Unless you have been residing under a very large rock, you have heard the big news – Disney bought Lucasfilm, Ltd. In a move no one saw coming, the house that Mickey built found the droids they were looking for when they paid George Lucas $4.05 Billion dollars for the Lucasfilm empire. Among it’s vast holdings, Lucasfilms owns the rights to two hugely successful franchises, Star Wars & Indiana Jones Read more..
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Gaming For Good – Good To Be A Geek Takes on the Extra Life Challenge!
Extra Life is an amazing organization which helps focus the time and energy of gamers to do what they love to do, PLAY GAMES…all for a good cause.
Each year the folks at Extra Life challenge gamers to raise awareness, rally support and do a bit of fundraising in the name of helping children. Gamers sign up and commit to play games for 24 hours. They seek out sponsorships from friends, family, fellow gamers and other do-gooders with proceeds benefiting local Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.
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X-Files Freak Show Meets Pawn Stars: Science Channel’s Oddities
Happy Hallowe’en, all you eerie black cats! Every time I think Christmas is my fave time of year, October sallies into town and, bonkers I go! Travel, parties, costumes and ghostly film & TV marathons: my pally JennyPop has a fab viewing list! What’s better than a Hallowe’en viewing party? Watching with spookily stylized treats and drinkies! Sippy, sippy? Salem’s Hawthorne Hotel, where I shall be spending this Samhain soiree… Read more..
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Good To Be A Gamer Podcast – Week of 09/30/2012
Recorded 10/4/2012
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2012 Podcast Awards! http://www.podcastawards.com
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League of S.T.E.A.M. Targets Hannah & Dr. Lucy: How Rude!
Kids, I don’t get too much mail here at The Del. Being dead and all, who’s going to send Moi anything? With the exception of occasional postcards you good pips send me here at the Hotel del Coronado -keep ’em… Read more..
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Geek Music Monday – Lena Leclaire Announces Ocarina CD!
When most of us think of the ocarina, this image comes to mind:
While Nintendo can certainly claim some of the credit for making this flute-like instrument popular again, the ocarina has a long and storied histo… Read more..
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