PC Perspective Podcast #220

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Japanese Scientists Developing Sugar-Based Batteries

Scientists at the Tokyo University of Science recently confirmed that they have been able to create a more powerful battery by using sugar as an alternative to lithium. The end result will be a more powerful, less expensive product with an almost endless supply of raw material at hand. We need something like this and soon I'm sick of Lithium battery's.

Motherboard Versus Washing Machine at 1500RPM

This guy threw an Intel DZ77RE-75K motherboard into a washing machine and ran it through a cycle. I have no idea why...but he did. This dude's laundry will smell like motherboards for a year. This is why I read HardOCP they have some crazy stuff they put on there website, by the way I think my Motherboard needs to be cleaned too.

Cooperative Quadrocopter Ball Throwing and Catching

These quadrotor things are awesome in a "some-day-they-will-swarm-the-planet-killing-us-all" kinda way.

HardOCP Cool Video of the Day

Supposedly this video shows thirty two metronomes, all started at different times, synchronizing themselves. I say "supposedly" because watching the damn things keeps putting me to sleep before the video ends.

Borderlands 2 Reset Bug Kills Your Badass Rank

Anyone else run into this bug because if you did you deserved it for buying it at launch so I hope your in enjoying it, I never buy games at launch anymore I wait for the Game of the Year Edition or all the DLC to be included before I buy a game. Have fun with the bug Suckers :)

NES Light Gun Gets a Burning Laser Upgrade

Are you in the market for a little more zap in your NES classic style light gun? The guys over at North Street Labs have just the thing to put a little more excitement into your light gun accessories, like setting the place on fire or creating instant blindness. Lawsuits are being written as we speak.

Meet Far Cry 3's Savages

There are some crazy fools in Far Cry 3, particularly these two. Buck and Vaas take center stage in The Savages trailer, and their insanity shares the spotlight. How bananas do you have to be to live in an uncivilized murder jungle? Well, just about this bananas.

One of the things I love about Far Cry 2 (and there's a lot of things I love about that game) was listening to the crazy characters legitimize their horrendous actions. When we first heard from Vaas, I was worried that he'd be another stereotypical villain with no real motivations. The more I hear from him, however, the more he seems to be rather interesting. And Buck? That guy sounds super fascinating. I'm excited to meet all the characters Far Cry 3 has to offer.

17 Minutes of Dead Space 3 Gameplay

Hey, so there's some new Dead Space 3 footage out. Seventeen minutes of it, no less. We're walked through part of the single-player campaign by the creative director and senior audio artist, and the first half of the video features enough fiery explosions and sequences so lathered in cream-thick tension that I wouldn't be surprised if Michael Bay's name was slapped on the box.

The first few minutes especially look incredibly cinematic. Like, to the point of having control taken from you so you can only watch hopelessly as poor Isaac barrels through imploding space station hallways as he claws for air.

Splinter Cell Blacklist Official Fifth Freedom Trailer

Sam Fisher: Professional badass. Well, sort of. He's really a professional spy, but I think being a badass is part of the job description. I mean, look at him take suckers out in this Splinter Cell: Blacklist trailer. He's been given license to kill, and he certainly doesn't seem shy about using it. It looks like he's given up on the whole "stealth" thing.

For a series previously so based around sneaking goodness, it's interesting to see a rocket launcher even make an appearance in a Splinter Cell game. Granted, Splinter Cell: Conviction broke away from the previous games a bit in its focus on combat, but I figured once the night vision goggles made a reappearance, so would the emphasis on stealth. Maybe these are just the exciting, things-go-boom moments, however. You never know.

Hitman Contracts Mode: Choose-Your-Own Assassinations

According to the trailer description: Players will choose a level, targets, weapons and then set their own rules for completing the contract based on time, style and witnesses. There are no clumsy editors or complicated mechanics to learn; in CONTRACTS you simply play to create. As an asynchronous mode,CONTRACTS allows fans to compete against friends at any time, regardless of whether they are online. HITMAN: ABSOLUTION will also ship with many pre-set CONTRACTS, each designed by the very best assassins at IO Interactive.

Assassin's Creed 3 Trailer Rewrites History

We all know the Boston Tea Party by now. Pissed off soon-to-be Americans dumped a whole bunch of imported tea into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes or something. I don't know, it was a long time ago and I went to public school. Well, Assassin's Creed 3 is looking to confuse me even more with its promise to tell the hidden side of the American Revolution, as revealed by this new trailer. Sure, there isn't much by way of gameplay, but what is there looks super dope.