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GeekiN #98 – A Review of 2009

Did you enjoy 2009? Listen to our review to see how we felt about the year in movies, television, and video games. Then be sure to post your own opinions. I apologize in advance for the quality of Scott in this episode.

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Game of the Year 2009

The final month of the year has arrived yet again. Along with bitter winds and the potential for white flakes in the air, it brings annoying jewelry commercials, crowded shopping malls, and skyrocketing airline ticket prices. Oh yeah! December also dishes out an onslaught of lists detailing the best “whatevers” of the year. In this case, the “whatevers” I am bringing you are video games. So what did I think of this year’s crop of interactive entertainment?

E3 2009: Sony Conference Impressions

Sony was the last of the Big 3 companies to hold their press conference at E3 this year. What did they show, and how did they stack up to the other two? Read on for my impressions and video.

Review – Mirror’s Edge (XBox 360/PS3/PC)

Mirror’s Edge is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the game provides an exhilarating sense of movement and momentum, but on the other, certain design choices keep Mirror’s Edge from being a complete success.

Review – Burnout Paradise (XBox 360/PS3)

Welcome to Paradise City, home of blistering speed, insane stunts, and bone-crunching wrecks…

Review – Prince of Persia (XBox 360/PS3)

Prince of Persia is back with a brand new adventure. Does the new Prince run along walls and leap chasms with ease? Or does he fall flat on his face?

GadgetGeek – Release Your DVDs to the Mobile World

Ever wanted to watch your favorite movie or TV show on the move? One excellent piece of software allows you to achieve this effortlessly and best of all its free!

This Week in Video Games

The fall onslaught of games continues this week. If you are a video game fan, this is the time of the year you look forward to. This week’s big game (Other than the delayed LittleBigPlanet which was supposed to drop last week instead) is Fallout 3. It’s supposed to be one of those multi-platform gems that really takes the whole gaming community by storm. Bethesda, creators of The Elder Scrolls (Morrowind and Oblivion) series took control of the franchise, and tries their hand at re-creating the post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting. Reviews are looking promising, if this type of open world setting is up your alley.

Next week sees the release of Gears of War 2, Resistance 2, Quantum of Solace, and Tom Clancy’s End War. Hope you have you wallet’s primed for use. Keep reading:

This Week in Video Games

The fall video game season has begun. And with it will come a rush of new titles just about every week. This is one of those weeks. Even though LittleBigPlanet was pushed back a week to the 28th, see still have a crowded week. Here are the big players:

GeekiN Episode #1: 06/29/2005

The first official episode of GeekiNtertainment has arrived. Despite some serious problems recording the episode(Serious echoing issues through Garageband) we got it recorded and editted. This will be the final recording before we get in our shipment of new equipment, so the quality should improve vastly for our next episode. This issue was much shorter than our two-part pilot episode. Continue Reading for Additional download options and show notes.

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