Maybe you were swamped at the office this week and couldn’t check your favourite video sites. Or maybe you could use a distraction. Whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the best videos we watched during the week that was.
This is the Spectacular StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Trailer
StarCraft II’s Heart of the Swarm trailer is everything I would want from this latest step forward in Blizzard’s real-time strategy game. View »
What the Hell Magnets? Why Are You So Amazing?
You don’t need to be a physicist, a PhD student, a geek or even a member of the Insane Clown Posse to appreciate the awesome capabilities of superconductors and magnets as demonstrated in this video by Tel-Aviv University. View »
Watch Harrison Ford Play Uncharted for Almost Seven Minutes
As previously posted, Harrison Ford is appearing in Uncharted 3‘s Japanese television commercials. This video shows Ford playing Uncharted 3 and talking about the game. View »
The 10 Most Awesome Auto Start-Up Sounds
The anticipation, the starter whine, the expectant idle, the awaited roar — it’s like foreplay for gearheads. Here are the displays of power Jalopnik readers consider to be the 10 most awesome car start-up sounds. View »
Kickass Hot Wheels Track Goes Upstairs, Downstairs, Around The Freaking Block
It took a lot of time and effort to build this 609m-long Hot Wheels track with only a three-minute video payoff. We say it was absolutely worth it. View »
Bleep a Few Words and Suddenly Zelda is Very NSFW
While getting a genuine laugh out of the Zelda cartoon series is tough, it’s not impossible. Provided you cut a few words out which turn innocent encounters into tawdry tales. View »
How To Park Your Car Like A Boss
We’re not 100 per cent sure this guy is not just spinning out his little Fiat wagon trying to cross a busy street, but there a part of us that just knows this is the best parking job we’ve ever seen. View »
This Ryu Cosplay Is an Animated GIF Waiting To Happen
Cosplay is not easy. And this Ryu cosplayer gets the costume part totally right. He also does a solid job uttering “Hadouken!”
It’s when he actually starts trying to pull off Ryu’s moves when things go south. View »
A Terrifying Look at the Scariest Haunted House Ever
Modern haunted houses don’t feature rubber bats and bowls full of peeled grapes masquerading as eyeballs, they screw with your phobias and recreate nightmares. View »
This Guy is Way too Into This Arcade Game
And it is a beautiful thing to watch. The game in question is Ghost Squad, a 2004 light gun shooter from Sega. The action’s taking place in a Thai arcade. View »