REAL LIFE: Police Raid Robotaki Studios & Have Standoff with Call Of Duty ‘Ghost’ Statue
This past weekend, the most unlikely of events involving a life-sized replica of 'Ghost' from Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and some Los Angeles Police Department officers went down. A curious employee of Robotaki pressed a newly installed panic button that alerted local officers to the scene where the situation seemed to be quite serious.
THEME PARKS: Realistic Resident Evil Attraction Coming Soon To Universal Studios Japan
Worn out your copy of your favorite Resident Evil game? Ever wanted to just experience what it is like to be in a zombie infested town and survive? Did Resident Evil 6 disappoint you and make you just want to take it out on some zombies instead? If you said yes to one or all of these questions, then this latest attraction hitting Universal Studios in Japan might be your answer for some next level zombie killing with that Resident Evil feel.
COOL STUFF: Guy Asks Girl To Prom Dressed As Ash Ketchum
I've seen a lot of pretty cool geeky proposal videos, but this is just too awesome not to share, mainly because this guy is dressed up as Ash Ketchum and he's strutting down the cafeteria with the Pokémon theme song playing right next him.
GAMING: Atari U.S. Files For Bankruptcy
Atari is a household name when it comes to video games, bearing such classic titles as Pong, Asteroids, Centipede, and Missile Command along producing some iconic gaming consoles as the Atari 2600 and 5200. Their legacy was great, but their burdens wear much greater, suffering through much financial problems within their operations for 31 years. Now they have filed for bankruptcy for some relief.
REAL LIFE: Man in Deadpool Costume Gets Arrested
The picture above? That's a dude in a Deadpool outfit (complete with prop swords and handguns) getting arresting after walking into an electronics store right before closing time.
MECHA: Japanese Man Makes Fully Functional Robot Equipped with Cockpit & Guns
One of the coolest things in Japanese geek culture are those their robots. Aka, mechas. You know, those towering, man-piloted machines of destruction that carry loads of weaponry like shoulder missiles, chest machine guns and laser scythes. In past years, Japan has built several life-sized Gundam statues, which have many questioning: will we ever see a fully functional, man operated machine like this? Well, it looks like it's already here.
MECHA: ‘Gundam Front Tokyo’ Features Life-Size Strike Freedom Gundam With Cockpit
I'm sure every Gundam and Mecha fan has fantasized of being in a life-sized Gundam or mobile suit of choice. Even the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party sure had this in mind, and thoroughly considered building the famous mobile suit for national defense and boosting their tourism industry. Although a working Gundam suit is currently unavailable for your piloting needs, Gundam Front Tokyo (home of the life-sized Gundam statue) has built a massive attraction that enables fans to step in and sit in the pilot's seat of the Strike Freedom Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny.
NEWS: Stan Lee Recovering from Heart Surgery
A lot of fans were scared after hearing that Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man and X-Men creator, Stan Lee, cancelled his appearances in various events and conventions. People began to wonder if the comic legend was in poor health. Well, what happened is that Stan went through some heart surgery, and is currently recovering. And by the sound of things, he seems to be feeling pretty good.
REAL LIFE: 13-Year-Old Steals Car To Meet Her Xbox Live Boyfriend 900+ Miles Away
Sure, the internet has opened up a way for people to meet and perhaps start romantic relationships with each other on various online sites or social networking sites that play matchmaker. But, if you're 13 and Xbox Live is your best matchmaking option, what would you do? Well, this young lady decided to take some extreme measures in meeting the potential love of her life.
REAL LIFE: Christian Bale Takes Cancer Patient & Family to Disneyland
He's defeated the Joker, the Scarecrow, Bane, Ras Al Ghul, and he has saved Gotham City in numerous occasions, but Christian Bale is a lot more heroic than you think. After visiting the victims of the Aurora, Colorado shooting only two months ago, Mr. Bale was also kind enough to fly 4-year-old Jayden Barber and his family to Disneyland.
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