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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – April 3
David Hyde Pierce is one of those actors who is so recognizable that well-loved that I honestly feel silly for even trying to summarize his career. You know this guy! Pierce studied at Yale before moving to New York City … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – April 2
Linda Hunt is one of those rare actors whose distinctive appearance is backed up by a terrific acting talent, which she learned at the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. Hunt’s film debut was in … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 29
Some things in life are bad, and they can really make you mad. Other things just make you swear and curse. But when you’re chewing on life’s gristle, don’t grumble, give a whistle! And this’ll help things turn out for … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: The Shortest Game of Monopoly
This is the kind of Monopoly game that I like – one that doesn’t last four hours.
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This Minecraft-made Beetlejuice Rollercoaster Is Worth It For The Soundtrack Alone
Man, the things people make! This Minecraft-built, Beetlejuice-themed rollercoaster apparently took two months to create, and I must say, it puts all actual, real-life rollercoasters to shame. Plus, it has a wicked dubstepped version of the Beetlejuice theme!
Beyond: Three Glowing Dots
Quantic Dream’s big follow-up to the amazing Heavy Rain looks to take all the great stuff from Heavy Rain and turn it up to maximum, giving us two big-name movie stars in the form of Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe … Continue reading
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Deadpool: The Game’s Juvenile But Awesome Trailer
Will this Deadpool video game be enough to wash the bad taste of the Merc with a Mouth’s lame appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine from our collective metaphorical mouths? Well, it’s tough to say. This game is clearly going for … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 3
Charlie Brooker wears many hats, but the man is an absolute genius, so he somehow manages to balance them all brilliantly. Brooker began his career writing game reviews for PC Zone magazine in the mid-1990s, and he moved into writing … Continue reading
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Beer and Board Games: Drunk Princesses
Ugh, games with an electronic component like this one suck. As Matt Sloan points out – you only win the game because the game told you you won. There’s no skill involved whatsoever. At least Enchanted Palace seems to have … Continue reading
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Clueless Tomb Raider
In what may well be the best episode of Conan O’Brien’s “Clueless Gamer” series, Conan plays the new Tomb Raider game and not only pervs out for our amusement, but actually manages to make the game look like a damn … Continue reading