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Oct 19, 2016

Seattle Sounders are battle ready with Xbox ‘Gears of War 4’ jerseys for regular season finale

Seattle Sounders FC fans will watch their team do battle in jerseys that have a little extra fighting spirit designed into them on Sunday. In celebration of the release of “Gears of War 4” on XBox One and Microsoft Windows, the team will be wearing Pacific blue jerseys with the XBox and “Gears” logos. Sounders players definitely got their game faces on for a photo shoot to show off the jerseys. Defender Román Torres looks especially intimidating with his tattoo sleeves and menacing scowl as he and teammates posed with models dressed in battle armor from the video game. Hopefully the Sounders… Read More

Sep 10, 2016

Drone surfing is the epic geeky sport of the future

Freefly Systems, a Seattle-area company that makes toys for drone photographers, just released a video of your new favorite sport you didn’t know existed. Dronesurfing is kind of like wakeboarding without the wake — or the boat. Water sports fans will be instantly jealous of the video’s star, as he skids along the glassy surface without the noise of an engine or the smell of fumes. Freefly hasn’t floated much information about the video or whether it has a strategy to bring dronesurfing to the masses. Instead, the post says, simply, “The team at Freefly closed out the summer with the introduction… Read More

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