In this data-driven, social-minded, inter-connected present; the definition of friendship is blurred. I’m old enough to have grown up before the internet permeated everything. Back then friendship was reserved solely for those that lived around the block, in the neighborhood, churches, and schools. Today, I have friends I’ve never met “in the flesh” so to… Read More »
The nerds are back after a much needed vacation! Listen to the latest UNEDITED show where they discuss their favorite co-op games, ramble on about what they’ve been doing these past two weeks, and discuss the best method of pissing teammates off in-game. Want to be mentioned on the show? Answer our questions on Facebook… Read More »
This week Chris and Kelly have special guests Robert Workman/TheDCD, Alicia/Michipoo18, and CW/B Nerdy as Chris starts his monthly celebration of his birthday with a few of his favorite friends….but things take a terrible turn for him as he finds himself the subject of the first ever Married Gamers Roast! All this fun plus the… Read More »
Everyone loves a good henchman. They’re great, disposable cannon fodder that serve as a warm-up to huge set pieces or boss battles. Mind you, these aren’t necessarily the throw-away bad guys that merely act as training dummies in early stages of a game, providing little to no challenge. I use the term “henchmen” to call… Read More »
One of my first introductions to gaming as a child was with Super Mario Bros. for the NES. I would spend countless hours traveling the land, memorizing where the pipes and secret blocks were, fighting off goombas, and trying to finish the game in one sitting. Why one sitting you ask? Super Mario Bros. didn’t have… Read More »
One adjective that you can’t pin onto a game like Left 4 Dead is “complex.” It lacks that mechanical depth of the Halos and Modern Warfares of the gaming world. It’s also missing the narrative punch of Bioshock. However, the simplicity of the Left 4 Dead is its greatest strength. It strips away any wide… Read More »
Zombies have been around for quite some time. From the slow moving zombies from Raccoon City in the Resident Evil series, to the run-you-over infected in the Left 4 Dead franchise, zombies have evolved and become a mainstay in video game culture. The amount of games that involve Zombies in some fashion is growing all… Read More »
Valve Software announced today that gamers will soon be able to discover just how Left 4 Dead’s Bill met his untimely demise in Left 4 Dead 2’s expansion “The Passing” in the prequel episode, “The Sacrifice.” This new download-able episode will be available on October 5, 2010 on the Xbox 360 and PC. “The Sacrifice”… Read More »
When video game characters like Mario, Zelda, and Master Chief all need help, they receive power-ups. This is great for video game characters, but what am I supposed to do when life’s struggles come my way? I sometimes wish that power-ups and items from all the video games I love could exist in real life…. Read More »
Let’s face it. Thus far the various attempts to adapt our beloved video games into movies has been mostly one disaster after another. Sure, every once in a while we get one that is at least decent but for the most part this cross-medium experiments typically result in films that are either so bad they’re… Read More »
