Centipede and Missile Command Atari games get movie deals - CNET

If Resident Evil and Assassin's Creed can be major motion pictures, why not classic Atari arcade games? Centipede and Missile Command will be hitting the big screen thanks to Emmett, Furla, Oasis Films.

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Sir Ian McKellen seeks to demystify Shakespeare with new app - CNET

Heuristic Shakespeare -- The Tempest is the first of 37 new apps to help students better understand the works of the famous bard.

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Giant animatronic dinosaur falls into burning ring of fire, comes out even creepier - CNET

A fire caused by a spark from a welder's torch destroys the world's largest animatronic dinosaur.

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Whoops! 'Antiques Roadshow' backs down after estimating school project at $50,000 - CNET

A creepy many-faced jug was appraised at $50,000 until it was discovered it was a 1970s high-school project.

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Hyundai is building a real-life Iron Man suit, minus boot jets and hand repulsors - CNET

The Korean car company is creating the wearable robot primarily for factory workers, soldiers, and people with disabilities.

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'Buffy' actors reunite for 'The Huntsman: Winter's War' parody video - CNET

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alums Tom Lenk and Eliza Dushku show off their comedy skills by reenacting a scene from the movie while wearing homemade costumes.

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The 404 Show 1661: Doom, Assassin's Creed movie trailer, Facebook's news problem (podcast) - CNET

On today's show Russ and Jeff will break down the new Assassin's Creed movie trailer, sing initial praises on the new Doom reboot game and discuss Facebook's editorial ethics.

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After 'Marvel's Agent Carter' gets the ax from ABC, fans turn to Netflix to save it - CNET

ABC has canceled the series starring Hayley Atwell. Now, fans are hoping a superhero might swoop in to save the show.

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See a train driver dash through the cars to warn of an impending crash - CNET

A quick-thinking train driver knew he couldn't avoid a wreck, so he spent his time preparing the passengers for impact.

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Ben Affleck + maths = action in 'The Accountant' trailer - CNET

It's Batman vs. the Punisher as Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal appear in this new action movie.

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Archie and Supergirl TV series fly over to The CW - CNET

Archie Andrews and Kara Danvers are set to join Green Arrow, the Flash and all the Legends of Tomorrow as The CW orders up a serve of the "Riverdale" TV series and scores "Supergirl" from CBS.

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Behind the cinematic sound of 'Aladdin' the musical video - CNET

To achieve an immersive experience through sound, Ken Travis, sound designer of "Aladdin," created something never seen or heard before on a Broadway show.

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4-deal Friday: $99 iPhone with case, $76 Pebble Time and more! - CNET

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Crowd Control, part 5: Who will make heaven great again? - CNET

In the latest chapter of CNET's crowdsourced novel, we eavesdrop on a conversation in what seems to be the afterlife. And things there might not be as perfect as you'd guess.

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Crave giveaway: Hipster-friendly fixie bike from Critical Cycles - CNET

Roll up your pant leg and get ready to hop on a free fixie bike, the prize in this week's ultrahip Crave giveaway.

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Take a virtual ride on the tallest, fastest and longest dive rollercoaster in the world - CNET

Settle down and enjoy a very safe ride on the Valravn dive coaster at Cedar Point in Ohio with this point-of-view video from the very front seat.

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Cassini provides most detailed image yet of Saturn's titanic storm - CNET

The giant storm raging at Saturn's south pole has been revealed in more detail than ever before -- and the storm is more complex than first thought.

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This origami robot can retrieve the batteries you swallow - CNET

Researchers have developed an ingestible origami robot that has demonstrated the ability to unfold and retrieve a button battery from a simulated stomach.

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Pizza Hut delivers to top of Mount Kilimanjaro, but it takes more than 30 minutes - CNET

Company sets world record for highest-altitude pizza delivery as it celebrates its first restaurant opening in Tanzania.

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This tiny ancient Egyptian coffin hid a big secret for over a century - CNET

Researchers make a rare discovery when they look deep inside a extraordinary coffin collected decades ago from Egypt.

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See an obnoxious cat bugging a snake who's being eaten by a toad - CNET

It was already a bad day for this poor snake, but the cat makes it worse in a bizarre video shot in Thailand.

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NBC picks up DC Comics' 'Powerless' comedy - CNET

Touted as the first comedy set in the DC Universe, it stars Vanessa Hudgens as an insurance agent who deals with damages caused by superheroes.

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I went to the launch of Will.i.am's new smartwatch and it was rid.ic.ulous - CNET

The i.am+ Dial's virtual assistant singing a Britney duet with its creator was just one surreal moment in a weirdly endearing night.

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Peanut-butter-pocalypse: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups could cram in Reese's Pieces - CNET

Candy company Hershey is likely to confirm the sweet rumor via Facebook on Thursday, but a chocolate-craving Internet is already convinced it's true.

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There's something scary on one of the space station windows - CNET

The International Space Station isn't alone up there in orbit. Earth is surrounded by bits and bobs of debris running loose and sometimes that junk makes an impact.

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'Aladdin' the Musical: The magic of movement video - CNET

From under the stage at Aladdin on Broadway, automation technician Steve Stackle tells CNET about the tech used to move the scenery across the stage.

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'Crowd Control,' part 4: When your parents give you life...and superpowers - CNET

As our crowdsourced science fiction novel continues, we meet another of humanity's heroes and take a ride in a Quetzalcoatl M-8.

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Jack Black will be joining 'The Rock' in the 'Jumanji' remake - CNET

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced the news through Instagram on Wednesday.

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How did this British Airways flight end up with a square tire? - CNET

A flight from Hong Kong mysteriously lands in London with one of its 18 tires deflated and squished into a square.

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This drone is no match for a history reenactor with a spear - CNET

A strong arm, good aim and a period-correct spear is all it takes to knock a drone out of the sky during a history reenactment.

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Polar bears are pooping glitter, because bears in Canada are fancy - CNET

Each bear at the Winnipeg Zoo is assigned its own glitter color so researchers can track stress hormones in its scat.

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A whole new world... behind the curtains: A backstage look at Disney's Aladdin The Musical video - CNET

CNET meets with "Aladdin" Production Stage Manager Jimmie Lee Smith, who reveals some of the behind-the-scenes tech that makes the show sparkle.

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360-degree video puts you right inside terrifying tornado - CNET

AccuWeather lets you pan around inside insane footage of a close-range Colorado twister.

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Here's how many hours of commercials Netflix saves you from each year - CNET

Cord-cutters looking for even more reasons to ditch cable TV can now point to a new study that estimates the hours of commercials Netflix can cut out of your life.

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Read 'Winds of Winter' right now - CNET

Your one-stop shop for every sample chapter GRRM has released for the next installment of his A Song of Ice & Fire books (yes, the ones "Game of Thrones" is based on).

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Watch the Hyperloop One launch into high speed for the first time video - CNET

The Hyperloop One showed off it's lightning speed propulsion on a test track near Las Vegas, giving us a glimpse of what a high speed travel will look like in the future.

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Assemble this crazy-detailed classic 'Ghostbusters' proton pack - CNET

Get yourself a blast from the "Ghostbusters" past with a proton pack kit that you get to glue together and detail yourself. Just don't cross the streams and you'll be fine.

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'Voltron' reboot gets a new trailer and release date - CNET

Fans of the classic '80s cartoon don't have much longer to wait for "Legendary Defender" to show up on Netflix.

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SpaceX suits to be designed by superhero armor creator - CNET

If an outfit is good enough for a superhero, why not an astronaut? Elon Musk gets help from movie armor and helmet designer Jose Fernandez to make the ultimate spacesuit.

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Grab a virtual seat on Disney's new Tron Lightcycle roller coaster - CNET

Watch this video of what it's like to ride on the new Tron Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster at Shanghai Disneyland, complete with neon blue lights and "Tron: Legacy" music.

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World's oldest living cat still qualifies as a Millennial - CNET

Age is just a number to an ancient Siamese that's still going strong and waking his human friend up way too early every morning.

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Jeremy Clarkson's 'Top Gear' rival is called...'The Grand Tour' - Roadshow

Amazon's new motoring show, featuring Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, sees the wacky trio on tour around the world.

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Watch Deadpool narrate his own parody video - CNET

Deadpool gets raked over the coals from the actor who plays him -- Ryan Reynolds -- in this Honest Trailers video. He's not called Marvel's Merc with the Mouth for nothing.

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Get a Battop VR headset for $21.59 - CNET

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You can help rebuild Eric, one of the world's first robots - CNET

Built in 1928, the talking automaton mysteriously vanished -- but a crowdfunding campaign by London's Science Museum plans to bring the retro robot back to life.

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The Marvel movies that never were - CNET

Leonardo DiCaprio as Spider-Man? Tom Selleck as Doctor Strange? We salute the comic book adaptations that never quite reached the screen.

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12 Marvel movies that never made it (pictures) - CNET

From James Cameron's Spider-Man to George Clooney and Tom Selleck in spandex, meet the Marvel movies that didn't quite make it from page to screen.

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Five things I would never have said about Marvel movies in 2008 - CNET

Commentary: Dunno if you've noticed this, but "Captain America: Civil War" was kind of a big deal. And a good time to stop and reflect briefly on the series.

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'Crowd Control,' part 3: Forever young is so cliche... - CNET

In the second chapter of CNET's crowdsourced science fiction novel, it's becoming possible to live much, much longer on Earth, but not everyone is excited about the high-tech fountain of youth.

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'Civil War' directors creating new Chinese superhero, won't be called Captain China though - CNET

Fresh from the huge hit "Captain America: Civil War", the Russo brothers will co-produce a trilogy of movies in China featuring an original superhero.

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George R.R. Martin publishes new chapter of his next 'Game of Thrones' book - CNET

Dornish princess Arianne Martell is plotting insurrection in the new teaser for Martin's long-awaited book "The Winds of Winter".

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The hidden tech behind Broadway's 'Aladdin' - CNET

The Broadway version of Disney's Aladdin has almost as many special effects as you'd find in a major Hollywood movie. Here's how the show's creators pull off the magic in real-time.

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Who's 'Jaws' now? Drone footage shows dolphins attacking shark - CNET

An aerial camera catches a pod of dolphins tiring out, then killing a shark off the coast of Australia.

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Safe sexting? Durex wants a condom emoji - CNET

The condom company posts an open letter to Unicode Consortium about adding a prophylactic icon in its next set of emojis.

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Not so fast: Titanic cemetery to get speed bumps - CNET

The final resting place for 121 of the great ship's passengers and crew, including one "J. Dawson," has become a popular tourist destination.

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'Orange is the New Black' trailer hints at a darker season 4 - CNET

Things are getting more intense on the Netflix hit show as Litchfield becomes a for-profit prison and gains 100 new inmates.

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Dog battle armor turns Fido into a mutt-at-arms - CNET

Dogs make perfect knights. They're loyal, brave and great at sitting in laps. Elevate your pup to knighthood with a custom suit of battle armor.

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11 spectacular suits of animal battle armor (pictures) - CNET

Once upon a time, horse, elephant and camel armor were real components of warfare. Today, people also enjoy dressing up their cats and dogs in fantastical body armor with spikes, tusks and chain mail.

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NASA's biggest-ever batch of new planets includes 9 in the habitable zone - CNET

Data from the Kepler space telescope has helped identify over a thousand new exoplanets, including nine that might be right for hosting life.

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11 ways 'Civil War' is Marvel's 'Empire Strikes back' - CNET

Star-spangled Avenger meets Star Wars when Marvel's latest blockbuster takes a darker turn. No, really, hear us out.

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Watch: Billionaire Blazers owner stunned by Steph Curry shot - CNET

When the Golden State Warriors star hit a shot that helped cement his team's win, the reaction from Paul Allen promptly became an Internet sensation.

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Tablet Tuesday: Get a refurbished iPad Air (Wi-Fi+4G) for $237.99 - CNET

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Meghan Trainor pulls music video over digitally downsized waist - CNET

Pop star Meghan Trainor takes down a video for her latest single after concerned fans noted her waist appeared to be digitally altered down to a smaller size.

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Zip into the 10 strangest hoodies ever created (pictures) - CNET

Explore a world of casual fashion where hoodies sport Princess Leia buns, pillows, creepy built-in goggles and pettable fur.

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Teen finds ancient Mayan city using stars and satellites - CNET

15-year-old William Gadoury found the lost site by comparing constellations to known Mayan settlements on a map.

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The science of word aversion: Why 'moist' makes you shudder - CNET

Why do some words give people the heebie-jeebies? A new study looks at words commonly perceived as disgusting, using the widely reviled "moist" as a test case.

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Bryan Cranston to star in Philip K. Dick 'Electric Dreams' TV anthology - CNET

Each episode of the 10-part series will tell a standalone story, taken from the famed sci-fi author's body of work.

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'Crowd Control' part 2: Heaven is on Earth, just not this one - CNET

CNET's crowdsourced science fiction novel continues, revealing the secrets of the afterlife.

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Netflix will stream new UK exorcism comedy 'Crazy Face' - CNET

The upcoming show stars Cara Theobold of "Downton Abbey" fame, and will get its first airing on the UK's Channel 4, prior to a global online debut on Netflix.

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New species of parasitoid wasp named after Brad Pitt - CNET

Conobregma bradpitti lays its eggs in caterpillars, which then become food for the emerging larvae.

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Virtual Boy games as they should have been, thanks to Google Cardboard - CNET

Nintendo's poor old Nintendo Virtual Boy was rightfully excoriated, but a Google Play emulator could give its games a new lease on life.

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What's more fitting than playing Doom on a chainsaw? - CNET

What do you get when you combine a toy chainsaw, Raspberry Pi Zero and Doom? Possibly the best video game console ever.

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Donkey Kong player breaks world record, gets 'unbeatable' score - CNET

You can apparently stop trying to beat the high Donkey Kong score now. The highest score that you can possibly attain has been reached.

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Shape-shifting digital interface acts like solids and liquids - CNET

The latest research from MIT's Tangible Media Group is a physical interface that can be programmed to respond as different materials.

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Syfy picks up Superman prequel 'Krypton' pilot - CNET

The series is intended to focus on the Man of Steel's grandparents, and will be executive produced by David S. Goyer.

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A reusable rocket's-eye view of returning from space - CNET

On its third trip beyond the Kármán line, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin was equipped with a camera to film re-entry.

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9 ways the next X-Men movie can rock its '90s setting - CNET

How about adding body glitter, Wolverine-themed Dunkaroos, Hypercolor shirts and Hammer pants.

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Dancing Stormtroopers take over 'Britain's Got Talent' - CNET

Leave it to Darth Vader's Imperial soldiers to impress Simon Cowell and the other judges on "Britain's Got Talent." Watch Boogie Storm dance, flip and twerk while wearing Stormtrooper armor.

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MIT's 'second skin' cream makes wrinkles vanish, but there's a catch - CNET

A high-tech wrinkle-fighting cream gives miraculous-looking results, but it's not an actual miracle.

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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' movie trailer gets Lego tribute - CNET

This fan-made video re-creates the trailer for "Rogue One" scene by scene in Lego, complete with explosions, AT-ATs and very expressive minifigures.

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'Crowd Control' contributors - CNET

Hundreds helped CNET write a crowdsourced science fiction novel. Many were anonymous, but plenty left their names at the door. Here's a list of those we know pitched in to create a new multiverse.

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All about 'Crowd Control,' CNET's crowdsourced sci-fi novel - CNET

We wanted to write a book during National Novel Writing Month, but we've got a website to run so we asked the Internet to help. Remarkably, you all came through, and with minimal trolling.

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Watch skydivers play Quidditch in mid-air - CNET

Skydivers channel their inner Harry Potter and Ron Weasley to score points in this high-flying fantasy game. Even Professor Snape would be impressed.

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'Empire Strikes Back' gets gorgeous James Bond-style credits - CNET

The Star Wars universe is plenty big enough to accommodate some James Bond superspy action in a fan's beautifully rendered new credit sequence for "Episode V."

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'Crowd Control,' our crowdsourced science fiction novel, starts here - CNET

Read the first installment of "Crowd Control: Heaven Makes a Killing," a novel written and edited by CNET readers around the globe.

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Get a refurb Surface Pro 2 with keyboard for $394 - CNET

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Watch an insanely dexterous robot perform precision tasks - CNET

The HDMS 551s1 robot can stack objects, unscrew the safety cap off a pill bottle, and perform other impressively precise tasks.

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