Lucasfilm Ltd., Nerdist Industries, Octagon and Machinima have teamed up to create an Olympic style torch run with lightsabers. The event, called “Course of the Force” will run from July 7-11, and stretch from Santa Monica to San Diego, finishing up in time for Comic-Con’s preview night.
Participants can purchase and run quarter-mile spots along the course before passing their lightsaber on to the next runner. Best of all is that the proceeds from the event will benefit the Make a Wish Foundation.
Check out the video after the jump to learn more.
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What do you have planned for Valentine’s Day this year? A nice dinner at a fancy restaurant? A romantic evening at home? Maybe you’re planning to pop the question or even head to the altar. If marriage is in the cards, you might want to check out some of these nerdy proposals and marriage moments for inspiration. And if you’re single, watch anyway. If these nerds can find true love, so can you.
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As you’ve probably heard, the Star Tours ride at Disneyland was recently overhauled in a big way. If you missed the original ride, or are just feeling nostalgic, animator Gregory Noacco spend months putting together a CG recreation that you can view after the break in both 2D and 3D versions.
Check ‘em out while you can—just in case Lucasfilm decides to pull the plug.
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Seriously, I dream of having a battle like this in Skyrim—but my computer would explode.
Thanks to various mods and console commands, you check out what 500 Draugr, 200 skeletons, 500 Dwarven Warriors and a dragon looks like in a single battle after the break.
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Manufacturer NECA is making a 1:1 scale replica of the gun from Portal that you can actually buy for around $169 with a pre-order sale. It looks like it’s high quality, and the best part? It lights up. Well, really, the best part would be if it was actually functional. Since that’s not possible, I’ll take the lights.
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Well, the first thing I would say to Dad is that you’ll probably want to stay in the waiting room for this one. And find out if Spider-Man knows a good OB/GYN.
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Drawing inspiration from the recent trend of rifle-mounted chainsaws, Marque Cornblattnd used Smith & Wesson parts and an 18v pole saw to make this OMG-AR15 Unicorn zombie gun which, for some reason, was designed to appeal to little girls. Hit the jump to check out the complete story and a video of the gun in action.
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