This week I learned what folk punk is.
This past week I was introduced to the musical stylings of a folk punk band called Andrew Jackson Jihad (I know, it's a fabulous name) thanks to my internet friend Wes, who sent me a playlist to cheer me up and get me out of my funk. It worked. Here's a random...
ShezCrafti Joins The Dork Horde
After a rigorous application process that involved creating a mask out of an old black t-shirt and posing for a geeky photo, I'm proud to announce ShezCrafti is now an official member of The Dork Horde! (Incidentally I'm also the first female to join the ranks.) As...
First Impressions of ‘Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller’ [Episode 1]
Back in August I shared the trailer for Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, an episodic point-and-click adventure game that was Kickstarted by Phoenix Online Studios. (I won't be surprised if you don't remember/don't care; that's probably one of the least-viewed...
Poll: How do you feel about Disney owning Star Wars now?
If you're still not on board with this whole Disney Star Wars thing, you haters better start getting used to the idea. At this point a Star Wars-themed Disney park is probably inevitable--at least we can all agree that would be amazing, right? Tell me how you feel...
A real Myst book…that plays Myst!
This definitely qualifies as one of the coolest things I've seen this week, especially since I'm a huge adventure game nerd. You remember the point-and-click game Myst, right? Who am I kidding, of course you do. Hobbyist Mike Ando spent six years building what he...
The Best of Bud Bundy as ‘Grandmaster B’
Entertainment and marketing in the early 90's was notable for finding a way to inject rap into everything that had no business being associated with rap--and I do mean everything--from cartoons to cereal commercials. Call it the Fresh Prince Effect, if you will....
Steal cars, pick up prostitutes as the TMNT in GTA IV.
Since the rumor back in February about Rocksteady working on a TMNT game turned out to be a bust and consequently almost crushed my very will to live, I thought it was pretty cool when I heard about this TMNT mod for GTA IV. Have you seen it? No? Well you need to....
I don’t have much money right now, but ‘Shadowgate’ can take some.
After backing over 10 successful Kickstarters this year--two of which were north of $200--I made a deal with myself that I wouldn't back any more projects in 2012, lest I die alone and penniless on the streets with nothing but a collection of crowdfunded video...
We should be teaching kids to be creators, not consumers.
If "Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure" sounds like a game that was created by a five year old girl, that's because it is. Well, her Dad helped too. Ryan Henson Creighton and his daughter Cassie developed a charming little Flash-based game you can play right here...
ShezCrafti on Saturday Morning Central Podcast #1 – Blame It On The Kraang
Between my crappy week (well month, really), Hurricane Sandy, and Halloween, I totally dropped the ball on posting this. A few weeks ago I was a guest on the inaugural episode of Saturday Morning Central, a great new podcast from Tommy Day; he's a blogging friend...
So is a Disney Star Wars theme park inevitable now, or what?
Okay, you got me. This was all just an elaborate excuse to (poorly) Photoshop Mickey hats on Luke and Yoda. I'm sure you've heard The Big Nerd News by now, so I won't bother wasting your time with my own musings about Disney's acquisition of Star Wars and what it...
The Rap Coloring Book…is exactly what it sounds like, i.e. awesome.
For those of you who don't know the difference between Ice Cube and Ice-T, the Jumbo Activity & Rap Coloring Book is here to make learning fun. And shit. It's a Tumblr created by Bun B--the rapper who introduced the word "trill" to my vernacular--that includes...
