RIP, Satoshi Kon
The anime world has truly lost an amazing director. You will be missed.
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3 Words: Three. Dee. Porn.
The new 3D film phenomenon is a strange mix of WHEE! and BOO! – or at least it is for me. Well, for yet more 3D emotional conflict, try this on: 3-D Porn. I think my first thought went something like this: OH Wow! How COOL…Ewwwwww! And while 3D porn isn’t new, it has never [...]
Bonus Points: Hocking on Immersion, Games by Archee, August’s New Releases, Anamanaguchi
Once again, I bring you bite-sized bits of news and information from the video game spectrum! This time we’ve got a bit of lecture from ex-Ubisoft lead designer Clint Hocking, a couple of fun games using physics for laughs, a look at what’s new this month, and another Bonus Tracks for some good summertime chiptune [...]
Baby Leia Hat for the Teeny-Tiny WIN!
O.M.G. I have seen cute, my friend. Oh yes. I have. But this?!? There is just Too Much Cute! This is the latest in a line of goofy “Hairdo Hats” made by Cheryl, a full-time mom, geek, and blogger at Sew Can Do. She also makes Star Wars cookies and a cake, but really, it [...]
Tagged etsy, leia, nerd baby gear, sew can do, star wars
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Nintendo’s Philosophy: The Art and Science of Game Design
In a comment on my article summing up my opinion of E3, reader Washboard Abs put forth the question, “What say you to those who believe Nintendo has failed once again by clinging to the past of gaming by introducing nothing new and simply putting a fresh coat of paint on the same games and [...]
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Tagged 3DS, bowser, e3, game boy, gamevube, ganondorf, goombas, hyrule, koopa troopas, link, mario, mushroom kingdom, nes, Nintendo, nintendo 64, ocarina of time, princess toadstool, princess zelda, super mario 64 ds, the legend of zelda: twilight princess, virtual console, wii
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Errata: One or Two players
darci asked: What’s your favorite game for two players? I’m looking for something fun and relatively casual as a nice go-to for my husband and me. Not Lost Cities. Actually, one of my favorites right now is Jaipur. It’s a great little card game (which I reviewed previously) where you play merchants. Good interaction and [...]
Game Review: Munchkin
As I posted previously, Munchkin is one of the more underrated games that I’ve played. Munchkin is thematically lighthearted. Every card is humorous, and most play off of recognizable monsters and spells for the D&D player. One quick example is the monster that a player may face: The Grassy Gnoll. If that got a chuckle [...]
The Best of Fanime 2010
It is that time in any event coverage when we need to discuss the best of the best. The high points, like most everything Fanime, were just too numerous to actually cover each one, so below I will go over my favorites… The most common cosplay trends were Pokemon, Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh and FLCL . Danielle and [...]
Tagged baby cthulhu, cthulhu, doll clothing, emily warren, flcl, fooly cooly, frak me, free hugs, frozen lilacs, hugging pillows, john kovalic, mmorpg, mousepad, naruto, pokemon, snafu, tardis express, toylet.net, tshirts, yu-gi-oh!
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Free Comic Book Day – May 1
Do you like comics? How about FREE comics? Thought so. Get your ass out to your local comic shop for Free Comic Book Day tomorrow, May 1st! Most comic shops participate, and there’s some great titles this year (just like every year). Chief among them for me being G.I.Joe #155 1/2, by Larry Hama. You [...]
Contest!
It’s time for Giant Fire Breathing Robot’s first contest! Do you want to win one of the board games we’ve reviewed here? It’s easy! All you have to do is enter via one or more of the following ways before 7 PM Pacific time on Monday March 29th (2010): Email robot@gfbrobot.com with the word “Contest” [...]
