Awesome Leisure

Fed up with SimCity, Luke Hodorowicz decided to make his own city-building game. Banished lets you take your time building quaint pre-Industrial Revolution towns in randomly generated environments. Out for PC in 2013.

The gameplay trailer for Rime, an upcoming open world adventure for the PlayStation 4 from developer Tequila Works (Deadlight). It looks like a blend of Ico’s gameplay with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker’s graphics.

E.B. Hudspeth’s tale of a doctor who became obsessed with mythological beasts. The doctor’s magnum opus is The Codex Extinct Animalia, a book (within the book) filled with anatomical illustrations of fictional creatures. More at io9.

(NSFW: Language) An extensive look at the world and the mechanics of Watch Dogs. The player’s hacking ability is very powerful and would be better described as high tech telepathy. But you’re not the only one who wields it.

No, this is not a prop from some unreleased film adaptation of Spy Hunter. The Xhibitionist is just one of the many impressive luxury vehicle concepts that Gray Design has developed. Check out the site but be prepared to swoon.

You have 5 seconds to comply and watch this trailer for the reboot. Stars Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel and Samuel L. Jackson as the head of OmniCorp.

(Gore) A look at the various weapons, costumes and vehicles that you’ll be able to collect and craft in Dead Rising 3. Some of the weapons like the lightsaber aren’t new to the series, but there seem to be a ton of new toys to play with.

It’s time for Phillip Blake (aka The Governor) to get what’s coming to him in the latest expansion novel from The Walking Dead. If you haven’t read ’em already, pick up Rise of the Governor and The Road to Woodbury first.

Teton Gravity Research’s documentary about a community of alpine skiers and snowboarders. Way of Life was shot partly in 4K with the Red Epic mounted on a $750K camera rig. The song is The Prince is Coming by AraabMuzik.

Every time we see more of Gravity, we want to see it even more. With incredible visuals, an amazing sense of realism, and buzzworthy performances, even James Cameron recently called it “The best space film ever done.”

This very special edition is packed with extras: posters, photos, a schematic of the Batwing, an 80-page art book, playable Deathstroke, and two extra maps. But the pièce de résistance is the 13″ wide Joker statue with LED light effects.

Knock Knock’s Bathroom Guest Book provides a fun activity for when you’re engaged in another activity. Rate the bathroom, describe your visit with a song and more. Check out a large image of the activity page here.

Hex is just like a tiny RC car, except it flies. It’s cheap, it’s easy to control and it’s easy to customize. It uses 3D printed shells with different shapes, sizes and number of propellers. It can also be fitted with a camera.

Two friends who failed miserably at the pageant circuit when they were kids (and continue to fail miserably at life) have an opportunity to turn back time and set things right. Or not. The comedic cast is top-notch – let’s hope it’s funny.

(NSFW) Director Emile Sornin knows that kids today have the attention span of infants, so he used looping segments ready to be turned into animated gifs or viral Vine clips for the music video of Dizzee Rascal’s catchy UK single.

A glimpse at the new enemies and soldier upgrades that will be in the XCOM: Enemy Unknown expansion. Use a new alien resource to modify your soldier’s genes or turn them into a new soldier class: the cyborg Mec Trooper.

Red Bull’s stunt flying team takes to the skies at the UK’s Sunderland Airshow, and gives us a dizzying eagle’s eye view from the inside the cockpits and along the wings of their single-engine flying machines.

World Warriors, put down your controller for a minute – or 1 hour and 12 minutes – and watch Capcom’s documentary about its prized creation. It features interviews with fans, creators and rivals. Thumbnail art is from Randis Albion.

Who says you need an adult-sized bike to pull off BMX-style stunts? Ryan Taylor certainly doesn’t, as he takes to the ramps with his pint-sized Rocker BMX two-wheeler. Though it’s more like riding a skateboard than a bike.

Samurai Gunn is a local multiplayer deathmatch game for 2 to 4 players. Each player is armed with a sword and a gun, but the sword has a cooldown and the gun only has three bullets. Coming to PC, PS3 and PS Vita. More here.

Until 9/05/13, pay what you want for six games, including Leviathan Warships and War of the Roses. Pay above the average to get two more games. Pay at least $125 and you get all of the publisher’s games on Steam, an $800 value.

Sami Mustonen’s proposal for an official LEGO Jurassic Park playset. It includes the park’s gate and vehicle, three minifigs and of course a T-Rex. Vote for it on Cuusoo; it’s where the BTTF and Minecraft sets were born!

A fun summer night track from up and coming producers Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight aka Odesza. It’s from their eponymous EP, which will also be released for free on 9/17/13. Cop the guys’ solo mixes while you’re at it.