Being 1982, we’ve got a stellar lineup, including comedian Mel Brooks, Superman’s Christopher Reeve, and another comedian, Chevy Chase. And remember, this is 1982, so all are at the height of their powers.

Reeve and Chase are quite mean. Though, being 1982, that’s understandable. Brooks, on the other hand, issues a line that should be inscribed on the gates to video game land.

Mel Brooks, Ontologist [Bogost]

Meetings of the two may not be quite this awful in real life, but in my mind, this is exactly how such a reunion would go down.

Reasoning that “knitting stitches are basically pixels, right?” The Happy Seamstress converted World 1-1 into a “ginormous knitting chart made up of over 10 sheets of tabloid paper taped together.” From that she made the sweater, which has to be the Conversation Piece of the Apocalypse.

She even specially dyed yarn to make the pipe and bush the appropriate color. The pattern is not yet posted; she promises that’s on the way soon. Meantime, she’s published her list of supplies. I foresee a run on “KnitPicks Palette in Pool” at your local Michael’s.

The Nerdiest Sweater Vest in the World [Happy Seamstress via CrunchGear, thanks Chris]

So, if you’ve been wondering why all the internet emergency lights were flashing this morning to notify you that EA and DICE’s free-to-play, microtransaction supported debut Battlefield Heroes had stealthily just gone live, and yet you still couldn’t find anything but a broken beta sign-up page, it’s because the battlefield-heroes.com and battlefieldheroes.com are apparently entirely disconnected.

So, yes, BattlefieldHeroesMinusTheDash is actually live, though not even the game’s twitter feed seems to be aware of it, and there is probably no better way you could spend the rest of your day than exploring its light-hearted (as above), entirely accessible brand of arcade shooting, as we finally return to the fields and see how it’s shaped up since early beta days.

Battlefield Heroes [EA/DICE]

Readers soccerboy33 and Hugo M. tipped this collection of nut-shots, bike crashes, failed stunts and America’s Funniest Home Videos runners-up, which of course are infinitely funnier when set to an antic soundtrack and narrated by Heavy. Much of this is very clever, but then that’s Team Fortress – Helping You Help It Be More Hilarious.

World of Crashes – TF2 Style (Meet the Crashes) [YouTube, thanks Soccerboy33 and Hugo M.]

So, Mario and Luigi are Italian, but are they Italian stereotypes? Be warned, bad words and bad fake facial hair ahead!

Thanks, B W!

When TF2′s Scout received his update, the ad on the game’s blog was done in the style of an old-school mail-away. And you know, some people actually responded. What’s more, Valve responded back.

Yes, people stupid/smart enough to print out the coupon and send it in have been getting real letters in the mail. Real letters from everyone’s favourite Australian, Saxton Hale, whose company has about the best multi-purpose mail-out we’ve ever seen.

[ElNarez @ NeoGAF]