46 Year Old Man Goes After Kid Who Killed Him in Video Game
Friday, 30th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Ever wonder who was listening to your trash talk on the other side of your head-set? Pwnage can come at a price, and scoring a streak of kill shots on your opponent might just push them over the deep end. This is seemingly the case with Mark Bradford, a 46 year old British man who attacked his Call of Duty counterpart for endlessly mocking him.
I’d been playing the whole day and he was baiting me and just would not shut up. I just lost it. In a moment of madness I went round to the house. I didn’t know what I was going to do…It wasn’t malice. I just grabbed him. I’ve seen him since and apologised. The injuries weren’t that bad but I do regret it.
The boy’s mom came to his rescue and had to shove Bradford off.
50 Cent Aims at Lil Wayne and Game on New Album
Friday, 30th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: "Love, 50 Cent, bullying, disses, feud, game, hate, Lil Wayne, Weezy
Written by: Jeff N
As a tease for his still-untitled 5th studio album, 50 Cent has released two singles — “Love, Hate, Love,” and “The Enforcer.” The latter track may be diss-free, but “Love” is full of ‘em, and they’re aimed primarily at Lil Wayne and Game.
As writer Brittny Pierre wisely points out, all this despite the rapper joining the anti-bullying campaign and writing an anti-bullying book for kids.
Real-life ‘Twilight’ Werewolf-Vampire Accused of Murder
Friday, 30th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: death, murder, Pistey, Stephanie Pistey, Twilight, vampire, werewolf
Written by: Jeff N
For those of you who hoped it all stopped on the silver screen, or maybe in your local goth club or trailer park (or local Games Workshop) bad news: the beloved Twilight series has come to life – in a real-life VAMPIRE DEATH CULT in Panama City, Florida.
18 year-old Stephanie Pistey is being charged (thus far) as an accessory to the “brutal” slaying of 16 year old Jacob Hendershot. Florida police believe that Pistey and four friends lured Hendershot into a house and killed him, all in retaliation for Hendershot’s alleged rape of Pistey.
Gameloft’s “9mm ” lands on Android Market
Friday, 30th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 800, 9mm, android, com, Gameloft, GrandTheftAuto, like, market, SaintsRow, team
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Gameloft’s slick looking third-person shooter 9mm HD is often compared to games like Max Payne, Grand Theft Auto, Saints Row, or a combination of all three. That’s definitely not a bad thing, and even better is the previously iOS-only title has made its way to the Android Market.
If you like any of the three games mentioned above, you’ll want to give 9mm a shot. The Max Payne references come from the bullet time-like slow-motion gunplay, and the Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row references are pretty obvious from watching the video below. On top of the campaign Keep Reading
Politician Makes Himself Accountable, Washington D.C. Stunned in Silence
Friday, 30th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: humor, inspiration, joe biden, politics
Written by: Paul Nyhart
We give a lot of grief to politicians, corporations, and other people who have more money than they know what do with, especially when they don’t own up to their mistakes (or blame other people for them).
Today we honor a man who actually spoke his mind, and believe it or not, made himself accountable for a problem that affects tens of millions of Americans.
The man’s name is Joe Biden, and in case you’ve been engullfed in a 2 year gaming frenzy or you just enjoy the show Jersey Shore, Keep Reading
Buy a $4,500 Titanium iPhone Case, Give to a Good Cause
Friday, 30th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: 500, available, brikk, brikk's, bumper, case, charity, finishes, iPhone, trim
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Brikk today announced their new super high-end cases for iPhone 4 and iPhone 5. The first in their “Altruistic Precision” line is the “Trim”, a $4,500 bumper obviously aimed at the luxury market. The good news is purchasing the Trim allows you to donate to charity in the process… Keep Reading
Rapper T.I. Tries to Escape Jail… Again
Friday, 30th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: Grand Hustle Records, halfway house, prison, T.I., TI
Written by: Jeff N
Duly keeping you updated on T.I.’s off/on-again visits to prison, (http://www.jacehallshow.com/music/t-i-is-back-in-prison-one-day-after-getting-out/) the rapper/Grand Hustle Records CEO is finally getting out.
His series of run-ins with the law started back in 2007 with the ammo/guns charge that came right before the BET awards that year.
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The Perils of Producing Your Own Video Game: The Story of Shank
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Gaming, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: agala, animation, Jeff Agala, Jeff Cheng, klei, mortgage, shank
Written by: Jeff N
This week, there’s the story of Shank — the side scrolling stab/beat ‘em up that proved to be a sleeper hit last summer, and possibly the biggest feel-good story in video games in a long time. Seems the team behind the game believed in it so much, they were willing to put their mortgages on the line for it.
Warning: Such feats aren’t for the faint of heart.
Mortal KOMBAT Coming Back to the Big Screen
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Pop Culture
Written by: Paul Nyhart
After the enormous success of the ninth and most recent release of Mortal Kombat, selling over three million copies, Warner Bros. announced the title will once again be headed back to the big screen.
Director Kevin Tancharoen, who was at the helm of the two million dollar Web-Series, Mortal Kombat Legacy, that promoted the video games release, will reportedly get his chance at directing the film. Tancharoen previously directed “Fame” which all but flopped, but rebounded with his own adaptation on MK “Re-Birth” that went viral on YouTube and put him back on the map. Keep Reading
iPhone 5 mock-ups: homemade iPhone 5 and fake prototype video
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: aluminum, benm, content, fake, iPhone, iPhone5, mock up, prototype
Written by: Jordan Kahn
We always see a lot of fake prototypes and mock-ups for yet to be released iPhones. However, not as many go all out like Ben Miller over at BenM.at. He went as far as actually building this physical prototype that was designed based on current iPhone hardware, rumors, and iPhone 5 case and part leaks.
Get Sonic Generations Now, Get It For Cheaper (Probably)
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Gaming, Pop Culture
Tags: amazon, cheaper, generations, November 1, Sonic, Sonic Generations
Written by: Jeff N
Pretty much all there is to it: For $37.50, you can buy Sonic Generations on Amazon or at Toys R Us well before the game’s official drop date of November 1. The only trouble is (depending on how many consoles you own), only Toys R Us offers both the XBOX and PlayStation editions, and Amazon is only selling the PS version.
NBA 2K12 for iPhone and iPad coming next week
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive
Written by: Jordan Kahn
CNET just got their hands on the iOS version of NBA 2K12, which is slated to hit the App Store on October 4th (same day as the new iPhone unveiling) on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Keep Reading
Breast Insurance: Playboy Bunny Covers Her Assets for 1 Million Bucks
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: body, holly madison, insurance, insured, million, policy
Written by: Paul Nyhart
If you don’t know who Holly Madison is, congratulations, you’re smarter than most Americans. For the sake of this story, I’ll tell you in half a sentence that she’s a playboy bunny who used to date Hugh Hefner — in other words she’s blonde (maybe) and is 31 years old (allegedly).
But most importantly, she’s a woman protective of her breasts, and god bless her for that. Why shouldn’t she be, if it weren’t for them she’d be slinging drinks in some dive bar outside of Branson, Missouri. But now, thanks to the beautiful creation of hooter surgery, she took her A cups to D cups (basically the equivalent of super sizing a happy meal). Keep Reading
This Just in…Sony Doesn’t Want to Pay for Your 3-D Movie Glasses
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Offbeat, Pop Culture, Technology
Tags: 3D, 3D glasses, glasses, just, movie, movie prices, movies, pay, Sony, tickets
Written by: Jeff N
Today Sony officially announced it would no longer be footing the bill for your 3D glasses. No particular reason as to why — just that, yeah, they’re not gonna pay for them anymore (all this despite Sony having 12% market share). So who’s gonna have to pay now? Keep Reading
Google and Samsung to unveil Nexus Prime & Ice Cream Sandwich October 11?
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: android, cream, droid, google, Ice, ICS, nexus, october, prime, samsung, sandwich
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Samsung just sent out invites for their Mobile Unpacked 2011 event slated for October 11th at 11:30AM PST. Joining them will be Google, and by the “look at what’s new from Android” tagline on the invites, most are expecting to see both the Nexus Prime and next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. Keep Reading
One Nerd You Don’t Wanna F*ck With: The Songs of Charles Hamilton
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in NERDCORE
Tags: Charles Hamilton, I Hate Parties, Paperboy, Sonic the Hedgehog
Written by: Jeff N
Charles Hamilton’s fanbase seems as genuinely torn as the man himself. He’s an authentic nerd, sure, just not like the ones we’ve heard about, at least in the nerdcore genre. He’s just kinda different. Keep Reading
Minecraft landing on Android Sept. 29th, iOS before the end of the year
Thursday, 29th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: android, appstore, coming, definitely, iOS, ipad, iPhone, ipod, Minecraft, title
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Until now, Minecraft- Pocket Edition has been exclusive to the Sony Xperia Play. Great for Xperia users, not so great for Android and iOS users. Today, Mojang has announced the title will be coming to all Android devices on September 29th, with an iOS version coming sometime before the holidays.
FIFA Soccer 12 lands on Mac OS X
Wednesday, 28th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: cider, ea, enablement, fifa, mac, newTransGaming, player, soccer
Written by: Jordan Kahn
In a franchise first, EA and TransGaming have announced they’re bringing FIFA Soccer 12 to Mac OS X for $39.99.
Much the same as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Sims 3, the port will be accomplished using TransGaming’s Cider Mac enablement platform. Keep Reading
‘X-Men: Destiny’ Gets Released; Fans Couldn’t Seemingly Be More Pissed
Wednesday, 28th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Pop Culture
Tags: Activision, hate, reviews, Silicon Knights, X-Men: Destiny
Written by: Jeff N
Is the latest X-Men game the most hated in the history of the franchise? This week’s release of X-Men: Destiny game brought a huge backlash, mainly from critics who felt there’d been some weasel-like attempts by the developers to cover up an ostensible lack of gameplay, graphics, and variety with b.s. plot devices — namely, the lack of fighting/finishing moves and realistic graphics, all in place of a confusing story twist involving a bizarre X-Men gene. Keep Reading
7-inch Toshiba Thrive tablet coming this year for under $400
Wednesday, 28th September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: 1200x800, 7-inch, camera, december, display, megapixel, tablet, thrive, toshiba
Written by: Jordan Kahn
Toshiba sent out a press release today confirming pricing, availability, and specs for their upcoming 7-inch Android-powered Thrive tablet. Keep Reading
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