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15. October 2009

Female Characters In Gaming: Past, Present, and Future

The history of female involvement in video games has been a rocky one. Back in the proverbial day it was unheard of to find a girl that enjoyed playing video games. If you did know a person of the finer sex who played video games, it was like finding a diamond in the ruff. These days though the taboo of the situation has lifted, and evolved. Which has inevitably led to female characters in video games to evolve, somewhat.

30. September 2009

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Zombieland: Instant Classic

While Zombieland is definitely for a select audience, that audience is in for a monumental treat. Sure you probably won’t take Gran to go see this, but zombie fans have so much to look forward to. I had put myself in the dangerous position of having high expectations due to the trailer. Zombieland far exceeded [...]

24. September 2009

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It’s Good To Be a Super Hero Now

When you break down the base formula of super hero video games, you'd think a positive outcome would occur. Superman gets to fly around and punch bad guys through walls and if he wants incinerate them with eye ball laser beams. Who wouldn't want to do that in a video game?

Get Ready to Die - How Social Networking Will Kill You

15. September 2009

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Get Ready to Die - How Social Networking Will Kill You

You knew that it was too good to be true. All those blissful hours that you while away on Facebook will surely come back to haunt you. Studies are now proliferating, which attempt to prove that our fascination with social networking will kill us—slowly, painfully, but surely. One evident danger of Facebook or MySpace activity [...]

3. September 2009

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We’re All a Bunch of Nerds

A recent report from Forrester Research, gives hope to the tech industry, vision for the future, and a half-humorous/half-disgusted view of the American consumer. Forrester, a technology and market research firm, performed an in-depth investigation of over 50 thousand American and Canadian homes to determine how techie we’ve all become.

Hide Your Children - Entertainment Rating Laws Have No Legal Bearing In Britain

25. August 2009

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Hide Your Children - Entertainment Rating Laws Have No Legal Bearing In Britain

We live in a society today where so much of it relies on protecting our children. With access to the internet, movies, games it can be hard to decide upon what is appropriate for kids and what is not. Which is why we have rating systems to help parents figure out what their children can view or not. Also, these ratings are the basis for most laws which make it illegal for businesses to sell inappropriate material to minors. That is unless you live in Britain.

Destro and the Baroness Play the Clarinet

12. August 2009

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Destro and the Baroness Play the Clarinet

As self-proclaimed alphanerd, I declare this to be one of the best things on the internet. I don’t have an opinion on the new flick yet but I do know that experiencing the following video alone justifies the movie’s existence. Zach Galifiankais of The Hangover fame has made a loyal internet following with Cha-Ching Pictures [...]

30. July 2009

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Comic Con 09 Cosplay Award Winners

San Diego Comic Con 09 has came and went. With it, thousands upon thousands of nerds have left their impression upon the world. Whether it's comics, movies, or video games, Comic Con brings out some of the most colorful people you're ever bound to meet. They're not too hard to spot either, because more than likely they're wearing a mask, spandex, or both. I'm of course alluding to the cosplayers.

Iron Man and Wolverine Anime: Sea Captains and Mullets

30. July 2009

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Iron Man and Wolverine Anime: Sea Captains and Mullets

We know that the Japanese love mecha. We also know that they love samurai. So what better properties to adapt than Iron Man, and Wolverine in feudal Japan? The Iron Man anime trailer appears to feature a suit that does all kinds of cool done the right way. Save maybe an 1800’s British era sea [...]

Is Downloading Movies and Games Becoming a Legal Business?

22. July 2009

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Is Downloading Movies and Games Becoming a Legal Business?

The rogue trade of file sharing or should I say illegal downloading of movies and games has been rife for years. So many pirate sites exist that allow P2P file transfer or access to news servers where header information points to the file server. It’s claimed that the movie industry alone loses millions of dollars each year to the trade. Though, what can be done to control it?

In Brightest, In Blackest Night, There Will Be A Green Lantern In Every Form Of Media

15. July 2009

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In Brightest, In Blackest Night, There Will Be A Green Lantern In Every Form Of Media

"In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight Let those who worship evil's might, Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!" That's the real oath that every member of the Green Lantern Corps recites. If you're a huge Green Lantern fan like myself, you can recite the oath on command and if you're a true nerd -- backwards.

9. July 2009

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Make Friends. Win Fans

Facebook continues to define social networking through its über creative forays into boxes, fans, and feeds. Their latest foray is called Fan Box. And, since becoming a fan is a pretty popular thing to do on Facebook, they’ve just made it easier.

The Highest Grossing Bad Movie of All Time?

6. July 2009

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The Highest Grossing Bad Movie of All Time?

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a bad film. Let’s just go ahead and get that out of the way. The tragedy of this particular bad movie is that it’s already made hundreds of millions of dollars therefore justifying its existence to movie studios and Michael Bay apologists. What’s even more frustrating is that the [...]

30. June 2009

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PSP + Cell Phone = “iPhone Killer”?

As the hordes of electronics manufacturer rush to compete with the legendary iPhone, a new competitor enters the fray. But the new competitor entering the arena has more than armloads of apps and cutting-edge features. It has games. Lots of games. Cool games. It’s the Sony Play Station Portable, now rumored to be going mobile [...]

29. June 2009

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New iPhone 3GS Overheats, Turns Brown

No, “iPhone Brown” is not the new official name for the iPhone 3GS, but the new smartphone is too hot for its own good. The overheating glitch actually singes the phone a golden brown. The French journal, Le Journal du Geek posts a user photo of a burnt iPhone, in which an achromatic iPhone is [...]

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