Building (Critical) Consensus: Fuse

May 29

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fuse-box-artI have to admit that I was looking forward to Fuse. I’ve been a fan of Insomniac Games since the Spyro the Dragon days and given that I’ve been wanting something new and fresh to play, Fuse seemed right up my alley. Then the critics got a hold of it and are making me pause.

I’m not exactly a big  fan of story-lite games and less so of games that force you to rely on terrible co-op AI. Well, unfortunately, it seems that’s what you have in store for you if you pick up Fuse.

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What’s It Like Inside a Pokémon’s Poké Ball?

I’ve never given much thought into what it’s like to live inside a Poke Ball. I always just assumed that Pokemon were converted into some sort of energy and stored inside the Poke Ball. The blue lightning effect from the cartoon reminded me a lot of Star Trek’s transporter setup so I guessed it was like a transporter where Pokemon were held in a suspended state until called upon again.

That theory of how Pokemon live inside the Poke Ball is explored by the folks at Movato along with two others in a handy new infographic.

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Comic Book Pull List for May 29, 2013

May 28

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x-men-1There are some neat comics coming out this week. I’d hazard that there might be something for everyone this week, whether you’re a fan of sci-fi, superheroes, long-running series or newly-debuting comics.

My three picks of the week are all new releases. The one I’m most interested in the new series focused solely on the women of the X-Men. Your favourite X-Women debut this week in slightly confusingly named X-Men #1. DC Comics and Vertigo are teaming up for a new sci-fi horror mini-series The Wake. Finally, the legendary John Carpenter takes the helm on his first comic series in Asylum #1.

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Cloud’s Buster Sword is Real and Ridiculous

As cool as Sephiroth and his sword was in Final Fantasy VII, Cloud’s famous Buster Sword was on another level of sheer over-the-top insanity. Sure, Sephiroth’s sword was long but it was closer to an up-scaled letter opener than a sword. The Buster Sword, on the other hand, looks like it could slice someone clean in two.

So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that when the folks on YouTube’s AweMeChannel, it was the biggest sword they ever build.

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The Secret of Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity Revealed

May 28

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The long-awaited secret behind Peter Molyneux and 22Cans’ iOS cube-clicker Curiosity has finally been revealed. The prize at the end of the Curiosity could be considered a bit underwhelming and massively unexpected at the same time.

The winner of Curiosity was Bryan Henderson of Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the person who destroyed the final cubes surrounding Curiosity’s secret. For his troubles of cube clicking, Henderson won two very interesting prizes.

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Here’s a Full-Size X-Wing Built with Legos

May 27

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I’m not sure what possessing a group of people to construct a 1:1 scale model of an X-Wing out of Lego using 5,335,200 bricks when you could just buy a kit off the shelf. Granted, the kit off the shelf is about 1/42nd of the size of the full-sized version. Anyway, here’s a look at the […]

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Kinect 2.0 Will Be Very Creepy

May 27

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xbox-one-kinectA recent report by Polygon suggests that the Xbox One could find new ways to annoy the hardcore gamer. While they’re humming and hawing over used games, Polygon’s sources are talking about the XBOne’s iteration of Kinect being a little bit like Apple’s Siri program. However, it seems to be that it’s a bit closer to HAL 9000 than Siri.

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Will & Jaden Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro Take Over The Graham Norton Show

I don’t know if this falls under what we typically do as geek culture coverage but it’s my blog and I love this video so I say we’re watching this. Will and Jaden Smith were on the BBC’s Graham Norton Show to promote a movie when they dropped a couple of massive surprises. You can watch the whole thing but the fun really starts to pick up at about 1:45.

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Geek Links of the Week

May 24

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Alright, I’ve covered the features and marketing behind the Xbox One but how about a proper tech showdown? Who wins on paper: The PlayStation 4 or Xbox One? [Digital Foundry]

Both consoles use an AMD Jaguar processor. This isn’t just for game consoles but could be a big deal in the laptop market in the very near future. [The Verge]

Speaking of power, NVIDIA has launched the GTX 780 which slots in between the 680 & Titan in terms of price and performance. Is it worth it if you’re willing to pay a premium but not Titan premium? [Anand Tech]

What is Google’s plan with Google Fiber? Unfortunately, they aren’t thinking about a massive roll-out. All I really want is them to come to my hometown so I don’t have to deal with my cable provider’s BS. [BGR]

What if the Great Houses of Westeros were all corporations of modern-day Earth? They might be a little like this. [Shutterstock]

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Doctor Who’s Fakest Websites

Without a new episode of Doctor Who this weekend, I’m a little lost. I don’t know about you but it takes me a bit to adjust when a show that was appointment viewing for me ends its run. To help tide you (and I) over for a bit, here’s a video of the fakest websites and apps featured on Doctor Who. Maybe we should write it off a wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey.

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