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Doom Just Received One Of The Highest Cultural Honors In The US

Doom Just Received One Of The Highest Cultural Honors In The US https://ift.tt/2voMyq1 The US Library of Congress has amassed numerous treasures deemed worthy of preservation over the years, and recently, the original Doom soundtrack has made the cut. Now sitting alongside other cultural artifacts that were added this year--like Beyonce's "Single Ladies" and Weezer's debut blue album--Robert Prince's Doom soundtrack is being honored for its part in ID Software's genre-defining first-person shooter. As part of the selection criteria for the National Recording Registry, sound recordings need to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and can only be added 10 years after it was first created. The program has been running since 2002 following the creation of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, and the first 50 entries were officially announced in 2003. So what Doom so special? According to the Library of Congress, Doom...
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Mega Xbox 360 Collector Building Set Gets First Discount, And It's A Big One

Mega Xbox 360 Collector Building Set Gets First Discount, And It's A Big One https://ift.tt/FC3bwNP

A mint-in-box Xbox 360 console--with its massive 20GB hard drive attachment--will cost you quite a bit of cash, but fortunately, the Mega replica is a much more affordably priced alternative. Also, you won't have to worry about any potential Red Ring of Death issues! Normally $150, this delightful building kit is now on sale for $50 off at Target, a pretty substantial discount of 33%. It also happens to be the first discount yet for the kit, so we expect it to sell out before the deal officially ends on March 30.

Mega Xbox 360 building kit
Mega Xbox 360 building kit

Released last year exclusively at Target, this model is a 3:4-scale replica of the original Xbox 360 console and it comes with some fun extras to help it stand out on your shelf like some sort of low-polygon model of the gaming device. Consisting of 1,342 pieces, you'll be able to build the console, its controller, the removable hard drive, a Halo 3 game disc, and a game case.

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