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  • DVDs, Games, Jack, Movies, News, Not Library Related

    Twihards rejoice!

    02.10.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

    Are you familiar with the Scene-it? series of DVD games? They’re a series of movie quiz games you can play on your DVD player – sort of like Buzz, but don’t require a console. Anyway, the exciting news is that a Twilight one is coming very soon and is even coming to the Nintendo Wii in some sort of super deluxe package. Team Edward can face off against Team Jacob in trivia showdowns very soon then.


  • Games, Movies, Sci Fi, Violet Beauregarde

    Gamers Rejoice II

    01.10.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    Judging from a website titled Ultramarines The Movie there is to be an Ultramarines movie. It seems a fair conclusion to reach. What are Ultramarines? Why, they’re genetically-modified super-soldiers in space, and part of the Warhammer 40k gaming universe. The movie probably won’t be out for a while, but once a trailer appears we will post it!

    While the library doesn’t have gaming, we do have a rulebook (for the Warhammer fantasy RPG); we also carry White Dwarf magazine, and we have some of the related novels (and here’s 5 good reasons why you should read them if you haven’t already).


  • Games, New, Not Library Related, Sci Fi, Simon

    Gamers rejoice

    29.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    The 2009 Tokyo Game Show is under way, and a massive trailer for Final Fantasy XIII (that’s 13 in Roman numerals) has been released. It’s in Japanese! So probably difficult to follow, unless you’re able to understand Japanese. Either way it sure looks good. It won’t be available outside Japan until about the middle of 2010.

    Update! There’s a subtitled version. Enjoy.

    The trailer is available below – Read more…


  • Games, Internet, Interview, Movies, Simon, Sport

    Bunch of links

    27.05.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

    Is zombie fiction the new vampire fiction? Zombies rise in teen lit. (Read our interview with Amanda Ashby, author of The Zombie Queen of Newbury High.)

    Two mothers spend US$28,000 to get Twilight star Robert Pattinson to kiss their daughters. (You can also pay to be taken on a tour of the film set in Vancouver, Canada: “Twilight fans don’t have to schlep all the way out to New Zealand for their fan fix.” Hah.) There are some exclusive pictures from New Moon here.

    Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro discuss their plans for the forthcoming films of The Hobbit. (Del Toro is in Wellington, and was recently interviewed by Stuff.)

    Could a virtual racing champion be turned into a real-life racing champion? Well?

    Chase cryptids via CryptoZoo. The game’s creator was inspired by freerunners in Wellington (you can even see the library). We’re famous!


  • Games, Internet, Simon, Social Networking

    Free Realms very nearly open

    29.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    Free Realms, the mostly free MMO from Sony, opens today (the website is currently under maintenance in preparation). It’s a game for all ages, and is laden with minigames, pets, PvP, cardgames, and all that. People who have played it seem to love it and find plenty of things to do.

    Check out the trailer for it below:

    Similarly, take a gander at Wizard101, another MMO for all ages.

    Previous MMO posts.


  • Games, Internet, Prudence

    Online Gaming

    28.02.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    Free Realms is an MMO (massive multiplayer online game) that is due out later in the year. It’s free in that you don’t need to pay to play it (like you would with World of Warcraft, Warhammer Online, and others) and that you are free to do just about anything you want; you can race cars, raise pets, be a wizard, or whatever. It’s kid-friendly and intended for all ages.

    Open beta begins in April, and you can sign up for it now.

    Another MMO on its way is Star Wars : The Old Republic; an online webcomic set in the Old Republic, with new issues popping up twice a month, is available here.


  • Games, Grimm, Internet

    Googlewhack: An Idle Google Game Part 2

    13.02.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    An oldie but a goodie for wasting time.

    Googlewhack is a game where you type two words into a Google search to yield only one result (it even has its own website). It’s pretty difficult but infinitely rewarding (as all time wasters are). In a few minutes of trying the best I got was two results for “shwar aardvark”. You have to spell things correctly of course or else you’re cheating (even with spelling errors it’s still hard since lots of people can’t spell).

    The first rule of Googlewhack: don’t brag about your Googlewhack find on the internet; you’ll unGooglewhack yourself. So if you get one we’ll just have to take your word for it.


  • Games, Grimm, Internet

    An Idle Google Game

    09.02.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    If you’re bored try this, courtesy of John Green’s blog (and here, Hank is his brother) via Marshall County Library’s Young Adult Blog:

    Type your name into Google followed by a verb then hit ’search’ to make all sorts of discoveries.

    Example number 1:
    Grimm says…
    … he is ready for Steelers’ top coaching job.

    I sure am, yes siree, let me at them! The Steelers, they play American football right?

    Example number 2:
    Grimm does… 
    … not need to hide behind some absurd mask

    Actually yes I do – it’s much easier to write with mask firmly intact.

    Other verbs to consider: eats, loves, needs, wants, wears, loves… basically anything you can think of.

    This really is totally a great way of looking like you’re doing important work.


  • Flash games, Games, Internet, Simon

    Flash 3

    28.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

    It will probably be sunny all weekend, but that’s no reason not to stay indoors and play these great online flash games.

    Fold – you’re an ant with the ability to create gravity wells so as to avoid … well, death. It’s a bit tricky to get the hang of it, but not too difficult.
    99 Bricks – It’s the opposite of Tetris. Frustrating!
    QWOP – I was terrible at this incredibly difficult racing game.
    Run – Great fun! And addictive too, in the good way that some games are.
    Amorphous Plus – Kill the gloobies with a big sword! (Not as violent as that sounds.) We liked this one – it’s very satisfying.
    Physics Invader – Old-school Invader, but with physics!
    Wooden Paths – Build wooden bridges across rivers – curiously engaging and relaxing.
    Aether – once you’re sorted (it’s quite hard to get off the planet) this game is kind of serene.

    See these earlier posts (here and here) for more games!


  • Flash games, Games, Sci Fi, Simon

    Flash 2

    12.09.08 | Permalink | Comment?

    Here’s a new list of online Flash games. Perfect for a rainy weekend. Or a sunny weekend – either way. A previous list may be found here.

    Maze Stopper 2 - you must reach the flag before the computer. You can stop time! And build obstacles!
    Switch – your magnetic ball must collect all the balls of the same colour - you can change colour whenever you like, but don’t touch the other colour. Or else it’s all over.
    Defender – you need to protect the planet from aliens. I think (I haven’t played this one yet).
    Foolyu – you must fight weird three-eyed monsters. It’s really cool! It’s all in Japanese (apart for ‘game over!’), but pretty easy to work out.
    SWFRoads - pilot your spaceship (?) at mad speeds through am obstacle course – in space! Highly addictive.
    Samorast – this is a puzzle. Quite a hard puzzle! Very atmospheric.


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