Guardians of the Galaxy: Movie Review

"Guardian's of the Galaxy" (GotG) released this week to a suspecting public. This is undoubtedly one of the riskier movies Marvel Studios has made so far. GotG is relatively unknown unless you are an active comic reader. It is not like Iron Man, Hulk, or Captain America that may be considered household names, or at least common knowledge to the standard public. Peter Quill is likely to invoke quizzical glances instead of familiarity if you bring him up in conversation. Same goes for Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Rocket; none of these characters are well known. So was the risk worth it for Marvel? If you don't have enough time to read this whole review then A) Why not? and B) Yes, the risk was worth it.

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This Weeks Geek - Is Magic Incompatible with Video Games?

Magic, it is a wondrous thing that allows the impossible to happen. Flying carpets, repairing broken items in an instant and making games such as quidditch. But in a world where magic is fully accessible by everyone, in a world where magic makes everyone's lives easier, would we have video games?

For this discussion I am going to mainly refer to the world of Harry Potter and how things are in Hogwarts compared to the muggle world. I will not be including the things that appear to be a direct byproduct of wizard / muggle interaction such as magical vehicles.

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Destiny - Beta Impression

The long awaited Destiny beta has started for Playstation, and will be starting for Xbox on 7/23. I have been lucky enough to snag a key, or I just pre-ordered the game, and have spent some time playing the game to get a first impression. So far, impressions are good. In order to avoid text spoilers I am going to avoid talking too much about the story which I did on this weeks podcast.

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The Gameslave Podcast - Episode 188

Greetings Geeks! We have brought you to another episode of The Gameslave Podcast, this time with special guest Laurissa! Laurissa is a friend of show and artist of two web comics, Tess and Jack: Work for Hire and LesTwentyTwo. Let us know if you liked it!


Destiny Beta
Diablo 3
Sailor Moon Crystal
Dash Con - First Hand
Time Crash (Doctor Who fan band)