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Tumblr Tuesdays: January 17

Things I Put On My Dog's Head

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From Store on Tour

Store on Tour: All Saints Cafe

If you like a strong cup of coffee and old video arcades, you are going to be frequenting All Saints Cafe every morning in Tallahassee! Inside you'll get wired on the best espresso and play a little Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles then have a seat with some delicious veggie grub and take an hour to stare at all the killer art adorning their walls! X - Jen

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From New York

Bande Des Quatres

Designed by Erin Wahed and hand-crafted by jeweler Janis Kerman, Bande Des Quatres' X and O-shaped rings beg the question: Human tic-tac-toe board?

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From Minneapolis

Ouija Cuff

A a vintage-style Ouija board cuff.  What's the worst that could happen?

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From Los Angeles

"Mulitplayer"

Purchase limited edition posters inspired by classic video games like Frogger and Mario at the "Mulitplayer" exhibit, running until February 4 at Gallery 1988's Venice space. 

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From New York

In Another Face x Indiecade Opening Party

Showpaper Gallery's In Another Face and Indiecade gallery show opens tonight. From 7-11pm at the Baby Castles independent video game arcade, you catch works from Max Lawrence and Chris Kline (a.k.a. Salty Snax) and beats from NonHorse: Base Wars, and more. The show runs until December 31.  

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From Philadelphia

Diplo feat. Lil Jon "U Don't Like Me"

Diplo and Lil Jon face off in an animated fist-fight, machine gun duel, dance off, rally car race, and underwater spear-gun battle. Diplo's the loser all around. 

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From Elsewhere

Beatles Rock Band

There's finally a reason to bust out the plastic instruments again. The Beatles Rock Band is pretty much everything I wanted it to be, maybe even my favorite game of the year. You can play with up to six people, sing up to three part harmonies with three mics (Lips wireless mics work too, bonus!) and also play bass, drums and guitar all at once. You play the 45 song story through the Beatles career starting at the Cavern Club with mop tops and ending as hair farmers on the Abbey Road rooftop. I was pumped to see Harrison songs like "Something" and "Taxman" in there too since I love 'the Quiet One.' The best part about playing this was seeing non-gamer friends go from "I'll give it a try" to asking which song we should do next... three hours later.

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From Elsewhere

Street Fighter IV

I've dabbled in Street Fighter for years, but never had the patience to learn all the combos. I was the typical button mashing n00b. However after getting a hold of Street Fighter IV for PS3, I may be fighting game born-again. The graphics, sound, super- and ultra-moves all work together to really make me want to learn combos and special moves for the first time in my gaming life: There's nothing more satisfying then ending a match with a brutal 17+ combo.

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From Elsewhere

Action Figure Museum

Kevin Stark convinced the town of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to turn his collection of action figures into a museum, and viola! In addition to the action figures, there's also a superhero room, where kids can dress up as superheros. No word on whether they have, ahem, adult sized costumes. (Via Gizmodo.)

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From Elsewhere

Left 4 Dead

I wanted to post about this game last week but I've been too busy playing the living shit out of this! You have brain starved zombies, survivors, 4-player co-op and 4 on 4 versus. What more do you want?! I mean really, who's never dreamed of being a pheromone puking zombie that attracts hordes of undead to his victims? When the zombie apocalypse comes, I have only one word of advice: RUN! —Love, Nick

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From Elsewhere

Mirror's Edge

I came back from lunch yesterday to discover Mirror's Edge mysteriously placed on my desk. I ran home and put in about five hours worth of gameplay and got a bit more than halfway through. It's a spiritual sister to Portal in that its beauty lies in graphical stark simplicity and single minded gameplay; get from point A to point B, alive. In Mirror's Edge you're running and jumping from skyscraper rooftops Parkour style, while trying to deliver intel and evading the baddies. I have decided that you should buy this (Or at least try it, free demo on XBLA & PSN). —Love, Nick

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From Elsewhere

Gears of War 2

The Phils win the World Series, Obama takes the crown and now Gears of War 2 comes out today, and we got our hands on an early copy. First impressions: Everything is bigger, brighter, bloodier; the Locust are larger in numbers and size, but your weapons more brutal than ever; and the spaces are more open and the action well-paced. The underground scenes are especially beautiful, and there’s actually a story this time! Some negatives: vehicle levels can be amazingly annoying, and auto-saves can be in weird spots. Verdict: Find the $60 and get it. Love, Nick

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From Elsewhere

Burgertime

Though some of us weren't even born when this game was big in the arcades, you can dodge evil hot dogs and eggs and stack up the burgers (without having to line up quarters) for free right here.

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From Elsewhere

Crocheted d20

Simultaneously one of the most awesome, nerdy, and mystical things we've seen in weeks. If you need to roll your next natural 20 with one of these, you can get it here. (Via Craft:blog.)

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From Elsewhere

Prada Tarot Cards

If you're divining knowledge from the major and minor arcanas you best be doing it in style.

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From San Francisco

Quiltbert

This Q*bert quilt is taking us waaaay back. Bonus: there's a how-to. (Via Craft:blog.)

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From Elsewhere

Post-it Note Mosaics

We don't really post about marketing here on the old UO blog, but this hit our nostalgia button pretty hard. These are post-it note mosaics of classic video game characters "installed" around Italy that tout the new Wii products. Nice idea.

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