Awesome Leisure

Which was your favorite gel in Portal 2? The orange goo was speedy, the blue bouncy and the white made any surface portal-friendly. This putty does none of that, but its still cool and sciency.

(NSFW: Language) From game designers Suda51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Vanquish) comes this punk-themed, over-the-top third person shooter.

The latest trailer for Sega’s shooter reveals a Terminator-esque story, except in this future, the machines have much more refined and sleek killing machines compared to the ones Skynet has.

Cramming the luxury styling of big yachts into a 24-footer, this award-winning plaything offers 360° views from the cockpit, a sunken living/bedroom, comfy outdoor seating and plentiful storage.

At Toronto’s Anime North convention, Yung Lee decided to do something a little different than just capturing shots of cosplayers, going the extra mile to turn them into stars in their own Anime.

Bourbon drinkers have lollipops, so why shouldn’t beer connoisseurs have their own candy too? Available in creamy caramels and taffy, made with real beers like IPA, Lager, Stout and Lambic.

Enhancements to Horde mode include Lambent attacks, boss battles, and resupply objective points. The new fortification system lets you set barriers, decoys, turrets and even your own mech.

Looking more like something from an airplane cockpit than a race car, Microsoft’s new U-shaped motion controller is fully wireless, and offers rumble feedback as you hit bumps in the road.

A tribute to classic 8-bit video games, blown up to building size, spawning unholy mashups of retro games. Too bad the final projection mapping only included a small bit of Pavel Novák’s animation.

Because the classroom can be a warzone at times, designer Sebastian Bergne’s Bandit Ruler is the mischievous student’s best friend, doing double duty as a rubber band launcher. Use responsibly.

A (horribly played) demo of the PSP hit Peace Walker on the PS3 (!), one of the games included in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, along with MGS 2: Sons of Liberty and MGS 3: Snake Eater.

Don’t get parking rage next time you hit the mall; instead, put one of these removable I Park Like An Idiot stickers on the cars of the morons who don’t care about parallel lines. (Thanks Danna!)

Engineered to help athletes better focus their vision “on the ball”, and enhancing object tracking these high-tech glasses use an LCD shutter similar to 3D glasses. Example visual drills here.

Handcrafted with 100% pure Blue Agave, Espolón Tequila is known as much for its bold Dia de los Muertos-style graphic label by Posada as it is for the liquid inside; available in Blanco and Reposado.

The Veebeam HD is a low-cost, user-friendly streaming device that allows you to wirelessly simulcast video or stream 1080p media from your computer to an HDTV. Works with Macs or PCs.

From the get-up-off-the-couch-and-do-something file: the truly inspiring Matt Stutzman, who was born without arms, has now qualified for the National US Paralympics team in archery.

Petetheduck hasn’t stopped having fun with the Halo: Reach game engine, and built this amusing FPS pinball table. Requires more reloading than with flippers, though. Map here. Gametype here.

There are some beautiful illustrations in Mozchops’ Salsa Invertebraxa, a vivid odyssey of two invertebrate companions and their journey through a vibrant world of imaginary insects and flora.

More hopeless stupidity, stubborn optimism and heartwarming family love from Jesse Peretz’ Our Idiot Brother, starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer.

Lomography’s limited-edition La Sardina collection is inspired by the humble sardine can. Each 35mm camera has a 22mm wide-angle lens, a multiple-exposure switch and a rewind knob for effects.

Armies gather. Villains stalk.  Alliances are called upon and tested. Voldemort starts a meme. All that and more in the final trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Nyeeaaa!

Renault takes us on a record-smashing 8:07.79 ride around Nürburgring in the Mégane RS Trophy, making it the fastest-ever lap around the track in a production FWD car. Impressive for a 265hp car.

Khang Le – one of the nine (nine!) people who make up Adhesive Games, the company behind Hawken – dropped by G4 to show off more of their upcoming multiplayer first person mech shooter.