The Sparkling Wiggles

Well, here it is, the latest from me on The Goozex Report.

Check it out: http://thegoozexreport.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-is-it-about-achievements.html

You remember Goozex right? If not, read up on them on one of my previous posts at this link. Well, great news, I’ve been brought on as an associate writer for their member-run blog The Goozex Report. I’m very excited to be an even bigger part of their community, and wanted to share my first article with you. Give it a spin here, and let me know what you think.

Thanks everyone!

I’m proud and excited to announce my new pet project at http://the.gmailfilter.com. This is something I’ve setup in order to provide our web community with a more effective and powerful filter to use in conjunction with Gmail. To quote the site:

My philosophy is this: if I get a message that is obviously spam, I’d like the message to be sent to trash, and to be automatically forwarded to a spam reporting agency. I’m sick of sifting through the spam folder looking for legitimate emails. I’d prefer to use this folder as a intermediate between the inbox and trash folder, so, I’ve compiled a list of the most common words used in spam, and created a filter to do just this. As I further refine the filter, I’ll post changes which you’ll then be able to download and import into Gmail.

I’ve tested this filter against over 14,000 emails currently in my Gmail account, and am proud to report that I had zero false positives. I use my email for both personal communications and work, so, you can be assured that this works as it should.

Go ahead and give it a visit. Test it out. See what you think.

Seeing that one of my last Marilyn Manson posts remains to be one of the most popular on the site, I figured I’d write a follow up.  So, the album is here and has been with us for just over a month. Reviews have been mixed, but generally favorable, and now that I’ve had enough time with the album that the intoxicating effects have worn off, I’m now ready to give my (hopefully) unbiased review.

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Care to see your favorite gaming consoles and peripherals with x-ray vision? Your wish has come true. Check the following link for one person’s flickr gallery. Very cool.

X-Ray Funnies – a set on Flickr.

G4 has again been named the official broadcaster of E3 2009, and with only a month to go until keynotes, I’m definitely excited. Let’s just hope I don’t relive the fiasco that was E3 2007 on the same network. See my rant for more information on that.

G4 promises to provide over 22 hours of content, including five keynotes, hands on demos, interviews, and Steve Wiebe with another one of his live Donkey Kong high score attempts. If you’re unfamiliar with Steve, then be sure to check out the documentary: The King of Kong. It’s a great film. Other than that, additional details on the broadcast can be found at the following link.

G4 Named Official Broadcaster Of E3 2009 – G4tv.com.

And for those of you who wanted to check out the review from IGN, here you are. Sadly, they reviewed the game higher than the actual film.

IGN: X-Men Origins: Wolverine — Uncaged Edition Review.

I heard the rumors. I thought previews of the game had adequately described the game. They did not. I was wrong.

Those expecting a simple translation of the upcoming film are in for quite a surprise. A sweet one for some (me), and a sickening one for others. This game shows Wolverine portrayed, as well, more unleashed than in the film. This game is violent. Heads are cut off (by claws), heads are impaled (by claws), heads are pushed through chopper blades (with claws), and I’d imagine if the demo were a bit longer, we’d see them burnt and crushed. It just seems to be the natural progression for the content of this title. To see this happen with a licensed game is  stunning. I personally think it’s the right choice, I mean, Wolverine is supposed to be vicious.

As far as gameplay is concered, it’s pretty much standard fare for a 3rd person action game. Think Ninja Gaiden, with Wolverine instead of Ryu. I can’t say that I’ll be picking up the title based solely off its merits of violence, so we’ll have to see where reviews go, but definitely pick up the demo. You’ll be entertained in one way or another, and the only cost is bandwidth.

I spend a lot of money on games. I mean a lot. I buy 2 -3 new games a month easy. It’s an expensive habit, and it adds up, but hell, if you can’t enojoy yourself, then what good is living? I listen to a handful of gaming postcasts, and one day the topic was Goozex. I was intruiged, and looked into it further. I’m glad I did, because this site is awesome; something that anyone on a budget needs to take a good hard look at.

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Marilyn Manson again? Absolutely. I’d feel like I were doing myself, my readers, and Marilyn a disservice if I neglected to mention this. The release of The High End of Low is imminent, so much in fact, that pre-orders are now being taken for your convenience at the official Marilyn Manson store found at http://marilynmanson.shop.bravadousa.com/. Here, you’re able to pre-order yourself a copy of either the standard release, or deluxe edition, and either edition with or without a t-shirt. Do yourself a favor, splurge, and get yourself the deluxe version including a bonus disc holding six additional tracks including the very cool remix of “Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin’-Geddon” by the group Teddybears. Although we don’t know what the other five tracks are going to be, I have a sneaking suspicion that it’s going to be worth it. Speaking of tracks, we now have a complete track list for the new album:

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