The Billionty-Oneth Geek: Older Than 8 Since 1991

After several decades spent away from the genre, Ridley Scott makes his triumphant return to sci-fi with the much anticipated Prometheus .  Though the marketing approach sought to create a connection with Scott’s original Alien , the actual connections are few.  Although it takes place within the same universe, the direction of the movie is totally elsewhere. In Prometheus , we follow Holloway and Shaw, two archaeologists on Earth who discover ancient cave drawings around the world.  Normally, there would be nothing to it, but they find strong similarities between the drawings despite being oceans apart.  They interpret these drawings not just as pictures, but rather as a map to our supposed creator or creators.  With this in mind, they, along with a crew from the Weyland Corporation, embark on a journey galaxies away, following this map to our supposed creators.  They are led to a moon called LV-226 (not to be confused with the more familiar an...

I’m not usually one to purchase new releases, but 2 weeks ago, I bought Max Payne 3 on impulse.   There was a good deal, and I couldn’t pass on it.   Wal-Mart was selling it brand new for $40 and it also included as a bonus game, GTAIV: Episodes From Liberty City .   Two games for the discounted price of one.   And on a side note, what’s with this recent trend of rapidly reducing new releases from full price to discounted prices?   Are they not selling? A decade has passed and Max has gotten a little older.   He’s left his New York and Jersey roots for greener pastures.   Having left his former life, Max starts anew as a bodyguard for a rich and famous family in Sao Paulo, Brazil.   The Branco family consists of 3 brothers: Rodrigo, the wealthy businessman, Victor, the aspiring politician, and Marcelo, the young and obnoxious party-goer.   Think about that – the shit is surely to hit the fan.   And it’s not long before all th...