Words fail me

I'm all for connectivity and tech which makes your life easier, but this kind of stuff is just utterly beyond my ken.

(Via the nice, and entirely loopy people at AVS Forums)

Lord British blasts off

I knew that I wasn't hallucinating this when half-viewing it on BBC Breakfast news this morning - Lord British has only gone and buggered off into space (for the bargain price of $30 million).

Richard Garriott, the creator of the "Ultima" series and, more recently,  "Tabula Rasa" has stumped up the readies and headed for the Great Beyond.

And, yes, as a card-carrying geek, I'm properly jealous of him.

Best of luck, Lord B - enjoy the ride.

The Evil League of Evil is watching, so beware...

Via our friends at Hijinks Ensue - the Recluse strikes...

And on an entirely different note...

Cinematical has a report on a edible Death Star.

A Hijinks guest comic

Joel from Hijinks Ensue - which we love more than is legal - has done a guest comic for Unshelved.

'Tis funny and no mistake - how do you start up a book anyway?

Arctics concert film - directed by THIS man...

Genius!  Out on October 14th, per the IMDB listing...

Bringing the awesome...

Via the always splendid Cinematical, behold the joy of Darth and Yoda slippers...

The Craft/Geek X-Over...

Via the splendid peeps at Craftzine.

Don't you just want one?  Imagine the havoc one could wreak in an unsuspecting post room with one of these little darlings to hand...

How Chris Chike got his high score back...

Guitar Hero 3 'DragonForce Guiness Record' clip

None of which will many anything to you if you don't play, spectate or endure a partner's obsession with Harmonix's "Guitar Hero 3".

Chris held the world record on "GH3"s insane,  finger-busting, fret work-out on metal mavens  DragonForce's "Through The Fire and Flames".

Now, after some serious woodshedding, he owns the n00bs who would try to test him.

Sweet...

(via Kotaku, and  Game Videos)

The eternal problem - gaming room or living space?

Over at MTV's Multiplayer blog, writer Tracey John provides an example of the compromises made by gamers living in NYC.

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The console wars keep on a-rolling...

Evening, all.

Just some quick hits to reassure you that we've not vanished off the face of the green planet.

First up, N'Gai over at Level Up brings the knowledge on Sony's latest, wholly unhypebolic claims about their Next Gen dominance.

After reading, you may well wonder why Sony and Microsoft just don't resort to the tried-and-true methodology of settling the argument by recourse to tape measuring...

Mahalo Daily, Felicia Day, make with the clicking...

If you follow the Joss, you'll know who Felicia Day is.

"Buffy" alum, "Dr Horrible"s true love and creator/star of the superlative web series, "The Guild", Felicia is quite the geek's geek. And "Mahalo Daily" have an interview with her today...

An oldie but a goodie...

Squee! Squee!

Dollhouse updateage

If you know us, you'll know that we love Joss Whedon.

How can you not, frankly?

So, naturally we worry when we read about minor issues like the "Dollhouse" pilot being reshot - whilst many fans will be freaked out and buying into the idea that Fox are already going to cancel this show before it airs, I'm more inclined to let the thing air and then worry.

Cripes - I'm getting sensible in my old age.

It isn't necessarily "Firefly" all over again, for pity's sake...

Don't mess it up, Chris

Depending on where you happen to be on our splendid planet, you'll be able to see the new "X-Files" movie this weekend - in the US - or you'll have to wait a while for it show up at your Enormoplex.

I find myself sadly all too keen to renew my nerdly relationship with the Files of X and, as I chew my fingernails to the quick whilst trying to sniff out advance screenings, I present this excellent Onion AV Club interview with the one, the only, the glorious Gillian Anderson.

The single best thing that I read today...

Courtesy of Cinematical, comes a truly heartwarming story of how Robot-lovin' geekery can sometimes get you to the places that you want to go.

And the trailer had pretty much the same effect on me, too, FYI.

If "Wall-E" isn't the bestest best best thing ever, I'll eat your hat...