WWE Smackdown Lowdown - 5/25/2012

WWE Smackdown - May 25, 2012 What better way to open Smackdown than a recap of story lines that take place primarily on Raw?  Well, dozens, but you work with what you got, right?  A long winded package on the Cena/Ace/Big Show saga.  This, of course, takes precedence over both the WWE Title and World Heavyweight Title pictures.  Even the mention of the World Heavyweight champ relates to his bump into Big Johnny on Monday. To start the show itself, Eve heads to the ring.  She sings Johnny's praises and announces that she has been placed in charge for the night.  Alberto del Rio is quick to interrupt and butter...

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38 Studios Lays Off Entire Staff

The curtains have drawn to a close for 38 Studios. The studio which recently released Kingdoms of Amalur has announced a company wide lay off effective immediately. The game simply did not sell enough copies to keep the studio afloat. 38 Studios was not without controversy though. 38 was started by Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling a few years back after he saved the studio Big Huge Games from certain failure. Things were looking good until the state of Rhode Island decided the studios worthy to receive a $75 million loan. The loan was issued in the summer of 2010 to the struggling company and things once again seemed to be going...

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Project M: Demo v 2.1 released

Here's an update for anyone who enjoyed our first look at the Project M Demo v2.0. Demo v2.1, which was released today, fixes quite a few freezes and bugs. On top of that, a new stage has been added featuring Skyward Sword's Skyloft area, complete with Loftwings flitting about in the background.  There have been minor changes made to a handful of characters, but nothing quite as momentous as what we previously discussed. Head on over to the Project M Download Page and nab the update but just be aware:  If you've spent time adding textures, skins and other various tweaks to characters or stages, this new release...

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[Video] Metro: Last Light - 'Enter The Metro'

If you've never played Metro 2033, that's a really sad thing to hear. With it's combination of post-apocalyptic misery and survival horror, Metro 2033 was a unique take on the first person shooter. 4A Games is now hard at work on the sequel, Metro: Last Light. The marketing machine begins with a very cool new short film called "Enter The Metro", which is remarkably well done. Check out this foreboding blurb: Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Whoa. Watch the short film to get an idea how the world of Metro came to be. Metro:...

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Completely Random Episode 2: Coffee and Idle Banter

In this episode of Completely Random, Jon, Drew, and Chad discuss the effect of dating on video game play time, The Walking Dead Game, The Avengers, guns, the idea of a Justice League movie, and much more. Take a seat and absorb your sermon for the week. Direct Download Subscribe and rate us on iTune...

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WWE Weekend Round-Up 5/18-5/21

WWE Smackdown, Over the Limit and Raw - May 18th, 20th and 21st, 2012 Let's get right into Smackdown; there's a lot to cover this weekend and I spent most of it playing Project M (http://www.thegeekasylum.net/2012/05/project-m-super-smash-bros-melee.html) because Smash Bros is almost crack...almost. John Lauranaitis disagrees with the Board of Directors and asks for the crowd to say a prayer for him as he readies to face John Cena.  CM Punk comes out (because this is what the WWE champion needs to concern himself with, apparently) and says we've all gotten our prayers answered - John vs John at Over the Limit.  Because Ace is...

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Max Payne 3: Pain as art

Rockstar Games has accomplished what few games in the industry have: they have made gaming an art form. After playing Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption, and now Max Payne 3, I can say with honesty and a straight face that these three games delivered in ways many Hollywood movies can't. I am a gamer who enjoys a good plot. I want to be driven by more than the need to complete a game and brag about it on Facebook or Twitter. I want to be seduced by a game, I want the story to draw me in and the characters to have depth.  I know if I'm playing a great game when I am struggling to get through a chapter just to watch the cinematic...

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The Dark Knight: Chaos Rebooted

As one of the writers for our film department here at Geek Asylum, I get the distinct honor of getting to write about one of the things I love most outside of my job here, going to the movies.  In some instances, I get to write about movies that are absolute hogwash, and though I hate it, I throw myself on the proverbial hand grenade for you, the reader. You can thank me later.  Other times I get to write about movies I've seen that just stick with me, in a good way. A movie that for about 2 hours or so takes me out of my everyday mundane life and brings me into an amazing adventure. The Dark Knight was something I did not expect....

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Backup PC Review

Sorry for missing my weekly tech post last week; I had completely run out of ideas and the best I could come up with was a rant on the classification of mammals. I find it crazy that dolphins and whales make the cut but platypusses... platypi.... the platypus can carry on with blatant disregard for the standard and can still be considered a mammal. It lays eggs and is poisonous, wtf!? So, yeah... no one would have enjoyed that article. WTF? As it turns out I couldn't have written and posted it anyway. Thursday afternoon my laptop decided to die causing me to miss a recording of the GameEnthus Podcast....

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Batman Begins: Fear Rebooted

After several years of cheesy one liners, Batsuits with nipples, and the Bat Card (never leave the cave without it), we got the Batman reboot that we needed and deserved. Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale teamed up for one of the best comic book movies in recent memory. Nolan took a slightly different approach to the Batman legend, bringing it more down to earth. Some purists might object to that, wanting to see more larger than life aspect kept more larger than life. For example having Ra's Al Ghul Lazarus Pit as the true source of Liam Nesson's character's immortality and not having a stand in to keep the legend alive (which is something...

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New Devil May Cry Gets a Release Date

And it's about damn time too. My feminine side kicks in when I see a shirtless and heavenly figure splattering blood all over the floor with perfect ease and a conceited smile, so I can't help but always be on the lookout for any fresh tips on DMC, which is the new Devil May Cry (there's a big fuss about calling DMC Devil May Cry for this particular installment. It's DMC - get it right). What we do know now is this: that it'll be coming to a PS3 and Xbox near you on January 15, 2013 and it'll be released for PC later on in the year. It will also have it's own booth at E3, so I'll be anxiously sitting at my computer with ice cream, popcorn,...

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[Video] 'The Avengers' video game that never was

Video game tie-ins to popular movie properties are nothing new, in fact it's been the standard for the last few years. Very few licensed games are anything to write home about, but what about one of the largest movie releases of the last five years? If any movie deserved a video game, it's certainly The Avengers. Think about it, it's tailor made for co-op gameplay and countless other multiplayer possibilities. THQ Australia had been working on the game for over a year, when last summer THQ shut development down (for obvious reasons). By now most of us know about THQ's economic hardships, but that doesn't mean you can't see the game...

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Comic Books: What's Going On!?

As a reader, you have to expect the good and the bad. I've hyped up many stories, been excited for many series, but lately, Comics have just taken a bland turn given what we were presented. The two big stories, Marvel's "Avengers VS X-men" and DC Comics "Justice League" started out as amazing ideas, but this far in I feel they've performed below expectations. Both Marvel and DC presented us with two qualities that really grabbed the reader's attention at first. Marvel presented a war between the Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Avengers, and the mutant population of the ever-so-famous X-Men. With a summer blockbuster in theaters, and a pretty...

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