It was a dark and stormy night…actually it was a fairly clear 68 degree night but it felt dark and stormy because Jon made sure to remind Nicole and I last night that Starcraft 2 was launching at midnight. After a few seconds of consideration, we ultimately conceded to his sad puppy dog face and went out with him to Best Buy to pick it up. Below is the unboxing video of the game I swore I wouldn’t get, but my sexy new dogtag usb drive says differently. Enjoy!
This is a guide for people who are entering their first tournament. I realize most of this information is well known to you grizzled, veteran plansewalkers out there, but it’s info I wish somebody would’ve told me before I started so I thought it might be helpful for anyone curious about what to bring. I’ve also provided links to some of these products on Amazon if you feel so inclined. Considering MTG has a lot to keep track of, your number one item should be…
No I’m not referring to the tortuous afterlife at the edge of Hell reserved for the damned, but rather the Xbox Live Arcade title launching tomorrow. Of course, given the title for all I know it actually does take place in the edge of Hell, but therein lies the mystique. If you haven’t heard, Limbo is an unnerving 2D platform puzzler with a distinct monochromatic. Comparisons to 2008′s Braid are expected, but artistically Limbo is the polar opposite. Even without seeing any gameplay footage initially I could tell this was something I was going to enjoy immensely.
I’m excited not just because I love artsy games, but also because in an age where 3D reigns supreme, it’s delightful to see all that graphical processing power used to create a gorgeous and atmospheric side-scroller that we could have only dreamed of in the NES days. Early reviews are more than promising, touting not only the production values for its haunting ambiance, but also because of Limbo’s solid gameplay. Personally it looks to be one of the first side-scrolling titles to really inspire a sense of dread-a concept that leaves me chomping at the bit.
The only real hesitation I have is the game’s length. With reviewers ambiguously claiming seasoned gamers will be finished in ‘a few hours’, I’d hate to have what’s shaping up to be a milestone title cut oh-too-short. Im’ not one to whine about a game’s length generally and being a little older now I much prefer a game that’s a digestable 8-12 hours instead of a 90 hour, but it’d be a shame to have a wonderous experience last only one or two play sessions. However, for all I know I’ll suck at the game and besides if it really is a great game I’m sure I’ll be enticed to play it a second time on some foreboding October evening.
Limbo launches tomorrow on Xbox Live for 1200 Microsoft Funny Munnies ($15 give or take).
16 Jul, 2010
Posted by: Joshua In: Games
It’s 1:31AM as I write this and I couldn’t be happier to be up and beaming about all of the new cards I picked up. Courtesy of The Guardtower, I just picked up 2 booster boxes and 2 Fat Packs from the 2011 Core Set. So what did I do? Naturally I ripped all of those bad boys open quicker than a Ritalin-dependent child on Christmas. So shall we take a look at my 10 favorite cards? Oh yes, let’s do. Aaaaaand coming in at #10?
14 Jul, 2010
Posted by: Joshua In: Games
Ah summer. Swimming pools, cookouts, and baseball games. It’s wonderful isn’t it? Actually no, it’s not at all wonderful. You see, the sun and I couldn’t ever come to an agreement about what was an acceptable level of burning the sh*t out of me whenever we meet so our relationship’s been a little rocky. But hey, while I contemplate how to make amends I can rest well knowing that there are a lot of really great Xbox Live Arcade games coming out this summer. Keeping that in mind, I thought I’d show you the trailers for five that I’m looking forward to in particular. Read on to see which five xbla titles I’m anticipating the most to keep me safe from the summer heat!
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Unfortunately, it’s not for the new Silent Hill as Yamaoka is now signed on with Grasshopper Manufacture and has stepped away from mine and Nicole’s favorite video game franchise. The Silent Hill 3 video below will let you hear some of McGlynn’s vocal stylings, but ‘You’re Not Here’ is one of my favorite video game songs of all-time- bar none. We’ll be sure to put more updates here as we learn more about this new outing and Yamaoka’s continued musical endeavors.
Let me first say that I absolutely adored the original Portal. It was cleverly written, had tight gameplay, and was an all around fantastic game that kind of hit us out of nowhere. Now, continuing on that success comes Portal 2 featuring a new kind of AI- Wheatley. If the below intro is any indication, my being cautious about checking this out is completely unfounded. Good Lord it looks amazing and I found myself cheering a bit near the end…take a look to see what I mean and you can also head here to check out more videos!
05 Jul, 2010
Posted by: Joshua In: Humor
You’re welcome Apple fans…you’re welcome…
As you hopefully noticed when you came here to look at this post, we’ve changed the look of Geekspodcast a little bit. This layout was just very clean and caught my eye. It definitely looked like something we’d use.
Also, we updated the “About Us” section, now titled “The Geeks”. This gives you a bit more info on what makes us who we are and what you can expect to read from us. Enjoy, and send all happy feedback to Nicole@geekspodcast.com. Complaints can go to Joshua@geekspodcast.com. 
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