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Local Philly Comic Artists Host Haiti Benefit Sale

By Eric Monday February 8, 2010

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Local Philly Comic Artists Host Haiti Benefit Sale

This Wednesday, on February 10th, the Xion Group are setting up shop in Old City’s Brave New Worlds.

According to Brave New Worlds’ newsletter, the arts collective will be selling “custom sketches and their own independent comics and donating all the proceeds to organizations that support Haiti relief.”

The arts sale starts at 1pm and runs until 5pm in the comic shop’s lobby. Swing by during lunch, and support a good cause.

Brave New Worlds
www.bravenewworldscomics.com

Coffee Talk: Is the New EGM Ahead of the Curve?

By Joe Osborne Monday February 8, 2010

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Coffee Talk: Is the New EGM Ahead of the Curve?

Welcome to Geekadelphia’s weekly discussion column, Cofffee Talk, where we talk about the finer topics concerning video games, technology and all the other things you can’t talk about with your slightly-less-geeky friends. Have questions or suggestions? Send an email to geekadelphia@gmail.com or tweet with us. Follow me on Twitter if you’d like to keep this week’s discussion alive.

What you started heard as anxious rumors and gossip is now reality. Steve Harris, the original founder of Electronic Gaming Monthly, has bought back the rights to the esteemed gaming publication and, as Big Download editor John Callaham speculates, will be returning as soon as next month (can anyone keep the nerd squeal in right now?).

However, what’s most interesting about this announcement are details surrounding EGM’s web offering that comes with every physical subscription, EGM[i]: The Digital Magazine. Sounds cool? Learn more about it and join us in the rumor mongering — ahem, speculation — after the break!

Microsoft Student Insider Feature: Ed Meadows + A Chance to Win Free Stuff!

By Joe Osborne Friday February 5, 2010

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Microsoft Student Insider Feature: Ed Meadows + A Chance to Win Free Stuff!

Hopefully some of you vicariously enjoyed my journey through Twitter, but I’ll let you Geekadelphians in on it anyway: I was recently granted an incredible opportunity to visit Microsoft’s Main Campus in Redmond, WA and meet a brilliant bunch of folks involved in the various teams that develop, design and market Microsoft’s newest suite of design tools, Expression Studio 3. So, let’s kick off this feature series with a fine fellow. Ed Meadows, Senior Product Manager on the Expression Web team, revealed some key features of Expression Web 3 and a glance into his not-so-routine life at Microsoft. A little more info on Ed’s daily life at Main Campus and some neat features that designers can find within Expression Web 3 (as well as details on how to win a 60 day trial disc of Expression Studio!) after the jump.

Tom Selleck Waterfall Sandwich Meme: Representing Philadelphia

By Eric Friday February 5, 2010

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Tom Selleck Waterfall Sandwich Meme: Representing Philadelphia

Alright. I love the Internet. But that doesn’t necessarily mean I even remotely understand it. Internet memes are always bring forth the chuckles, and this new one is no difference.

Ah, the Tom Sellect Waterfall Sandwich meme. I first spotted this over on Unbreaded. It’s all in the title, really. Tom Selleck. A Waterfall. A Sandwich. It’s hilarious and makes absolutely no sense.

But you know what does make sense?

The inevitable inclusion of the Philadelphia cheesesteak, wearing a Phillies hat.

Bravo, Tom Selleck Waterfall Sandwich. Bravo.

Free Beer and Twinkies @ Zombieland Monday!

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Our Zombieland screening is fast approaching, and I honestly can’t wait! But since this is turning out to be such a special event, the great folks over at the Trocadero are spicing it up a bit. You may recall their usual special for arriving before 6:30pm is a free beer and a bag of popcorn. [...]

Go to Hell on 2.09.10 and Win a Copy of Dante’s Inferno Courtesy of EA Games

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Dante’s Inferno the upcoming action-adventure game from EA Games finally hits the Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP next Tuesday, February 9th. If you’re like me and played the demo… chances are, you can’t wait. The game is very loosely based on Inferno, the first book of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy; with a [...]

XBLA Deal of the Week: Splosion Man for $5

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So the Xbox Live Arcade ‘Deal of the Week’ started on Monday, and I’m just mentioning it now. Big whoop, wanna fight about it?
Twisted Pixel’s awesome platformer is currently up for grabs for 400 MS Points. That’s $5, folks. A favorite title of Geekadelphian / Joystiq’s Ben Gilbert, ‘Splosion Man is incredibly fun, and worth [...]

About That Lost Season Premiere…

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Don’t live tweet the Lost season premiere tonight. Nothing good will come of it. You’ll only incur the wrath of the universe if you do. Plus, it would be courteous to those who have avoided any and all sorts of spoilers regarding this final season. Having said that, if you are trying to avoid any [...]