Mongo Nation

The holidays are coming, and with them, the burden of “Secret Santa” exchanges, greedy relatives that you barely even know and girlfriends that you meant to break up with around Thanksgiving but chickened out. And now you have to get presents for all these assholes. Sucks to be you! Or maybe, just maybe, this year it sucks to be them?

This year, we’re going to suggest that you give yourself the greatest gift of all: The gift of revenge. Why not give those jerkoffs a present that lets them know how you really feel? For those of you that are creatively bankrupt, here’s a few suggestion:

A hilariously taxidermied sculpture made out of your friend’s beloved house pet.

Imagine your friend’s delight when they see their favorite cat/dog/hamster dressed like a skier, or pushing a shopping cart, or even riding a bicycle! Now imagine their horror when they realize that the aforementioned house pet is stuffed and dipped in formaldehyde!

A homicidal robot with a shitty attitude, disguised as a Roomba.

I’m guessing that the recipient of this gift is a disgusting slob, so it’ll probably be like three months before they actually turn this thing on. Waiting for the payoff will damn near drive you crazy. But it’ll totally be worth it when the next time they leave their house, they do it in a garbage bag, lol!

A homemade video of yourself nailing your friend’s girlfriend.

This is actually kind of a nice gift. For starters, they’ll know what a little tramp their girlfriend is. Plus, they’ll have her on video in case they forget what she looks like naked or whatever. Best of all, they can blackmail her if she has any money or anything! You know what? Forget it, just keep this one for yourself! Read the rest of this entry →

Mysterious cover art surfaces.

These five Inglorious Basterds comic book covers, made up to look like throwback Jack Kirby style action/adventure books, have been making the rounds on the Internet over the past few days. It isn’t clear whether or not these will be the covers for an actual printed comic book, or just posters/promotional items for the upcoming DVD release. All I can tell you for certain is that they are awesome.

Quentin Tarantino has built a career off of a stylistic presentation of cultish nostalgia, and this artwork is another good example of that. Had I seen these prior to seeing the film, I would have assumed that they were from some obscure Sgt. Rock or Nick Fury spin-off that I’d somehow overlooked. The authenticity of detail is impressive. Check out the five covers right here:

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We crash the set of G4’s “Human Wrecking Balls”

We visited the set of G4’s new season of “Human Wrecking Balls” to watch Craig and Paul Pumphrey destroy a fast food restaurant with their bare hands (!!). While we were there, we spoke with the two juggernauts about smashing stuff like the Incredible Hulk, the science behind their show, and we even learned a little karate while we were at it!

We learned that in addition to destroying inanimate objects, the Pumphrey Bros. also enjoy smashing reporters and unicorns (two of Mother Nature’s most beloved creatures).

Check out the video here!

Watch more Human Wrecking Ball carnage on G4TV, Wednesdays at 8pm!

Are there more yet to be discovered?

By Jeremy Azevedo

After spending the last few weeks playing the hell out of Borderlands, I thought that I’d seen everything the game had to offer. Turns out, I was wrong.

I was playing Borderlands online the other day when two dudes popped into my game and dragged my ass off to Treacher’s Landing to “check out something awesome”. This probably doesn’t mean anything to those of you that haven’t played the game yet, but those of you that have should tune in for this.

In the southeastern tip of the level, there is a secret dock with a party boat on it. Jumping on the boat gives you an achievement, “I’m On A Boat”. This is common knowledge. What isn’t generally known, at least it wasn’t to me, is that shooting the nearby barrels in a particular order unlocks an Easter egg that may be one of the weirdest that I have even seen in a video game.

Pic is totally unrelated.

Here’s how to do it:

Facing the boat, turn around and face the opposite direction. Shoot the yellow barrel in the distance ahead of you. Next, look for a green barrel in the trash heap off to your right. Shoot that one next. Third, shoot either of the two blue barrels on the boat. Lastly, shoot the red barrel in the trash heap to the front of the boat. Enjoy the show.

I don’t know what the meaning or significance of this is, but it’s certainly worth checking out nevertheless, that’s for goddamn sure.

But wait there’s more!

Another Easter egg that I’ve been made aware of is the Hidden Basement in New Haven. During the mission “Another Piece of the Puzzle”, where you’re supposed to go to the Trash Coast and kill the Rakk Hive, is the only time that this is open. The basement is located behind a door in a shack out back of Helena Pierce’s shop. Inside you are sure to find a few enemies, a couple of weapons chest, a leg lamp and a pretty bitchen’, unique rare gun called the “Rider” (both references to “A Christmas Story”, no doubt.)

Other cool things to do and see in Borderlands:

Did you know that you can stand in front of a moving vehicle and travel at high speeds without being ran over? Use this technique to move quickly through larger levels in a multiplayer game when one of your vehicles gets wasted!

On occasion, a secret vending machine will open up in a garage across from Marcus’ shop. It appears to be totally random when and why it opens, but it always seems to have better gear than any of the shops in town. Read the rest of this entry →

Fedor discusses his injuries and signing with Strikeforce.

Being in the same room as one of the most lethal men on the face of the Earth is a weird feeling. It’s sort of like holding a gun for the first time, or walking into a bear’s cave unarmed.

We experienced this very same feeling when Fedor Emelianenko came into the CraveOnline studio this week to talk with us about his fight with Brett Rogers, to address rumors of catastrophic injuries to his hand and face, and to clear the air about his dealings with Strikeforce/M1 Global and the UFC. Loretta Hunt from our friends at Sherdog interviews. Check out the video right here!

Fedor also had a special message for his friend and rival, Josh Barnett, which we you can see right here:

Read more about Fedor Emelianenko on Sherdog.com!