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I don't remember Chrono Trigger's plot being so profane, but if it's on Wikipedia I'll just have to accept that my memory must be faulty.
Jinny snapped this screenshot today, as Chrono Trigger is Wikipedia's article of the day. Five minutes later it was gone. Gotta love Wiki vandals.
There's been a dearth of articles on the interwebs recently about the suspected leaked Grand Theft Auto IV achievements, and while they *seem* valid, we here at The Weekly Geek have received a list of rejected GTAIV achievements which you may be interested in checking out.
20g - Patience
Avoided the long pre-order lines and purchased the game later like a sane person.
10g - Salvation
Accepted Jesus (our Lord and Savior) into your heart.
60g - Can I get a receipt for that?
Had sex with 50 prostitutes, paid and left (without shooting her in the head afterwards).
15g - Nice guy
Was pleasant to play with during multiplayer and didn't cuss once.
50g - Boy Scout
Helped an old lady cross the street (without shooting her in the head afterwards).
10g - They All Float Down Here
Find a child character in a world where there aren't any, and feed it to a clown in the sewer.
10g - Milk and Cookies
"Service" an elderly woman in her home after watching an Antiques Roadshow marathon.
10g - Join Us
Bit a child and threw him in the basement.
15g - Cringing Caucasian Urbanite
Go buy an iPod and keep it from being stolen for 20 minutes.
0g - Doesn't Even Own an Xbox
Gone outside to play instead of wasting your life on meaningless Microsoft mental incentive programs.
10000000g - Better Taste
Played Bully instead.
Few people may have associated Patrick Stewart with anything other than Star Trek: The Next Generation and his various stage roles previous to his recurring role on American Dad but the man who once claimed in an interview to be a huge fan of Beavis and Butthead is an equally impressive comedic actor as well. Here he guest stars in an episode of Ricky Gervais's Extras describing a film treatment he's done in which he controls the world with his mind and women's clothes magically fall off.
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We take spoilers very seriously here at The Weekly Geek. We know our listeners and readers are all rabid fans of whatever-they-are-fans-of and we never wish their ire. While I don't think certain spoilers lessen your enjoyment of whatever thing you are trying to enjoy, some are downright scandalous. How does one avoid the inevitable geek rage explosion? Follow Lore's guide over at Alt Text on Wired. Your non-smashed in forehead will thank you. It's also hilarious, as always.
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"This game trains the McDonald's generation to eat bugs and gain unhealthy amounts of weight" Jack Thompson, Florida lawyer and outspoken anti-video game advocate said upon the release of Sony's new Playstation Portable game, Loco Roco.
"Much like Grand Theft Auto trained our young ones to be criminals, and Bully trained them for their own Columbine, Loco Roco teaches our kids that eating bugs is okay, and getting fat is the primary goal in life. Frankly, the insect population just can't handle it." Thompson said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Thompson is best known for his media appearances berating the video game industry for releases like Grand Theft Auto and the upcoming Bully. Thompson is usually met with frothing opponents while he is seen keeping his cool, thus winning over mainstream media to his cause.
Loco Roco is a new release by Sony which puts the player in control of a small blob, who eats insects as you tilt the world around him, growing large enough to fight flying rastafarians.
"We must fight for our invertibrate cousins and boycott Loco Roco wherever it may be sold. Even Wal Mart." Thompson said, "We can't allow our children to be exposed to such blatant corpulence."
At the end of his conference, Thompson gave a warning: "The game also features a sort of gibberish soundtrack. I believe it will teach our children to speak in tongues. Keep them away from this game!" He then waved his hands in the air and said "ooooooooooooooooooooh!!!!!" all spooky-like.
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