Video Games Ruined My Life...

Good thing I have two extra lives!

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New Music - Foo Fighters Rope

Listen to the new single here

The Black Mamba - Directed by Robert Rodriguez

The Black Mamba is a short movie (or commercial) directed by Robert (Machete) Rodriguez that stars Kobe Bryan, Danny Trejo, Bruce Willis & Kanye West. All this paid for by Nike...now that’s what I call a shoe ad! 


Source: io9.com

Travis Rice - The Art of Flight

From the team that brought us  "That's It, That's All" here's an epic trailer for their latest snowboard movie.

"The Art of FLIGHT follows Travis Rice, John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Scotty Lago, Jake Blauvelt, Nicolas Muller, Gigi Ruf, DCP and Pat Moore as they dream up new global adventures and progress the sport to unimaginable levels.

Brain Farm gathered an arsenal of the most advanced and progressive film making technology to bring the masses a snowboarding adventure of epic proportions. Filmed on location in Jackson Hole, Alaska, Chile, Aspen, Patagonia, British Columbia and more, FLIGHT brings the viewer along for the perfect blend of adventure/travel drama and high-energy snowboarding action. The Art of FLIGHT releases September 2011."


Anybody want to go riding this weekend?

Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me

So Britney's "back" again with a new mostly unanticipated video for Hold It Against Me after a week of 12 pointless YouTube teasers. Other than an OK song (well its better than GaGa's latest) the video makes almost no sense (not that many pop videos do). What really caught my attention is the blatant product placements by PlentyOfFish and Sony that hardly make sense. I would have enjoyed the video with less shots of Britney's botox frozen face (sponsored by POF & Sony).

Beer is the Answer

To every question we've ever had.

Source: workingstiff925

Have a Geeky Valentine

Today is Valentine's Day, first thing's first... I'm not going to use this forum and build a list of the top ten "geek gifts" for Valentine's Day. Mostly because I got lazy and didn't have time to do any research.

Honestly, I've been wanting to post about geeky Valentine's Day card's for ages and today is the day. Originally I wasn't going to write anything long winded on the subject, but for some reason I got inspired and the words keep coming out.

A lot of us dismiss this as a fake holiday created by corporations. That might be true but honestly why should it matter? Like most men, I'm not a huge fan of V day.  Not because I don't want to show my feelings or make a grand gesture to demonstrate to my partner how I feel but because its forced.

So here's a trick that I figured out will ensure that your partner will never give you grief for forgetting or just not doing anything "special".

When I'm in a relationship with someone I've always had one rule when it comes to gestures of affection. Don't wait until today to do it! Do it on January 15th, do it June 3rd, do it in November, do it once a week/month (not year!), be it flowers, a dinner out, a special note left on the table/fridge... whatever you do just do it when he or she doesn't expect it.

I think that if you have strong feelings for someone it shouldn't be a chore, doing it should bring a smile to your face and if it doesn't well then I can't help you there.  Don't wait until you're technically obligated to do it. Look, I'm no expert in relationships, I've make my mistakes numerous times and still occasionally slip, but I get back up and learn. I truly believe that those unexpected moments will be 1000x more special (and remembered!) than whatever you do on Valentine's Day, no matter how grandiose (OK if you buy her a mansion then that's another ball game).

Enough of that, lets get back to what I originally wanted to post. Here are some unique Valentine cards for the Geek in your life. The cards originally appeared a few years ago on VGCats.com and I've yet to find any other cards that are geekier than these. If you're not geek enough to know what video games these cards are based on the first is based on Phoenix Wright followed by Zelda and the last one is from Metroid.

LittleBigPlanet 2 N-Dubz video

Lets say you're Media Molecule and you've created LittleBigPlanet2 which is quite possibly the most customizable video game ever made with its users making thousands of unique levels everyday. How would you go about promoting this product? Well its a little of a no-brainer, just let the users create and share! That way you get videos like this one from N-Dubz, a UK pop band who decided to use the adorable protagonist sackboy from LBP2 and its versatile creation tools to make their latest music video. The result is a cool video (we won't comment on the song) and an ingenious way for MM to showoff the game's level creation capabilities.

Source: Eurogamer

The Brocial Network - The Social Network Parody

The guys at Atomic Productions are behind this amusing parody of The Social Network movie trailer. The difference being that Atomic's version explores the elite world of bros, drinking and all-out "fratastic-ness." Adding authenticity do their spoof, take a look at the official site 500millionbros.com that parodies the original 500millionfriends.com teaser site. 


Source: TheAwesomer

Vodafone Ad with Double Rainbow Guy

Vodafone New Zealand has enlisted internet sensation Paul "Bear" Vasquez, (the Double Rainbow guy) and sent him on a journey of discovery of doubles. Using internet sensations to push brands is nothing new but sometimes brands jump on trends a bit too quick (example Kraft jumping on the Ted Williams craze). We find that Vodafone's ad did decent job of bringing forward its Double Back promotion while at the same time poking fun at what made Paul Vasques famous.

Source: BuzzFeed

Portland Cello Project - Kanye West "All of the Lights" Cover

We always appreciate a great cover, especially when its from a song we like. Here we have the Portland Cello Project's orchestral, double-drummer, instrumental cover of Kanye West's "All of the Lights" which is probably our favourite song off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The video was recorded on on December 17th, 2010 in front of a sold out crowd at Portland, Oregon's Crystal Ballroom.

McBain: The Movie

Brilliant mash up of clips take from The Simpsons. Put in the right order the clips become one bad ass movie. We can't believe nobody put the pieces together before this.

Source: CollegeHumor

Volkswagen Commercial: The Force

Geek Rules: You’re not a real geek if you don’t like Star Wars. That said, the PBG’s are HUGE fans and some of us would be Darth Vader’s bitch any day. For the last couple years we’ve been seeing a sleuth of brands collaborating with George Lucas’ baby (case in point Star Wars Adidas Originals and Dixons in the UK). Volkswagen has jumped on the wagon with their a new Super Bowl ad from Deutsch featuring a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers the all-new 2012 Passat in the driveway. We really like this is the commercial for its goosebump inducing Imperial march as well as the pint sized Darth Vader that is guaranteed to make you smile. 

Source: YouTube

Foursquare: Groundhog Day Badge

Its snowy February 2nd for most of us and spring is probably the last thing you can think of right. However today is Groundhog Day, the day the groundhog comes out of its hole and looks for its shadow to determine if spring will come early or not. In 2010 Pennsylvania was the first US state to partner with Foursquare by adding over 200 check-in attractions and creating 3 custom badges on the location based social network. Being an avid Foursquare user, the challenge of getting the next shiny new badge is irresistible. So to satisfy our hunger and to celebrate the Prognosticator of Prognosticators Punxutawney Phil's "coming out" day. The state of Pennsylvania has unveiled its next badge, the "PA Groundhog Day" badge. 

Today (February 2nd, 2011) is the only day you can unlock this badge. Here are the two simple steps need to do to unlock the badge. 

First, follow visitPA on Foursquare at Foursquare.com/visitPA

Second, check-in anywhere in the world and shout "groundhog" between 12:am and 11:59pm on February 2nd, 2011.

Oh and in case you needed to know, Punxutawney Phil didn't see his shadow this morning so an early spring for all!

Source: visitPA

What's the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England?

The difference between the U.K., Great Britain and England has been one of those lifelong questions most of us have never thought of asking (or cared). For those who do, “Time Management Coach” G.C.P. Grey does his best to answer this questions by using a visual presentation. However, even after 3 views, we are still confused. If you're like us, just try reading the script at your own pace on Grey's blog.

Rihanna S&M video

No doubt about it, Rihanna is one just ridiculously hot artist and her videos don't shy away from flaunting her "talent".So going with the "if it ain't broke don't fix it approach" she's just released her latest for S&M off the Loud album featuring a corny cameo by Perez Hilton. We're on our 10th view...

Call of Duty: Black Ops - First Strike Map Pack

Call of Duty: Black Ops is the number one shooter in the world right now. I haven't played it as much as I would like to but with the release of its first map pack called First Strike I'll be spending a few hours tonight getting back into it

Only available through the Xbox 360's Xbox Live service for now (no details yes when PlayStation 3 owners will get theirs). The 646 megabyte download features 5 new maps.

1. Berlin Wall which features combat on both sides of the imposing wall.
2. Discovery is a desolated, frozen German outpost in Antarctica.
3. Kowloon is set on towering Chinese rooftops.
4. Stadium takes place in proximity of a pro hockey arena.
5. Ascension is the Zombies only map that takes place in a Soviet launch facility.

Add it to your Xbox download queue by clicking here.

Ron de Jeremy Rum

The "drink of a legend"

According to the official site Ron de Jeremy rum is an exceptionally well-balanced 7-year old premium rum from Panama. Ron de Jeremy sips perfectly neat or savoured on the rocks.

Source: werd