TotalBiscuit brings you a video essay on the recent clash between Let’s Players and the creators of the game That Dragon, Cancer.

Read the blog post here: http://www.thatdragoncancer.com/thatdragoncancer/

Some footage courtesy of:
https://www.youtube.com/user/PauseUnpause
https://www.youtube.com/user/RRAwesomo

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After 3 years on the market as the first entry level front-drive Mercedes, the CLA has quickly become one of the brand’s best-selling models. Changes for 2017 include slightly tweaked front and rear styling, some new tech features inside the cabin, and, of course, more power for the AMG model.

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TotalBiscuit, Strippin and Jesse Cox create a farce with legendary Youtuber and author of “Terrible old videogames you’ve probably never heard of”, Ashens. on this episode of the Co-Optional Podcast! Buy your copy on Amazon or at a good bookshop. Not the Kindle version though, that’s a bit pants, this has pictures and stuff.

Original air date: March 24th, 2016 – Now I know what you’re thinking. “DIDN’T YOU SAY IT TOOK 2 DAYS TO GET THE VOD OUT?! WHY DID YOU LIE?!”. Normally it does. Due to my schedule, the process involves the raw footage going out to my editor, getting fixed up, edited, polished and released at an appropriate time. There are a lot of things that can go wrong. Sometimes they don’t, in which case yes, the vod could have been up that day, but setting that expectation means that every time we fail, people complain. The 2 day delay is primary a safety net for when the vod does have problems like audio desync, missing footage etc (which happens more often than we’d like or it should). I personally cut and encoded this myself, encoded it at a much faster, potentially lower quality rate and uploaded it immediately. Yeah I know, you’re gonna say thats not hard. You’re right, it’s not particularly hard, but it is exhausting for me after an already exhausting show. It takes time away that I could and should be spending with my family, it screws up my schedule completely, it locks down my upstream for ages. There’s a reason for the way we do things. This time around we had to take a risk to get the show up in time for the sponsors requirements. We were very very lucky that nothing went wrong, as has a tendency to happen in live shows. Anyway, enjoy the show, we appreciate your viewership and hope you had fun. This was one of my favourite shows to date I think.

With the return of the Civic hatch body to the US, Honda looks to complete the lineup for this “Epic” new model. Expect to see the Si and Type R model in the coming months.

Becoming a success with the tuner crowd is a big accomplishment for any brand. With Scion now fading away for 2017, Toyota takes over where the FR-S left off, giving the refreshed model a slightly new look, and adopting the JDM 86 name for the US market.

Setting their sights on the SQ5, Mercedes-Benz looks to steal some sales from the venerable Audi performance SUV with their all-new GLC43. Sporting a sweet bi-turbo V6, an upscale and tach laden cabin, and one of the quickest shifting 9-speed transmission in the business, it should be at the top of your list, at least until Audi gives us a new Q5 in the coming years.

It may not be the Mazdaspeed Miata you were all hoping for, but the new retractable fastback model was pretty enough for Mazda to be awarded the 2016 World Car Design of the Year. Those of you looking for Porsche looks, the security of a hard-top, and driving fun should seriously have the new Miata RF at the top of your list.

**And NO, our Editor-in-Chief will NOT be trading his for this new one ;)**

Showcasing an entirely new styling direction for Acura, the 2017 MDX gets some much needed changes to the design, interior features, and safety tech. Throw in an all-new 3.0L 3-motor hybrid drivetrain and it looks like Acura may finally be finding its “mojo” back. Those of you who need 7 seats and don’t want to pay an outrageous amount of money for its German competitors should add one to the top of your shopping list.

No longer happy with lost sales to its American competitor, Toyota looks to offer the best Prius ever with the 2017 Prime. As a replacement for the slow-selling plug-in model, the company is promising double the electric range, improved driving dynamics, and a new “Tesla-like” screen in the center stack.