Critter Crunch Review: Another Reason To Support Indie Games

Thanks from a couple nudges from my fellow game journalists, I downloaded Cabybara's Critter Crunch off of the Playstation Network. It is almost a month later since downloading, and a significant month for gaming as well. For time capsule purposes I'll state the obvious. Infinity Ward's, Modern Warfare 2 is currently setting the world ablaze with yet another quality shooter. Electronic Arts has released some of the best reviewed games of the year these past couple of months [Dragon Age: Origins, FIFA 10, and Brutal Legend]. Even Gearbox's Borderlands and Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2 have been rocking the world of gaming. With all these elements in mind, it is not surprising that very few people have not heard of this puzzle-adventure game that is only available on the Playstation Network.

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Scientist Build An Artificial Brain That Is The Size Of A Cat's

Although the hype around my pet fandom project, the LHC, may have died down. There are plenty of cool things happening in science.

Earlier today, I explained [to the best of my abilities] to my coworkers that scientists were able to build the largest artificial brain which happens to be the size of a cat's brain. Naturally we joked about how artificial cat brains could eventually enslave us all and relegate all of our puny shopping needs to Fancy Feast and Catnip.

Now that I have had time to sit down and think about the ramifications of such a feat, you really have to wonder, "Is it worth it?"

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Chris Rock's "Good Hair"

There is a much classier way to start a review of Chris Rock's comedic documentary, Good Hair. However, I will cut straight to the point [no pun intended]. If you want to know how black men and women's hair 'do that thing' it does. Or if you've ever asked your African-American co-workers, "So what do you put in your hair for it to do that?" Chris Rock answers the multi-billion dollar question in Good Hair.

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Bad News: The ACTA Treaty Hates You

We can't take our government anywhere 'nowadays'. About a week ago, in Seoul Korea, the U.S. Government decided to sign an ACTA [Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement]treaty with several powerful nations [South Korea and Canada notably]. This treaty encapsulated a fair amount of free-trade of intellectual agreements and most importantly, an Internet Chapter. Fellow nerds, we've done it. We have the government making chapters and policy outlines specifically to protect our best interest, via the internet. Unfortunately, there appears to be a reason why this treaty was signed in a great deal of secrecy. Below are the issues at hand.

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game, "Fans Rejoice, Then Move On"

Enjoying Ghostbusters: The Video Game on the PS3 comes with a handful of caveats. The player must come to terms that there will be no Rick Moranis nor will there be any references of the actor turned country singer. Fans of the movies will have to concede that though the video game is formatted like a movie. Unfortunately, the tropes of a video game [the game is about 8 hours long] may aggravate those wanting the story to 'move it along'.

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The Worst Video Game Voice Acting

I'm actually surprised he missed some obvious ones. Anything from Street Fighter or Soul Calibur, better yet; any fighting game VO could have been wedged in anywhere on that list.

"Dynomite, Dynomite!" A Review Of Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite is currently playing in select theaters. If you are one of the  fortunate few who can watch this masterpiece in your city I support this decision and I implore you to bring friends as well as family. Sure Black Dynamite carries an R-rating. There is a message for all underneath the homage and parody of Blaxploitation cinema. The message is simple, "This is for you, if you did not get it, then it was never for you."

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There Is Something About This Girl I Really Like...

Elizabeth Lambert, I'm putting you on notice...for stealing my heart. I mean, at a certain in this clip I thought blood trickles would be evident. I have never played soccer on an organized team and after seeing a clip like this I am pretty okay watching this from the comfort of my own home. Unfortunately, not all soccer games that end with a 1-0 score have the entertainment value that the lovely Miss Lambert gave America and the world.

I Salute You

PWND: Wall Street Gets The Vaccine Before You Do

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Oh word? I mean, I guess if it weren't for these guys we wouldn't be able to...well...hmm. I'm not quite sure what were to happen if everybody on Wall Street got sick and specifically the swine flu. Maybe we would lose our way in the world and start eating our own poop [I mean, once we've kept the demons away by flinging our poop surplus]. I could never get a vaccine. I mean...I really couldn't, this has nothing to do with my morals to getting vaccinations, but if you were to include that I would still be hacking up a lung for the sake of someone who may be worse off than I am.

Not Wall Street though. These guys are white collar gangsta. It just goes to show you ... you can't spell Swine Flu without WIN. And Wall Street got this round.

Source: MSNBC

Just Cause 2 "The Power Of The Grappling Hook"

Couple things about this clip. First off, why is it in video games and especially movies when someone blows up something remotely while walking away from the eventual wreckage, they never get blown away from the percussion? How about a little shrapnel in the back of the neck for good measure? Secondly, I had my ear out for a possible terrible pun. Did he just say, "I'm the only one who can pull this off?" I actually never played the first Just Cause, but with the looks of this trailer, I just may watch someone else play it. Still very non-plused, but its 'over-the-topness' intrigues me. I'd love to casually fall off of a building, pull out the old parachute and control-glide it to my cleverly placed machine-gun boat.

All this and enemy helicopters with conveniently placed exploding barrels.

Source: Joystiq