WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 7/15-7/21/13!

WEEKLY ROUND-UP PRESENTS

"ATTACK OF THE STEAM SALE!" WEEK

7. WORD OF THE DAY! 7/20/13! Clicker.

Any of my readers play The Last of Us? Thoughts? Is it a must-have/must-play?

6. WORD OF THE DAY! 7/19/13! Walking on the Razor's Edge.

While League of Legends is probably my main multi-player addiction, I've also been getting into Civilization 5, Guns of Icarus, and Payday: The Heist.

5. WORD OF THE DAY! 7/18/13! Tumor.

On a completely unrelated note, I've just finished up Star Trek: Voyager. Next, I'm gonna watch The Original Series and finish up with Enterprise. My journey will be done and I'll have to find a new Netflix-ation.

4. WORD OF THE DAY! 7/16/13! Fairy Floss

This last week I decided to finally recall all of the Pokémon news I'd failed to hit up during my hiatus, staring with a look at the newest divider of feelings, Swirlex.

3. NERDCULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! #493 ARCEUS

Sometimes to get back on the wagon you gotta take shortcuts-- in this case, I decided to take a short cut by only having one Pokémon featured.

2. TABLETOP TALES: MODERN MASTERS DRAFT #1 "GET KIKI-JIKI WITH IT!"

Modern Masters was simultaneously fun and challenging, perhaps more of the latter than the prior, but with the introduction of more and more MtG content, I keep getting pulled back into the game. In fact, I've got a Pre-Release article coming up and I just built my first Commander Deck. Look forward to more MtG content in the future.

1. NERDCULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON X & Y UPDATE! #1

And boy am I glad I live in a world where we entertain ourselves with Pokémon and Game of Thrones simultaneously. In this life, we can only enjoy so many things, and we certainly can't complain about not having enough options, can we?

What nerdy topic or hobby do you think I should cover more often or I should look into?

WTF FRIDAY! ATTACK OF THE STEAM SALE!

WTF FRIDAY(?) PRESENTS

 STEAM SUMMER SALE EDITION

Valve's Steam is an incredibly popular content download service that provides incredible and convenient ways for gamers to access a digital library of PC games. This week has seen another Steam Summer Sale, a week of incredible discounts, come and soon it will all be over. There are three reactions to the results of the annual assault on the wallets of PC Gamers everywhere:

 ARE YOU READY FOR A MIRACLE?!

There are the Evangelistic Response to the steam sale where every gamer hopes for the big discount on some game they put on their wishlist and have been praying to see a big price drop. I must admit that when you get your first good game for like under $5 you feel like you're seeing a much cheaper and friendly software future thanks to Lord Gabe Newell.

 ATTACK ON GABEN

Then there is the Panic Response to the coming assault. Will your willpower hold out to the giant deals? Will you be able to survive after the discount disembowelment? Or will you find yourself demolished by the onslaught? Nothing is worse than paying too much for a game that go on sale again for far cheaper in the near future or buying too many games you'll never play.

SUMMER SALE IN A NUTSHELL

Arguably the worst response is that of the Addict; a gamer's eyes light up at the potentially thousands of incredible discounts and, like a goldfish finding more and more food dumped into your bowl, you can't stop. Before you know it, those little purchases here and there will add up to a games library worth hundreds or, in some rare cases, thousands. Yes... it really happens!

There is even a website called Steam Calculator that can evaluate the worth of your library. At the moment its down but, if you think you spend too much, value your library sometime soon.

Until next time, happy deal hunting.

WORD OF THE DAY! 5/12/12

half-life [haf-lahyf]
noun
1. Physics. The time required for one half of the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
2. Pharmacology. The time required for the activity of a substance taken into the body to lose one-half of its initial effectiveness.
3. A brief period during which something flourishes before dying out.

EX. The half-life of the expectations of Half-Life fans is probably going to have to be at least another year longer.