Thursday, January 26, 2006

Grand Theft Auto Star Passes Away

Chris Penn who played Officer Pulaski in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" was found dead in Santa Monica at the age of 40.

He is also known for his acting work in films such as "Reservor Dogs", True Romance", and Short Cuts.

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Grand Theft Auto Star Passes Away

Here is what was reported at Gamespot.com


San Andreas actor found dead
Body of Reservoir Dogs star Chris Penn, who voiced Eddie Pulaski in the latest GTA, is discovered in Santa Monica.



His character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas may have met a semicomic end in the Las Venturas desert, but there was nothing funny about the real-life passing of actor Chris Penn. Penn, 40, was found dead in an apartment in the seaside Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica early this morning. Police told the Reuters news service that they did not suspect foul play.

Penn, the younger brother of Oscar winner Sean Penn, was a veteran character actor. His roles in such films as Resevoir Dogs, True Romance, Rush Hour, and Starsky & Hutch made him a familiar face to moviegoers. Gamers knew him from GTA: San Andreas as the voice of corrupt Los Santos Police Officer Eddie Pulaski, the accomplice of game villain Officer Frank Tenpenny, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.

Penn's death is the second San Andreas-related tragedy this week. Over the weekend, a massive fire damaged some offices of Take-Two Interactive, owner of Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar Games.
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Posted Jan 25, 2006 8:43 am PT

Saturday, January 21, 2006

"Star Wars: Empire at War" demo hacked two days after release

Link includes an Empire campaign and mod making tools (allowing you to unlock tons of content included in the demo but not
used). Turns out the entire game is described mostly by xml files, making it extremly easy to change the demo campaign,
units, planets, and almost everything else in the game.


Ahhh......technology!

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Video Game Maps

This is very cool, check it out!


Who knows how long this guy spent mapping oldschool classics. He's done entire game maps of such classics as Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Super Mario World, Doom II, etc.


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Friday, January 20, 2006

Tired Thumbs - Episode #46

We experimhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifent with the new version of Garageband. We cover the news in the gaming world. Your feedback is appreciated!

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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Tired Thumbs - Episode #45

Todd Cochran from Geek News Central joins us as we discuss the happenings at the recent Consumer Electronics Show. Todd gives a unique and interesting perspective and overview of what happened.

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Saturday, December 31, 2005

Tired Thumbs - Episode #44

A short but lively show, a listener question and more. Have a safe and happy new years.

Charlie and Veronica



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Get Skyped with Power Gramo

This has to be the coolest FREE program I have seen. It records your Skype conversations for free and it sounds spectacular. Check it out here.

So, so epic.

If you look past the use of 3 Doors Down as the music, this has got to be one of the most epic music videos I have ever seen in my life.

It's a tearjerker.

Friday, December 23, 2005

Tired Thumbs - Episode #43

Well I'm back and thanks to Andrew for covering for me, this show is heavy on XBOX news plus some other goodies, hope you and enjoy and have a Happy Holiday!!!

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Sunday, December 18, 2005

Show #42: Return of a classic


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Guest hosting again, Andrew MacNeill of the FoxShow!

I hope the music isn't too loud on this one everyone!

And hey!



Take the gaming poll!



What's up with Star Wars Galaxies? See here, here and here

Revolution Review

No one wants the xBox? We need 360,000 of them? But we don't need HD-DVD

What you need for gaming

And the return of an awesome classic

oh yeah , and some stuff I forgot to mention.

Saturday, December 10, 2005

New Comment Line

We have a new comment line phone number. It has changed to:

206-339-3949

We encourage all of you to participate, whether it's a comment; good or bad, a gamming tip or trick, or a game review that you want to tell the world about. We hope to hear from you all.

Charlie

Tired Thumbs #41


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Guest hosting again, Andrew MacNeill of the FoxShow!

I hope the music isn't too loud on this one everyone!

And hey!



Take the gaming poll!



Here's the Top 10 Gripes, sorry, I mean , WHINES, about the xBox 360 from cnet.


Nintendo's Stand on the Revolution

and here's where you can get those Acclaim games for a cool $5000.

Now, where is that Mouse 1.0 game?

Server Issues

Hi everyone,

We are currently having server problems, and will have the shows up as soon as possible please bear with us.

Charlie

Friday, December 02, 2005

Thanks to Andrew MacNeail

Many thanks to Andrew for covering this week, I had to have surgery done Monday, then was released Tuesday to end up back in the hospital here in Joliet where it looks like a bunch of things have come up. Thanks Again Andrew.

Tired Thumbs - Episode #40


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With guest host, Andrew MacNeill of the FoxShow!




Take the gaming poll!


Saturday, November 26, 2005

Sony Will Present PS3 At CES 2006

Sony has decided to acquire the central stand at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) that will take place in January next year in Las Vegas. Ok...that would seem rather normal...except for the fact that the stand will have 12,000 sq. feet (aprox 3660 square meters). That's a lot. Time to take away the X360 thunder.

This is the time my friends for those who have been eagerly awaiting some sign of the PS3 in our future. I just hope they keep they name as PS3 and not give it another name.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Nintendo DS Price Cuts at Target

For $99 dollars this December you'll be able to pick up a Nintendo DS at your local Target store. A remarkable price for a remarkable system! Don't be a loser and ask your mommy for a PSP this Christmas.

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Sony CEO Reveals Playstation 3 Price

The CEO of Sony , Sir Howard Stringer, has revealed the Playstation 3 price range. According to the article the CEO claims Playstation 3 will be in the same price range as the Xbox360, $300-$400.

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Xbox 360s Crashing Like Mad?

There appear to be increasing reports of Xbox 360s crashing even with games running on default settings. Could this be an early sign of serious defects or a problem between the gamepad and chair?

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