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By Geekcentricity on May 31st, 2010
Archive for May, 2010
By Geekcentricity on May 31st, 2010
Mean, ga-ga arms – aka Game Anagrams
Did you know that parliament is an anagram of partial men? Or that Clint Eastwood an anagram of Old West Action? As a wise person once said, All the life’s wisdom can be found in anagrams. Anagrams never lie. As any of my students can attest to – I like anagrams. A lot. They are [...]
By Geekcentricity on May 30th, 2010
Comics shipping June 3rd
NOTE: The products on the lists below are expected to ship to comic shops on the indicated date. This list, however, is tentative and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all new releases may be on sale in all areas the same week. NOTE: Due to the Memorial Day [...]
By Geekcentricity on May 29th, 2010
RIP Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper, the director, star and writer of “Easy Rider” and an edgy actor in numerous other films, has died at age 74 after a lengthy illness, his production company Easy Rider Productions confirmed. Hopper died at 8:15 a.m. PT at his home in Venice, Calif., from complications of prostate cancer, a friend, Alex Hitz, [...]
By Geekcentricity on May 28th, 2010
RIP Gary Coleman
Former child star Gary Coleman, who shot to fame on television sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” but suffered personal and financial woes as an adult, has died in a Utah hospital after being taken off life support, according to media reports on Friday. Celebrity website RadarOnline.com said Coleman, 42, was taken off life support on Friday, and [...]
By Geekcentricity on May 27th, 2010
In defense of booth babes at PAX
At the Penny Arcade Expo, there is a “no booth babe” policy, and their organizers want to know the public’s view on the situation. Our definition of a “booth babe” has been a model (male or female) that has been hired to stand/sit in skimpy clothing to market the product. If that person knows the [...]
By Darren on May 27th, 2010
Alan Wake: A Geekcentric Review
Yesterday afternoon I finished Alan Wake. As most of my regular readers know, I am a horror junkie. I love all things horror (okay, so all quality things), be it novels, short stories, video games or movies (though I’m not too keen on random and gratuitous splatters of gore). I know this game fits more [...]
Gaming • Posts • Reviews • Video Games
By Darren on May 27th, 2010
My Gaming Evolution
Since I started using Twitter again, it’s been a rare day that I don’t come across a link or three that lead to interesting reading. Like most people, I retweet the ones that I like. I usually use TweetDeck or (more recently) HootSuite to send them to both Facebook and Twitter, since I have almost [...]
By Geekcentricity on May 27th, 2010
What to do about the superficiality of young gamers
What makes a great character truly great? Is it how they look? Is it the neat weapon they carry into battle? To my students who game, the answer to this question is an overwhelming “yes”. Let’s take the sexy lady to the left as an example. Superficially, Ms. Tequila is an incredibly frakking sexy woman. [...]
