WB Interactive Honestly, I’d say this is more “catty” than anything else. Two points before I explain the current situation: One: The newly released Batman: Arkham City is awesome. Like, Game of the Year awesome. Two: When playing as Catwoman, it is quite common to hear the game’s enemies (Gotham City’s criminal element) refer to […]
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This Sunday: Ground Kontrol’s Inaugural Ladies’ Night
Ground Kontrol I find that bow endlessly adorable. Sunday, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!!! (Did you read that in the monster truck announcer’s voice? Good. It doesn’t really fit the event I’m about to discuss, but I’m glad to know that you’re all so pliable.) As alluded above, this Sunday sees the debut of Ground Kontrol’s “Ms. GK” […]
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Nietzsche Was a #1 Troll (and Other Lessons from Portland’s ROFLCon Summit)
First of all, contrary to the predictions of our comments section, the internet culture convention meeting today in Portland’s Wieden + Kennedy building is NOT attended solely by “basement dwellers.” The sold-out ROFLCON Summit is instead a series of panels and Q&As populated by a surprisingly attractive (hey-o!) crowd of design nerds, computer geeks, media […]
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Poll: 3D — A New Dimension Of “Who Cares?”
The glasses still look dumb. Like it or not, Hollywood recently dragged “3D” kicking and screaming from its comfortable tomb in an effort to raise ticket prices for no real, discernible consumer gain. Likewise, tech companies have taken to including 3D tech in their newst gadgets. TVs, phones, cameras, even the latest descendent of the […]
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… And Now There’s Also Naked Ladies!
Earlier today I wrote a piece on the cross promotional synergy happening betwixt Ground Kontrol and the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Being the smug jerk that I am — did I really just type “betwixt?” — I thought to myself, “the end of this piece needs a quip that is equal parts edgy and urbane […]
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I Got A Press Release From The Portland Retro Gaming Expo!
It’s that time of year, boys and girls, when every geek’s fancy turns to thoughts of blocky pixels and single-button joysticks. Yes, my friends, ’tis time once again for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. I’ve pasted the official press release below the jump, but the crucial details are as follows: The event is scheduled for […]
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BREAKING: Stargate Lego Thing Sweeps Oregon State Fair’s Lego Contest!
Last week, Alison Hallett blogged about going to the state fair; in said blog entry, she tasked me with reviewing the fair’s various nerd-centric Lego displays. Yes: The Oregon State Fair has a Lego contest. I didn’t know about it either until I looked up and was all, “Oh, hey, Legos. Those don’t smell like […]
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The Objective Was the Shoes: Al Cabino’s Operation McFly Appears More Successful Than Hoped
Way back in 2006, I interviewed one Al Cabino regarding his mission (dubbed “Operation McFly” and chronicled on a blog that now appears to have been taken down) to convince Nike to produce and sell the Nike Air Mag sneakers Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future Part II. When we spoke he had […]
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Tonight at Guardian Games: Browncoats: Redemption
Fan films are usually awkward, amateurish, insular affairs, which is (A) sometimes kinda charming, and (B) the reason why most people can’t stand to watch ’em for more than two and a half minutes. Still: My passionate, burning, all-consuming, and occasionally humiliating love for most things Firefly and Serenity dictates that I alert Portland’s obsessive […]
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Xenomorphs With A Mabari Cosplay Chaser
I’m big on contrast today. Yesterday, it was inexplicable political activism, but today, it’s all about thematic contrast. Thus, I present the debut trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines: The game is scheduled to hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms in Spring of next year. It’s being developed by Gearbox Software, and while […]
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Our Web-Exclusive Review of Conan the Barbarian and the Bony Mask of Evil
Hey! For reasons that are completely inexplicable, the movie studios did not screen Conan the Barbarian for us in time to put it in this week’s paper. However, you can read Ned’s hilarious review for it online RIGHT NOW. Here’s a taste: In this 3D version, Conan is literally carved out of his mother’s womb […]
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Blu-ray Review (Sort of): Stargate Atlantis
His name is Todd! (No, really. He’s actually named “Todd.”) Mad Men showed up on Netflix instant watch a few weeks ago, and both in person and on Twitter, it’s been cool to see friends who haven’t previously watched the show get into it. (Yes, Sally is terrible; yes, so is Betty; and Roger and […]