Marvel movies of late have never seemed particularly good to me. Sure, they can be entertaining with well-done action sequences but that’s about where my interest stops. These movies tend to lack quality and they range from okay to pretty good. The plots have started to run together for me because they all mirror each other. The bad guy hatches a plot, the hero steps up, tries to overcome a personal obstacle and defeats the bad guy in the nick of time. “The Avengers” looked like more of the same and I was in no rush to go out and see it. I was confused when so many people kept telling me how good it was and I was even more confused when I found out how much money it was making. Maybe Marvel had stepped up its game and made a super hero movie that gets out of its comfort zone? Not really, but I had a lot more fun watching this than I did with “Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” ”Captain America” and “The Incredible Hulk.” I missed “Thor”, but I don’t think I’m missing much. (more…)

Cards Against Humanity is taking over the world. This isn’t an opinion, it’s not an observation, it’s a fact. Every time we’ve introduced the game to a new group of people the reaction has been the same: “This is the best game I’ve ever played”. Across the board. Maybe we just hang out with fantastic people but that has been our only experience so far. I don’t think any of us expect that to change. In this show we’ve got an interview with five of the creators and they’ve got some exciting news to share with everyone. Give it a listen and be sure to drop us an email. Trust us.

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The Legend of Zelda: complete animated series is one of those DVD’s that appeals to the kid in you. It harkens back to a time where the name Nintendo was synonymous with the term video games. Companies knew these new fangled games were a hit with the kids, and set upon giving us product to consume based on it. It’s how I ended up with Nintendo Cereal System in my breakfast bowl and a Mario stuffed plush toy in my bedroom.

If you’re around my age (35) you might remember this being on tv. If you are as old as I am then you also know going in that no matter how great your memory may think it is, it’s really not.

What you probably don’t realize is just how horribly bad it is.

So, terribly, horribly bad.

It’s so bad you start to question everything you were into as a kid. If you’re able to misjudge something so badly, can you really trust your memory on any other topics?

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This week’s wallpaper isn’t technically game or nerd related… but it looks really awesome. Sort of what I imagine a sweet acid trip to look like. Enjoy the ride.

BTW, we have a ton Perpetually Geeky wallpapers just waiting to be downloaded over at our Facebook page. You should totally visit us and give us a “like!”

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In the summer of 2010, “The Human Centipede (First Sequence)” was available on our local On Demand service and Kevin and I decided to watch it together with some trepidation. After it was over, he and I both agreed that the movie is disturbing only if you let your imagination run away from you, and neither of us wanted to watch the impeding sequels. As I’m sure you’ve figured out by now, I unfortunately ended up watching the second one after all.  (more…)

Of all the games I got to play at PAX East this year, one of my favorites was Miskatonic School for Girls. In this twist on the familiar deck-building game, you get to help build your opponent’s deck… by filling it with enemies. As you’ve probably already guessed, it’s set in the Cthulhu universe, meaning all of the characters – the young girls in the school and the frightening monsters who pose as faculty and staff members – are pulled from, or parodies of, the Lovecraft stories.

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I could literally watch this all. day. long.

If you have already listened to our most recent podcast you know that I sort of committed us to providing links for the nerd ringtones we mentioned in 5 Hit Combo. I didn’t have time to hunt down and compile all of them before the show was posted so I thought I’d fill in the gaps here so hit the jump to download your new all-time favorite ringtones for nerds.  (more…)

You’d think that with this being our 50th podcast we’d be celebrating in some way but YO, fuck that noise. We’ve barely even started. There’s way too much geekiness that we haven’t gotten to yet so there’s no reason to prematurely congratulate ourselves on some false achievement. We’ll save all that for episode #99999.

Here’s the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00050 a listen!

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