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  • Dragon Age III: Inquisition Is Announced

    Dragon Age III: Inquisition Is Announced

    Bioware announced the title for the upcoming Dragon Age game, and it’s Dragon Age III: Inquisition.  Further press releases and statements place the game as a late 2013 release, which seems like a long time when they’ve already been working on the game for two years…but we remember the things we didn’t like about Dragon…

  • Game Review – Home

    Game Review – Home

    Okay, just finished my first playthrough of Home, an indie game developed by Benjamin Rivers, newly available via Steam. I’m a lightweight when it comes to horror stuff, but I’m a little freaked out here.  I bought it (for all of $2.54) because of the old school graphics, and the thought that what happened is based…

  • The Top 10 Superhero Movies Of All Time

    The Top 10 Superhero Movies Of All Time

    I got to thinking about this thanks to a forum post at one of the sites I frequent.  Someone said there hadn’t BEEN ten good ones, which just seemed silly, so I quickly banged out my list.  But there are so many more movies, I know you guys will differ!  So I present to you,…

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

    Spoilers, in case you still haven’t seen it yet. I’ve seen The Dark Knight Rises twice now, and my head is still swirling.  After the first time, I agreed with the prevailing sentiment that it was a good finish to the trilogy, but The Dark Knight was better on its own, and left it at…

  • LG Viper 4G LTE – First Impressions

    LG Viper 4G LTE – First Impressions

    I’ve been fooling around with my new phone for a few days, and it is the LG Viper 4G LTE.  So far, it’s been great – very much like the Optimus S I am giving up, just better in most every way.  Larger screen (4in) but not obnoxious, 1.2ghz dual core processor, tons of room…

  • Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man

    Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man

    Note:  some minor spoilers. I’m going to shift things up a bit, as the movie has been out for a while.  First, I’d suggest reading this, which compares the Raimi Spider-Man movies with The Amazing Spider-Man.  This covers many of my problems with the movie, though I enjoyed it a bit more than that reviewer.…

  • Book Review – Caliban’s War

    Book Review – Caliban’s War

    Caliban’s War, the second book in James S. A. Corey’s “The Expanse” series, begins with a bang.  Ganymede, the moon of Jupiter, is the breadbasket of the outer planets, producing the food needed in all the asteroids and ships out that far.  Mars and Earth both have domes on the moon, and with the uneasy…

  • Movie Review – Brave

    Movie Review – Brave

    I took my daughter to go see Brave yesterday, and we both enjoyed it immensely.  She is four, and there were some slightly scary scenes where she hid her face in my shoulder, but she was rivited the rest of the time.  Just an FYI if you have a sensitive kid. It’s an interesting movie…

  • The Legend of Korra Season Finale Preview

    The Legend of Korra Season Finale Preview

    Well, it seems like the show has barely started, and we are already at the season finale.  This Saturday at 11am, we see the endgame with Amon and Korra.  From the previews, it’s clear that there is a HUGE battle involving battleships, planes (launched from General Iroh’s ships?), airships, and who knows what else.  We…

  • Book Review – Redshirts (or: Dead Ensigns is going to be the name of my next band)

    Book Review – Redshirts (or: Dead Ensigns is going to be the name of my next band)

    If you’re like I was when reading the early reviews, this one might frustrate you, because I’m going to try not to spoil things too badly.  It’s not going to be easy, though, as Redshirts is not like most sci-fi books you might read.  You’re going to make assumptions about this book, John Scalzi’s latest,…

  • Book Review – The King’s Blood by Daniel Abraham

    Book Review – The King’s Blood by Daniel Abraham

    Note:  some minor spoilers. The King’s Blood is the second book in Daniel Abraham’s “The Dagger and the Coin” series, and I’ve been looking forward to this since finishing the first book, The Dragon’s Path.  Abraham has built an interesting world around the 13 races of humanoids left behind after the rule of dragons had ended. …

  • Diablo 3 Is Always On, But I’m Not

    Diablo 3 Is Always On, But I’m Not

    Of course, Diablo 3 has yet to actually BE always on, but.. I do not yet own Diablo 3.  There was a time in my life, years ago, when I younger me would’ve been shocked at older me saying that.  I played the heck out of Diablo 2, and it’s one of the few games…