Monthly Archives: March 2011

Play As 2 Spider-Men in “Edge of Time”

by Robin Parrish
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Play As 2 Spider-Men in “Edge of Time”

When time goes all wonky and Peter Parker ends up dead, who you gonna call? As it turns out, it’s Spider-Man to the rescue. Of… himself. Hm. Well, two different Spider-Men come to his aid, actually: “classic” Amazing Spider-Man and futuristic Spider-Man 2099. Spider-Man: Edge of Time is Activision’s next Spidey game, and it puts you in the shoes of these two different superheroes in two different times, both trying to save Peter Parker’s life and prevent a catastrophic future (which is somehow connected to Peter’s death). Confused yet? Don’t be. Activision‘s last game, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, put you in the spider-booties of not two, but four different Spider-Men — Read more »

Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 20

by Dina Ely
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Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 20

-1 to keyloggers, +1 to pioneering TV, -1 to collegiate education, +1 to privacy and, of course, a big old +1 to robots, too. Not sure what the preceding means? Read on and learn all about it in this, our milestone twentieth edition of Wins and Fails This Week in Geek. WIN: +1 Google receives 1 skill point for reinventing the wheel as they roll out their Facebook “like”-esque feature called “+1”, which allows users to share content they enjoy with others. To use +1 you need a public Google profile; your name will be displayed along with your vote. The feature isn’t fully implemented yet but Google users are Read more »

“Like” Facebook? You’ll “+1″ Google

by Robin Parrish
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“Like” Facebook? You’ll “+1″ Google

  For ages, it’s been rumored that Google was planning a social network to rival Facebook, since Facebook has radically changed the way so many of us use the web. Google has finally unveiled its next big thing, but it’s not a social network at all. It’s more of a “social search” function built into its popular search engine results. “Google +1” is a direct competitor to Facebook’s ever-present “Like” button, and you can try it out right now. It hasn’t been implemented for all users yet, but if you opt in to Google +1, you can mark the websites you like best. When one of your Google friends or Read more »

LOL of the Week: Ironic Hitman: Blood Money Kill

by Jayvee Fernandez
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LOL of the Week: Ironic Hitman: Blood Money Kill

So TheAuZZieGamer is my new YouTube favorite because he makes really entertaining walkthroughs. Like really. Just listen to his sound effects when he makes a kill. His series for Hitman: Blood Money caps the whole thing. In this short “bonus” video he shows us what is hands down the best way to kill your target in the ‘A New Life’ Episode. Read more »

Star Wars Growth Chart

by Noemi Twigg
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Star Wars Growth Chart

A geeky dad’s daughter is turning one in the near future, and he decided to create something to celebrate her first year in this world. Can you expect anything better than something related to Star Wars? So geeky dad made something and put it on Reddit, and now we are all treated to this collection of Star Wars characters. The creation of the growth chart seems rather simple, according to the Tumblr description. Geeky dad just used Pages – can you believe it? – and some of his “hemming and hawing skills”. I do not need to point out the characters, do I? And if you think that’s huge, think Read more »

Wonder Woman Costume Updated (A Little)

by Robin Parrish
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Wonder Woman Costume Updated (A Little)

The 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not anger thy geeks. To say there was a “fan backlash” over the uber-vinyl look of NBC’s new Wonder Woman would be an epic understatement. Fans vehemently despised the new costume to the point of nearly creating a new Internet meme. So like all good TV executives, NBC and developer David E. Kelley (of Ally McBeal and Boston Legal fame) value their jobs, so they chose to listen to the fans. Consequently, the new Wonder Woman costume has been given an upgrade. Well, kind of. Those shiny plastic pants are gone, replaced by something darker and undoubtedly more comfortable that looks like spandex. The matching plastic Read more »

New Resident Evil Makes You a Villain

by Robin Parrish
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New Resident Evil Makes You a Villain

Capcom has released the first teaser trailer for the just-announced Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, which shows off the first glimpses of gameplay. Raccoon City is, of course, well known to fans of the series as a centerpiece to the saga, a metropolis that fell to the T-Virus outbreak and was eventually obliterated by a government-sanctioned nuclear blast. The new game is reportedly set around the time of Resident Evil 2 and 3, but Slant Six Games, the developer behind the new title, says they’re telling “a completely new story” that’s sorta/kinda/maybe set in “a parallel world.” Slant Six is best known for the SOCOM series, and they’re bringing some Read more »

The Next Invincible?

by Darren Burr
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The Next Invincible?

If you have never noticed any of the Red5 comics on the stands, then you may well have missed the original Abyss mini-series, that was an absolute treat. Now if this was an Image comic, I am sure it would be an ongoing already. Written by one of the many brainchilds (brain children?) behind the excellent Star Wars: The Clone Wars cartoon, Kevin Rubio; Abyss has the simplicity that I remember from early Marvel characters that is lacking nowadays. Even if I were to point out some of the titles during the Nineties glut, like say Darkhawk or Sleepwalker. Do you recall how these characters operated in their own world Read more »

How to Spot a Liar or Be One Yourself

by Noemi Twigg
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How to Spot a Liar or Be One Yourself

Have you ever been a victim of a lying b#stard? Like that guy who sold you his “slightly used” PlayStation 3. As things turned out, his definition of “slightly used” was “slightly” different from what is commonly understood. Whether you have been on the receiving or giving end of a lie (I am pretty sure we’ve all been on both ends at some point), here is an interesting infographic on how you can tell if someone is lying to you. In case you feel like reading up a little on psychological material… How To Spot A Liar by Forensic Psychology Let me highlight some of the most interesting points: A Read more »