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Get Yourself a Gaming Headset
Posted by Erik Carpenter in I thought this was cool, Xbox on June 7, 2010
Do you play First Person Shooter games? Have you ever burst through a door expecting to get the drop on an enemy only to find that they have gotten the drop on you? How in the world did they know you were around them? And how the @#$^! did they know you were coming through THAT door? While there are a number of reasons as to why this may have happened, there is one explanation that is the most likely. You have likely just came across a player utilizing a gaming headset.
The Good, The Bad-ass, and The Ugly
Posted by Bogeh in I thought this was cool, Xbox on May 25, 2010
Check out Bungie’s collection of community clips of what we came to know and love in the short time we had our hands on it, the Halo: Reach Beta.
Google Pacman?
Posted by xboxking in BTG, I thought this was cool, PC on May 21, 2010
For the 30th anniversary of Pacman, Google did somthing really cool. Google is known for having special Google pictures for holidays and events. Well, today Google has a playable Pacman game on the site in the shape of Google. Yes, you heard me, you can actually play it. All the ghosts, the fruit, and everything is there. They even give you three lives. I’m guessing today is the only day you’ll get to play it so get playing. Also, if you get a gameover, there is a “insert coin” button by the search button. I thought that was a nice touch.
I think this has to be the coolest thing Google ever did on the homepage. So, get playing! What are you waiting for. The game’s on the Google homepage.
The Blanket Project
Posted by Kiki Lewis in I thought this was cool, Xbox on January 13, 2010
Living in a cold climate effects causes more then chilly fingers and noses for a lot of people, and together we can help. There are tons of shelters in which you can donate your time and money but me and our friend and my fellow Microsoft MVP, kilaMOMjaro, are putting together a blanket project to create blankets for donating to a local family shelter – Solid Ground Family Shelter. The blankets are super warm and cuddly (I have seen and felt them firsthand).
On Saturday the 20th of February anyone local (Seattle/Eastside) area can gather with us and donate their time to make the quilts for these children. If you can make it, awesome! Please stop by. If not, bummer, but you can also donate towards supplies. Click on the nifty graphic for more info and to donate directly to the cause. We all care and I am sure we can all find $10 to support a good cause. Contact GOFBlankets@gmail.com for more info.
Thx!
MW2: Nuke with only Knife kills
Posted by Dan Burch in I thought this was cool on January 13, 2010
Even though I saw this, it’s still impossible.
Wish & Wear Shirts – [GamingAngels]
Posted by Kiki Lewis in I thought this was cool on November 25, 2009
Ha ha.. yes I am corny.. wish & wear? What’s that all about? Well.. you can wear the shirt and since money is being donated with each purchase you are giving some deserving soul a wish 
Hence.. WISH & WEAR!
Check out the new shirts from GamingAngels.. the design is awesome! I bet there is someone in your life who just HAS TO HAVE this shirt. So get it and stuff it in their stocking this holiday season. I know I am going to get myself one Check out the link for more details.
http://www.gamingangels.com/2009/11/check-out-the-new-gamingangels-t-shirts/
Also, to learn more about GamingAngels check out their site and wander around a bit. Go ahead and even post something. Trina (the chick in charge) is a really cool chick and a friend of mine.
GamingAngels is the premier online community where women go for all things geek! Their mission is to assist female gamers in having a great time playing games, expressing themselves as gamers, and promoting women in the gaming industry.
Foosh/Buzz Bites 2.0
Posted by Scratch in BTG, I thought this was cool, Non Videogame, Reviews on October 21, 2009
Before you start, I’d like to point you Chris’ AWESOME review. To avoid repeating things and thus being extremely lame and boring, you can check out his review to get the low down. I was the second guinea pig of this experiment and have had some similar findings along with some sleepless nights. Having fresh breath and the energy to be up all night long does have it’s advantages. 
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What is 51? The answer is here!
Posted by Scratch in BTG, I thought this was cool, News on October 15, 2009
Fiftyone Marketing has ended their campaign that had some of you asking for months “What is 51?” There were clues, videos, lists, images and tweets. Now we know the answer. It’s a new marketing company that holds a vision and understanding like no other marketing company you’ve known before. It is made up of gamers and represents a wide spectrum of gamers first hand. Our very own Kiki Kat happens to be on the staff over there so you already know at least one of them and I bet you’ll see some other familiar peeps too.
Today marks the launch of their website www.fiftyonemarketing.com and you are invited to sign up. Say hello and meet some really cool people. They have a blog that will be updated with company information, promotions and events. You can be a part of it and take part in discussions on the blog or just speak your mind. There is always something going on or something up a sleeve there so don’t miss out. You can also follow them on Twitter and Facebook. See you there.
~Scratch
Get a Masters Degree in Beatlemania!
Posted by Kiki Lewis in I thought this was cool on October 14, 2009
Liverpool Hope University in the United Kingdom is offering courses toward a Masters of Arts degree in the Beatles. According to their website: This MA will examine the significance of the music of the Beatles in the construction of identities, audiences, ethnicities and industries, and localities… This all sounds really cool, but what could you do with a degree like this? The website states that: This MA will be of interest to those working in the fields of popular music studies, cultural studies, social anthropology, politics, gender studies, and musicology, among others.
Currently there are four modules for this program:
Texts and Contexts: Understanding Popular Music
This will offer the student an understanding of how Popular Music Studies has expanded and developed to deal with the changing nature of popular music over the past 50 years. This module will also provide students with contextually related research methods.
Topics in History: Liverpool
This module will introduce and discuss musical production and consumption within the post WWII era and will discuss the roles of locality, economics, space and place, and other issues specifically relating to Merseyside.
Musicology and the Beatles
In this module students will take a popular music semiotics approach and will textually analyse a variety of Beatles material.
Historical and Critical Approaches
Students will be invited to study a more ethnographic approach to the Beatles, the various cultural discourses surrounding their music, and the local tourist industry established in Liverpool to capitalise on the group.
Check out the website for more info on program length, entry criteria, and dissertation information.
Get Active for Life with EA!
Posted by Kiki Lewis in I thought this was cool, News, Wii on October 6, 2009
This sounds like a cool challenge for anone really into EA SPORTS Active on the Wii. Send a video on why YOU should be in their next commercial and it might just happen! Read below for more information on it.
Oh! Don’t forget to follow Active_Girl on Twitter for up to date info! Tell her kiki kat sent you… she probably won’t know who the hell I am, but it will sound cool!
Active For Life
Posted on Oct 6, 2009
Looking for a new challenge? People from around the world have experienced the revolution in interactive fitness with EA SPORTS Active™ Personal Trainer – the highest rated and most effective Wii™ fitness product to date*. The launch of EA SPORTS Active™ More Workouts is just around the corner Read the rest of this entry »
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