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(NSFW: Language, Gore) Filmmaker Ilya Naishuller – the man behind his band Biting Elbows’ first-person action videos – made the first full-length action movie that’s shot entirely from the point of view of the hero. Teaser at 3:58.

From director Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) comes a drama about a robot child created specifically to learn, adapt and feel like a human being. Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman.

Jason Scott and the folks at the Internet Archive made a Javascript version of a console emulator and used that to port about 900 classic arcade games, all playable (albeit with some glitches) right in your web browser.

We’ve seen plenty of videos flaunting individual trick shot skills, but we can only imagine the amount of coordination, skill (and luck) it took to get all 10 of these basketballs to sink in the net without one person missing their shot.

The real stars of the Despicable Me franchise get their own feature film – a prequel in which they head off on a quest to find a new master after accidentally doing in many of their earlier evil overlords.

“I hear you calling and I wanna go, run straight into the valleys of your arms.” Holding is a track from the critically-acclaimed album Ruins, by ambient artist Liz Harris aka Grouper. Stream the whole album on NPR or Spotify.

We’ve had the pleasure of paragliding, but it was nothing like the aerobatics and perilously close ground sweeps wingmaster Valentin Delluc does. The part where he flips over is just plain madness. His flying cameraman is no slouch either.

Pro skater Arto Saari scored a unique setting for this team skateboarding video – Finland’s Helsinki Airport. From an airplane hanger to the terminals and runways, the high-security setting serves as a great backdrop for the team’s trickery.

If you find custom 3D printed figurines out of your price range, perhaps a miniature copy of your head will do. You won’t need a 3D scanner either. Just send Firebox a front and a side shot of your head and they’ll do the rest.

The launch trailer for the 10th anniversary edition of Halo 2 gives us a peek at the sweet new cinematics for the game, courtesy of Blur Studios. Halo 2: Anniversary is part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One.

The trailer for the latest installment in The Fast and the Furious series doesn’t go up to eleven – it starts at eleven. The movie ties into the events of Tokyo Drift and also stars Jason Statham and Kurt Russell. Rest in peace, Paul Walker.

A programmer wins a prize to meet his company’s reclusive CEO. But he ends up becoming a pawn in his boss’ experiment with artificial intelligence. Written and directed by Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine). International trailer here.

Comics Alliance made this neat chart that catalogs the announced lineup of superhero movies from Marvel/Disney, Warner Bros., Sony and Fox. 2017 is crazy packed. We can’t wait for Black Panther and LEGO Batman.

We’re not sure how Amplitude Studios pulled it off, but they finished another stellar game alongside the addicting Endless Legend. Dungeon of the Endless is a humorous and challenging sci-fi rouge-like with tower defense elements.

An HD remake of the 2011 PSP title. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is an action RPG with 14 playable heroes, each with a unique weapon and monster summon. You deploy three of the 14 heroes at a time, swapping between them at will.

(NSFW) Marco Polo is about the legendary Italian explorer’s adventures in the court of the 13th century Mongol conqueror and Chinese emperor Kublai Khan. Premieres on the History Channel Netflix on 12/14.

(NSFW: Language) Faheem Rasheed Najm aka T-Pain, Teddy Pain, Teddy Penderazzdown, Buyer of Dranks PhD dropped by NPR Music for a live performance… without Auto-Tune. He’ll still have shawtys snappin’ though. Dude’s for real.

The alternate debut trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron starts out with a lighthearted scene about Thor’s hammer. Perhaps this was supposed to be the original trailer, but after it got leaked Marvel rushed the other one out.

“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you… stranger.” Get a chance to win one of two Hot Toys 1:6 scale The Joker Bank Robber 2.0 from Sideshow Collectibles worth $270. Contest runs until 11/6/14. Eligibility terms here.

A music streaming subscription service for audiophiles. Available now in the US and UK, Tidal gives you unlimited and ad-free access to over 25 million tracks at 1411kbps via its iOS, Android and web players. RIP data cap.

(NSFW: Language) Electro-trap producer Baauer admits that this sine wave of a club banger is a product of a happy accident, which he made by combining his collaborations with Rae Sremmurd and Aluna of AlunaGeorge.

An adorable 9″ tall vinyl figure of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Michelangelo, based on one of pop artist Mike Mitchell’s illustrations in his awesome Just Like Us series. We hope he makes a cheaper bobblehead version.

The trick shot masters of Dude Perfect demonstrate that they don’t need no steenkin’ lights as they perform a variety of tricks in the dark, dressed in goofy stick figure glow-in-the-dark costumes. Bonus tricks here.