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Posted on 06.17.13 by Brady @ 8:20 am
![]() It's a well-timed coincidence that a group of thieves made off with tens of thousands of dollars from a Justin Bieber concert in Johannesburg just days after the release of Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine on Xbox Live Arcade. Apparently, they rappelled and chiseled their way into a vault room at the stadium while the concert was happening. I'm not usually one to root for the bad guy, but these heist-type crimes are undeniably cool (especially when they happen in real-life), and Monaco lets you step into the shoes of shady players who pull off big scores. Unlike the Johannesburg criminals, though, there's nothing realistic about Monaco's band of crooks. They play to the classic heist movie archetypes--such as the Locksmith, the Hacker, the beautifully distracting Redhead, and the wily Cleaner, who uses chloroform to knock out guards. Though the characters may be slightly cliched, the game design itself is anything but. Monaco is a top-down action game that mixes elements of stealth, twin-stick shooting, and well-timed strategy. Your goal on each level is simple: get to your goal (typically money, or a person or object of value), and then escape. Sounds easy, right? Well, there's a bit more to it than that. |
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Posted on 06.15.13 by Widge @ 3:20 pm
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It's Episode #154 for Man of Steel (2013), in which our protagonist finds himself fighting the very thing that gives Superman his powers (what else is new?), is amazed he can believe that somebody besides Christopher Reeve can fly and, amazingly, gets tired of watching cities get punched in the face. File Under: Reviews and Video Podcasts and Wayhomers
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Posted on 06.15.13 by Widge @ 5:09 am
It's Weekend Justice: the Internet's #1 audio trainwreck--the podcast that didn't go back in time just to see what giant tortoises actually taste like...until it did, and now it has. It's one of those timey whimey yummy tummy sort of things. You know. ![]() Agenda: File Under: Podcasts and Weekend Justice
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Posted on 06.11.13 by Aaron @ 3:52 am
![]() We've all had to try and make the best of a bad situation. And sometimes you have to take whatever kind of edge you can lay hands upon. In some cases, you might just need to be satisfied with the fact that you not only know how screwed you are but you can express it fully and intelligently. So yes, even when something important is broken, it's good to have some words at your disposal. And we just so happen to know a man who's in the business of word delivery. Without further ado, it's Aaron Poole! Accept no substitutes! This word is one you can use! In conversation! When you're trying to give your Siri a run for her/its money! You can even use it on Twitter and Facebook! And the best part is: this word is free for you to use and share! It is guaranteed DRM-free. We hope you will join Aaron as he slaloms down the slope of ignorance using the skis of knowledge, all while restricting heat loss via the skull with the toboggan of language. File Under: Word-a-Week
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Posted on 06.08.13 by Widge @ 4:01 am
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It's Episode #153 for After Earth, in which our protagonist finds himself not despising M. Night the director but wishing the director had fired M. Night the co-writer. He also is even more confused than usual about science and wonders about attacking beasts with a giant morphing cocktail stirrer. File Under: Reviews and Video Podcasts and Wayhomers
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Posted on 06.05.13 by Widge @ 11:34 pm
![]() More music picks for your week. If you like what you hear, use the links provided to snag it for yourself from Amazon. Doing so through us gives us kickbacks, and those help pay for stuff like more bandwidth. And also so we can buy more music. First up, Florida's Roadkill Ghost Choir, recorded live at Grooveshark performing "Bird in My Window." Their EP, Quiet Light, re-hits on July 9th via WolfBomb. The original version is here via Amazon and the new improved version will have a new sixth song on it. File Under: Music Whenever
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Posted on 06.02.13 by Widge @ 11:44 pm
It's Weekend Justice: the Internet's #1 audio trainwreck--the podcast that wants to believe but can't due to an overabundance of ECT while it was in middle school. And it's here, albeit delayed by weather, illness and exhaustion--the three horsemen of the podcast apocalypse. ![]() Agenda: File Under: Podcasts and Weekend Justice
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Posted on 06.01.13 by Aaron @ 11:18 am
![]() Sometimes you can feel in a conversation like you can't escape. Like you've got no way out. Even like you're tied to a chair. It's in moments such as these that we need someone to step in and alleviate our lack of verbiage. So consider Aaron Poole your linguistic knight in shining armor. Or, at the very least, a dude with a decent pocket knife. So when those times arise that you're feeling bound up and in need of a hand, call upon Aaron! Accept no substitutes! This word is one you can use! In conversation! When you're trying to choose a way to make your bathroom wall graffiti a little more elegant! You can even use it on Twitter and Facebook! And the best part is: this word is free for you to use and share! It is guaranteed DRM-free. We hope you will join Aaron as he uses the toothpick from the Swiss Army knife of language to dislodge the food fragment of ignorance from the dental work of knowledge! File Under: Word-a-Week
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Posted on 05.31.13 by Widge @ 11:10 am
![]() As previously stated, Neil Gaiman is making his Farewell Tour. Perhaps one day he might decide to reform and make another round...but at the moment, this is it. We've teamed up with Eagle Eye Bookshop in Decatur, Georgia to host The Neil for his stop in the Atlanta metro area. Tickets for the event went rather fast. However. |
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Posted on 05.29.13 by Widge @ 8:26 pm
![]() More music picks for your...well, it's been a week. So we're just posting this now because the week needs music. We hope you agree. If you like what you hear, use the links provided to snag it for yourself from Amazon. Doing so through us gives us kickbacks, and those help pay for stuff like more bandwidth. And also so we can buy more music. One thing that always bugs me is when you have umpteen people on stage and you don't have umpteen people's worth of sound happening. A band that does not have that problem, apparently, is Sigur Ros. Here they are providing a veritable wall of sonic goodness from The Tonight Show...it's the title track from their album Kveikur, due out June 18th. Check out their official site here. (Amazon: CD; Vinyl.) File Under: Music Whenever
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