We get that a lot as well on Kotaku (where I usually lurk) whenever the editors post things about Japanese culture: "'Kotaku: The Gamer's Guide', this article isn't about games and shouldn't be here!". I think that Gawker Media's blogs are fun specifically because they:

We're one step closer to a world overrun by evil Robot Masters!

Sending them death threats because the new Dante is too emo? God, that's emo.

Doesn't strike me as something that's especially worth mentioning, I wear one as well.

Save a big pair of breasts.

Quick was founded in Belgium. The company was acquired by French investors in 2007, so it's officially French now. The Vader buns are not available in Belgium, the promo only stands in France.

Looks neat. The white and colored rectangular panels in the back kinda scream "Mondrian", though.

I'm from Montreal, I've been living in Belgium since 2004, so, uuh, yeah. Pretty sure I have a good idea of what's going on here.

Cheese curds are terribly uncommon in France and most of Europe. Outside of Quebec, it's difficult to make a good poutine because no one actually makes the cheese, and it's too difficult to conserve to import it. Not to mention that poutine has a bad reputation in Europe, the general idea is that it looks gross. I…

It's current owner is French, though, since 2007.

I honestly haven't had any problems with IE9 with regards to rendering consistency across browsers. Of course some of the more exciting CSS3 tricks aren't available all around, but then again, there are things Gecko has implemented that Webkit or Opera has not and vice-versa in all directions, it's just a matter of…

Back in the days, Microsoft arbitrarily decided there and then that IE6 offered everything everyone ever wanted (from their point of view) and that improving on it was just not necessary. Case Closed. Then Mozilla barged in, gave them a big hard wedgie and showed them how browsers could still evolve and offer more,…

There's also an old fatty PS3 next to it (partly hidden by the Gizmodo logo, watch it fullscreen or on YouTube. but I understand your point.

My guess is that this is real, but it's intended as viral advertising for WipEout 2048... still hope it's real, really...

Oh, how I laughed! Thank you for that.

Not a big fan of David Lynch's idea of the Weirding Way having to do with some sound-based technology when it's really a kind of prana-bindu martial art. Not a big fan of David Lynch's treatment of the Dune universe as a whole, in fact. It's a bit sad that Westwood based their Dune video games on that altered…

I never (read: NEVER) had a shield break on me or had to carry extras. If you time your shield block correctly, it won't take any damage (and it stuns a lot of enemies and returns projectiles). Besides, you can use potions that both restore your hearts and fix your shield. The number of hearts restored is fine for a…

I think the whole situation revolves around the absence of a single, solid nation-wide system for processing wire transfers or other online payments... Sure, you can buy stuff with your credit card, or straight from your bank account, but that's usually dependent on what kind of solution each business has in place to…

I wish my colleagues could go home early, then I wouldn't feel so dumb trying this in the office. I know I won't remember it when I get home.

yes it is :), see above