hakone Hill Climb

Motorhead magazine’s second parade at Japan’s famous drifting spot features Lotus and Benetton Formula One racers, a Toyota GT84, an Evora 400 and of course a handful of Nissan GT-R R35s. We think last year’s video was better, but we really can’t complain.

Snow Peak Sky Nest

Snow Peak Sky Nest
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The Sky Nest is a two-person hanging tent. It measures around 86″x 43″ and has large vents and mesh panels to keep you cool. It also has a shoe pocket on the underside and comes with two urethane strips to protect trees from the ropes.

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Valkyria Chronicles Remaster for PS4

Valkyria Chronicles Remaster for PS4

The Windows port of the underrated tactical turn-based game is coming to the PS4 in 2016. If you’ve never played this game and you have a PS4, buy it. If you have played it, consider buying it again so Sega will consider porting the sequels as well.

GoPro: Best of 2015

GoPro: Best of 2015

GoPro looks back at 2015 from its customers’ eyes, quadcopters, surfboards, cars, ovens and more in this wonderfully edited compilation. That underwater surfing shot is all kinds of awesome. The song is Blood Theme by Data.

Chaos Reborn

Chaos Reborn

A tactical turn-based RPG from the creator of X-COM. Like its predecessor, Chaos Reborn adds bluffing to combat: you can try to summon a creature or merely conjure its illusion. Mana lets you increase the chances of summoning, making illusions believable. Demo here.

Attack on Titan (Gameplay)

Attack on Titan (Gameplay)

Captain Levi takes down a gang of titans on his own in this wicked gameplay trailer for Koei Tecmo’s upcoming Attack on Titan game. There are also videos of Armin and Eren in action, but they’re nowhere near as badass as the Captain.

Desierto (Trailer)

Desierto (Trailer)

From Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón (The father and son behind Gravity) comes a thriller about a group of men and women who attempt to cross the U.S./Mexico border, when they encounter an unrelenting killer. Stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Gael García Bernal.

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I Saw The Light (Trailer)

I Saw The Light (Trailer)

Tom Hiddleston plays country music legend Hank Williams, Sr. in this adaptation of Colin Escott’s biography. Williams’ influential singing and songwriting is eclipsed only by his tragically short life. Also starring Elizabeth Olsen as Hank’s wife Audrey Mae.

Nyko Data Bank for Xbox One

Nyko Data Bank for Xbox One

Just like the Data Bank for the PlayStation 4, Nyko’s add-on for the Xbox One sits on top of the console and lets you plug in 3.5″ storage drives. It should work with any 3.5″ drive that has at least 256GB of space. It has a separate power plug though.

Biking Down a Volcano

Biking Down a Volcano

Downhill mountain biker Stevie Smith recently took on one of the more awe-inspiring locations we’ve seen – riding along the edge and side of Japan’s Miyake-jima volcano, which last erupted back in 2000. Check out the behind-the-scenes photos over at Red Bull.

Paragon (Teaser)

Paragon (Teaser)

From Unreal and Gears of War creator Epic Games comes a MOBA for Windows and PS4. Paragon has a third-person perspective similar to Monday Night Combat and Smite. You’ll be able to boost and customize characters with cards and card upgrades.

Radiohead: Spectre

Radiohead: Spectre

Before they decided to go with Sam Smith, it seems that the theme song for James Bond’s Spectre was going to be sung by Radiohead. As a holiday gift, the band released the track for free. It’s an awesome Radiohead song, but Thom Yorke is still no Adele or Shirley Bassey.

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RC Boeing 747-400

RC Boeing 747-400

RCScaleAirplanes shot this video of an imposing 18ft.-long (1:13 scale) Boeing 747-400 model plane. Model Airplane News says builder Adi Pitz spent over 2,000 hours making it. Its jet engines sound as amazing as they perform.

Deadpool (Red Band Trailer 2)

Deadpool (Red Band Trailer 2)

(PG-13: Language) The latest trailer for Deadpool is predictably filled with his abridged origin story, snark and F-bombs. But the real treat for us came towards the end when we see Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead.

Christmas Will Break Your Heart

Christmas Will Break Your Heart

LCD Soundsystem briefly reunited to record their New York I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down for Christmas. Frontman James Murphy says he’s been singing it to himself for the past 8 years, but they never found the time to record it.

Freestyle BivyPack

Freestyle BivyPack

A backpack that’s also a tiny single-person tent. The Freestyle Bivypack’s main compartment has a 40L capacity, and there’s 10L more on its exterior pockets. Its carbon fiber frame doubles as the tent poles and it’s made mostly of waterproof nylon.

Fractal Jigsaw

Fractal Jigsaw

Oskar van Deventer’s Fractal Jigsaw is a blank laser-cut jigsaw puzzle based on a fractal called the Dragon curve. It’s made of only 11 large pieces, but once you snap them into place they blend with each other so well that you won’t be able to tell them apart.

Ryan Hemsworth: Surrounded

Ryan Hemsworth: Surrounded

Electronic artist Ryan Hemsworth and collaborator Kotomi perform for people all over the world with the help of virtual reality in the music video for Surrounded, from his EP Alone for the First Time.

YARN

YARN

YARN is a new website that offers the ability to search movie, TV, and music video clips based on lyrics, words, or quotes. It’s great fun to find classic scenes, and to discover ones you never saw. The search by emoji feature is weird, but surprisingly cool.

Everybody Wants Some (Trailer)

Everybody Wants Some (Trailer)

Richard Linklater’s latest film is a throwback to the early 1980s, and is described as a sort of spiritual sequel to his classic Dazed and Confused. There’s no Matthew McConaughey, but there is plenty of pot.

Oh…Sir!

Oh…Sir!

If two lords from the 19th century played Call of Duty, the result would be Oh…Sir! You and your opponent will hurt each other by forming insults out of a common word pool. The insults don’t always make sense, but hey, it’s a free game, ya filthy animal!

Approximately 906 Miles

Approximately 906 Miles

Psych rock group Harrison Fjord perform a song from their EP Puspa in Space on Arizona’s beautiful Mogollon Rim. Come for the funny band name, almost go for the concentrated ’90s essence, then ultimately stay for the cool sights and sounds.

Everspace

Everspace

Space shooter Everspace is more FTL than Star Citizen. It’s a single-player game that’s focused on action and is rewarding even in short bursts, although it does have long term progression. Launching on Windows with support for the Oculus Rift.

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