Monthly Archives: July 2011

From Dust Review

From Dust
The hits keep coming in this years Summer of Arcade with From Dust by Ubisoft Montpellier (XBLA 1200 MSP).

Designed by Eric Chahi, From Dust puts you in the role of The Breath, a force called upon by a nomadic tribe that's able to harness the elements to aid them in their search of the ancients. 

From a first person view, you control a swirling cursor that is able to pick up earth, water and lava to deposit elsewhere. You can then create paths or remove obstacles for your tribe so they may venture to build villages or gather totems that allow protection from natural disasters or to augment your skills.

The main goal is to lead your tribe to the next gateway so they can settle on new islands, each with their own challenges and environmental dangers.

Nintendo gives in Drops Price of 3DS

As reported by istockanalyst.com — Nintendo of America today announced plans to drop the suggested retail price of its portable Nintendo 3DSâ„¢ system to $169.99 in the United States, as new games based on some of the world’s most beloved video game franchises head to the system. The new price, down from the suggested launch price of $249.99 and effective Aug. 12, makes an outstanding value even better and sets up a strong holiday season for the system.

Episode 53- Trouble happened

We unfortunately had some problems and the first part of the show is gone, but still enough left for a good show. Once again be sure to pick up our android app. The android App includes special bonus content that can only be found on the android app or you can tune in to our live show. We also have the iPhone app that can be found in the Podcast Box app on iTunes. Show notes with links will be below. We really want to know what you think of this episode so please let us know your thoughts. You can leave feedback on iTunes, Zune, Twitter, Facebook, send email to TheGeeksFTW@gmail.com , call our voiceline at 1-347-GeekFTW(433-5389) , or leave a comment below. And remember we are still looking for writers and guest hosts so if you are interested than please contact us. We hope you enjoy!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – One Geek Girl’s Review

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Final Harry Potter Film

I’d be remiss in my duties as a geek girl if I didn’t write about my thoughts on the final Harry Potter movie, The Deathly Hallows Part 2. There were many things changed from the book, some that I was okay with and others that I was not happy about but I’ll save the details for the hidden section. I’ll be discussing various plot points and the musical score so if you’ve never read the books, haven’t seen the movie and/or don’t want to see any spoilers I’d recommend skipping this post for now. Then come back once you’ve watched the movie and let me know what you think.

Here there be spoilers!

Has Netflix Screwed the Pooch?

Netflix

If you’re a Netflix customer you might have caught today’s announcement of new plans and pricing (starting now for new customers and September 1st for existing customers). Netflix has announced that they will be splitting their plans into two separate types: streaming andDVD. 

Get Geek Shirt Now and Save $10

Read this carefully. We want anyone who buys our shirts to save as much as they can. We have a new coupon code that is really good. $10 off a shirt. Its only good for one shirt per order. If you are thinking of more then 1 shirt then it is cheapest to do more then one order because you can use the code for both shirts since it is good for one shirt per order. This coupon is good till 7/16. The code is 4SK0709. Going to repeat that the code is good for one shirt per order so it is cheaper to buy 1 shirt per order so you save $10 on each shirt. And alas Click Here to go to our cafepress store to purchase your GeeksFTW shirt(s).

 

Episode 52- GeeksFTW+

We are back for another episode and this time its a full episode. No major problems that cuts any part of the show out. Be sure to listen to all of it. We have a couple cool announcements at the end. Once again be sure to pick up our android app. The android App includes special bonus content that can only be found on the android app or you can tune in to our live show. We also have the iPhone app that can be found in the Podcast Box app on iTunes. Show notes with links will be below. We really want to know what you think of this episode so please let us know your thoughts. You can leave feedback on iTunes, Zune, Twitter, Facebook, send email to TheGeeksFTW@gmail.com , call our voiceline at 1-347-GeekFTW(433-5389) , or leave a comment below. And remember we are still looking for writers and guest hosts so if you are interested than please contact us. We hope you enjoy!

GeeksFTW Now Does Video!!

It is my pleasure to finally unveil GeeksFTW videos. We will be posting videos of geeky things, whether they be Video Games, hardware, or anything that you might be interested in but your not sure you want to buy it, stream it, download it, whatever your geeky heart desires. That’s where GeeksFTW On The Fence comes in. We will show you what you want to know about it. All these and more will be found at our new

Now for the first On The Fence video we have Global Agenda: Free Agent.

How can you remake “Oldboy”?!

Oldboy

I love Asian cinema but it took my friend, Amanda, breaking out her collection of dvds to really get me into some of the films I’d never heard of.

Like Oldboy. It’s the second in Park Chan-wook’s “Vengence Trilogy” but it was the first one that Amanda suggested that I see. After watching it I understood why. It’s brutal with its plot and twists. It can be hard to watch, and not just because of the violence, but because of the gritty situation and the realistic way it’s presented. And how can I not mention the amazing fight scene with the hammer? Seriously. It’s brilliant.

But if you’ve seen Oldboy and love it you might find yourself a little nervous at this latest bit of news.

GeeksFTW Shirts and more!

 

We now have shirts!. They can be found at Our CafePress site. Be sure to show off your Geek Pride with one of these shirts. There are a variety of shirts and colors that you can choose to have TheGeeksFTW logo. Don’t want green? Then grab a red or blue shirt. There are also Hoodies and other stuff, but we mainly did this for the shirts. Right now we have a 20% off your entire order coupon code: THREESK0702. This offers ends 07/09/2011. Take advantage of this offer now. We have no clue when we will get another coupon code.

We don’t want to ask for any donations from anyone, but picking this shirt up will help support TheGeeksFTW and you get a really spiffy shirt. And everyone needs to wear shirts so why not pick up this one? If you do end up picking one up send us a picture of you wearing it at TheGeeksFTW@gmail.com and we might post it on the site.

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