http://www.wanderinggoblin.com Gamer Stuff. Geek Stuff. General Tomfoolery. Fri, 07 May 2010 01:58:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey everyone - This is just a reminder that Wandering Goblin will be officially going offline this weekend.  This paves the way for our new project, Cool-O-Rama.  While Wandering Goblin has been a fun ride, we're hoping Cool-O-Rama will be  just as much fun, and will simultaneously allow us to actually ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/05/06/just-a-reminder/ Hey Look, it's Aisha Tyler, the actress from the Ghost Whisperer. What's she doing here? Talking about grenade launchers, fragging, generators and just plenty of stuff you wouldn't expect. Tyler talking about heads exploding with excitement is funny enough on its own. She speaks it well enough, and you get to ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/05/05/halo-reach-beta-intro-video-w-aisha-tyler/ Here's a pretty good one. It's some real-life characters that get stuck in a stand-off that appears to be stuck in a Golden Eye the Game universe time-warp. There's a golden gun, familiar characters, levels, map settings, and game flaws. It's good for some laughs, especially if you've ever played the ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/05/04/golden-eye-stand-off-the-movie-based-on-the-game-based-on-the-movie/ Mike Leyde, an independent contractor from California, decided he was going to be bored for the next few years, and decided he would start playing the same Bejeweled 2 game, consecutively. Overall he stacked up 2,205 hours and 51 minutes of game play over the 3 years he had been ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/05/04/how-long-does-it-take-to-beat-bejeweled-2-3-years/ If you spend any frequent time here at the Goblin, you'll know how much we love us some Mega Man. There's just something about that blue android blowing up out of control robots that is massively appealing. Mega Man has been fused with a lot of different things lately, heck, we've ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/05/03/team-fortress-2-mega-man-style/ Hello everyone!  This isn't exactly a blog entry, so much as a personal note from the Wandering Goblin editors to our fans.  The dealio is this:  over the past three years, Wandering Goblin has been a lot of fun, a great experiment, and a terrific learning experience.  The site has ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/05/02/a-note-to-our-fans-about-the-future-of-wandering-goblin/ Don't try to push a horse.  Just don't. http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/29/horse-vs-little-girl/ You don't want to meet this kid in a dark alley.  The video does not contain the kid in this photo, although I would have preferred that. http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/29/the-toughest-kid-ive-ever-seen/ Looks like little nerdy little boys are going to be lining up for Cub Scouts soon enough! Well, maybe not. But either way, this is pretty awesome. The Boy Scouts of America have a new badge for the cub scouts. How do you attain such a badge? Explain why it is important ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/28/boy-scouts-get-video-game-badge-holy-really/ This fell into my day pretty great. After learning that pre-ordering Stracraft II from Amazon.com can net you a beta key, and after receiving mine, I was pretty excited to say the least. I was even more pleased to log on to the internet to find a new trailer for ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/28/new-starcraft-story-trailer-hazzah/ What in the world could these two possibly be fighting about? Listen to the guy that is filming the whole thing. I wouldn't be able to stop laughing either. http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/28/more-old-lady-stuff/ This is from James Cameron's new special effects masterpiece. My favorite part is when one of the old ladies tells the other old lady to shut up. Enjoy! http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/28/green-screen-is-amazing/ If you've been reading with us for awhile, you'll know we love us some steampunk. What happens when you smash steampunk and Star Wars  together? Geekgasm? The creators are a costume and production company based out of Atlanta called Outland Armor. Nice Work! [gallery] [Via: laweekly] http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/27/star-wars-cosplay-steampunk-style/ Starcraft isn't the only game that's been waiting a decade for it's next title. Enter Marvel VS Capcom 3. I'm sure most of you have probably mashed buttons on some variation of this game in an arcade somewhere, and if not you should probably go try it out. What's cooler then ... http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/27/marvel-vs-capcom-3-teases-some-major-awesome/ They need to play this commercial at advertising seminars. The acting is superb! http://www.wanderinggoblin.com/2010/04/27/this-is-how-you-advertise/