All That Nerdy Stuff

Xbox LIVE Gamers Earn Achievements On The Go!

Luis Garcia — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:10:13 +0000

Xbox Live on Windows Phone Builds Gamerscore On The Go! In my last article I talked about my switch from iOS to Android to Windows phone 7.5. One of the features I like about my Windows phone is Xbox LIVE. Today I want to expand on that subject. Every Windows phone from 7 on up (If

Is Mass Effect 3 a Mass Disappointment?

Peter Blank — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:55:47 +0000

Mass Effect 3 on Xbox 360 and PS3 was released on Tuesday 06 March 2012 with much fanfair. I eagerly waited in line at my local GameStop for the midnight release of this much anticipated 3rd part of the Mass Effect Story. (***SPOILER ALERT***) The truth is the game was a disappointment straight off. I found

New Xbox 360 Controllers Sparkle to Retail May 15th

Peter Blank — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:08:13 +0000

Xbox 360 Controllers set to release May 15th 2012 3 new Xbox 360 Controllers release tomorrow, bringing with them a sparkle and luster that matte controllers just can’t compete with. These contollers feature the Transforming D-pad, previously released with the silver and black controller. One of these controllers will cost you $54.99. I personally Like the Red. Thoughts?

LEGO Lord of the Rings: One Yellow Plastic Ring to Rule Them All?

Nea Lieberman — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:34:17 +0000

The Lord of the Rings Comes to Lego Video Games 11 Years Later A recent trip to LEGO Land sparked my five year old’s interest anew in LEGO games. While her preferences run along the lines of princesses and ponies, the adults here at All That Nerdy Stuff were happy to learn about the June

Kingdom of Loathing – A Low-Tech Adventurer Is You!

Nea Lieberman — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:45:21 +0000

Kingdom of Loathing Offers the Best Graphics of…OK, I’m Lying The mascot of Kingdom of Loathing The latest new computer game is released. It’s bold, realistic, captivating graphics roll across the screen, obviously the product of months of toil by the best and the brightest artists and graphic designers in the country. The type of

How the Lumia 900 and Windows Phone 7 Stole Me From Android & iOS

Luis Garcia — Sun, 13 May 2012 08:21:49 +0000

Nokia’s Lumia 900 and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS Deliver The Goods How did I end up with a Nokia Windows phone? For the past 10 years I have been an Apple fanboy: from their computers to their iOS devices and everything in between. When rumors of an Apple branded cell phone started flying in

Opera: The Big O Drops An Update

Jason Ward — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:22:43 +0000

They said it couldn’t be done. They said no man could pull it off. But Opera did it anyway. Of course, I have no idea what they were talking about. But for the fine folks at Opera software it clearly was possible to achieve at least one important goal: dropping yet another Big O in

Stan Lee’s Comikaze Comic Convention Ticket Deal at Groupon!

Jason Ward — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:32:25 +0000

Stan Lee’s Comikaze Deal at Groupon Deal site Groupon is offering a pretty killer deal that every nerdy or geeky gal and guy should get in on: $12 tickets to Stan Lee’s Comikaze Comics Convention. The convention is scheduled for the weekend of September 15-16th 2012, and is located at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Samsung Phones It In With Focus 2 on AT&T

Jason Ward — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:41:29 +0000

Samsung’s Focus 2 Makes Focus S Look Pretty Good! I was excited this morning when my friend Luis shot me a link to the announcement of the new Samsung Focus 2. Well, I was excited until I read it, anyway. Unfortunately, it seems the Focus 2 really offers very little over the existing focus, and

The Avengers: Nerdy Movie Review

Jason Ward — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:07:38 +0000

The Avengers Cements Joss Whedon as a Blockbuster Filmmaker To say that I’ve been looking forward to The Avengers is perhaps the understatement of the evening. Well, maybe the second, with the first being the declaration that PF Chang’s lettuce taco thingies are effing awesome. But that’s another story, and I’m not nearly boring enough