July 2011
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June 2011
13 posts
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Sorry Duke Nukem Forever, but the current cutting-edge of video game embarrassment is using Kinect to read and select dialog options during the romantic scenes in the next Mass Effect. Guess being outmoded is what happens when your development cycle encompasses fourteen years of advances in gaming shame.
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Other failed E3 announcements
Wolfenblitzer
Tony Hawk’s Pro Fortysomething Businessperson Who Finds Skateboarding Increasingly Dangerous
The Sims in a Recession
Woody Allen’s Resident Neurosis
Prince of Persian Cuisine at the Mall Food Court
Ben & Jerry’s Presents: The Secret of Chunky Monkey
House of the Living: A Retirement Home Management Simuation
Sid Meier’s Bar Mitzvah
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National Donut Day
As many of you know, today is National Donut Day, which is the holiest day on the Snack Food calendar (yes, even more important than Cakemas and Yum K’smores). And as a zealous Snacker, I carry a deep reverence for the sanctity of this day.
And so I was disgusted when I noticed Krispy Kreme turned this into a festive corporate occasion, something that runs contrary to the ideas contained in...
What I'm expecting from the third season of Shaq...
Episode 1: Shaq vs. Jonathan Franzen
Shaq takes on Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Franzen to see who can write the best short story in one week. Handicap: Jennifer Egan or Dave Eggers.
Episode 2: Shaq vs. David Fincher
Shaq takes on David Fincher in a battle to see who can direct the most spectacular short film in one week. Handicap: Darren Aronofsky.
Episode 3: Shaq vs. Diane Sawyer
Shaq...