Awesome Leisure

77-Bit is a browser-based MMORPG that drops players into a neon-lit cyberpunk world to take down an AI invasion. The launch trailer kicks things off with some slick anime cinematics but eventually shows off some gameplay in the isomorphic world of Bit City. One unique aspect of the game is that its characters are owned and licensed by the community.

Most times that cars race each other on a track, they’re equally matched in horsepower, weight, aerodynamics, and other attributes. But in this unusual race, Red Bull put four very different cars and trucks head to head, then optimized the race course and driving lines for each vehicle to even up the odds. Which car and driver will cross the finish line first?

What We Do in the Shadows is one of the most consistently funny comedies. Sadly, it’s coming to an end. Life has changed for the Staten Island vampires and Guillermo, especially. The trailer teases a forgotten vampire, Nandor channeling Richard Nixon, Colin Robinson causing more chaos, and a long-overdue nod to The Office. Drops 10.21.24 on FX.

This excellent animated short film takes place at a race track and reminds us how mechanics and pit crews are as important as driver skill. While the style is all its own, the driving sequences bring back memories of classic Speed Racer cartoons. From artists’ platform Atrium, and created by CC0 Studio, writers Annaroth and Lawl, and animator Phuncal.

This wooden display stand from Artifact Design Co. offers a great way to show off a collection of Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars. The laser-cut plywood stand has spaces for up to forty 1:64-scale die-cast cars on its four parking decks, and the whole thing can spin. Wheel stops in each space keep the cars from rolling. Comes in 10 easy-to-assemble pieces.

Enjoy the fun of a real claw machine in your home. Arcade1Up’s claw machine works just like the real deal, but won’t burn through quarters. It has a light-up marquee and control button, an arcade joystick, and plays sounds. Choose from easy, medium, and scam modes. It measures 61.25″ H x 22.5″ W x 22″ D. Pre-orders start shipping 11.5.24.

You know you’re really getting old when bands like this “come back.” French dance duo Justice teamed up with Tame Impala to mark their return with a hell of an earworm. Neverender is about being haunted by regret and troubled times, appropriately paired with the duo’s iconic tempo and sound and Kevin Parker’s loopy lyrics.

After building a wobbling thrill ride, Colin Furze thought it might be fun to make a version that could be attached to a moving vehicle. Taking inspiration from Mad Max Fury Road, he and his pal Tom Lamb got to work fabricating a pole with a counterweight that he installed on an old Vauxhall Van. The finished ride looks fun but sketchy as heck.

Your boss might not always acknowledge your hard work, but you still deserve positive feedback. Author Robb Pearlman’s book is filled with 250 removable stickers that celebrate everyday achievements like successfully changing the toner in the printer, fixing your computer without I.T., and putting on pants for a Zoom call.

Based on Argentinian Héctor Germán Oesterheld’s award-winning graphic novel, The Eternaut drops us into a world where a seemingly random summer snowfall turns out to be deadly. After millions die from the toxic fallout, a small group of survivors start to unravel what really happened. Coming to Netflix in 2025.

Every roller coaster we’ve ever been on had rails to keep its train cars on course. But this crazy coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Pennsylvania sends riders down a thrilling course in free-riding trains. The Flying Turns ride starts on rails to build up speed, then zooms freestyle through a series of banked wooden sections. Full 4K ride video here.

Winter is coming. Cuddle up at home in front of the fireplace with a wooly Pendleton blanket and the Pendleton Patterns 1000 Piece Puzzle. The 25” x 20” jigsaw shows off Pendleton’s iconic stripe patterns from the National Park Collection, including Yellowstone, Joshua Tree, Crater Lake, Olympic, Acadia, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, and Zion.

If it’s anything like the games, The Last of Us’ upcoming season will be gutwrenching. Our first look at season 2 sees the additions of Catherine O’Hara and Jeffrey Wright to the cast, along with Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, a character that players of Part II will be very familiar with. Expect the humans to be worse than the infected, and the infected are pretty awful.

Knocking down stacks of LEGO bricks is pretty easy to do by hand, but as Brick Technology shows us, it requires a bit of engineering expertise to do it with a LEGO vehicle. For this video, they built six Technic machines to see which would be the most effective demolition crew. Of course, the thicker the tower, the greater the challenge.

(PG-13) “They loomed threateningly.” “Protesters?” “That’s what I thought too at first.” In this star-studded surreal comedy film, the members of the G7 bicker and flounder after getting lost in the woods in the middle of an unspecified global crisis. Starring Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, and Alicia Vikander. Premieres 10.18.24.

This unique deck of see-through playing cards is printed with images of the human anatomy. When stacked in the proper order, the slices form a complete body. The Body Deck comes from the mind of Vsauce creator Michael Stevens. It’s available exclusively as part of his Fall 2024 Curiosity Box, which comes packed with fun stuff for learning about science.