Episode 30: "A Tale of Two Games"

UPDATE: As of 9/13/11 this video can be seen at THIS LINK

Ladies and gentlemen, the FIRST "Game OverThinker" installment created fully for the NEW ScrewAttack.com!


http://screwattack.com/videos/TGO-A-Tale-of-Two-Games

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" and "New Super Mario Bros. Wii." The two biggest games of the Holiday 2009 Gaming Season. Side-by-side, point-by-point... and they might have more in common than you think!

The Game Underthinker

They say you haven't "made it" until you've been parodied. In which case, I might as well break out the bubbly. "The Game UnderThinker," it strikes me, is spoofing my 'name' less than my style, but I think it's pretty damn funny ;)

Check it out over at the new ScrewAttack:
http://screwattack.com/videos/The-Game-Underthinker-New-Super-Mario-Brothers-Wii

WATCH/READ THIS: "Ode to Minions"

I dunno how many people remember to check it out here and there, but Matthew Taranto and Chris Seward's "Brawl in The Family" is consistently one of the better webcomics out there; especially considering it's working from a premise - goofing mainly on Super Smash Bros.-related franchises - that you'd think wouldn't have much room for growth.

To celebrate "strip #200," they've pulled out the stops for a musical episode. It's pretty damn great (the last three panels just SLAY ME), you can check it out HERE (make sure you enable the music): http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=938

And, since this is the Internet, here's a youtube of the panels "cut" to the song:

Episode 29: "Continuum"

update: as of 9/13/11 this video is found at THIS LINK

Episode 29 is now up at ScrewAttack...


http://www.screwattack.com/TGO/Continum

Internet Hall of Fame

Web personality "That Dude in The Shades" has, quite graciously, featured me in his ongoing series "The Internet Hall of Fame." The induction/interview is embedded here:

Episode 28: "Complex Issues"

UPDATE: As of 9/13/11, this video can be found at THIS LINK

With appologies for the wait, a new episode has debuted on ScrewAttack:



Basic subject this time: The somewhat non-started boycott movement that arose around the XBLA title "Shadow Complex," which I SWEAR was still new news when I started this ;)

Episode 27: "Who Will Be Remembered?"

UPDATE: As of 9/13/11 this video can be viewed at THIS LINK

http://www.screwattack.com/TGO/WhoWillBeRemembered
New today at ScrewAttack. Enjoy!

Episode 26: "Button, Button, Who's Got The Button?"

UPDATE: As of 9/13/11, this video can be seen on the NEW screwattack at THIS LINK

Miss me?

Well, it's come to this: I'm now a part of the ScrewAttack family. Enjoy Episode 26, and make sure to click over to the rest of SA's content, too. More to come!

WINNER

Obviously, I'll have more to say about this as I, um... am told more about this... but for now - as some of you may already have heard - "The Game OverThinker" WON the Screwattack.com "myvidsdontsuck" contest; officially confirmed by Stuttering Craig on this week's "Sidescrollers" podcast: http://www.screwattack.com/SideScrollers/071509

My endless thanks, of course, go out to all the fans who voted for me this time, who supported the show in the "playoffs" and who've been there all along. You're the reason I "won" anything, all I did was show up. Thank you.

About the Finals...

Guys, listen up.

Yes, I posted links to my ScrewAttack entry and the place you could vote for it if you so chose.

What I DID NOT ask or encourage anyone to do was flame the SA forums, double-post, get into cut-and-paste arguments or otherwise cause trouble on that site. The enthusiasm is appreciated, bad behavior is not. Be better than that.

FINALS: Episode 25 - "Violence is Golden"

UPDATE! As of 9/13/11, this episode can be found on the NEW ScrewAttack at THIS LINK.

Here it is, folks. Episode 25, in which I finally get around to The Big One: Video game violence. I could think of no place more appropriate to do this than in my Finals entry in the ScrewAttack contest...



If you enjoy it, why not go HERE and vote for me in the contest itself?
http://screwattack.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=48749

However it goes down, I appreciate every vote I've gotten and will get. None of this is possible without the fans, and I don't plan on forgetting that.

Game OverThinker in the finals

So... I'm going to be in the finals of the ScrewAttack myvidsdontsuck contest. That's pretty awesome.

The voting for the finals will occur on (I believe) the 25th of June, with the actual match being me against either the very funny Taco-Man or the very funny Psychotaku - who are competing in their semi-final matchup right now. For those who asked, unless plans have to change I'm aiming for my Finals entry to be a full episode about video-game violence that so many have been asking me to do for so long. That's the plan, anyway.

In any case, IF you want to vote for me or anyone else, you HAVE to register at the ScrewAttack message-board forums. It is free, and you can do it here: http://screwattack.com/forum/ucp.php?mode=login

So... yeah, keep an eye out for the 25th, and thanks to everyone who already voted ;)

ScrewAttack Finals

So, according to the vote-tallies on ScrewAttack, I won my round of the myvidsdontsuck contest and will be one of the two competitors to advance to the Finals. Kickass, thanks to everyone who voted!

The second semifinals are underway now, which will essentially decide my Finals "opponent." This one is between two of the BEST indie gaming shows on the web: "Psychotaku," who does reviews of semi-obscure import games in the style of a Japanese pirate-signal TV broadcast; and "Taco Man," an insanely geek-tastic parody of "Captain N: The Game Master." Take a look:
http://www.screwattack.com/myvidsdontsuck/Semi2

Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian arrive at the Pleasure P album release party in Miami, June 6!!

Kourtney always looks great in black!

EPISODE TWENTY-FOUR: "Reality Sucks" aka "VOTE FOR ME!"

As I had hoped, HERE is the newest full-episode, on the subject of overly-realistic graphics and why I think I find them so tiresome lately. Short-version: Uncanny Valley. Long-version? See below:


HARD LINK: http://www.screwattack.com/myvidsdontsuck/Semi1/OverThinker

I hope you liked it. If you did and/or are a fan otherwise, here's your latest chance to show it: This video is here as an entry in ScrewAttack.com's semifinal round of their "myvidsdontsuck" contest to elect a new contributor. I'm up against the very worthy competitor Director Toby this time, so your votes are more important than ever!

To cast your vote, go HERE to the ScrewAttack forums (you have to register to post to vote): http://screwattack.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=47970 Official voting will begin sometime on Friday, June 12 (you can only vote once) and will run until June 19.

So... yeah, I'd appreciate every bit of support I could get. And I sincerely thank everyone who votes AND everyone who's already helped me get here. You're the best.

Kim Kardashian: Monte Carlo Chick!!

SUPPLEMENTAL EPISODE - E3 2009

So, if all goes well you'll most-likely get a big NEW episode on Friday the 12th in my semi-final ScrewAttack matchup. (I'll put up the link when it's put-up-able) Until then, here's a short-ish bit mostly about this year's E3.

Kim Kardashian Checks Out “The Taking of Pelham 123”!!

Her style is ever so slowly getting better!

Kim Kardashian attended Nivea and Shay Todd's "Bikini Bash" at the Nivea Beach House in Malibu, California on Sunday (May 24)!!

Kim is really suckin it in that first pic!

Kim KARDASHIAN says her BODY is ready for SUMMER 2009!

Summer is just around the corner and Kim Kardashian is ready to show off her body. "I feel great. I am ready for the bikini body," she told PEOPLE on Wednesday at an opening bash for Dash, her new Miami boutique with sisters Khloe and Kourtney, at the Clevelander hotel in South Beach. "I am eating well and I go to the gym every day and I already see a difference."

The 28-year-old reality star had blogged in March that she wanted was motivated to "get in better shape and tone up" after unretouched photos of her from Complex magazine appeared on the Internet. Besides working on her body, Kardashian – who wore a sexy, form-fitting sleeveless dress at the bash, hosted at the hotel's 1020 Music Boxx Club – is also ready for her siblings to take center stage in their own Keeping Up with the Kardashians spinoff, tentatively titled Kourtney and Chloe Take Miami. The E! show will focus on their new life running Dash in the south Florida city.

At the party, Khloe told PEOPLE that she's ready to jump back in the reality saddle even after her unhappy experience being a contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice. "I couldn't wait for it to be over to go home," says Khloe. "I don't regret it, but I would never do it again." Though she isn't the star of her sisters' new show, Kim says she'll be making guest appearances on the Miami set with boyfriend Reggie Bush. "He'll be spending time with me during the shoot," she says. And Kardashian reported that stepdad Bruce Jenner is looking great after his recent facelift, which was revealed on an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. " I think Bruce looks amazing!" she said. "I'm all for looking your best, no matter what it takes."

Victory

Wow.

So... I "won" my first round in the semifinals of Screw Attack's "My Vids Don't Suck" contest. I... really did not see that coming. Holy shit. Thanks to EVERYONE who voted.

http://www.screwattack.com/HardNews/051809

Yeah. Anyway, the way this works (apparently) is that there's another few semifinals head-to-heads to go, and then (I gather) myself and the other winners go into the finals. Something like that. In any case, I'll be sure to put another "vote for me" link here if and when that time comes. Thanks again ;)

VOTE FOR GAME OVERTHINKER (once again)

Okay, so... for various reasons I couldn't talk about this until now, but now I can, so... Yeah.

Here's how it works: I'm part of a running contest at ScrewAttack.com called "myvidsdontsuck." It's a poll in their forums, pitting various vids against one-another by vote. Mine is competing from today until the 19th agains the very, very funny "Rockumentary" HERE: http://www.screwattack.com/myvidsdontsuck/Quarter2

Here's the thing, though: IF you want to vote (for either of us) you have to register to post in their forums and then do the voting in THIS poll-thread:
http://screwattack.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=46348

I'll be honest: I'm VERY surprised to be "in this" at all... these other shows are remarkably well-made and funny. But, y'never know, right?

Kim KARDASHIAN out promoting her DVD, FIT IN YOUR JEANS BY FRIDAY!

Cute. Kim is much more likeable lately.

Kim Kardashian was spotted at the 16th Annual Race to Erase MS event!!

I have liked her style much better lately.

Kardashian WOMEN hit the DODGER game!

Kourntey is precious, can't wait for her new show!

Kim KARDASHIAN hits the KENTUCKY DERBY 2009!

Cute. Though the lace gloves are tacky not southern or sexy Kimmy!

EPISODE TWENTY-THREE: "Mississippi Pwning 2"

The trailer for "Resident Evil 5" caused a fervor over scenes of a white uniformed hero battling waves of poor Africans infected with animalistic feral rage. The actual RELEASE of the full game was supposed to calm the tensions and mitigate the loaded imagery. THEN we found out about Sheva's "tribal" costume, and the Native Village. Why is this still a problem, and what does it say about this business?



Y'know what I don't like about this issue? The fact that people insist on being "offended" by OTHER PEOPLE'S OFFENSE. The same (mostly) white gamers who go - justifiably - insane when a TV show or a book portrays gamers as stereotypical lazy manchildren somehow can't imagine why other people MIGHT take offense at being stereotyped - even if unintentionally - by a Resident Evil game.

Kim KARDASHIAN at SIRIUS RADIO!

Kim looks ok here, she has had a better look lately.

KIM KARDASHIAN does HANNITY on FOX!

SEAN HANNITY, HOST: My friend and former Olympian Bruce Jenner joined our Great American Panel and told us how the Kardashian household can be full of fun, also a lot of drama. Now take a look when one of the girls, Kim, is scheduled to go for Lasik eye surgery.

HANNITY: All right. Joining us now is one of the stars of that hit E! reality series, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," Kim Kardashian. By the way, she's also the founder of SheDazzle.com, three best-selling workout DVD's, which by the way, I could probably use. They continue to take Amazon.com by storm. You also have a perfume line and everything?

KARDASHIAN: I do have a perfume line coming out at the end of the year.

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HANNITY: Are you wearing it? Because it smells good.
KARDASHIAN: I am wearing it. I have a few samples.
HANNITY: Yes.
KARDASHIAN: And it's pretty much all I wear.
HANNITY: Well, terrific. It's good to see you. I had Bruce here. I've always been a fan of his. And one of the things that I was asking him — I said all right. Because I've seen the television show. It's — by the way, it's nuts.
KARDASHIAN: It is nutty.
HANNITY: It's nutty but in a fun way. You have a great family.
KARDASHIAN: Thank you.
HANNITY: And, you know, you don't drink alcohol.
KARDASHIAN: Huh-uh.
HANNITY: You don't really party, although, all the, quote, young famous girls have the reputation of doing that. You don't. Why?
KARDASHIAN: Well, you know what? I definitely go out. I definitely like to hang out. To me, going to parties is dressing up with your girlfriends. I work so much that it's the time to get ready together.
HANNITY: Yes, I dress up all the time. No, I'm kidding. I wear jeans every night. It's not a secret anymore. But go ahead.
KARDASHIAN: And then, you know, I never go to an after party. I'll go out. I'll have, you know, a few dances, and then I'm out. I just have never liked the taste of alcohol.
HANNITY: You just don't like it.
KARDASHIAN: I just don't like it.
HANNITY: Do you like the fact that some girls look up to you because of that as a role model?
KARDASHIAN: Definitely. I mean, I know what when I was 14 years old my father taught me how to drive, and he said your older sister one day, she might get into drinking and all of her friends. And I want to teach you to drive so if anything happens, you never let anyone drink and drive, an dyou call me.
And there — there was an instance once when I had to drive my sisters and all of her friends when I was 15 home, and I called him as soon as I got there.
HANNITY: Now you recall, everyone remembers your dad, because he was one of the lawyers in the O.J. Simpson case. But you were very close to him, and he died pretty young, at 59. And you were on "Dancing with the Stars" which by the way, I think is a gutsy thing to do.
KARDASHIAN: It was tough.
HANNITY: And you lost, what, the fifth anniversary after his death.
KARDASHIAN: Yes. My father passed away a little over five years ago. So the day I was kicked off, I remember the show was really tough for me. And I cried so hard that night of the performance.
HANNITY: Right.
KARDASHIAN: And I said I just want to go home, dad, if you're listening, just do whatever you think that I can handle. And then I got kicked off that night.
HANNITY: Right.
KARDASHIAN: And I was like OK, this was a sign. I wasn't meant to be here any longer, and you answered my prayers.
HANNITY: No, but I think that's a gutsy thing to do. By the way, I never do it. I didn't even dance at my wedding. Isn't that awful?
KARDASHIAN: You didn't.
HANNITY: I swear I did not.
KARDASHIAN: That is awful.
HANNITY: It's awful. I'm a bad husband. I've been married 17 years.
KARDASHIAN: Maybe. Maybe if I don't dance at my wedding, then that — longevity, exactly.
HANNITY: That would be good. You believe — for example, you gave a quote to Playboy when you were in — and we're going to get to that in a second. And you used to say your prayers before going to bed that you would stop developing...
KARDASHIAN: Yes.
HANNITY: ... and that you, quote, you had to embrace this idea about how you look.
KARDASHIAN: Yes.
HANNITY: So many girls are so fixated on this. This is important to you.
KARDASHIAN: It is really important to me. You know, I just — right now I just shot for the cover of Muscle & Fitness. And when I look at magazines like that I look at these, you know, really fit girls. And I feel like I'm curvy. So when I do magazine covers like that I feel very empowered, and I feel that I'm representing the curvy women, and it's not so sexy to be stick skinny. It's not me.
HANNITY: It's — and by the way, I'm going to be on the cover of, you know, "Fat Old Guy with Gray Hair Magazine." And — well, I'm getting in shape, though. I've lost a lot of weight.
KARDASHIAN: You look good
HANNITY: I've been working out.
KARDASHIAN: Have you been using like, fit in your jeans by Friday.
HANNITY: I can't fit in my jeans on Monday or Sunday. So forget about Friday.
I want to ask you. Why Playboy? That's the only thing I didn't understand. That didn't make sense. And I know you went through that in the first year of your show.
KARDASHIAN: Yes. I did it a long time ago. It was a decision at that time that I felt like I was OK to handle, and I felt like it was iconic. And so many fabulous women have done it.
And I'm going to prove that I can do this magazine that shows everything, and you can be fabulous and curvy. When I look at magazines like that, I thought you had to be this anorexic skinny model.
HANNITY: Right.
KARDASHIAN: It didn't represent to me voluptuous women. And I wanted to do that.
HANNITY: Do you have any moral qualms about doing that? My daughter, who's young, if she ever wanted to do it, I'd want to kill her.
KARDASHIAN: Yes, exactly.
HANNITY: And you probably understand that from a father's standpoint.
KARDASHIAN: I definitely do.
HANNITY: So did that go through your mind when you were making the decision to do that?
KARDASHIAN: We did talk about it with my whole family, and Bruce, my stepdad, gave his opinion. Because we kind of...
HANNITY: He's with me.
KARDASHIAN: Oh, yes. When we talked about it as a whole family, that's how we make our big decisions. That was a big decision.
And Bruce said, "You know what? I'm sticking up for your dad. He would in no way want you to do this." And, you know, if my dad were here, I would be very uncomfortable.
HANNITY: He'd defend you. Yes, you would be.
KARDASHIAN: It's your dad, you do Playboy. But my mom is very empowering and wanted me to make a decision on my own and thought that I could look back at this magazine, you know, years to come and feel like I represented the curvy, voluptuous women, and I'm very proud of what I did.
HANNITY: Good thing they don't have that for men, because there's not enough air brushing in the world for guys.
All right. You knew and were friends were and actually worked with, like, Paris Hilton.
KARDASHIAN: Uh-huh.
HANNITY: And with Lindsay Lohan. Those are two girls that I look at from the outside, and I don't follow the celebrity world as much as everybody else. But I would be very nervous for their future — or Britney Spears — because you read the stories about the drinking and the partying and the carrying on.
Do you worry that we're going to wake up and there's going to be a situation, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, you know, that these girls — one of them is going to go too far and a tragedy is going to occur?
KARDASHIAN: I do get worried, you know, when anyone is living, you know, a lifestyle like that.
However, I think that you have to understand that these girls — I mean, I'm 28 years old. These girls — you know, Lindsay's a teenager. She must be 21 now.
HANNITY: She's about 21 now. Yes.
KARDASHIAN: We've seen this cycle of her life, and she's 18. I don't know what I would do — I mean, I remember seeing Britney Spears once, and the cars are all blocked off because they're chasing her.
HANNITY: You go through that. You like through that.
KARDASHIAN: I do, but not, you know, to that extent. It's definitely more controlled.
HANNITY: You are friends with Lindsay and Paris. Have you ever called them and reached out to them and said, "Hey, can I help you? Are you OK? Is this too much?"
KARDASHIAN: No, I haven't really reached out. I think, you know, they have their family and their own like inner circle of friends that they go to for stuff like that. But I've worked with them all, and I've been friends with them all. But I also think that people are going to go through whatever they're going to go through.
And it's just — really must be hard because there's such a watchful eye. So I think the media does tend to elaborate on things and make things a bigger deal than what they are and kind of fabricate things.
HANNITY: Right.
KARDASHIAN: So you never know what's true, at least, because I've seen stories that aren't true about myself. So you never know what's true, so I would never want to pry into someone else's life and say, "Hey, are you OK for this" when it could totally be a made up story.
HANNITY: Well, it's true. But maybe it's true that you offer sort of some counsel and advice. Look, you have a great head on your shoulders.
KARDASHIAN: Thank you.
HANNITY: You're doing terrifically well, and it's very nice to meet you.
KARDASHIAN: Thank you. And your dad — your dad, Robert, would have been proud. And I know Bruce is proud, because I've talked to him about you. So thank you for being with us.
KARDASHIAN: Thank you for having me.
HANNITY: Thanks.
Watch "Hannity" weeknights at 9 p.m. ET!

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Kim KARDASHIAN hits New York City!

The dark hair on Kim is much better than that blonde mess was!

Behind the SCENES of Kim KARDASHIAN'S Muscle and Fitness MAGAZINE shoot!

Better BIKINI body - Kim Kardashian or KOURTNEY Kardashian?

Gotta go with Kourtney!

Kourtney and KHLOE Kardashian get their own SHOW!

They make a cute threesome on their reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, but now sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are branching out with their own reality show, to take place in Miami, E! is reporting.The girls will head to Florida seeking a fresh start and a new business venture--opening a new Dash boutique in Miami. Hilarious and sexy in their own right,

Kourtney and Khloe are also newly single, and cameras will follow the duo as they explore and exploit the Miami nightlife! "E! viewers have fallen in love with Kourtney and Khloe's outspoken, unpredictable and highly entertaining personalities," said Lisa Berger, Executive Vice President,
Original Programming and Series Development for E! "It is exciting to work once again with

Ryan Seacrest and Bunim-Murray to bring viewers a new series with Kourtney and Khloe. They had been looking to open another store and thought Miami was the perfect place. We knew fans could not miss out on this drama-filled duo as they invade such a beautiful, vibrant and notoriously wild city as Miami."


Seacrest adds, "The girls' journey to Miami will be sure to entertain audiences and Keeping Up with the Kardashians fans will not be disappointed as their wit, sincerity and drama will not be missed."

Kim KARDASHIAN lives her FIREFIGHTER fantasy!

Kim KARDASHIAN hits a BRIDAL SHOWER, soon it will be HER OWN!

I think Kim gets married this fall!

Kardashian FAMILY parties with Joe Francis on his BIRTHDAY!

Kourtney is losing her crown, Kim looks the best again, love the dress!

Khloe KARDASHIAN'S Five Travel ESSENTIALS!

Here are my essentials:

1. iPod

2. Blackberry

3. Flat Iron

4. Camera

5. Makeup

Kardashian sisters in MEXICO!

Kimmy actually looks good!

Kim KARDASHIAN spending EASTER 2009 in New ORLEANS with Reggie Bush!

How is Kim Kardashian spending Easter?
"I will be in New Orleans with Reggie [Bush]!" the reality star tells Us. "We are going to a Hornets basketball game to see his friend Chris Paul play and then all decorate Easter eggs!"
See photos of Kim and Reggie's most romantic moments.
Kardashian tells Us her footballer beau is "just great. I'm so happy."
What makes them work?
"We just get along," Kardashian told Us at a Kiehl's party in NYC Thursday. "It's easy, like it's supposed to be."
See Kim's (and other stars') makeovers!
Although Kardashian says she has "no idea -- whenever we're ready" when asked about wedding plans, she knows one thing: she'll have a lot of children.
"I am looking forward to having a big family," Kardashian tells Us.

Kim is such a name dropper! Bouche!

EPISODE TWENTY-TWO: "SONIC IN CRISIS - PART II"

An optimistic conclusion to our two-part peek at the ailing "Sonic The Hedgehog" franchise...



I'll be honest, I'm a little concerned that what amounts to proposing a "what I'd do" reboot of the whole bloody franchise strikes me as alarmingly close to the kind of myopic arrogance that tends to inform "fan fiction"... but I think I found a decent balance here. Or maybe not, you tell me.

Follow along with the GOLFERS at the MASTERS TOURNAMENT all WEEKEND!

www.masters.org

Kourtney KARDASHIAN does a SPREAD for Maxim MAGAZINE!

I always said she was the best looking Kardashian! Scott really screwed up, I don't think he can do better than this!