Castle Crashers Dev New Project

http://kotaku.com/5167291/a-glimpse-at-the-new-game-from-castle-crashers-dev

Ok so there isn't much info here. Just one screen shot. However, I am really excited for this developers next project. Castle Crashers was great. I guess the only thing we can take from this screen is that they have maintained their cool art style. Hopefully they can keep some cool gameplay also. Anyway. Can't wait to hear more.

For John: More Lost stuff

Sorry, I don't know how to format this so you have to highlight it to read. EDIT: Hell yeah I figured it out.
EDITED FOR TIM

Dogfish Head beers

I read some list of the 10 beers you need to try before you die, and a stout by Dogfish Head brewery was on there and it sounded really good. The brewery is located in Delaware, so you're only going to find it in select stores or bottle shops around here. Anyway, I was at Poulsbo Market today and saw that they had a few of their beers, including the 90 minute IPA, which apparently has been raved about ("Possibly the best IPA in America" -Esquire). I picked up a four pack to give it a try. It was a bit expensive at $10, but seeing as how I considered ordering some of their beers online (with super expensive shipping), it was a small sacrifice. I don't even like IPAs, but I found it had a little more flavor and although it was bitter, it wasn't as bad as a lot of others I've tried. It also packs a punch at 9%abv, but you wouldn't guess it from the taste. Anyway, if you see some beers by Dogfish head in a store or at a bar, you should give them a shot. I really want to try their stout now.

http://www.dogfish.com/

Braid

Man, this game has totally caught me by surprise. I mean I had read all the rave reviews from last year, so I figured it was going to be good, but somehow it was totally not what I expected. The game itself is interesting enough. It's basically a puzzle game disguised as a platformer. In each of the 6 worlds, you manipulate time in a different way to reach puzzle pieces. There were more than a few times where I got stumped for a bit, but it was a nice brain teaser.

Anyway, the real reason I wanted to make a post about this is because of the story. Man, if you ever want to talk about games as art, this has got to be exhibit A. It's kind of an interesting take on the whole Mario rescuing the princess thing. What's cool is that it's all pretty abstract and there's a lot of potential meanings that can be gleamed from it. I thought the way the final level was set up was really ingenious although it was kind of depressing. And apparently there's secret stuff to go back and unlock after you beat the game to which adds some tidbits to the story. The game is totally different from anything else I've played. I feel like I've just read a good book or seen a thought provoking movie or something. I think that's one of the first times that's happened for me with a video game. I'd suggest checking it out since it's on sale, but if you do, you really have to go into it with an open mind.

EDIT: I read someone's synopsis that they came up with after collecting the hidden stars (it seems really freaking hard so I won't bother), and I must say it is totally not what I expected. It's cool to see such a completely different explanation. Check this out of you play and beat the game, otherwise don't click on it!!! http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=190136%C2%A0 I just want to have it bookmarked in case one of you do play it. Here's another good one: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/file/943284/53842

Jeopardy!

Just wanted to let everyone know that my boss is going to be on Jeopardy tomorrow evening. She actually filmed the show like a month ago, but it's just now getting on the air. She wasn't able to tell anyone how she did or anything, but we know that she did not make it to the next week's tapings, so she couldn't have won more than 10 episodes in a row.
They film 10 episodes in a 2-day span. 5 per day, with about 5-10 minutes in between each show that they require you to change your clothes during (so it looks like it's filmed on different days).
So anyways, I think I'll still be up for JFT, but I will be taking a break during that time to watch it, and I wanted to let you all know too in case you wanna watch. Her name is Kelly the Actuary.

P.S. I don't think she'll get very far, I doubt if she even won the first episode.

Watchmen Review!

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2009/02/spoiler-alert-watchmen-is-fucking-awesome.html

Wil Wheaton (friend of the Penny Arcade guys) wrote his review of The Watchmen movie. Sounds like he loved it. Good news guys!

Necessary Shows

My friends, I have compiled a list of the greatest shows to ever grace our planet. This list can be modified, however, so feel free to write suggestions after and I will consider them (sorry Tim, Gossip Girl is not going to make the list, jk ;) )

I have decided not to attempt to put them in "order" since different genres are included and it is hard to really say which is "better" than the others.

Lost (my favorite sci-fi drama of all time at this point)

Heroes (season 1 only - I have a lot of respect for the style the show had during their premiere season)

Chappelle's Show (remember all those annoying people saying "I'm Rick James, bitch", "Whaaaat?", etc? Example of the influence this show had)

The Office (I'd say this is the best comedy show on air still that I've seen)

Sopranos (Amazing mobster drama. I love organized crime :) )

Dexter (Only seen the first season, but I thought the show was exceptional - probably due to the "organized crime" element again.)

South Park (so many funny moments...is the new season on now?)

Related to this, I think I may start collecting Bobbleheads/figures from amazing movies/tv shows. Some of them are awesome!

http://www.clayguy.com/id24.html - hmmm, and here are the ONLY Soprano's figures I could find. I don't know how I feel about them, especially for the price he charges!