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Nelson Abalos

Notice anything different? [Pixelated Geek 4.0]

Welcome to 2011 my fellow geeks and geekettes. Hope you all had a great weekend! I know that we geeks here at Pixelated Geek did.  Now that all the holidays are behind us, it’s time to get back to business.  For this new year, we have finally come out with a new version of the

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Nelson Abalos

Tripod – Ep.004 – Technical Diffculties

After two weeks of trying, it finally happend.  We recorded our latest episode of the Tripod.  We aptly named it “technical Difficulties” due to internet outages, Skype going down, and just a slew of other little things.  But we recorded it and here it is.  Go past the break to watch and enjoy. Topics: James

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Flick Buddies – Flicking Fun

To begin, I don’t find iPhone games anything more than good time wasters. Whether you are in line at the DMV or just in the bathroom (yes, I take my iPhone to the bathroom; what, you wanna fight about it?).  Angry Birds, Train Yard, and Tilt to Live are all great balances of challenge and

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Top 5 Characters Who Need to Calm Down

Gaming characters come in all shapes and sizes and all sorts of temperaments.  Some characters are as cool as they come.  But on the other end of the spectrum, we find some characters who just don’t know when to back off.  So here are my Top 5 Characters Who Need to Calm Down. 5) Bowser

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Rachel

Everything You Can Do With The Kinect…Except Play It!

The Kinect was extremely anticipated as a massive game changer in the video gaming world. My employer, Best Buy, was constantly sold out of them, and the day that we had another shipment, they were immediately sold out again. I take that back: not just my Best Buy, but every single Best Buy within half

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Pokemon Black & White: Release Date and More!

I remember going to Circuit City when I was about ten years old to get my first color Gameboy and my first Pokémon game.  Now, many years and a Nintendo DS later, I still play Pokémon, and I have been really looking forward to the new Black and White versions that have already been released

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A Black Heimdall? Thor Controversy and Ethnic Tokenism

So, a black Heimdall, huh? I’m going to join with Penny Arcade by saying that the racist groups currently protesting the casting choice aren’t really to be taken seriously. The Council of Conservative Citizens has been recognized as a hate organization; their interest in the issue lies only in their bigotry. So we can dismiss

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