Why people go to Comic-Con
Most people don’t get it why some would fuss about the Comic-Con. A packed place crawling with nerds and geeks? Who would want to go in there? Uhm, Megan Fox is a pretty damn good reason to go, right? That aside, the Comic-Con isn’t only flocked by nerds. Aspiring artists, independent film makers, and budding entrepreneurs also go to such gatherings. The geek audience is a solid market segment, if not a niche. Here’s...
Guitar Hero geeks release their inner rockstars
Give me some smack for being some geek hatin’ with this one. I know a lot of people all over the world are going bonkers over Guitar Hero. I tried playing the antique GuitarFreaks with that three button controller for the first-gen PlayStation but I never really got around be good at it. I’d have to say that I’m a lot better off playing a real guitar doing licks than doing it on a wee Gibson LP-shaped controller...
Dungeons & Dragons creator passes away
The news isn’t necessarily sugoi, but we have to pay tribute to a man who made life as a geek even more bearable and enjoyable. The 69 year-old Gary Gygax succumed to health problems that had afflicted him for the past six years (which initially prompted me to entitle this post “D&D creator dies at 69”). If the name Gary Gygax isn’t familiar (which means you’re not too geeky enough), perhaps Dungeons...