Final Fantasy XIII: First Gloss
A first look at Final Fantasy XIII, the gorgeous latest installment in Square Enix’s epic RPG franchise. Don’t worry- I’ll be back with more after like 20 hours of additional gameplay. Stay tuned!
Lady Gaga Joins Rockband, Infinity Ward Drama and Hello Battlestar Galactica MMO!
Holy Smokes! Lady Gaga comes to Rockband, Battlestar Galactica lives on in an MMO, Infinity Ward explodes, Steam for Macs gets announced, six gigs of free SXSW music and holy shit, Earth’s days are shorter. Whoa there!
Video Game Maps: An Ode to Overworld Cartography
This (early) edition of Geekender is a love song to video games maps! Because I love cartography, and by cartography I guess I mean gaming. But hey, everybody likes Mario 3 and Zelda, right? AND THERE’S A SECRET BONUS QUESTION which is: Would you join an Autostraddle guild in WoW? Because that’d be hot.
PS3’s Outage Failpocalypse, iPad’s Inventory & LG’s Smartphone
Holy sh*t it’s March! When did that happen? Considering that now we’re basically in the future, here’s a bunch of stuff you’ll need to know when the inevitable international geek coup d’état goes down. Any day now.
Chatroulette Explored: Images of an Internet Frontier Town
Keep hearing about Chatroulette, but afraid to check it out? Never fear- our intrepid team explores the seedy, occasionally profound underbelly of the website so you don’t have to. And don’t miss our total weirdo screenshot gallery!
Top 10 Films of 2010 for Geeks, Sci-Fi Nerds & Weirdos
Wondering what movie to see on your next hot date with a hot geek? We’ve got you covered with our 2010 geeky movie preview! Alice in Wonderland, Prince of Persia, Kick-Ass, Harry Potter and the Neverending Film Franchise and more!
Chatroulette’s NSFW Horrors, Lost Cast Arrested and Olympics Geekery
Geek out with Olympic desktop wallpapers and physics lessons! Try your luck at Chatroulette before the feds shut it down! And just try to resist peeking at these mugshots courtesy of the drunk-driving cast of Lost. Also, otters!
My Comic Book Adventure: Geekender Edition!
I take a trip to my friendly neighborhood comic book store, Auto gets its party on and I find out there is lesbian sex in Mass Effect 2 and everyone lied to me!
Bioshock 2 Review: Last Dance in Rapture
Join me as I relive my foray into the creepy, sunken horror world of Bioshock 2! Here’s how I feel about rapture, Big Daddies and Little Sisters, with an original cartoon to boot!
Google Apologizes for the Buzz Privacy Fail But Wants to be Your ISP
Google continues to invade every aspect of your life, but at least they’re sorry, right? Also, sausage styluses, Spiderman & Superman movie news, and a training camp for peeping toms!
Emily’s Team Pick: Apple Logo Art
You know that Apple logo on the back of your mac that lights up? Look at all these cool designs you can put around it! Also happy valentine’s day and stuff, whatever.
What is Google Buzz? Will Buzz Blindside Twitter and Facebook?
Oh hey it’s Google Buzz! Where did you come from? What are you for? Do we like you? How do we turn you off? How do we make it work with you? These questions and more, answered by Technostraddle!
Sci-Fi Oscar Noms, EA Sports’ Superbowl Prediction & Mass Effect 2’s Gay Hullabaloo
The virtual Saints and the real Saints win the Superbowl! The Oscars go wild for science-fiction for some reason! And we all continue to puzzle over the future/present/past of Lost. The show, and the characters. And like, the semi-abstract conceptions of time. Also; gay gamers, the facebook makeover, dinosaurs, a new iPad in the works? and excuses to buy more video games. And more.
Batman vs. Spiderman Smackdown! Bonus Open Thread: What Are Your Fave Apps?
This week’s Technostraddle Open Thread answers some burning questions you guys had last time around. Mainly as they pertain to Batman and Superman, really. Because maybe I got a little carried away.
Riese’s Team Pick: Digital Nation on PBS
I happened to catch the second half of Digital Nation on Frontline the other night and it was fascinating, so then I caught both halves online, it remained fascinating, and I would like to suggest you do the same: Is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we’ve gained?: FRONTLINE […]
Dollhouse Dirge: Reflections on “The Whedon Effect,” Eliza Dushku’s Hot Last Stand
Dollhouse ended-it’s true- but its vast, unrealized potential burns on in the minds and hearts of Joss Whedon devotees everywhere. Dollhouse’s finale was a fitting end to another of Whedon’s semi-failed tv successes, but maybe not for all the right reasons.
Top 5 Video Games of 2010: Zelda, World of Warcraft, Bioshock 2 and More!
What is Technostraddle looking forward to in 2010? We’ve got gaming picks from new installations to well-loved favorites. Get your controllers and your Mountain Dew cocktails (ew!) ready, it’s time to geek out as we preview what’s to come for Zelda, World of Warcraft and more!
Macmillan Tells Amazon Who’s Boss, Google Gets Sneaky on the iPhone and the Asian Flush: Solved!
So many mysteries are solved this week: Where are all my friends and what is Mass Effect 2? How can I be on my computer and on the elliptical machine? Why did I get fired after Facebook-friending my HR manager? Read on!
The iPad App Revolution: A Look at the Card Up Apple’s Sleeve
iPad blues got you down? Maybe you just aren’t looking in the right place to find the device’s latent brilliance. Why the iPad’s app store is Apple’s ultimate ace in the hole.
Apple Announces the “iPad” to Our Collective Horror (and Excitement?)
Apple debuted the iPad, finally introducing its long-awaited tablet of ridiculously mythical proportions today at a press conference in San Francisco. But can we forgive its name? And does it live up to the hype?