Kid rings police after parents confiscate Xbox

True (and depressing) story: some little sod from Illinois has called 911 on his parents after they punished him by taking away his Xbox 360. Ugh. The Chicago Tribune reports that the boy hung up before the emergency ... continue

[VIDEO] Worship the Lord while playing videogames [UPDATE]

[UPDATE: Aaand suspicions about fakery are confirmed: Joystiq has exposed this as an amusing spot of viral marketing for EA's Dante's Inferno.] Game developer Prayer Works Interactive just released a press release and debut trailer for Mass: We ... continue

Chinese MMO will check your gender for you

Chinese MMO King of the World has introduced a new Gender Identity System in a bid to stop male players playing as female characters, or vice versa. According to MMOsite, the game will use a webcam to ... continue

Japanese Fishing Boat Capsized By Giant Jellyfish

Choshi, Japan (AHN) - A small trawler capsized in the waters off the eastern coast of Japan Friday under the weight of a haul of giant jellyfish trapped in its net. The small fishing boat, the Daisan Shinsho-maru, ... continue

Actually not a joke: the Wii Baby Doll peripheral

On these pages alone, I've already written about some pretty weird Wii accessories. There was the horseback riding saddle patented by Nintendo, the Wiimote football shell, and the game that comes with its own exercise bike. But this ... continue

Libyan Leader Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi To Write Screenplay

Libyan leader Colonel Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi has written the screenplay for a new Syrian television drama set to air next Ramadan. The series, which is said to provide a response to "media attacks on the Arab and Muslim ... continue

Your nightly dose of WTF (and possibly NSFW)

I caught this one earlier via those crazy folks at geekologie and like them I have watched this a few times because it is just plain cool. That said however be forewarned there is definitely one part ... continue

Fruitloop Pastor claims Washington DC is going to be nuked…on Sunday

Meet Pastor Vincent Xavier, who as well as being head of the New Wine Ministry is also claiming to have insider knowledge that Washington DC is going to be flattened by a nuclear bomb Sunday October 11. Pastor ... continue

New from Japan: Neon Light Fighting

Not wanting to be done by the United States who turned bar room brawls into a sport called mixed martial arts, the Japanese have upped the ante with the new sport of "neon light fighting." As the name ... continue

Designer Wolfgang Joop’s Bid To Trademark An Exclamation Point Denied

Luxembourg, Luxembourg (CNS) - German designer Wolfgang Joop's bid to have a punctuation mark trademarked for his Joop! clothing and perfume company has been denied by European Union judges. Joop applied to register two versions of an exclamation ... continue

Yahoo’s new ad is like doing Vegas on LSD

Yahoo's new ad campaign is out and they've gone with some song and dance in an experience which is something like doing Vegas on LSD. Actually the introduction is probably a little unfair, because it's actually far worse ... continue

Clip claims to show Wizard of Oz Hanging

From today's WTF files comes a serious dose of looking for things that might not be there, or specifically in this case an alleged "Wizard of Oz Hanging." The clip from the Disney classic allegedly shows (and we're ... continue