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And now, for something that isn't holiday related. Unless of course, you want to add this to your Christmas wish list. In which case, this is very holiday related.

Nintendo ever protective of its business, successfully pulled off a banana peel assault mission on a Japanese business that was trying to scrape together some extra yen by simulating the iconic Mario Kart, in real life. If there's one thing the go kart business MariCar likely learned, it's that you don't go to battle with the damn titan of brands. 

The project was simple: Hang a coin block up in public and see the reactions. The results are pretty much exactly what you'd expect. Check the via link for more!

Square Enix, Eidos Montreal, and Open Bionics released this promotional video, which showcases quite a bit of promising progress on their combined efforts to create a cybernetic hand just like the one Adam Jensen uses in Deus Ex. 



And, maybe the most excitingly Open Bionics plans to make the bionic hand open source, and available to download for anyone with a 3D printer. Plus, Open Bionics is in collaboration with Razer to create a finger-mapping system that will allow anyone else with all their working limbs intact, to still operate the hand remotely.

This builds off an earlier move by Konami, when the company built one fan a Metal Gear Solid-inspired prosthetic arm.

Natashca Encinosa has yet to officially cosplay Chun-Li, but she's already taken to her Instagram with promises she has every intention to, one day down the road. 

Seriously, somebody get Ash Ketchum a skateboard. The era of the running shoes has come and gone...