Hawty McBloggy Invites You to Play

One of my favorite sites, geeksugar, finished tallying the votes on their Favorite Geeky Craft of 2007. The winner is this amazingly awesome cross-stitched Princess from Super Mario Bros. shirt. There is something about this picture that is incredibly hot to me. Could be the geeky factor. Could be the mysteriousness of not showing the guy’s face. Could be the whole “I’m comfortable enough with my masculinity to wear a video game character cross-stitched on my sleeve” thing. I’m also wondering if it could be the fact that I have issues. Regardless, I like it!

This customized Hot Wheels car has a Halo 3 CTF-theme. It’s certainly not a warthog but it’s still pretty darn cute. Add a Gauss turret on the back and I’m sold.

Purchase here : mondocustomz’s eBay Store
Price : $50
About : Custom 1:64 scale, Hot Wheels CTF Halo 3 Twin Mill Redline.

I wonder if he could make a mini Grunt pit crew to go along with it.

Video game-themed buttons are about as geeky as you get. Hence, I love them. I have a messenger bag that I use when traveling that has the strap completely covered in awesome buttons. That’s just the way I roll. If you want to roll in the same spectacularly geeky fashion, here are some sets to help get you started. I know supreme geekiness does not come naturally to others, and that is why I am here to help you out. You’re welcome.

Aperture Science Portal Buttons

Purchase here : Slevin11’s Etsy Shop
Price : $10 for 12
Note : These are made out of pure awesome. Clean and simple black and white images, just perfect.

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I did not like the Flood level in the Halo 3 campaign. I found it to be the hardest level by far and it took me several attempts to pass it. It didn’t help that I somehow missed the flamethrower as well. I definitely could have used some Flood Insurance, as this Halo-themed t-shirt advertises.

Purchase here : Jinx
Price : $14.95 - $16.95
About : “I am so sick of having to deal with alien-infected space zombies. I’m minding my own business, then all of a sudden, I’m knee-deep in body parts. It’s a good thing I’m protected by my Flood insurance.”

Flood insurance, yes please. Or perhaps just an Arbiter that will actually help me. Either way.

I am going to do this next year with the lights on the outside of my house. Then I will play all night long to keep my neighbors entertained. I have the stamina to fret fast and furious for hours on end. I’m kinda sorta a rock star like that.

About this video, from VI Road Show :

We here at National Instruments like to use our stuff for some really serious pieces of Engineering that make the world a better place. At other times, we like to simply make something that is cool with no regard for seriousness or changing the world. Todays video shows one of those. Kyle Bryson is an engineer working at NI that has, for the past few years, used various pieces of NI hardware and software to create a flashy and musical Christmas experience at his cubicle. This year, he decided to use an open source video game called Frets on Fire (similar to Guitar Hero and written in Python) and synchronize elements of it with the Christmas lights all around his cube using NI DAQ and Compact DAQ chassis. The result is both stunning and fun but not particularly world changing which is just fine with us.

Source [engadget]

Gamefly is in the midst of their year-end sale on pre-played video games. Shipping is free and all titles are 100% guaranteed and come in a new case with a new manual. While I only listed the games for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3, other discounted platforms include the PS2, PSP, and Nintendo DS. Now go fill in those holes in your gaming library.

UPDATE : Kotaku was kind enough to fill in the gaps so check out their article if you are interested in the PS2, PSP, or DS sales.

Eragon - $9.99
Bullet Witch - $9.99
NCAA March Madness 07 - $9.99
Major League Baseball 2K7 - $9.99
Call of Juarez - $9.99
All-Pro Football 2K8 - $9.99
Spider-Man 3 - $9.99
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer - $9.99
Two Worlds - $9.99
Vampire Rain - $9.99
WarTech: Senko Ronde - $10.99
X-Men: The Official Game - $10.99
Bomberman: Act Zero - $10.99
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 - $10.99
NBA Live 07 - $11.99
World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer - All In - $11.99
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 - $12.99
Cabela’s African Safari - $12.99
Pimp My Ride - $12.99
Shadowrun - $12.99
Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception - $12.99
Moto GP ‘06 - $12.99
NHL 07 - $12.99
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 - $12.99
History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided - $12.99
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 - $12.99
NBA 2K7 - $12.99
Armored Core 4 - $12.99
Darkness - $12.99
Disney’s Meet the Robinsons - $12.99
NBA Street Homecourt - $12.99
Def Jam Icon - $12.99
Samurai Warriors 2: Empires - $13.99
Kengo: Legend of the 9 - $13.99
Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia - $14.99
Chromehounds - $14.99
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions 2007 - $14.99
Forza Motorsport 2 - $14.99
Blitz: The League - $14.99
Star Trek: Legacy - $14.99
Samurai Warriors 2 - $14.99
2006 FIFA World Cup - $14.99
Superman Returns - $14.99
Tenchu Z - $14.99
FIFA Soccer 07 - $14.99
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 - $14.99
Need for Speed: Carbon - $14.99
Top Spin 2 - $15.99
Call of Duty 3 - $15.99
Open Season - $16.99
Over G Fighters - $16.99
Project Gotham Racing 3 - $16.99
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland - $16.99
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy - $16.99
Shrek the Third - $16.99
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - $16.99
The Bigs - $17.99
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon - $17.99
Rapala Tournament Fishing - $17.99
Virtua Tennis 3 - $17.99
Moto GP ‘07 - $17.99
Rayman Raving Rabbids - $17.99
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - $18.99
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - $18.99
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - $18.99
Stuntman: Ignition - $19.99
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis - $19.99
Far Cry Instincts: Predator - $22.99
Fatal Inertia - $24.99
Transformers: The Game - $24.99
NASCAR 08 - $26.99
Medal of Honor: Airborne - $30.99
Viva Pinata: Party Animals $31.99

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