Cool Stuff Sunday: "If Yes, Star Wars"

OH HI. DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. *closes episode of weaboo trash anime* It's for a satirical essay, I swear! So a bunch of really cool stuff dropped this week. Want to see it? YES YOU DOOOOOOOO. 

Thrasher's King of the Road series is going to be...a thing in the vein of Steve-O and Knoxville, but with more skateboarding, I guess? 

Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay has leaked. Oh yeah. 

This fan art of Kylo Ren is spoileriffic and great. 

A dude created custom covers for the Blu-Ray Original Trilogy and they rock. 

Ever wonder which meal in Wuthering Heights was the saddest? Here you go. 

If Ayn Rand wrote The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, it would have been very different. 

THE ROGUE ONE TRAILER DROPPED YESSSSSSS. 

If you want screenshots of the Rogue One trailer for wallpapers, here you go. 

If you want Star Wars propaganda posters, here you go. 

If you want to learn about good flag design, HERE YOU GO!

Burr and Feinstein released an anti-encryption bill, and it's ridiculous. In a scary way. 

The Banner Saga 2 is going to be greeeeaaat!

Oh, and Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a thing. 

Music Roundup Monday: "Music Maketh the Game"

I love game soundtracks. Love 'em. They're an instrumental part of what makes great games memorable. Here are some (only some!) of my favorites from last week. 

Motoi Sakuraba - "Great Grey Wolf Sif" (Dark Souls)

Sam Hulick - "Leaving Earth" (Mass Effect 3)

Mike Morasky - "Cara Mia Addio" (Portal 2)

Darren Korb - "The Pantheon (Ain't Gonna Catch You)" (Bastion)

Kenji Yamamoto - "Metroid Prime Title Screen" (Metroid Prime)

Nobuo Uematsu - "You Can Hear the Cry of the Planet" (Final Fantasy VII)

Kazumi Totaka and Shinobu Tanaka - "Luigi's Mansion Theme" (Luigi's Mansion)

Cool Stuff Sunday: "Beowulf Does the Uptown Funk"

Ohhaithere! I just woke up from a pleasant and incredibly cozy sleep. Now I've opened my windows, donned a jacket, and am sitting in a cool breeze. Why? Because I like the fresh (freezing) air. Also I am an idiot. Anyway. Let's talk about cool stuff from the internet. 

These Star Wars: The Force Awakens character posters. 

Do you want to print your own D&D 5e spellbook? This site is for you. 

100 movies dancing to "Uptown Funk." 

I disagree 99% with this article about the PMRC and "extreme" music but it's still interesting. 

The Daily Bestiary has invented adventures based around EVERY monster in the D&D 3.5/Pathfinder Monster Manuals. 

This Pip-Boy 3000 is hype as hype can be. The 10th can't come too soon!

Beowulf is available to read online! (The medieval manuscript, that is!)

Noel Gallagher is a very angry person. And also very funny. 

You're doing familiars in games wrong, sez this article. 

The making of Fallout 4 is pretty dang cool. 

There's a new Mass Effect: Andromeda teaser as of N7 Day yesterday. Goosebumps.

On a 16-speed turntable, the Chipmunks actually sound pretty cool.