Bees Knees Apps: Bag It! for iOS

Today we look at a fairly fun addition to your Game-Center collection, Bag it. While it looks like an animated mess at first, rest assured, your finger swiping fun has only just begun. While temporarily free, look for a $0.99 price-tag in the future, so get it while you can. Bag it sticks you exactly where you think you'd be. You're bagging your groceries. No no, it's NOT lame. It's actually quite fun and time consuming. For starters, there's levels, and the game gets progressively harder with different goals. Each level is represented by an Aisle, so while the first aisle may only give you cereal, milk, and other common goods, you get...

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Retrofix: Goodfellas

If you ask any film buff what their favorite movie is, chances are they’ll tense up and think hard about their answer before saying, “I dunno, man, I like a lot.” I can identify with these people -- for a long time I had a hard time answering this question with less than five titles. It wasn’t until recently that I actually thought about all of my favorites and decided which one is my numero uno: Goodfellas. While it gets praise constantly for being a great film, I think it is one of the best films ever. Aside from being directed by one of the most talented directors of our time, Martin Scorsese, it oozes style, is packed with interesting...

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WWE Weekend Roundup, June 8-11 2012

WWE Smackdown and Raw, June 8-11 2012 Due to unforeseen circumstances, we’ll do a roundup of the shows bordering the weekend in the WWE.  Back to show by show updates later this week. Smackdown starts with Alberto del Rio coming to the ring and showing a replay of his armbar on Sheamus from Raw.  He threatens to break his arm at No Way Out and is subsequently interrupted by…Ricardo Rodriguez dressed as Sheamus.  The mocking ensues until the real Sheamus heads to the ring, looking like he means business.  Sheamus takes charge on both men and the fight spills to the ramp, where Sheamus threatens a Celtic Cross off...

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True Blood Recap: Episode 1 "Turn! Turn! Turn!"

Warning:  Article contains spoilers Last night, HBO premiered season 5 of True Blood, a premiere that had been much anticipated since the finale last summer. Well the finale was not at all what I expected it to be, and that's not a good thing... The episode started off exactly where we left off at last year's finale. We had Eric and Bill cleaning up the mess they made with Nan, Sookie dealing with her werewolf problem and Tara's headshot, Alcide and Sam dealing with the aftermath of the death of Marcus, Lafayette dealing with Tara and Jesus's death, Terry and his mysterious army friend... am I missing anything? Yes this...

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E3 2012: Microsoft Xbox Presentation

E3 2012 this years kicked off with Microsoft. Halo 4 started the show off. I honestly don't expect much from Halo. As each title is released, it is in danger of becoming more and more formulaic like franchises like Call of Duty. My fears were echoed with the new Gear of War title: Gears of War Judgement. Prequels that are made after the main story arc is concluded are risky undertakings. Where I'm more interested in the continuing story of the Master Chief, I'm less interested in the origins story of Baird and Cole. I'm a big plot driven gamer. If the story is compelling enough, I'll play it. I'll reserve final judgement (no pun intended) til more information is released. The two titles that stood out for me was Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Tomb Raider. I've never been a Tomb Raider fan,...

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What's Next?: Avengers 2

“AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!” A battle cry familiar with any self-respecting Marvel fan and a line many fans like myself were anxiously awaiting the “star-spangled man with a plan” to cry during this summer’s blockbuster. I think at least most of us can agree that Avengers provided many of us with great joy and satisfaction in its execution. The characters were well known prior to the film’s release. The heroes were each given a proper introduction in their own films save Black Widow and Hawkeye. I believe it helps the audience understand the plot better when they don’t have to spend any time learning who the characters are. The Infinity Gauntlet,...

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Ubisoft at E3: Anything Other Than Soft

Let’s start off by saying that while I cannot stand Flo Rida in all his ghetto glory, thank you Far Cry 3 for tits and tattooed African women. I wasn’t particularly taken with the graphics, but in the scheme of things, the trailer conveyed what it wanted to - glory, action, and emotion. Oh, and tits. We can’t forget about that. Moving onto a game that DOES have incredible graphics, Splinter Cell. What the hell just happened to my eyes? Another game that looks absolutely amazing and will probably be the most fun out of all of the other SC games. As a side thought, I’ve been reading a lot of hate about this year’s E3. Everyone’s all like...

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist Reaction

I have been a Splinter Cell fan for a while now. Ever since the very first game, I loved creeping around to the next corner and taking down a terrorist in the most quite fashion possible. Sam Fisher is the deadliest single person to grace our illustrious imaginations since Nosferatu. Now with an all new sequel that is sure to knock our portal replica geek sock off!  Ubisoft is taking the mark and execute mechanic from Conviction to a whole new level. Not only can you mark and execute targets like before but now Ubisoft has introduced a new mechanic which they are calling “killing in motion”. Killing in motion means exactly how it...

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E3 2012 - Nintendo Tuesday Conference

E3 Nintendo Conference - June 5th, 2012 Lots of info today, with a hefty focus on the Wii U, the new GamePad table controller and the functionality thereof. Love the black finish Nintendo opens in its usual manner with Shigeru Miyamoto and some augmented reality Pikmin.  Immediately, they tell us that Wii U will be a complete entertainment system; you don't even need your TV! The first game presented to us is Pikmin 3.  We're quickly introduced to Pikmin building bridges with materials found in the environment and the new Rock Pikmin who will help to break down obstacles.  The GamePad will show the overall map of the...

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