This is not an April Fools Day joke. It’s rare to see a top tier movie get leaked before it even his theaters but that is the case today for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. A Workprint version has surfaced and is available here. Rating sites are giving it an 8/10 for watchability, which is very high for a pre-release. However, being a Workprint there’s a few things you should know before popping the popcorn and getting cozy. This is taken before the final edit so there are some special effects missing and the plot may not match the final. There’s a 14 minute discrepency from the final versions info. As well, the portion missing is supposedly the mysterious appearance of DeadPool, played by Ryan Reynolds, so keep that in mind if that’s what you were looking forward to. Hey, it’s better than watching the abysmal Frank Miller failure The Spirit.

Ah yes, the obligatory April Fools gag.

When is the last time you’ve seen an actual good April Fools Day prank? I can’t seem to remember any memorable ones, they usually are just full of fail, being all web based and boring. We’ve come to expect one from Google and Blizzard and they seem to fail more and more every year. I guess everyone is missing the point, April Fools is a chance to be spontaneous and get away with it. So go and Nair your roomates shampoo, sharpie on a mustache for your girlfriend, call in dead to work and really enjoy this day!

Another social networking satire has hit the scene…

As I had mentioned earlier Rock Band is making money hand over fist. A new dawn of peripheral gaming is upon us so expect to see plenty of facsimiles begin to pop up. The one I am very curious to see is the upcoming DJ Hero title. Since it comes from a strong lineage I do expect it to be pretty damn good. It also will have a competitor as Scratch is coming out beforehand and by all accounts looks robust. But here’s a few rumors that are swirling around the upcoming game.

• The website is live but lacks content.
• There’s a twitter feed but is also empty.
• DJs Z-Trip and DJ Shadow will appear as avatars in the game.
• Both Z-Trip and Shadow took part in developing and testing the game’s controller, as well as programming and licensing the music.
• Some evidence: DJ Shadow recently played a show at the South By Southwest festival behind a DJ Hero banner. He told fans in an email: “There are some things brewing that I’m not at liberty to reveal yet, but that are exciting and very different for me.”
• DJ AM is supposedly interested in appearing in the game.Tiesto was originally leaked as part of DJ Hero several months ago, but is reportedly not involved now.
• Daft Punk is rumored to have some part in the game.
• Mixmaster Mike will apparently not be part of the game, as his loyalties are to competing DJ game, Scratch. Here’s what Mike had to say about the difference between the two games: “What I’ve heard is that it’s not going to be as authentic as Scratch…I know it’s more based on just mixing; it’s going to be two completely different things. This is more based on scratching and beat-making, and the other one is just like beat-matching. But don’t hold me to that, I just heard it from the grapevine.”

Oh Pedobear, you really do have issues.

Technological advancement is the only thing that can save us. Not Obama, not our ‘best efforts’ and certainly not the impending Russia and China powerplay on North America. In the end the only way we can revert the terrible habits of global consumption and religious genocide is by advancing our race to new levels of technology that allow us to not have to consume or fight over everything. So what can we do to get there? Nothing really. You’re insignificant in the big picture and you’ll have to roll with whatever major event eventually transpires. But the other great thing about technological advancement is the way it makes life easier for us in our mundane day to day activities while we wait to be vaporized. Here’s a few examples of technology making life better for you and I.

Ah smoking, one of the only things that can make you look cool. But what about the nasty side effect of death? Well, worry…not as much. Because now you can switch to liquid nicotine and have a USB cigarette! Mmmm plastic. Could you actually smoke these at work? That’d rule.

You’ve all been using a computer for years now and have it exactly the way you want it. You’re comfortable with your computer and no one is going to tell you otherwise. I get it. I live it. But I bet you don’t use very many of the 10 most useful Windows utilities, all of which are micro-sized and won’t suck up all that memory you need to power your 92 FireFox tabs.

We’re all Torrenters nowadays. Miss a TV show? Torrent it. Want to jerk off to blue dick in the Watchmen? Torrent it. New game out and too cheap to buy? Torrent it. So you know what would be awesome, if I could transcode that DVD rip movie into the right format for my iPhone while I download it. Well looks like we’re in luck because Vuze BT client does it for us!

I love fonts. As someone who works with writing of documents and presentations fonts are a very under utilized portion of how you present your words. Here’s some ways to bring your font package into the next generation. Don’t be shy, fonts won’t bite.

With the advancement of information sharing comes the ability to learn completely remotely. I’m not talking about the type of mail order diploma you get off the back of a matchbook I’m talking about actually learning something. Check out 10 ways to get a free education.

When I travel I like to relax. I never get to as it’s always way too uncomfortable for long durations but now I am in luck. Check out this beauty. That’s right, Hotelicopter bitches. Ok, I doubt I could ever afford to ride it but at least I like where this airline is going.

I just went out and bought one of those digital frames. I know, how frivolous can you get. But it’s nice to be able to zone out on images that make you smile and actually helps productivity. But I wish I would of known how to recycle an old laptop into one and I’d of saved a few bucks!

During these hard times, with the recession raping you incessantly you need to look at ways to keep your costs down. Well, I can’t feed or clothe your poor asses but I can give 101 free downloads and services so in essence, I am now your god.

Laptops keep getting better and smaller so this shouldn’t be a huge surprise but supposedly the MacBook Mini info has been leaked. I don’t trust those Russians but I want one of those li’l beauties.

It was only a matter of time before giant fire breathing robots took over.

This might not be useful but this useable graffiti desktop is fuckin’ ace.

We’re getting around that time when the yearly decision to bother with Madden needs to be made. If that screenshot above is any indication then I think it will be an easy decision. But what’s new in this years that makes it worth it? Well, no real news has come from the Tiburon camp about what they’ll be doing other than pushing the consoles to their limits. One other thing they’ve been talking about is procedural awareness, something that will supposedly alleviate the CPU ball hawking that has plagued the game for years. I don’t care about this shit or any fancy schmancy graphics. All that matters is that they incorporate Be A Pro mode like FIFA and NHL so people can create their own damn teams and pancake some bitches!

A word of warning, this video is kind of gross.

I know that won’t stop some of you…but it should.

I’m sure most of you have never heard of Football Superstars. Made in the UK it’s an attempt at a Sports MMO. I’ve been following it for awhile now and from all accounts it’s full of fail. But the thing is you have to judge for yourself, I can’t make the important decisions in your life anymore. The game just hit open beta today so you’re able to download and play for free. So go create yourself, join a club and give it a shot before you have to pay! Check the official 2nd trailer after the jump. Read more »

Some people collect weird things. Hey, that’s their business I’m not here to judge. If you want to buy every My Little Pony you can find of them and trick them out be my guest. I myself have an unhealthy fascination with Beholders but you don’t see me traversing the world buying up every one I find. Anyways, the moral of the story is…My Little Ponies are awesome.

Remember all those flash soundboards we’d see with quotes from famous movies you could spam?

Well, those were pretty funny but this one is just full of win.

It’s that time of the week where I dump all the gaming news on you like a session of bukkake bingo.

• Video games always get blamed for causing violent behavior, what games serial killers would have played?
• Microsoft has motion hardware coming that supposedly blows the Wii out of the water.
• If you’re playing Darkfall you may be curious how the alliances and enemies are shaping up.
• Rumors about God of War 3 being released in the Fall are popping up. Time for a PS3?
• New game announcement, if you like RTS titles you’ll love R.U.S.E.
• Oh look, GTA blamed for another sicko’s killing.
• Hmm, Xbox Live Parties are ruining Online gaming now. Yeah right, no one cheats online!
• The Nintendo DSi launch titles get announced.
• Free MMO’s anyone? Try this one or this one…or don’t. I don’t care.
• There’s another Indiana Jones game on the way…which must mean another movie too. Ugh.
• GDC is going on right now, here’s an interview with the MGS daddy Hideo Kojima.
• Rock Band is makin’ it rain, they’ve sold more than 40 million songs as part of their DLC alone.
• Check out the birth of one of the most successful board to video games, Catan.
• Ever heard of the MMO Runes of Magic? Here’s a quick unbiased breakdown of this free WoW facsimile.
• I think I’m the only one who actually owns Gears of War 2 so no one cares that Snowblind is coming.
• Finally, some great news! Check out what MMO is coming to America.

Is anyone else sick to death of T-Pain, Flo Rida and Kanye and all of their fucking auto-tuning bullshit? You know this method was used to help repair bad vocals right? Now it’s a godamn feature!?! Sick to death of it and sick to death of shitty rappers thinking they can actually sing. Get a grip on reality and stick to gettin’ crunk with your ugly ass groupies. Look what you’ve caused now, normal people think it’s acceptable to use this regularly! Aargh. Take a look.