Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Disney Announces Novel Twist On Videogame Films

How do you build a good videogame movie? According to Disney, you ditch the actual games and focus instead on their underlying concept. ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2011

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Tennessee Outlaws Transmission Of Emotionally Distressing Images

In an effort to tame the lawless hedonism of the Internet, the Tennessee legislature has enacted a law that bans the use of ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2011

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Typewriter Resurrected As Retro-Stylish Fight Stick

As office machines, typewriters are passé. As fighting game controllers, typewriters are surprisingly attractive. An SRK forum member using the SNK-esque nom de ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2011

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Detroit Man Discovers Recipe For Stronger, Lighter Steel

Amateur metallurgist Gary Cola has found a way to create better steel, and he only had to ignore five centuries of tradition to ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2011

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Spanish Police Site Goes Dark Following Anonymous Arrests

Hacker collective Anonymous is nothing if not vengeful, a lesson the Spanish National Police learned Sunday evening. For those who have somehow managed ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2011

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Namco Bandai Details Tekken: Blood Vengeance Release

Tekken: Blood Vengeance, the latest film based on Namco Bandai’s beloved fighting game series, is headed to American theaters next month. To be ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2011

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Australian Unveils Prototype Hoverbike

Assuming it’s legit, Chris Malloy’s hoverbike may be the raddest invention since those sneakers that light up. First, it should be said that ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2011

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Japanese Military Builds Hovering Robot Drone

All the cool countries are building flying drones these days, and Japan is no exception. The drone, developed by the Japanese Self Defense ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2011

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British City Council Unprepared For Walking Dead

A single Freedom Of Information request has exposed the almost complete lack of zombie preparedness in the British government. Concerned about the apocalyptic ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 10, 2011

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Maryland School Official Swipes Federal Funds, Buys Gadgets

Rayda Barnes-Thomas faces up to 10 years in prison for using $100,000 in federal funding to purchase videogames, cameras and laptops. Barnes-Thomas had ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 9, 2011

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Kung Fu Cooking Girls Blends Food, Violence And Pretty Girls

Kung Fu Cooking Girls is 8 minutes and 37 seconds of evidence that awesome anime isn’t exclusive to Japan. The animated short is ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 9, 2011

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Scottish University Now Offers Degree In Comics

Dundee University has launched a new degree program that might finally put your encyclopedic knowledge of The Family Circus to good use. Led ...

By Earnest "Nex" Cavalli Legacy AuthorJune 9, 2011

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