Jul
19
2010
19
2010
Little Stormtrooper
This pic has been floating around the intertubes the past week or so, so I thought I'd share. I can't seem to find the source on this, though it's certainly adorable.
Come to think of it, I should probably grab ...
Jul
17
2010
17
2010
An Irrelevant Take on the Brain-Melting Inception (Movie Review)
Ah, Christopher Nolan. How I’m beginning to hate you. Not because you’re delivering horrible stinker after stinker, quite the contrary, you just keep making TOO good of movies. Just what I need, one more thing for me ...
Jul
17
2010
17
2010
Is Your ISP Ripping You Off?
When you contract to get high speed internet at your home (or office), you are basically signing on the bottom line, and completely trusting your ISP to deliver what they promise. In fact, if you're a serious geek, you probably ...
Jul
14
2010
14
2010
The Littlest Chun Li
It doesn't get cuter than this folks. The littlest (and cutest) Chun Li at a Cosplay Con.
Jul
12
2010
12
2010
Magic, Monsters, Mayhem and Blood. That is Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
As many, I was a big fan of the original Fullmetal Alchemist. I knew the plot subverted from the Manga, but I never got into the Manga so I wasn’t sure by how much or for better ...
Jul
07
2010
07
2010
Little Drummer Boy
I think if Joan Jett wants to go back out on tour, she should call this little drumming wizard. ASAP!!!!
Jul
04
2010
04
2010
Was Shane Carwin Robbed?
Like so many of you, I"m a big fan of mixed martial arts. So last night's big heavyweight fight between champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Shane Carwin was, to say the least, a big deal. Both Lesnar and Carwin are ...
Jul
01
2010
01
2010
Roger Ebert & Video Games – Round Two
Awhile ago Roger Ebert drew a lot of flak from... Well, the entire internet pretty much - For speaking out his ass on something he had no professional ability to critique. Video games. I'll be the first to admit I ...
Jul
01
2010
01
2010
The Hilarity that can be Trolling in Real Life
Trolling is something anyone on the internet is familiar with. Let's do a quick definition check, shall we?
"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an ...
Jun
26
2010
26
2010
Girlfriend Deletes WoW Characters, Boyfriend Deletes Entire Computer
Ah, true love. It inspires us to do the most unpredictable things. For example, when a young woman becomes concerned that her boyfriend is playing too much World of Warcraft, she can have a variety of responses. She can talk ...
Jun
23
2010
23
2010
Victorian Star Wars
We've all seen SILLOF's Workshop. If you haven't and you've opted out of clicking on the link, then please allow me to elaborate with a pic:
Star Wars Steampunk. Get it?
Anywhoooooo, while traversing the world wide web, I happened upon some ...
Jun
19
2010
19
2010
An Irrelevant Review of Splice & its ATTEMPT at shock-value Sci-Fi Horror
Okay, so Splice has been out for awhile now so be forewarned that I will reveal spoilers as I proceed. Secondly, let me also say that I think Adrian Brody is an extraordinarily talented actor. In fact, I went into ...
Jun
16
2010
16
2010
E3 2010 – Impressions and Photos – Day 1
Everyone who's anyone knows about E3, and if you don't, then we forgive you. At least allow me give you some idea of what it is that you're missing. Who knows, maybe you'll want to make an appearance in the ...
Jun
11
2010
11
2010
An Irrelevant Manga Review: Jormungand
Awhile ago I was lucky enough to pickup a promotional copy from Viz Media of Jormungand. It was very nice of them and it ended up being a pretty bloody and exciting, if not too emotionally profound, read. ...
Jun
07
2010
07
2010
Super Sexy Star Wars Gear….
...for the young ladies!!!!
That's right folks. If Star Wars went femme fatale and everyone was wearing corsets, this is what it would look like:
It's not too late to get your extremely sexy yet very expensive corset in time for this ...
Jun
06
2010
06
2010
Still Left For Dead – Two: A Current Look at the Apocalypse.
We're coming to you live from the depths of hell as the Zombie apocalypse still persists to wreak terrible havoc in the World. Mutated horrors of unspeakable abomination, creepy little bastards jumping for your torso, or disgusting slime ...
Jun
05
2010
05
2010
Book Review: The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
I love Steampunk. So, when given any opportunity to read and review stories of steam-powered awesomeness, I jump at the chance.
Having recently finished reading The Affinity Bridge by George Mann, I must say that I thought it was a ...
Jun
04
2010
04
2010
If Your Avatar Walked the Streets of Dublin…
Avatar Days is a fascinating little film. It takes an idea -- what if you actually were your WoW avatar, going about your daily business -- and makes it very real. In a nutshell, if you've ever wanted to see ...
Jun
03
2010
03
2010
James Cameron – Perhaps He’s Just a Little Smarter Than I Gave Him Credit For
A couple of days ago, I heard the news that James Cameron, the director of Titanic and Avatar, was going to help BP with the gulf oil spill. Honestly, I laughed. A Hollywood director? A guy who plays "let's pretend" ...
Jun
01
2010
01
2010
The Aging MMO
I knocked out my weekly article for IncGamers, which went live on the site today, and I thought the Cool-O-Rama crowd might find it interesting. It's an essay on the problems that aging MMOs all face at some point, including ...
May
29
2010
29
2010
Renaissance Faire Nerds [Pics]
Had the chance to go to the local "Renaissance Pleasure Faire" this past weekend and, as we do every time we go to Ren Faire, we had a great time. The shows were the typical Renny thing -- bawdy, funny, ...
May
28
2010
28
2010
An irrelevant look back on Civilization IV and its Babies
With Civilization V on the horizon, I thought it'd be a good moment to sit down and play the previous title in the franchise, Civilization IV for a bit. Well, I say a bit, but when it comes to Civilization, ...
May
25
2010
25
2010
Beautiful Knot Work: Utility And Art
There's some really cool things that can be found on the web and some of them can be very surprising. It's not often that I'm kept on any single site for very long, so when my attention has been caught...and ...
May
20
2010
20
2010
The Humble Indie Bundle – Why Indie Games Kick Ass.
Recently, there was a great event going on called the Humble Indie Bundle (that's now over, unfortunately) where several independent game developers (2D Boy, Bit Blot, Chronic Logic, Wolfire Games, Frictional Games, and Amanita Design – to be exact) got ...
May
18
2010
18
2010
BlizzCon Tickets For Sale…..
....starting June 2nd at 7pm (pst) for the first batch and June 5th at 10am (pst) for the second batch. As usual, tickets are creeping up in price at $150 US each. The plus side? You get a whole weekend ...
May
16
2010
16
2010
The Worst Movie of the Summer Is Officially Here
If there was ever a movie that should be utterly fantastic, it's this year's Robin Hood. It's got a director I like (Ridley Scott), some actors I like (Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, and even Max Von Sydow), and ...
May
14
2010
14
2010
The Little Game that Could
Erich and Max Schaefer are famous for one thing: inventing a new genre of computer games, the "action RPG". The best example of an ARPG is Diablo, their best selling hit from the mid 90s. Diablo was ...
May
13
2010
13
2010
Some Irrelevant First Impressions of the Long Awaited Starcraft 2 – Beta
It's been a long time coming. Back in my days of High School, pounding Mountain Dew and Doritos, my friends and I would be discussing the potential plot implications of Starcraft and exactly how shit was going to get even ...
May
10
2010
10
2010
Date A Bee Farmer
I have bees.
I've had bees for a while now.
A gigantic, swarming nest of nastiness is living under the shed in the backyard. I've tried everything to get rid of them in an environmentally friendly sort of way, because we all ...
May
08
2010
08
2010
The Future Just Got Here. Apparently, I Wasn’t Paying Attention.
Ok, so I expected a flying car. Not a flying personal water craft. But whatever, I'm not picky.
May
08
2010
08
2010
Vampire Girl and Frankenstein Girl
My eyes! My eyes! Make it stop!
Oh, enough with the screaming like a little girl. I've just never, ever seen a trailer for an upcoming movie with this much gore in it. Using limbs as a ...
May
08
2010
08
2010
The Goat That Yells Just Like A Man
Just try to watch this without laughing. I guarantee that you have never seen anything like it. Ha ha ha!
May
08
2010
08
2010
New *Starcraft* Story Trailer? Hazzah!
This fell into my day pretty great. After learning that pre-ordering Stracraft II from Amazon.com can net you a beta key, and after receiving mine, I was pretty excited to say the least. I was even more pleased to log ...
May
08
2010
08
2010
Golden Eye Stand-Off — A Movie Based On The Game Based On The Movie
Here's a pretty good one. It's some real-life characters that get stuck in a stand-off that appears to be stuck in a Golden Eye the Game universe time-warp.
There's a golden gun, familiar characters, levels, map settings, and game flaws. It's ...
The Protomen - Rock Music and Mega Man Combined.
An Irrelevant Take on the Zombie Goodness of the Walking Dead
Halloween Fear Fest - Mega Shark VS Giant Octopus
Amnesia: The Dark Descent will induce heart problems.
Redline - 7 Years in the making and damn, it looks good.