Awesome Leisure

While most of you are probably looking forward to taking out a Porsche or a Lambo on the tracks of Gran Turismo 5, there’s nothing quite as visceral as the low-to-the-ground feel of a kart race.

This insanely detailed digital map of New York City was created by gamer Asterion for use in the PC game CitiesXL. Try and find actual buildings you’ve been in. It’s not yet released, but we want to play.

Remember the Star Wars: Uncut project we told you about? It turns out the fan flick, compiled from 472 15-second user-submitted clips is finally complete, and you can view the entire 2-hour plus movie now.

If you’re as excited about the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom 3 as we are, you might just wet your pants when you see this footage of Viewtiful Joe taking on all comers from The Hulk to Wolverine.

These Sentinel playing cards, a collaboration from theory11 and Hatch, are absolutely gorgeous inside and out, from the original art on the cards to the metallic accents and on the sleek and sturdy box.

Since it wouldn’t be summertime without someone shredding it on a rope swing by a body of water, check out Mike Wilson killing it on the Truckee River doing 60′ double and triple back flips.

Six of today’s greatest documentarians put their collective skills together to bring Levitt and Dubner’s thought-provoking bestseller about economics and human behavior to the big screen.

Sure, Epic Coaster might feel like a bit of a knock-off of the insanely addictive Cannabalt, but that doesn’t make it any less fun. Click the image and hit the amusement park right now!

Think yo-yos are yesterday’s news? Think again when you check out some of the sweet moves that 2010 World YoYo Contest winner Jensen Kimmitt sticks as he wins here. (Thanks Chris!)

Insomniac is back with a new Ratchet & Clank game. This time it’s all about co-op play. While the visuals are reminiscent of recent editions of the platform-shooter, this one’s best with 4 players.

Gizmodo thinks Sony’s headphones look like something out of Tron: Legacy, we think they just look cool. They offer 7.1 digital surround, and a built-in boom mike for chat. Europe only for now.

Can you imagine having a golf shot that’s accurate enough to hit a tiny 9-inch metal gong at a distance of 200 yards? Most of the pros in this video come awfully close, but David Howell hits it dead on.

Crytek’s top brass show off the “choreographed sandbox” that is Crysis 2, highlighting the changing battlefield and the varied ways of dealing with enemies using the game’s trademark Nanosuit.

This upcoming sci-fi flick from the Brothers Strause (of AvP: Requiem) tells the story of the arrival of aliens on planet Earth. From the looks of things, it doesn’t go bode well for us human occupants.

Let your wasted friends know what went down while they were out with the While You Were Out Cold notepad. Of course, you can also make stuff up just to mess with them. Don’t drink without it.

Kensington Tours now offers travel packages to Antarctica. Trek to ice waves and ice caves, see a massive emperor penguin colony, go kite skiing, ice and mountain climbing and more.

Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks and Liam Neeson star in this remake of a French thriller about a man who orchestrates a plot to break his wife out of prison after she’s wrongly accused of a crime.

Here’s the first trailer to show off in-game footage from Eidos’ much-anticipated Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Can we tell you we want a pair of those wrist-mounted stabby things now?

The Kawasaki STX-15F Jet Ski is powered by a Ninja-derived 1,498cc engine and offers smart steering, 2 piece seat, full instrumentation, mirrors, reverse, and large storage capacity.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen anything as fracking minimal gorgeous and cool as the Elekit Tube Amp, a vacuum tube hybrid stereo amplifier designed by Koichi Futatsumata for EK Japan.

Jeff Potter’s tattered cookbook features recipes and lessons from the world of food science, and interviews with geeks, chefs and scientists. We also think it’s the first O’Reilly Cookbook with food.

Samsung’s BD-C8000 Blu-ray player offers a 10.3″ LCD screen and even supports 3D playback – on 3D televisions, but not on the built-in screen. Still, it’s worth a look if you want Blu-ray on the go.

The guys over at DeviantART have released this simple, elegant HTML5 painting application which even offers support for Wacom tablets. Start playing now for free, extra brushes cost points.