Videogame Nonsense Trifecta: Red Dead Redemption, Pac-Man, Metal Gear Solid
? Red Dead Redemption is just about murdering nuns; it’s also about bizarre glitches with hilarious effects. Enjoy the Birdmen of the Wild West above, then head over to Gamma Squad for a couple more, including the amazing Donkey Woman.
? Remember how Google made its logo into a playable version of Pac-Man last Friday for the seminal game’s 30th anniversary? Reports say that 4,819,352 hours were spent playing it, to the tune of about $120,483,800. That’s fucking awesome.
? Also awesome: This Japanese commercial for the PSP Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker game, found by Japanator. There’s absolutely no way knowing what they’re saying could make it any better.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.