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Geek essentials EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Gaming culture on your wall: 'Know Your Weak Points!' 10 Commence opening your wallet. The fifth episode of Robert Ashley's A Life Well Wasted is nearly upon us. For those unfamiliar, it's described as an Internet radio show, which is about right. It's... Geek chic: Two girls, one Spread Shot, moustache and more 14 PopCap has a couple of new Plants Vs Zombie shirt designs up on their store. The one you see above and one that says "Your Grass is Mine!" While the second one is extremely facepalm wor... Geek chic: Real life Pokemons 14 Teextile has fast become my favorite shirt supplier store on the Internets. Each week, five new designs go up and you only have that same week to get the shirt you want. Teextile has a videogame ... Geek chic: This Monster Hunter jacket is too much to handle 18 Oh yes, it's time for another edition of Geek Chic where we look at gaming related fashion. This Monster Hunter jacket is ridiculously hot. With that said though, I’ll never be caught weari... Life at home with some of the Modern Method staff 29 The other week, over at Japanator.com, we took a look at what life was like with some of the editors. You got to see our porn, TVs, and cats. Well, I figured that we might as well take a look at ... NES business card holders might be cool, if we could see them clearly 10 Now here is a product that I would probably blow my money on without a moment's hesitation: a business card holder with retro flavor, representing everything from Mario and Zelda to Ice Climber a... Never fear, men: Geek Squad will help you to survive Sex and the City! 27 So, this weekend marks the opening of the Sex and the City movie. For those of you living under a rock, the popular TV series about four liberated ladies drinking and partying their way around Ne... BEEG AMERICAN TEETEES! Rent Roman and hear that line day in, day out ... forever 70  It has to be said that Roman Bellic is one of the many joys of Grand Theft Auto IV. His determined optimism and love of beeg American teetees know no bounds, and I find him one of the most ... Geeky gaming goods give you wood... goods 13 How many times have you found yourself cutting meat (or... celery, for the vegetarians out there) on a plain white cutting board while thinking that something was missing from your life? Me? All ... New York Times maps the geek universe around Gary Gygax 37 Here's some chicken soup for the geek in you: the New York Times has mapped out a matrix of all of the things that may have directly benefited for the geekery that was Dungeons and Dragons. It m... Tetris oscilloscope hack, named Scopetris 21 Man, I suck at Tetris. It's now to the point where I lose every time, without fail. These days, all I can do is struggle for a few minutes before defeat, and then tell the victor that "at l... CES 2008: In-game XMB is coming to a PS3 near you soon 36 It's almost time to quit yer bellyachin', as Sony has finally announced that PS3 owners will soon be able to get into their console's operating system without having to leave the comfort of their... Bring your WoW character a reality: Your in-game avatar can now be a toy 38 I'm not a WoW player by any means, but this is still pretty cool news. A company is offering to make actual figures based on people's World of Warcraft characters that they can then buy. Since so... Ore-naments? More Christmas gifts for gamers 14 I've got more great goodies to put under your favorite gamer's tree this holiday season. From pretty ornaments to put on the tree to amazing presents to put under the tree, I have a bunch of swee... Jesu-Chu? Christmas presents for gamers 17 Everyone have probably already started their Christmas shopping, if they haven't, well then you better snap to it before the only gifts left in the stores are fruit cakes and old copies of Spice ... The Play:Digital Phantom Hourglass review: can England not afford chairs? 13 Those of you who are fans of the Legend of Zelda games have probably already sold the necessary pints of blood or stolen the necessary dollars/pounds/Euros from your mother/father/significant ... Dress like a Dynasty Warrior and win stuff at the London MCM Expo 20 The London Movie Comic Media Expo is a haven for anime geeks and furries who flock by the hundreds in their Sailor Moon underpants. It's also said to be a little bit rubbish, but this year I have... PS3 owners, dig out your USB cables; firmware 1.82 hits 15 The PlayStation 3 firmware revision that Sony's Eric Lempel mentioned a few days ago in Sony's official blog is finally live and available for download. The update, version 1.82, en... Weekend Reading: Pen and paper versus console RPGs, part 1 18 The first part in Leigh's "Building a better RPG" mini-series got me to thinking about storytelling in RPGs. I agreed with some of the points in her article, especially the fact tha... The gamer face: The Hannibal 19 Surely we all make faces when we game, but rarely is that ultimate expression captured on video. Well, maybe they are, but are any as special as this one, "The Hannibal"? What would y... Sony's PR man wants to educate you 41 As far as Dave Karraker, the man behind the media curtain at Sony is concerned, all the bad publicity that Sony has faced is all just one big misunderstanding on our part. Luckily for you, he'... Another professional gaming channel set to launch ... but in the UK 20 While pro gaming is certainly huge in the likes of Asia and across Europe, it really hasn't caught on quite yet in the States. We have our own e-sports channel on DIRECTV, but who in the hell... Better late than never: Pure Pwnage is back 20 After a slight hold up due to the evils of Adobe Premiere (a pain I know all too well), the first episode of the new season of Pure Pwnage is online and ready for viewing. The internet premiere ... Subtitles a video gaming necessity? 30 A deaf gamer has brought up what may well be an very important and overlooked point. In a letter he sent to the ESA, and now reprinted by Kotaku, he points out that a great deal of the modern gam... I, GameJew: StarFox 26 Does this little StarFox nostalgia resonate with anyone? Were there certain games you were more selfish with than others? Epileptic Gaming goes epic this week: Start off today right with a bit of Summa 13 Our pals over at Epileptic Gaming have got quite the week planned for gamers who like a show that "gets it." I'll be kicking off the stellar week with them today as I drop by to do... Pro gaming circuit announces a $5 million annual player payroll 24 Pro gaming is the future of sports. We're starting to see little hints at it now, but believe me, this genre will be huge -- just ask Asia and Europe. The latest step in this growing field is... GTA IV: Your questions answered 22 Curious about what Grand Theft Auto IV will actually offer? Will you be able to fly? Will you be able to shoop da whoop? These are burning questions, and I'm sure you all dying to know the an... GTA IV: Your questions answered 22 Curious about what Grand Theft Auto IV will actually offer? Will you be able to fly? Will you be able to shoop da whoop? These are burning questions, and I'm sure you all dying to know the an... Calling all nerds: Lord of the Rings Online event tonight 12 If you're knee-deep in Lord of the Rings nerdom, then tonight is your night, my young hobbit. Across the country at 11 p.m., there will be various Lord of the Rings Online events to celebr... Attention gore-hounds: Xbox 360 Elite vivisected for your pleasure 19 Those crafty fellas at The Llama's Adventures got themselves ahold of a brand new Xbox 360 Elite, a whole ten days before its official street date. Clearly smug and excited at getting su... Arcade perfect: A tribute to a much missed part of gaming culture 22 I realised a few months ago that the Christmas of this year marks my 15-year gaming anniversary. I know for a fact that that’s not quite true, as the number of years I’ve actually bee... Gamerz; gaming sitcom surprisingly not as bad as grandfather rape 32 A few minutes ago, Matt, one of the creators of the above pilot, sent us an email with the Youtube link and a bag of cash and disembodied vaginas. As much as we appreciated the fact that he has... Captain Obvious: Bungie officially comments on Halo 3 'X button' 17 Hate to say this, but Bungie, we already knew what the X button did in Halo 3. But, in case you were one of the many non-interested Halo parties not paying attention, the Halo folks have now cle... Summa's top ten games that need to be revived 90 As most of you I'm sure know by now, last night's Epileptic Gaming was pretty much off the hook. But besides our drunken tirades, one of the big things we talked about was our top 10 lis... The top 20 video game properties 57 If you're like me, then at one point in your life you got suckered into a free subscription of Game Informer by way of GameStop or EB -- whichever does that stupid thing. Anyway, usually I ju... Richard Stallman hates consoles, being mistaken for Zombie Orson Welles 13 Richard Stallman is a large man. A large man with a beard that could easily hide a family of poor, migrant workers from La Migra for days on end. Am I claiming that Mr. Stallman is guilty of hidi... Company of Heroes follow-up confirmed; Summa does happy dance 20 Fact: I love PC RTS games.Fact: I love Company of Heroes and what it tried to do with changing the way RTS games are handled.Fact: THQ loves me so much they decided to keep on keepin' on with... Trivia fact for the day: Spider-Man PS3 font all Kutaragi's idea 17 There will come a day, maybe 10 years from now, where you'll be sitting around a fire and playing Trivial Pursuit with your yuppy neighbors. And on that day, there will be a question in which... Destructoid interview: Charles Manning of PLAYXPERT 27 Chances are you've never heard of PLAYXPERT. In fact, I'm willing to bet 99.99% of you never have. So why are we running an interview with the CEO of PLAYXPERT, Charles Manning? Because ... South Korean StarCraft championships video leaves me ... well, speechless 42 Oh the pageantry of two nerds sitting at a computer surrounded by adoring crowds, bright lights and the pressure of being the best ... simply the best. Color me weird, but I always found the wa... Epileptic Gaming 111: Support our industry buddies edition 20 We here at Destructoid love to support our friends in the industry who always try to do good work. Tonight, well in about 20 minutes, our buddies over at Epileptic Gaming are about to air Episod... Now the Gods can alert you when you've got a text 29 Yes, now you can be even geekier than before by having Okami ringtones on your phone. Dan Zuccarelli over at Bits Bytes Pixels & Sprites took some of the notable sound effects from&... Microsoft announces pricing for all three editions of Halo 3 35 It seems like every couple of weeks we get some news chuncklet that fuels the Halo 3 anticipation fire. Well today, that news item is the pricing for the Standard, Limited, and Legendary editions... Will Wright's Wii-controlled robotic arm 22 var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Will_Wright_breaks_arm_builds_Wiimote_controlled_robot_arm'; I just got handed a cool little note about Will Wright from a very special inside sourc... Video game culture doc Pwned -- worth watching 41 Reader and Southern Illinois University student John Scott sent us over his senior thesis (a 20-minute documentary) based on video game culture and wow, we hope he got an A on it. John says the... GDC 2007: What questions do you want answered? 51 Starting Sunday, Destructoid will land in San Francisco to prepare to change the face of gaming as we invade the 2007 Game Developer's Conference. Then, on Monday, the whole thing begins and ... GDC 2007: What questions do you want answered? 51 Starting Sunday, Destructoid will land in San Francisco to prepare to change the face of gaming as we invade the 2007 Game Developer's Conference. Then, on Monday, the whole thing begins and ... Developer tales: The true story of an abused game tester 58 [Editor's note: What you are about to read is a true story of an industry veteran and loyal Destructoid reader who has been in the business for some time. Names have been left out to protect ... Greybush rocks Epileptic Gaming tonight (update) 42 Destructoid's very own resident grandpa -- Ron "Greybush" Workman -- will be doing a special guest gig tonight on our favorite live web gaming show, Epileptic Gaming. Joining him ... Get it while it's hot: NES tank art 16 Looking for some video game art to spice up your seriously lacking bachelor pad? Then take a look at this incredible 18” by 24” print. It's the work of Van Beater and is entitled... Epileptic Gaming: Live tonight 19 Our newly-adopted buddies over at Epileptic Gaming sent us a reminder today that their usual live Thursday show is actually tonight. That's right, tonight at 7 p.m. the Epileptic boys will b... Epileptic Gaming: Live now! 33 If you've never seen an episode of Epileptic Gaming, well then now is your time. Hosted over at Stickam, the guys at Epileptic put together one of the finest live Web shows you've ever se... Coolest characters in gaming ... word 36 Ever questioned who was cool and who wasn't in gaming? For instance: Kratos = cool; Tingle = not cool. Our good friends over at ScrewAttack put together their own little list of cool. Ag... Supreme Commander demo is ready for action 20 Get it while it's hot! Gas Powered Games released a demo for their upcoming RTS, Supreme Commander, earlier today. Including a portion of the Cybran campaign, a skirmish map, and three diffic... Behind the scenes of X-Play: The Musical 9 Remember when we brought you the monumental vision of X-Play: The Musical? Were you curious of how it all came together? Well, just in case you were, take a look at how it all went down ... beh... Shhhh! New Xbox 360 drive is sleeping 23 Apparently, Microsoft has already begun shipping the newly configured Xbox 360s for retail with a quieter DVD drive, called the "BenQ VAD6038 drive." And allegedly, this new drive means... The basics of Xbox 360 achievements 18 Ever been curious as to how Microsoft handles or regulates the Xbox 360 achievement system? Well the guys over at Gamerscore Blog figured you were and gave a nice and detailed explanation of the ... Video game crochet wars: It's on like Tron 27 Crochet: It ain't all grandmas and stay-at-home moms. No. The video game world certainly knows how to throw down when needed. Check out what one of our faithful readers' girlfriend did on... 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