Awesome Leisure

The no-necked Oswald C. Cobblepot and his goons take on The Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham City. We’re not sure what to make of the cockney accent though. Watch to the end for a special cameo.

The primates from Rise of the Planet of the Apes have a score to settle, and from the looks of this footage released for Comic-Con this week, they’re not going down without a major fight.

We slaughtered enemies – and conquered puzzles – with the brawny War. Now it’s time for another Horseman of the Apocalypse to take center stage, and it’s none other than Death himself.

The limited edition bundle includes a sweet R2D2 console with 320GB HDD that bleeps and bloops when it powers on and ejects a disc, a shiny C3PO controller and a Stormtrooper white Kinect.

Frank Miller of Batman, Sin City and 300 fame is back with a new graphic novel, centering on a new dark hero – The Fixer. It’s the very first release from Legendary Comics and hits this September.

Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz star in a thriller about a family who unwittingly moves into a house where a series of murders occurred, and the possibility that Craig himself committed them.

Video game de-maker extraordinaire Eric Ruth is working on what’s shaping up to be his best effort yet: Team Fortress 2 as a 4-player beat ’em up, with trademark moves for each of the classes.

Whether you’re dealing with a first date, a messy divorce, or a bad day at work, How to Booze: Exquisite Cocktails and Unsound Advice has your back, mixing advice and the right drink to go with.

A look at the tactics, tools and weapons at your disposal in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. There’s nothing awfully revolutionary, but if you want variety, this game seems to have it in spades.

Marc Webb’s reboot of the Spider-Man franchise may not hit theaters until July 2012, but the first trailer has already leaked to the net. Who would win in a fight? Andrew Garfield or Tobey MacGuire?

Game-making genius Tim Schafer pitches his latest concept to an unlikely executive, Cookie Monster. With the exception of the cookie-eating part, he reminds us of every boss we’ve ever had.

This is how a Super Soldier fights. A young Cap throws down with soldiers of HYDRA in this short but insanely sweet action packed scene from Captain America: The First Avenger.

Alpha gameplay from StarCraft Universe, an MMO mod of StarCraft II with emphasis on team raiding and fast-paced action. While not made by Blizzard, it does have the company’s blessing.

Paul Scheer, an unlikely cast (including Kate Mulgrew and Rebecca Romijn, and a cameo from J.K. Simmons) hit Adult Swim with the network’s first procedural crime drama. Premieres 7/21.

If speed and films (but not necessarily Keanu) are your cup of tea, come on down to New York Jr.  for the Windie City Shooutout. Chicago’s premier 72-hr film race with $25k in prizes takes place 8/12-15.

If you showed up on time for the latest Harry Potter flick, you’ve probably already seen this. But for the rest of you, it’s time to whet your whistle for the grand finale of the current Batman series.

A surreal mix of stop-motion animation composited with a live actor, Lizzie Oxby’s engrossing, award-winning short film was originally released in 2003, but you can catch the entire thing online right now.

Based on the classic camp horror flick, Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) stumbles onto the secret that his neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a vampire, hell-bent on feasting on his friends and neighbors.

Shark Week’s coming up fast, but don’t believe all the media hype. As Christina Zenato here shows us, sharks aren’t really the ruthless killing machines Hollywood wants you to believe.

Shot in a single day in 2010 by thousands of individuals across the globe, editor Kyle Ruddick is now combining over 3000 hours of film into an epic documentary of our incredible, diverse planet.

Absolut’s small-batch premium vodka is made using a restored 1929 copper rectification still, producing ever-so-subtle fruit and floral notes not found in other pure vodkas.

The Gregory Brothers have built a career out of songifying. Now with their free iOS app, you can try your hand at songifying too. It auto-tunes audio and even adds music to it! Success not included.

Chess can be a slow-paced game, establish some urgency by making your pieces out of ice. And when you’re sick of playing, just use freeze some extra game pieces to chill your drinks.