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‘A Scanner Darkly’ Review: A Classic Animated Tale About Drugs
Watching these guys attempt to fix a car is literally art in motion.
You don’t need to be a fanatic about science fiction to know about Philip K. Dick’s work. Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, The Adjustment Bureau and many others are all adaptations of his work. Dick, while paranoid enough to avoid seeking help after a stroke that would lead to his death, was a benefactor of the genre, drafting many elements that we see as commonplace from his imagination. In 2005, Warner Independent Pictures unveiled the then-latest adaptation of his work, a far more literal interpretation than other previous flicks with a fraction of the budget – a mere $8 million – by filmmaker Richard Linklater (Before Sunset, School of Rock, Bernie). As soon as I saw the trailer (below) I wanted in.
‘The Walking Dead’ Review: Season 3, Episode 6 – “Hounded”
Why won’t Andrea just leave? Because she wants The Governor’s governor.
The Walking Dead’s shrieking third season rolls on with an awesome new episode. Paths are starting to cross between our two camps and the action is starting to ramp up. Let’s dig in, shall we? As always: SPOILERS!
Are You Enjoying Black Ops 2’s Zombies Mode?
IN YOUR FACE THESE BULLETS GO.
Because it’s a Treyarch year, this year’s iteration of Call of Duty features a Zombies mode, because that’s pretty cool. I was always a Modern Warfare guy, and zombies aren’t really my thing anyway, so this was my first time capping undead brains (poorly) in one of these games. Kels and I went at it (with video below!) and I had some thoughts on the matter.
‘Halo 4’ Review: Let Go Of The Legacy
Where have I seen this before?
I have to be honest: by Halo 3, I was fatigued with the series. Human troops inspired by Aliens fighting a united swarm of technicolor baddies to perpetuate a wonderfully weird storyline had become a bit weary. That, and between games they swapped out Michael Wincott’s role for Terence Stamp. Why did they do this? Was Wincott busy? In the years that followed, I skipped Halo 3 ODST altogether and only picked up Reach because it was free. With a new built-from-scratch studio at Microsoft handling the franchise – because original developer Bungie was obviously feeling pangs of the same restlessness – I was kind of excited to give Halo 4 a go. Setting out to create a whole new trilogy and please fans of the original games, each with record-breaking debuts, was no doubt going to be a daunting task for 343 Studios, but Halo 4 feels like a bridge to something new, rather than an exciting new adventure to call its own.
Black Thursday Is An American Tragedy
Is nothing sacred anymore?
I was only sixteen years old on my first Black Friday. We pulled up on that cold November morning in dad’s Jeep and I surveyed the line of people as they waited patiently across the front of the Country Buffet next door. We’d trained long and hard for this day and I was giddy at the opportunity of being almost overwhelmed by customers. “By the afternoon,” my general manager said, “there won’t be a single visible tile on the racetrack”, which was code for the broad aisle that looped around our store. We opened at an incredibly early 6AM and my goal was simple: survive.
‘City Of Steam’ Beta Access November 16-20, We Got The Codes!
Get your post-steampunk fantasies on soon!
Starting this weekend, Mechanist Games’ new browser MMO City of Steam is going into the first of its public beta windows. Well, ‘public’ being a fickle word because you’ll need an access key. Of course, we’ve got your hook-up below!
I Signed Up For Xbox Live Ten Years Ago And All I Got Was A Lousy Avatar Helmet
AND, I got a free poster!
We hardcore gamers sure are an insatiable bunch. We sink hundreds or thousands of dollars into our habit, show up in lines dozens of hours before our favorite products even launch, and we ask for a little bit more than an avatar helmet when Xbox Live turns ten years old. Is it too much to ask?
Four Master Chiefs, One Halo 4: Legendary Playthrough, Conclusion
Of Broadswords and conclusions!
Cody, Kelly, N, and Sam are well on their way through Halo 4 in their historic Legendary run! I mean, it’s not like anyone else on the internet is doing one of these, right?
Parts 1 & 2 – Parts 3 & 4 – Parts 5 & 6 – Parts 7 & 8 – Parts 9 & 10 – Conclusion
Four Master Chiefs, One Halo 4: Legendary Playthrough, Parts 9 & 10
Giant, floating spires and asteroid bases, oh my!
Cody, Kelly, N, and Sam are well on their way through Halo 4 in their historic Legendary run! I mean, it’s not like anyone else on the internet is doing one of these, right?
Parts 1 & 2 – Parts 3 & 4 – Parts 5 & 6 – Parts 7 & 8 – Parts 9 & 10 – Conclusion
Who Else Got A Weird Text Message Yesterday? Is This Facebook Related?
Wow, I totally forgot how high-resolution my screen was.
I was at work the other day when I received the text above. Since they knew my name and I didn’t have them listed in my contacts, I assumed it may have been someone I knew of but hadn’t regularly engaged of. I’m all for meeting new people (except when I’m not) and I was excited! Except, after some slight prodding (also, above) they never returned a reply. Apparently I’m not the only one who got such a weird text.
