Go here to see the hardest, most pointless WoW achievements.

Everyone knows that World of Warcraft is addicting, and it got more so when Blizzard added achievements to the game. But are some of them actually worthwhile, or just dull, repetitive time fillers? Go above to find out.

Unreality’s Facebook page says no to drugs. Even virtual ones.

The Countdown

The 11 most racist video games – [UGO]

A Star Trek home computer – [EgoTV]

The best selling Wii game is… – [Insert Coin]

The best college pranks of all time – [COED]

Dancing spider is way creepy – [SuperTremendous]

Four Loko is illegal and here’s why – [Heavy]

Starcraft 2 better on a touchscreen – [Walyou]

Minimalist Muppet fan art – [TheDailyWhat]

Step Up 3D actor kills mom with sword – [FilmDrunk]

Preview of Fox’s new non-MacFarlane show – [WarmingGlow]

Taiwan takes on Palin via CGI – [Manofest]

Natalie Portman is today’s girl – [Maxim]

Who is the coolest world leader – [Asylum]

Meet Papa Pinata whose life is filled with candy – [Attuworld]

Guess the movie that had these fake computers – [BroBible]

Alright, in the interest of being fair and balanced, I have to rip on this person just as hard as I would if this was a Twilight toilet seat, which I’m also sure exists somewhere.

I like Harry Potter too, but not nearly enough to have Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape and Bellatrix Lestrange kissing my ass cheeks. Well, maybe just her.

And when you’re peeing like a dude? You get to watch Dumbledore (who JK Rowling outed as gay) stare directly at your dong for the duration. In other words, this isn’t terribly comfortable in any position you end up using it.

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This rather awesome video was created by Eyspire, and it pits a number of classic video game characters in a foot (and sometimes car) race against each other. It’s an intense back and forth battle, and obviously the favorite Sonic is out in front the whole time. But can he compete with Star Powered Mario? Super Suit Samus?

I bet you won’t guess who actually wins in the end, and you really should watch the video to find out. Check out even more of Espire’s videos to see more classic character mashups.

I’ve hated few games the way I hated Dragon Age: Origins, which I guess you could say was the “Fable 3” of last year for me. It was a game I was not only looking forward to, as it was from the studio who brought me one of my favorite titles, Mass Effect, but I actually hated it so much I quit, which I NEVER do. I hear it was better for the PC, but I still maintain the console version was almost unplayable.

Among the plethora of annoying characters in the game, one stood out. The witch Morrigan, who yes, had the most useful powers in the game, and the propensity to constantly not wear a shirt, but talking to her?  Ugh. In an effort to get her to one of the game’s PG-13 sex scenes, I tried every path of conversation, listening to 20 minute rants about her controlling mother, only to end the convo with a “Morrigan disproves” notification.

But anyway, that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate some good cosplay of the beoytch, and this is the best attempt I’ve seen at her so far. It’s from a girl named Stravalon, and there are a few more shots of her in costume below. It’s not perfect, but it’s a damn good effort nonetheless.

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I love getting to the home stretch of Dexter every season. All idiotic subplots fade away and the show kicks into high gear each and every single year as the action heats up, Dexter goes to full-on hunt mode, and someone is usually hot on his tail.

Gone was this season’s completely useless Muerta Bros. subplot, and honestly I’m not even sure if that will ever come back up despite one brother still being on the loose. It would be a cop-out if Deb uncovered Dex’s secret, then he shows up to shoot her, but I doubt the show would pull a trick that dirty. Or would it?

Rather all of Miami Metro’s efforts are now focused on finding the barrel killers, which is unfortunately the same thing Dexter and Lumen are trying to do. Deb is being way too good at her job, and has connected Boyd to Cole to Dan the Dentist to Jordan Chase, and seems to be right on Dexter’s trailer with a theory that a vigilante is hunting down the rape posse.

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Yesterday came the surprise announcement that James Franco and Anne Hathaway would be hosting this year’s Academy Awards. It’s a far cry from the comedians that usually host the show (Jon Stewart, Ellen Degeneres, Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin), and a throwback to the days when leading actors actually ran the show in the ’70s (Rock Hudson, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda).

Yes, the duo are technically comedic actors, but they are also the leads in many movies these days, something most past recent hosts (other than Hugh Jackman) can’t claim. Hathaway should have smooth sailing ahoy, but Franco? It’s a different story with him. Why?

He’s going to be (has to be) nominated for his powerful performance in Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, where he plays a real-life hiker who cuts his own arm off after he’s trapped after an accident. But now, he’s hosting the awards?

I honestly don’t think a host has ever been nominated for an Oscar nor won one, at least not in the last forty or fifty years, and I can’t tell if this helps or hurts Franco’s chances. On one hand, the Academy clearly likes him to some degree as they want him on hosting duties, and he’ll be in the forefront of everyone’s mind all night, on the other, this is his first real “superstar” role where he’s been taken seriously for an award like this, and he’s going to be doing skits and jokes throughout the evening?

It just seems like a weird situation to me, and I can’t help but think it might have been better for him to decline. What do you think?

What you’re about to see is a gallery of screenshots from Gran Turismo 5, the game that’s taken forever to get here but has finally arrived at long last.

I think there’s no question that these are in fact the best graphics to ever be seen on a console before, but my question is how? How is Gran Turismo able to render this level of detail, but say, Grand Theft Auto, with the same-type cityscapes and cars cannot. I’m sure there are a million technically explanations for this, such as Gran Turismo NOT being full of pedestrians and open world maps and cars not frequently blowing up due to volleys of automatic gunfire, but I just wish than other game could get to this level.

It’s entirely possible a few shots of actual cars slipped in here, because honestly, in some of these its pretty damn hard to tell the difference. Is photorealism the final frontier for games? And when will it finally get here?

Check out the gallery below:

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I know it’s about a month late but this had to be posted.   Whatever parent dolled this kid up has my award for parent of the year.   This is absolutely perfect.  The only thing I would change is the plastic knives.

But again, parent of the year because they were looking out for the safety of this young lad.

This is perfect.

As Winter keeps rearing it’s ugly head I keep finding ways to keep warm without blasting the heat too much.   But I tell it’s getting harder and harder.   I don’t want to do it but that thermostat is gonna touch 70 pretty darned soon (I have it at 69 right now, zing!).

And as we get ready for fireplace nights and roasting marshmallows, why not curl up and watch a movie that takes place in the kind of weather we’ll all going to have to protect ourselves from?

Here are seven solid movies that take place in freezing weather….

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Since high profile deaths happen in groups, next to go after Leslie Nielsen was Irvin Kershner who you may not know by name, but he directed The Empire Strikes Back, which explains why it was awesome and not shitty because Lucas had little say in it.

Go here to read more about him.