You may not know what you’re going to do this weekend, but after reading this you know you you’ll be doing it full of fantastical Internet knowledge! Also, whatever you’re doing this weekend, bring a jacket. It looks like a cold snap could be coming. Don’t give me that look! Just leave it in your car. You’ll be glad you [...]

After a brief absence where I unsuccessfully unplgged, I’m back with all the nerd news that’s fit to put on a PG-13-friendly website. Woe be to the gentleman on Craigslist who asked for a “Back end programmer familiar with Magneto,” for he shall meet an X-Men troll of the first order. The Oatmeal’s Matt Inman has a Tesla cannon and [...]

There are many new and exciting changes coming to the world of Azeroth. World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is scheduled to release on September 25th.  With the introduction of new instances, modes, battle systems, and even a race and class, Blizzard hopes to continue the success of one of the most esteemed MMORPGs to grace the PC world. So, [...]

Comic artist, writer, creator, and educator Joe Kubert died Sunday. The creator of Sgt. Rock was 85. In his memory pull up a corner of sofa and try your hand at a sketch or two. PBS brings us the little known collaboration between Julie Child and T-Pain in honor of Child’s 100th birthday. TJ and John are at GenCon, and [...]

In recent years, one of the big trends in gaming has been making online games.  To that end, many companies started production of huge roleplaying games, called MMOs.  Everyone, from huge companies like Sony to startups like 38 Studios, started production of these games, with hopes of huge profits.  They saw these games, and the large amounts of sustained income [...]

This week I come equipped with more links and fewer images. So, join me on a journey around the week that was! Pioneering science fiction author Ray Bradbury died Tuesday at 91. In his honor, pull your high school copy of “Fahrenheit 451″ off the shelf and pull up a patch of grass this weekend. The E3 conference this week [...]

Every once in a while I’ll wake up with the urge to spend a lot of time on a video game. Not a normal video game. Not an everyday shooter. I mean I want lose myself in the kind of immersive experience that makes me regret the way I live my life. So after finishing my last exam for my college career [...]

I’ve been an MMO player for a long time. In Jr. High, I was a fan of text-based online gaming MUDs like Gemstone III (now Gemstone IV), and when MMOs moved into the graphical space with games like Everquest or Ultima Online, I was quickly hooked. Then along came World of Warcraft. I was a big fan of the Warcraft [...]

We’ve all heard the stories. A guy dies after spending 12 hours a day playing Call of Duty. Pulmonary Embolism. Or how about the 13-year-old kid who jumped off a building after writing a suicide note from the POV of his WoW character? The media loves these kinds of stories. You see, video games are currently going through something that [...]

A little over a year ago, I happened to meet a beautiful boy. This boy had every quality I was looking for in a person at the time; he was an athlete, cute, funny, and just the right amount of perfect. Or at least I thought he was. As every princess finds out, even Prince Charming has his flaws. This [...]

Gamers around the world seem to be caught up in the “Console Wars.” Which console is best? Is it the Xbox 360 with its incredible online and multiplayer experience, or maybe it’s the Playstation 3 with it’s hardcore graphic power? It might even be the Wii! Okay, that’s just ridiculous. I, however, have not forgotten about where it all began. [...]