Looking for a good card for that special someone, but just don’t know what to say? Well, provided they’re an avid gamer, they’ll probably appreciate this pair of Skyrim Valentine’s Day cards from artist Jemma Salume.

I’m beyond tired of arrow to the knee jokes, but I couldn’t help but laugh at this one. And Talos worship made me chuckle as well. There’s got to be more ideas for these. I’m picturing a dragon barbecuing an adventurer with the caption, “Valentine, you  make my heart melt.”

My friends all laugh at me, because whenever I drive anywhere, the first song playing from my iPod is generally from a video game or movie soundtrack. I’m a product of my environment, and my musical tastes are heavily influenced by movies, trailers, tv shows and games, and as such I have “terrible” taste in music according to everyone else. So be it.

But I think there are some damn good tracks out there, particularly on video game soundtracks. You might not notice them as you’re playing, but if you do, chances are they’re pretty damn good to distract you from your task at hand.

These ten tracks I’ve been listening to long after I put down the controller. See if my terrible musical tastes might actually match your own with a few of these.

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by Zack Ruskin

If you haven’t heard of Paul F. Tompkins, good. It only means you’ve yet to experience one of the most brilliant, hilarious and dapper gentlemen working in the comedy field today. Tompkins, perhaps best known as a writer on the television cult classic Mr. Show, has been busy planting himself in just about every noteworthy comedy project around.

As a stand-up, he has released two albums, Freak Wharf and Impersonal. Both embody his trademark style: riffing his way through stories that challenge the insanity of everyday life. One routine about the rubber snake in the peanut brittle gag is a genius dissection on society’s gullibility and our fascination with worthless crap.  In the acting world, Tompkins has made memorable cameos in small-screen comedy stalwarts such as Community, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Weeds. Tompkins is gifted in his ability to mold every character to his comedic strengths without compromising the scene.

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This isn’t the first time I’ve seen Fast Food characters in a fighting game, but this art project goes far, far beyond that. Artist Kei-Suwabe has taken a host of popular characters from western and Japanese pop culture, and rendered them all in the style of Street Fighter 4. Yes, that includes a few fast food mascots, but folks like Waldo, Bob Ross and Hello  Kitty also make appearances.

I can’t claim to know about 80% of these, but it’s certainly a worthwhile gallery to browse through as you’ll pick out a few icons you recognize. I really would like to play such a title, but I can’t see McDonald’s letting their clown be portrayed as even more creepy than he already is.

Check out the giant gallery below. 1,000 internet points if you can name them all.

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I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen Pedo Bear on a pair of old school Air Jordan’s before.  I mean I’ve seen Pedo Bear plastered on a number of places.  Hell I’ve even seen him on shoes.  But to go as far as customizing something as brand name as Nike is something I’m not sure I can really think about right now.

On the one hand it’s pretty badass to see these shoes.  On the other I would think it takes a lot of effort to get this done hence is it worth the time to impress the little amount of people out there who could actually appreciate this?

This is how they ring in the New Year in the Andes, and it looks psychotically amazing.   These are photos from the Takanakuy, an ancient tradition among certain Peruvian villages in which guys get drunk, wear masks and beat the hell out of each other to settle disputes. It’s an airing of grievances all over your face.

Man I wish we had this in the USA.   I’m not sure in what arena but I would imagine we could think of about a million.

Pics after the jump and thanks to Buzzfeed for alerting this “tradition” to our attention…

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Yes, without question Kiefer Sutherland’s most famous role will always be that of Jack Bauer, but he’s had a pretty great career outside of the character as well.

Go here to see the roles.

Go here to see geeky modifications of classic photos.

“Making “piggyback art” requires taking a pre-existing work of art and adding to it, which is the best possible use for the paintings at Goodwill (and I have the crappy landscape painting with Cthulhu added to it hanging on my wall to prove it). Alex Gross has applied this piggyback art aesthetic to antique cabinet card photographs, transforming these vintage photos into his “Heroes, Villains, and Monsters” series.”

The Countdown

Hit songs written by unexpected people – [Cracked]

New details emerge about the Xbox 720 – [Insert Coin]

The biggest picture of earth, ever – [Neatorama]

Iron Sky trailer equals Space Nazis – [FilmDrunk]

Amanda Seyfried looks good in retro – [HollywoodTuna]

The Mushroom Kingdom like you’ve never seen it – [GeeksAreSexy]

How Evangeline Lily will ruin The Hobbit – [Pajiba]

Optical Illusions to blow your mind – [theChive]

Know your Hunger Games characters – [UGO]

10 funny real life pop up notifications – [SocialHype]

A ridiculous hacked Super Mario level – [GamerToob]

Today’s girl is Genesis Rodriguez – [Maxim]

A Goonies/Game of Thrones mashup – [ToplessRobot]

This might be the most simplistic image I’ve ever posted on the site, but if you get the joke, it’s pretty damn funny.

After a hundred hours of being led around by those damn arrows in Skyrim, I think I would almost be psychologically conditioned to force myself to leave the house with one of these on my door.

Once you’rem out there? Why it’s start talking to every random stranger you see in the hopes that they give you something to do for money.

Update: Oh, you can buy these! Amazing.

I haven’t played Battlefield OR Modern Warfare for weeks now, as my tolerance for getting repeatedly killed by twelve year olds is at an all time low, but I can appreciate the sheer awesomeness found in this video.

It’s a moment that all FPS players dream of, particularly people like myself whose playstyle is “run and gun” where the entire goal is to flank the enemy. Here that tactic pays off in spades, and when the moment finally comes, it’s absolutely glorious.