Why do these contests at all and give away our personal prizes? Nerd Appropriate is a passion project for us. We love working on the site and want to share it with as many people as possible. We think what we do is sort of unique in that we deal with literally everything in that could be considered nerdy from movies and video games, to technology and pop culture. We love it all and want to share it.
The folks at Spooky Empires put on a great con that is chiefly geared toward horror and science fiction fans. Spooky Empires is a blast mainly due to its unique “family reunion” atmosphere. Does this mean that there are creepy drunk uncles wandering the floor? No… well… yes, but not really.
Double Fine is breaking the mold by offering AAA quality games for a fraction of the cost on XBL and PSN. Take a look at the opening sequence of Trenched and tell me that it doesn’t look amazing! The Mech-madness of Trenched is scheduled for release on 6-22-2011 exclusively on the XBL.
Let’s get this out of the way: you should probably play L.A. Noire. I just want to put that out there now for fear that my laundry list of complaints will detract anyone from experiencing this game which, flaws aside…
I was desperate. My music selection was depressing me, and local talk radio was starting to sound like a Ford commercial. Considering that I spend about an hour of my day on average commuting, I went on the hunt for some podcasts last year that ended up making my driving experience much more enjoyable. Did I mention that these are all FREE to download?
LA Noire’s facial expression modeling represents the tip of the iceberg for capturing realistic human expression in games
Who is the gravely Cobra Commander voice you’re hearing in this new trailer? “It doesn’t take the most powerful nations on Earth to create the next global conflict — just the will of a single man.” My money is Ghost, the hotshot operator from Soap’s old team who was burnt alive and left for dead. I’d be pretty pissed too.
I urge you… NO… IMPLORE you to sit through this entire trailer. It’s very special.
I didn’t really believe it when I read it, but it’s true! On 9/13/2011 (one week before Gears of War 3 hit shelves) you can take home your very own Gears of War 3 – Retro Lancer!
To celebrate our 25th episode of the Rated NA Podcast we’ll be giving away a prize package that includes 3200 MS points and some other fun exclusives. (Including original art by yours truly)
Good news Munn fans! Aaron Sorkin has hired Olivia Munn to play a financial analyst in his upcoming HBO drama “More as the Story Develops”..
