Fratello Metallo

Molotov can’t be bothered to post this himself, so it falls to me to invite our readers to check out a pretty cool Capuchin monk.
Rock on, brother. Rock on.

A study in Cardboard

I suspect that we’ve all battled friends, siblings or imaginary dragons with cardboard tubes wielded as fearsome Swords of Legend. Some of us have probably built forts from discarded boxes, and I bet that one or two have purposed cardboard tubes and boxes into crude but amusing robot costumes.
This kid makes all your shit look [...]

A Study in Emerald

Readers as clever and worldly as those who frequent O514 may already be familiar with Neil Gaiman’s Hugo Award-winning short story, A Study in Emerald. Those who aren’t should consider becoming so. An interesting read!

New X-COM Game in the Works?

Dust off your power suit and break out the autocannon - 1Up and Kotaku are reporting that 2K Boston (creators of Bioshock) may be working on a new addition to the venerable X-COM series. This rumour holds at least a little water, given that 2K currently owns the rights to the X-COM franchise, having bought [...]

Chrono-Trigger Coming to the DS

Gamasutra reports that SNES RPG classic Chrono-Trigger is coming to the Nintendo DS handheld this holiday season. Square-Enix has released ports of most of their old Final Fantasy games, and fans have been clamouring for similar treatment for Chrono-Trigger for years now. SE have finally decided that now is the time.
Time to buy a DS!

George Carlin Dies at 71

Legendary comedian George Carlin has died of heart of failure at the age of 71 in Santa Monica, California. Carlin - whose 1972 Seven Dirty Words routine ultimately led to a Supreme Court case that helped define free speech limits on broadcast TV and radio in the U.S. - had performed in Las Vegas just [...]

Divided Nerds Weep, Cheer as DnD 4th Edition Debuts

Wizards of the Coast have released the 4th Edition of Dungeons and Dragons, arguably the most popular tabletop role-playing game in the world. The new ruleset focuses on faster, more action-oriented play - not unlike the current version of the Star Wars RPG played by most of the O514 crew - and is in [...]

FoeHammer is not amused

Mutant Healing Factor

The BBC has a really interesting article about a man who lost a chunk of his finger … and who then miraculously grew it back. Check out the BBC’s vids, and then look at this one for ideas on how this unbelievable advance could be used to help wounded soldiers, cancer patients and burn victims.

Mad [...]

Prepare your troops for a ground attack.

So, Halo 3 Forge mode + the new Avalanche map + hours of hard work + a love of Star Wars =

Click here for more screenshots and details on how it came together.