Briefly: New Game Of Thrones Footage, Good Game Returns, Minecraft Doomsday Clock

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: Watch the Game of Thrones season 4 making-of featurette, free Twelve Years a Slave ebook, the Minecraft clock that counts down to the end of the known universe.

  • HBO has released a new 15-minute featurette detailing the making of Game of Thrones season 4. Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), Maisie Williams (Arya) and various other principals all spill the beans about what’s to come (spoilers are kept to a minimum). There’s also a brief snippet of Drogon the dragon taking on a, er, goat. Click here to see the full video.
  • The ABC’s premiere gaming program, Good Game, is returning to screens on on Tuesday, February 18. Watch the trailer here.
  • A Minecraft player has created a construct designed to last longer than the universe is expected to exist. Click here to see how it was done.
  • The movie adaptation of Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave is currently heading towards Oscars glory. To find out what all the fuss is about, head over to Amazon and purchase the ebook, which is free for a limited time. [Via OzBargain]
  • This video shows how you can hack a 3D printer into a surprisingly skilled air hockey robot. The mind boggles.

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