Archive for May, 2009

Moola

May 27th, 2009 – 10:04 am Posted by Louise

Moola.com is a site where you can earn money playing games. There are four main games: Hi-Lo, in which you and your opponent bet on whether or not the next flipped card will be higher or lower than the last; Ro-Sham-Bo-Fu, which is rock-paper-scissors with a twist; Gold Rush, a game that involves betting pieces of [...]

Injured by Living in a Virtual World

May 19th, 2009 – 10:14 am Posted by Bea
Tagged as: WoW

Some of you may have heard of the popular site, FML, where people post short stories of ridiculous things that happen to them. While reading this site, Fmlife.com, I stumbled upon this comment:
“Today, I learned that I have carpal tunnel syndrome. I got it from playing too much World of Warcraft. I got a disease in real [...]

Batman Gets Another Successful Adaptation, Maybe?

May 12th, 2009 – 8:52 am Posted by B Kenney

A deranged psychopath haunts the streets at night, adorned in white face paint and red lipstick. His hair gleams in the moonlight, and a faint green tint is visible in the darkness. Then without warning a dark figure drops down nearby, his mask formed in the shape of a bat. A shrill and eerie voice [...]

World In Conflict

May 5th, 2009 – 9:53 am Posted by Jacob P.
Tagged as: Game Reviews

In 1989, the Soviet Union, due too severe social, economic, and political collapse, decided to invade Europe and then invade America.  Wait, WHAT???  This is the alternate reality setting for the strategy game World In Conflict.
The game begins as you, First Lieutenant Parker (first name never stated), are on leave in Seattle when a disguised Soviet [...]