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20 Ways to Kill a Malthusian

20 Ways to Kill a Malthusian

Dark Energy Digital shows off 20 ways to shoot, blow up, ignite, shock and submerge your enemies in their upcoming XBLA title Hydrophobia. How many games do you get to drown your foes in?

Moog Guitar E1

Moog Guitar E1
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Invented by Paul Vo, the Moog Guitar’s pickups use magnetic fields to control the strings, allowing guitarists to pull off controlled and infinite sustains, instant mute, harmonic blends and more.

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BTTF Trilogy (Blu-ray)

BTTF Trilogy (Blu-ray)
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Go back to the world of Marty McFly and Doc Brown with the 25th Anniversary Trilogy. Naturally, it’s filled with extras, like this interview with co-writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. Out 10/26/10.

Shadow of the Damned (Trailer)

Shadow of the Damned (Trailer)

EA has revealed this action-horror game, made by a veritable who’s-who of Japanese game creators. If you like slashing and shooting your way through rooms full of demons, this game is for you.

Playing Card Shooter

Playing Card Shooter
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Short of hiring a dealer, getting this gizmo is the best way to speed up your games. It deals cards up to 3 feet away, guaranteed no flipping. Less waiting, more winning. Runs on two AA batteries.

Tetris Skateboarding

Tetris Skateboarding

A little while back, the guys from Freebord gathered 36 riders on the streets of SFO with neon Tetris pieces strapped to their heads to create a real-life version of the classic arcade game.

Stupid Moped Tricks

Stupid Moped Tricks

This moped rider not only hit the highway at 85 mph – without a helmet, he does it lying down, with his face towards the ground. We’re amazed the stunt ended without tragedy.

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A Skate Escalation

A Skate Escalation

If you never thought skate videos can be relaxing, watch this wonderfully shot short by Brett Novak, featuring the playful Kilian Martin and the ethereal music of Patrick Watson.

The Manta Thief

The Manta Thief

While it’s not quite as poetic as the octopus who stole a video camera, this manta ray nabbed cameraman Travis Matteson’s Canon 5D Mark II. Luckily, the ray dropped the $5k+ camera rig.

It’s Always Sunny: Season 5

It’s Always Sunny: Season 5
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With the new season of the most warped (and funny) show on television upon us this Thursday (9/16), catch up with Sweet Dee and the boys with last season’s Blu-ray/DVD release.

The Soda Pop Stop

The Soda Pop Stop

Whether you call it a soft drink, soda or pop, you’ll find every flavor you ever could dream of at Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles, which carries over 500 different varieties of soda.

Realistic Workout Diagrams

Realistic Workout Diagrams

The guys at College Humor have put together these handy illustrations to show you how you really get your exercise at the gym. We’ve done the writhing-in-pain one a few times this week.

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Ein Hammer

Ein Hammer

One of the more dramatic installations at Burning Man 2010, Ein Hammer is a metal tower which can belch massive jets of fire as 3 workers below smash sledgehammers to trigger the flames.

Minimalist Chess Set

Minimalist Chess Set
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Designed by Lanier Graham, this chess set is actually more intuitive than it seems. The shape of each piece indicates its movement range, while its mass and height indicates its importance.

Xbox 360: Kinect Bundle

Xbox 360: Kinect Bundle
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This new bundle packs almost all of the latest tech Microsoft has to offer – the Xbox 360 Slim console, a 250GB HD, and, of course the much-hyped Kinect. No HDMI cable, though. Cheapskates.

Japanese Spider-Man

Japanese Spider-Man

We all have our memories of Spider-Man, whether the old “…does whatever a spider can” theme, the Sam Raimi blockbusters or even Spider-Pig. The Japanese have their own special memories.

Ferrari Virtual Academy

Ferrari Virtual Academy
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Ever wanted to drive a Ferrari F10 race car? Take on the world in this virtual Ferrari simulator, and if you manage to come out on top of the competition, you could go to Italy to drive a real one.

LittleBigPlanet 2: Grappling Hook

LittleBigPlanet 2: Grappling Hook
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Sackboy channels Tarzan in the latest trailer for LittleBigPlanet 2, which shows off the neat things that you can do with the new grappling hook tool. Sackboy Batman and Bionic Commando anyone?

The Flatmobile

The Flatmobile

Perry Watkins likes to make strange cars. He recently set a record for the world’s fastest dining table. His 19-inch tall Flatmobile holds the record for the world’s lowest street-legal car.

Origin Big O PC

Origin Big O PC
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This beastly gaming system maxes out with dual 6-core Intel Xeon x5860 CPUs, OC’d to 4.3GHz, quad SLI video cards and 24GB of RAM. Oh yeah, there’s a built-in water-cooled Xbox 360 Slim too.

InFamous 2 (PAX Gameplay)

InFamous 2 (PAX Gameplay)
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Cole MacGrath is back to his old look, but he has a new enemy in the form of the burrowing Ravager. Good thing he has a new power too – a Joystiq commenter calls it “telecarnesis”.

Squarepusher: Shobaleader One

Squarepusher: Shobaleader One

This sneak preview video for musicians Squarepusher’s new album isn’t notable just for its awesome distorto-electronica, but for the most excellent LED head gear this side of Daft Punk.

NERF Strike Stampede ECS

NERF Strike Stampede ECS
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NERF’s first fully-automatic weapon has battery-assisted firing, clips which hold 18 darts each, and um, a “riot shield.” We’re still waiting for a NERF RPG that fires footballs. You hear us, NERF?

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