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File this under: amazing minecraft creations. YouTube user roddds469 used the NASA terrain height map to create a "smaller-scale, 1,000-by-500 block test" replica of planet earth. Once he gets all the bugs worked out of this version, a full scale replica will be coming. Video after the break.

The terrain color and the Earth's weather are likely incorrect, as this was meant only to see if he could properly import the height map.

For those still unfamiliar with Minecraft -- developed by Markus "Notch" Persson, this game essentially "allows players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D world." Continue reading to see five of the coolest Minecraft videos ever.

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From afar, the Mini Cooker may look like a normal oven, but upon closer inspection, you'll realize that it's just a cleverly-designed computer that actually works. Click here for more pictures.

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Early playtesters report that BioShock: Infinite "has a turn-of-the-century, 'American aristocracy' feel to it." This game is set for release on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC platforms in 2012. Click here for more screenshots.

All the buildings are actually floating in the world and they can actually fall out of the sky with people on it! And you're fighting fifteen enemies at once.

These days, computers are all about value and power, but seeing an amazingly modded PC case is always refreshing. Staring off, we have the Doom 3 chainsaw case mod above. Click here to see all thirty examples.

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Amazon is selling the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Ergonomic Keyboard, Mouse for just $59.99 shipped, originally priced at $129.99. This "keyboard and mouse actually conforms to you, designed to cradle your hands and fingers with innovative new shapes for the ultimate in comfort." Product page.

A revolutionary advance in keyboard design, the acclaimed Wave Keyboard combines a wave-shaped contour, a curved layout, and a cushioned palm rest that all work together to help guide your hands into a more natural position for enhanced comfort.

Priced at a staggering $16999, this Origin monster rig features an overclocked 4.9-GHz Intel Core i7 930 processor, "dual NVidia GTX480 graphics cards, 6GB of Corsair Dominator memory at 1600 MHz," and a liquid-cooled Xbox 360. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The machine uses ECC RAM and you can cram up to 24GB of the stuff inside. To be sure you can play Crysis maxed out you can get up to four EVGA GTX 480 FTW video cards inside the machine set up for some SLI lovin'.

First released by id Software on December 10th, 1993, DOOM "is widely recognized for having popularized the first person shooter genre, pioneering immersive 3D graphics as well as true third dimension spatiality." Continue reading to see ten of the coolest DOOM game mods ever.

Gamescom 2010 isn't only known for game announcements, like Street Fighter X Tekken, but rather its strange PC case mods as well. For example, the ASUS-branded alloy wheel computer above. Click here to see them all.

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QuakeCon isn't only about gaming, as many gamers also like to show off their geeky case mods. We'll start off with the Super Mario Bros.-inspired creation above, which definitely turned heads at the convention. Click here to see them all.

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