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One of the Largest Jigsaw Puzzles in the World Made Harder as Video Game Stop Motion

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 17:11

“Wildlife” is a very big jigsaw puzzle. Clocking in 33,600 pieces, it ranks among the largest manufactured jigsaw puzzles in the world and will set you back almost 400 bucks. But if you think it’s hard enough to do on its own, imagine turning it into a stop motion movie of classic video games while you assemble it.

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Open Channel: What's Your Free Comic Book Day Haul?

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 15:30

This year’s Free Comic Book Day offerings have had some staples, a few surprises, and at least one crazy reveal. Sadly, I’ve been stuck behind a desk for the past eight hours, so I will be living vicariously through all of your amazing finds. Let me know what you grabbed this year!

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Remembering The Host, a Scifi Book That Barely Wanted to be Scifi

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 14:20

Hey, remember when Stephenie Meyer wrote a scifi novel? Not just any scifi novel, but “science fiction for people who don’t like science fiction” (that’s a direct quote). Nine years ago today, The Host hit bookstands, becoming one of scifi’s strangest and most unwelcome additions.

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Russia's Guardians VFX Reel Shows How the Man Became the Man-Bear

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 13:00

It’s always exciting to see how the borscht gets made, and a recent VFX reel for Russia’s failed superhero film Guardians delivers on the one thing I could ever want: A guy fighting baddies in a giant bear hat.

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The Last Animals, Photojournalist Kate Brooks's Poaching Documentary, Is a Quietly Stunning Call-to-Arms 

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 12:00

When director and photojournalist Kate Brooks began filming The Last Animals, which premiered last month at the Tribeca Film Festival, there were seven Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. Now there are only three, all living under 24-hour armed protection at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Sudan, the last…

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Noble Is an Erratic but Promising Start to Catalyst Prime Superhero Series

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 10:30

Catalyst Prime, the new superhero comic book series from Lion Forge Comics, caught my eye as soon as it was announced last year. Hype has continued to grow with today’s release of the Free Comic Book Day exclusive, Catalyst Prime: The Event, which introduces the world and its characters. However, it’s not the first…

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Player Spends A Decade Polishing Epic Theme Park In Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 09:25

The game came out in 2002, but up until yesterday, I-am-Prime was still working on fine-tuning an isometric amusement park that was years in the making.

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I Can't Help but Wonder Why Wonder Woman Is Shilling Weight-Loss Protein Bars

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 09:25

Warner Bros. got a bit of flack over the past few weeks for its apparent lack of advertising for Wonder Woman, its first female-led superhero film. Even though later reports suggested it’s had more advertising dollars behind it than Suicide Squad, the backlash seemed to work... as we’ve since gotten a slew of TV ads…

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Saturday's Best Deals: Fitbit Mother's Day Sale, $100 Sound Bar, Haribo Bears, and More

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 07:38

Discounts on the entire Fitbit lineup, a five pound bag of gummi bears, and a half price sound bar lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.

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This Mind-Bending Short Focuses on One Man's Greatest Fear: Symmetry

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 20:00

Symmetropia is a short film that starts weird, gets weirder, and then leaves you sitting there thinking, “What the hell just happened?”

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The Director of Attack the Block May Finally Have a Follow-Up

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 19:30

When a director bursts onto the scene like Joe Cornish did with Attack the Block, usually that director immediately gets snatched up for another movie. And another. And yet, it’s 2017, and Joe Cornish has yet to direct another movie.

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Kevin Feige Thinks That Eventually, Marvel TV and Movies Will Cross Over

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 19:00

In the past week, Marvel Studios released a new movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Marvel TV released trailers for three new TV shows: The Defenders, Runaways, and Inhumans. At one point, those last two were actually movie ideas themselves.

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Rocket Raccoon Wrecking Ultron in Marvel vs Capcom Infinite Is How Age of Ultron Should've Ended

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 18:10

I mean, sure, that forest conversation between Vision and Ultron’s last drone was pretty good. But, like most things, it could’ve been improved if it featured more giant sentient trees flinging things into the air so they could be blown the heck up.

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DC Comics Is Starting Its Own Young Readers Imprint

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 17:20

Comics are for everybody—but even as more and more initiatives launch to publish books aimed at young audiences, there’s a distinct lack of major efforts to cater to younger readers at some of the biggest comics publishers. DC at least wants to change that for its own comics, starting next year.

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Re-Experience the Classic Star Tours Disney Ride in This Amazing 360-Degree Video

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 15:40

The original Star Tours has a place in the heart of many Star Wars fans—although following its revamp back in 2011, it’s now impossible to experience Disney’s first foray into the world of Star Wars rides in person. At least this amazing fan-made project lets you rekindle a few of those memories.

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Let Glorious Jupiter Distract You From Existential Dread

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 15:25

Lingering sense of ennui creeping in? Concerned about our crumbling infrastructure? Allow me to temporarily assuage your problems by offering up some lovely images of Jupiter. They won’t solve anything, but they just might help you get through the day without shouting into a stranger’s face or kicking over a traffic…

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The Face of Terror Is All Too Human in the Horror-Comedy Another Evil

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 15:00

Ghosts are undeniably scary. But if your greatest fear is being trapped in a skin-crawlingly awkward social situation, you may be permanently scarred by Another Evil, a horror-comedy that elevates the concept of “frenemy” to alarming new heights.

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10 Real Laws Straight Out of The Handmaid's Tale

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 14:40

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed their version of the American Health Care Act, a bill to replace Obamacare with something that, among many other things, cracks down on women’s health and safety. There was one phrase that resonated a lot that day: “This sounds just like The Handmaid’s Tale.”

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We're About to Get a Show About Supernatural Evil Spawned by Online Hatred

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 14:20

Oh good, someone’s decided to make a show out of the comments section. And Twitter. And Reddit. You know what? Basically the internet itself.

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All the Comics You Need to Check Out This Free Comic Book Day

io9 - Fri, 05/05/2017 - 13:30

Tomorrow, May 6, is basically comic book fan Christmas—because it’s Free Comic Book Day, the annual celebration across comic stores the world over to revel in the comics we love (and get free ones, too). As ever, there are tons on offer for FCBD this year, so here’s our picks for the ones you should look out for.

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