Most World of Warcraft junkies probably already know about Thottbot. For those few that don’t, it’s one of the best info sites available for the game. If you’re stuck on a quest, chances are great that they’ll have a walkthrough to get your through it. Trying to figure out what gear to upgrade? Browse through their lists and drool over the stuff you’ll never get. They’ve even got maps!
Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation fame (named because of the speed at which he talks in his reviews) has done some of the best game critiques I’ve ever seen. Funny as hell and typically dead-on, I wouldn’t call them reviews since he doesn’t give them a score, he typically just talks about a game he’s played and the things he likes (or normally dislikes) about it. This week he went for the retro approach and talked about Painkiller, a game that came out several years ago. I never got around to playing it back then, but after seeing what he had to say about it, I’m going to try and pick up a copy soon. The videos aren’t work or kid safe due to a bit of swearing. New videos are posted every Wednesday at the Escapist Magazine.
Here’s what I was hoping for when I saw that custom road sign thingie. This guy has an LED sign in his house (dorm?) that people can actually change via the internet. There’s some swearing of course, and occasionally some racism, but what can you expect from the internet masses. If you’re easily offended I don’t recommend clicking the picture.
The ask a ninja videos are among some of the funniest vids I’ve seen on the internet so far. I especially like the ‘omni’ episodes where he answers a bunch of questions from different people rather than just answering one for an entire episode. It’s some good stuff!
What do you do during a time when the movie-going public is being flooded with zombie movies? If you’re Lazy Ghost Films you go ahead and make another zombie movie! But with a twist of course, Special Dead is the tale of a zombie infestation at a summer camp. A summer camp for mentally handicapped individuals. Heralded as being both the most offensive and funniest zombie movie ever it looks like something I’ve just gotta see for myself. I’m sure the trailer alone offends enough people as it is, it’s hilarious! Special Dead is available to purchase from amazon but I think I’ll just try to rent it somewhere instead.
Well, when I first came across this little jewel I thought it would be cooler than it turned out. I realize that having a real road sign that random internet people can edit is a very bad idea, but all this thing does is make a picture with your writing on it. Oh well, at least it’s free, and someone somewhere may have a use for it.
Most free games online kinda suck, right? Typically they’re just solitaire, casino or bejeweled clones, but there are some gems out there if you look hard enough. Dungeon Runners is one of those gems. It’s free to play and free to download, forever. There is a pay option of course, which unlocks better equipment and more bank space, but the stuff you get for free is more than adequate.
How does it play? Like a cross between Diablo and World of Warcraft. You clickclickclickclickclick until monsters die, but you also get quests to work on which give money and experience as rewards. You can also choose to adventure with a group of people, or take them on in head to head PvP action.
Before anyone heads out into the vast reaches of the internet it’s very important to have some good virus protection installed. I’ve been using AVG for years now and I’ve found it to be among the best, even when only using the free version. Version 8 has been out for a little while now but was only available if purchased. Until just recently that is, now that they are going to stop supporting 7.5free they have released a free version of AVG 8.0. That’s a very good thing as 8.0 also covers spyware. I just upgraded this morning and 8.0 found 6 infected files and a bit of spyware that 7.5 and Spybot didn’t even know about.
If you haven’t checked out Google Earth lately, or at all, it’s time you go grab the latest version. There have been some great advancements made in this cool little program over the last couple of years. One of the most useful additions is the ability to search for business types in an area. For example, I live in a small town with very little to choose from for Asian food. My wife is Asian, imagine the horror since the nearest city is a couple hours away, so whenever we go there lately I just type in ‘Asian grocery’ in Google earth while that city is zoomed in on and it checks the yellow pages to bring me back a nice list of all the nearby places to shop and eat, complete with addresses and directions on how to get there. Very nice.
Lil’ Georgie Bush, the man the whole world loves to hate. Ever wonder what his email inbox would look like? Well, wonder no more for here’s a glimpse into what the leader of the free world has to deal with on a daily basis. Yeah it’s a joke but it’s a good one, enjoy and click for the full thing.
