So some crazy shit happened when Spore was released for the mac. Read more if you’re interested in the how and why, but if not, just click here to get taken to the pirate bay page for half life II for the Mac. In the description, you’ll see links for ep 1, 2 Portal, and Counter Strike.

Partially in an effort to separate pre and post Spore release date posts, and partially in a cheap and underhanded bid for more page hits, I’ve decided to post a semi-full review of the new Wil Wright game Spore. I say semi-full because the game is so unbelievably boring I couldn’t bring myself to actually play through the entire thing. But read on, if you like, to save yourself the trouble of forming your own opinions.

So, I’ve finally gotten my hands on a Wii after stalking Best Buy’s doors at a completely unreasonable hour on a Sunday morning with a ripping hangover.

This being said, I’ve not had a video game console since Sega Genesis, and I’m TOTALLY out of the loop as far as games go. I’ve got Mario Kart, and I ordered Super Mario Galaxy, but I want to know what else to get.

I’m generally not a fan of shoot em’ up type games (E.G. GTA, No More Heros)ESPECIALLY those with first person vantage points. I actually threw up after watching some friends play Bond on Playstation.

So, Scrabblers, give me your suggestions and let me know what I should check out.

From select Squaresoft tunes, to Zelda, to the amazing, must-hear version of “Still Alive” from Portal. And it’s free! Very worth checking out if you’re geeky enough to be into such a thing.

http://www.umgso.com/recordings.php

I don’t get this game, it’s sorta neat for the first 5 minutes. But after you’ve locked your guy in a bathroomless house or trapped him in a pool with no ladder it gets insanely boring.

So have any of you guys tried some of the new apps available from the app store?

So far I’ve gotten AIM, MLB: At Bat, Cube Runner, Remote, Weather Bug and Box Office.

Read more for mini-reviews.

The dude’s behind Penny Arcade made a video game and released it for damn near everything. You can get it on xbox live or download it online for $20 and it looks really fun. 1920’s love-craftian horror meets killer robots meets sex and fart jokes in a turn-based RPG.

Really, there’s no way it can be anything but good.

http://www.rainslick.com/

My son loves to take the long walk to the mailbox with me. He likes to carry back the junk mail, look through catalogs and ask me about the multitudes of stuff I seem to get, and he always wonders why I’m such a popular guy to get so much mail, when he gets nothing. (it’s 70% junk, 30% bills believe me.)

I remembered reading one particular strip in the Calvin and Hobbes series where Calvin was getting “mysteryâ€? letters. Calvin is so enthralled by this he yells to his mom; “This is real secret agent stuff…it’s so cool, I have to go to the bathroom!â€? I thought I could do something like that for my eight year old, Cooper. …Maybe something in a strange-alien-secret agent-mystery code.

A new trailer, featuring gameplay, of the Lego Indiana Jones game.