tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71212886204589127372024-03-07T12:08:29.410-06:00Source DorksSource Dorks is a pop culture blog written by a circle of friends who frequently meet to play games and geek out at Source Comics and Games in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07596738392616233487noreply@blogger.comBlogger1075125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-71940648136939976592013-05-29T16:02:00.001-05:002013-05-29T16:02:14.335-05:00Receiver Game Mechanics Overview<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GCThInmzjXw" width="480"></iframe><br />
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I like how this sounds. Now just lay this type of system onto a game with a good story line and you'd really have my interestandrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01356901138260502070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-59787012613527937392012-11-04T12:12:00.001-06:002012-11-04T12:13:15.674-06:00This is F***ing AwesomeThere is a not so hard and fast rule in my house: no swearing. It gets gray when we are enjoying spoken word and music. If it isn't gratuitous I let it slide, to a point. This morning, on the way home from church mind you, Kya introduced me to <a href="http://macklemore.com/" target="_blank">Macklemore</a>. I should have known when she hesitated, "He doesn't swear <i>that</i> much."<br />
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Damn, that's a cold-ass honkey.w1ndst0rmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14244208337828754951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-23397892201696382842012-08-17T16:12:00.000-05:002012-08-17T16:12:20.124-05:00Dock's Not the Only OneI know we all think Dock's a freak for eating Takis, but this tune demonstrates that he isn't alone.<br />
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I saw this video highlighted on some wee-hours news program last night and then saw it on the internet a couple places (<a href="http://www.iheartchaos.com/">IHC</a> among them) today, and figured it must be a thing.avkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891345807269928765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-66093461611240202422012-08-09T18:46:00.001-05:002012-08-09T18:46:19.503-05:00Scalpers<br />
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Pre-order for Borderlands 2 just hit Steam, in case you're interested in playing on PC. If you already have the original on Steam, wait for the weekend and get 10% off. Pre-ordering gets you access to a fifth class (which will be available as DLC for those who don't pre-order), though what am I going on about? You all have Steam installed and can read the Store page for yourselves.avkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891345807269928765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-17568675999402397382012-07-04T10:56:00.000-05:002012-07-04T10:56:03.434-05:00Reboot<br />
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Imagine <a href="http://gorillaz.com/" target="_blank">Gorillaz</a> doing an emo album - and doing it well because that is what they do. We can't stop pressing, "play next episode."w1ndst0rmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14244208337828754951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-2365123744490666342012-05-28T08:18:00.002-05:002012-05-28T08:18:47.237-05:00Video Games and Photography and ...... Sin!<br />
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I recommend reading <a href="http://killscreendaily.com/articles/interviews/how-eight-year-old-photographer-captured-seedy-glory-days-times-square-arcades-1983/" target="_blank">this article</a> from <a href="http://killscreendaily.com/" target="_blank">Kill Sceen</a> Magazine. If you read that one and the article about <a href="http://killscreendaily.com/articles/interviews/creator-worst-videogame-world-sees-new-life-bdsm-film-and-therapy/" target="_blank">E. T. and BSDM</a> too you can relive the vibe you got when you found someone elses stack of <a href="http://paisanopub.com/easyriders/" target="_blank">Easyriders,</a> for the first time, as a kid. But anyway, what I am really here to ask is that one of you buy me this book, <a href="http://www.powerhousebooks.com/site/?p=7362" target="_blank">The Forty-Deuce</a> - or, even better, buy it for yourself and then leave it around for me to find.<br />
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Although I encourage you to watch them all in order, this one,<a href="http://www.cracked.com/video_18260_which-ninja-turtle-are-you-lifes-most-important-question.html"> the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles one</a> and <a href="http://www.cracked.com/video_18175_why-batman-secretly-terrible-gotham.html">the Batman one</a> are not to be missed.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was the best experience I've had in a theater since The Matrix.</span><br /></div>Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456035496747573811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-13908732004407909852012-02-26T10:34:00.000-06:002012-02-26T10:34:33.296-06:00Borderlands 2 Launch Date Trailer<iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MCWJUSulnro?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01356901138260502070noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-18271677103537153412012-02-12T13:29:00.003-06:002012-02-12T13:34:37.790-06:00...and Now You Can<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ1wW4kyFmRB6hTm_W1o9tKTDmpayEDt4lW5hUgDEpvnhCQic956vUgbW3l0WhEo0OhQadETaScU79qG0o6y8tJObucYcadFfrc_pcFNq2zg0u-PgPmMJDYSzqHFNeZAvSICglqoiQNA/s1600/Abobos-big-adventure610.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ1wW4kyFmRB6hTm_W1o9tKTDmpayEDt4lW5hUgDEpvnhCQic956vUgbW3l0WhEo0OhQadETaScU79qG0o6y8tJObucYcadFfrc_pcFNq2zg0u-PgPmMJDYSzqHFNeZAvSICglqoiQNA/s400/Abobos-big-adventure610.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708334440716497570" /></a>On <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/pestoforce/abobos-big-adventure">Kongregate</a> <div><br /></div><div>On <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/587787">Newgrounds</a></div>avkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891345807269928765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-76752548744943443192012-01-31T16:03:00.000-06:002012-01-31T16:03:17.532-06:00you know you want to play it<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mTBXvP89Now?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583476611348934063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-75976507959958303662012-01-13T09:14:00.000-06:002012-01-13T09:14:35.376-06:00that's no sale. that's a...<a href="http://www.japansubculture.com/2012/01/its-no-ordinary-sale-its-a-fuckin-sale/">fuckin' sale.</a>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583476611348934063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-76157788784349076242012-01-04T09:52:00.001-06:002012-01-04T09:52:58.227-06:00Darth Vader dies peacefullyMaster swordsman Bob Anderson, the Hollywood fencing coach who wielded <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/03/rip_bob_anderson/">Darth Vader's lightsaber</a>, died peacefully in a West Sussex hospital on Sunday, aged 89.<br />robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583476611348934063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-34230342204854344402011-12-27T17:28:00.001-06:002011-12-27T17:28:44.907-06:00Ocean Marketing vs. Their Customer (and Penny Arcade)<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyone following <a href="http://www.1up.com/news/ocean-marketing-penny-arcade-customer-service">this</a> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/247060/penny_arcade_publishes_transcripts_of_customer_service_blunder.html">fiasco</a><span id="goog_21663700"></span><span id="goog_21663701"></span><a href="https://mail.google.com/"></a>? Saw it on <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/">Penny Arcade</a> initially, which appears to have crashed now. Traffic must be off the charts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm wondering how extensive the ramifications will be for this marketing guy and his company.</span></div>Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456035496747573811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-59245802703209663462011-12-21T13:49:00.000-06:002011-12-21T13:49:40.199-06:00A Surprising Turn of Events<br />
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I found myself weeping last night.<br />
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I spent many evenings over the last couple months mainlining the five seasons of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Feet_Under_(TV_series)">Six Feet Under</a> via <a href="http://www.hbogo.com/#home/">HBO Go</a>. I remembered it being a good show, with a great final episode, but something about the last 15 minutes of that finale had me in tears. <br />
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Suffice it to say that I'm not a particularly emotional person, so I found this disconcerting and still don't really understand where it came from. Clearly the characters and plotlines are compelling. The dialog is well written and naturalistic, so I was drawn in and felt a connection. But I think it was more than the content itself.<br />
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I think the way in which I watched the show had a subsuming effect, adding to the experience. Specifically, I would watch in bed, on the iPad, with earbuds. My wife would usually be asleep next to me, so the lights would be off. I would also take off my glasses, limiting my near-sighted field of vision to the iPad screen in front of me, relatively close to my face, with everything outside that screen pitch black and hazy. As a result, I felt immersed, both visually and aurally.<br />
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I think all this, combined with the compressed viewing period made possible by open access to back-catalog content and hi-def streaming capability, made for an emotional connection to a piece of art that I've hitherto not felt.<br />
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It was a little scary.<br />Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456035496747573811noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-8254321195966602482011-12-16T12:26:00.000-06:002011-12-22T12:51:45.614-06:00yeah, but can it play halo?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WTpldq3myV0?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe>it turns out amphibians can play the game too. but they get testy when the juicy bugs turn out to be fake. be careful or they might take their frustration out on you. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LbNl3J8HXw4?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583476611348934063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-82900733243671610502011-12-08T13:03:00.001-06:002011-12-08T13:19:37.549-06:00why does Lou Ferrigno hate bears?<object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/55nFsKUSK9M?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/55nFsKUSK9M?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GOJoLaxokzM?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GOJoLaxokzM?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583476611348934063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-25544944447252235362011-11-10T15:35:00.001-06:002011-11-10T15:37:13.191-06:00Into The Abyss<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5uV1_Yc8OSw" width="560"></iframe><br />
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You know what would be a fun way to kick off winter? How about watching a depressing documentary about American crime? Warner Herzog's <i>Into the Abyss</i> opens at the Uptown Theater starting tomorrow.<br />
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Also: <i>Attack the Block</i> plays Friday and Saturday at midnight. Next to Drive it is my favorite movie this year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07596738392616233487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288620458912737.post-76966722586181667402011-11-05T11:09:00.004-05:002011-11-05T11:38:29.146-05:00Where do Zombies go from here?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6VlSqzFMnsczBDshHMszMidjr6CyT_rBCmLK4XelZV968nqjyQsB8r0AqwhXtXiDmu4E3W0xjoILXc-ZyxdXbQFw-OtAJ7rFApewNXW1Sgtj2GP8C0EcX2B6wx-ctvVUGX5vhBi3q9QR/s1600/zombie_max_sell_sheet-tm-tfb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6VlSqzFMnsczBDshHMszMidjr6CyT_rBCmLK4XelZV968nqjyQsB8r0AqwhXtXiDmu4E3W0xjoILXc-ZyxdXbQFw-OtAJ7rFApewNXW1Sgtj2GP8C0EcX2B6wx-ctvVUGX5vhBi3q9QR/s400/zombie_max_sell_sheet-tm-tfb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671545926985092706" /></a><br />Zombie movies have been around FOREVER. They had a moment in the sun in the late 60's early 70's with George A Romero, but soon fell into nothing but camp and B movie.<br /><br />In 2002 we got 28 days later which was IMHO a very fun movie...and shortly after in 2004 there was Dawn of the Dead, another gem of a zombie movie (and also a remake of a Romero film.)<br /><br />Yea, these had a little cheese and camp, but only a little. I see them as full bore A list movies.<br /><br />Since then there has been a Zombie Craze. The popularity of the old B movies has risen and a storm of new B movies have been made. Unfortunately not a lot of A class new movies have been made. Those that have been made have really moved out of zombie and into comedy (Shaun and Zombieland, both good movies, but while they have zombies, the are comedies first and zombie movies second)<br /><br />(Well, Crazies was an A list Zombie Movie, I guess I just didn't like it as much as 28 days/28 weeks and the Dawn remake.)<br /><br />It has also moved over into books (World War Z to name just one very popular novel), video games (Left4Dead), graphic novels, (heck, it invaded the entire Marvel Comic) universe for a time, which in turn lead to TV's The Walking Dead.<br /><br />It has even moved over to the shooting world in the form of zombie targets<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zombietargets.net/">http://www.zombietargets.net/</a> (even manikin ones that BLEED!) <a href="http://zombieammo.com/zombiepress/">http://zombieammo.com/zombiepress/</a><br /><br />One of the AR-15 companies (DPMS) has been having a Zombie shooting event for 4 years now (check youtube for Outbreak Omega)<br /><br />And...now we have this.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hornady.com/ammunition/zombiemax">http://www.hornady.com/ammunition/zombiemax</a><br /><br />I am going to buy a box of 9mm. I am a bit disappointed they didn't have 357 magnum.<br /><br />However, this makes me ask...where can the Zombie Craze spread to next?andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01356901138260502070noreply@blogger.com0