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So it's no news to anyone that the comic book anti-hero Deadpool's popularity has skyrocketed in the past couple of years seemingly out of nowhere, and with good reason.  He is definitely my all-time favorite comic book character due his unique nature, set of powers, and personality.  In this article, I'll be discussing the history, lore and background of Deadpool, as well as the hype behind him and what to probably expect from his upcoming film.  All of these topics will be headlined, so if you already know the majority of the background, you can just skip that part and go straight into my opinions on what to expect from the film. Sound good? History of Deadpool So the history behind Deadpool is somewhat jaded.  The most accepted truth is that Deadpool's real name is Wade Winston Wilson, but he is also called Wade T. Wilson, Jack, and has been accused of actually stealing the identity of Wade Wilson by his enemy, Wade Wilson in one comic book issue. Loki cla...

Well, it's been a short break, but here I am at the public library being one of those guys who feels he has to write so strongly that he has to take to a public place to do so.  I have to say, I never thought I'd be one of those people that wrote their 'all important' pieces at a Starbucks, but here I am.  The only difference is that I don't think I'm that much of an arrogant A-hole, and the fact that instead of being surrounded by overpriced mocha-latte-ccinnos, I'm surrounded by books and movies.  And, as luck would have it, this library has free wi-fi and I have a laptop, so huzzah! I was actually beginning to miss writing about the smallest things that irk me and the things that I care very deeply about, which is geek culture.  So with that, I would like to re-introduce the blog to the people who care, which is a surprising amount of people.  Honestly I didn't think anyone read this thing, but I have a few hits on all of my posts, so thank you to the...

Welcome to the continuation onto my article on the creepiest Pokedex entries! It's my Christmas present to all of you, so let's dive into more creepy Pokedex entries! Haunter Haunter "Its tongue is made of gas.  If licked, its victim starts shaking constantly until death eventually comes."(Silver) So this Pokemon likes to lick, just like Lickitung or Lickilicky! EXCEPT THESE LICKS CAUSE SEIZURES AND DEATH! Really though, why in a children's game would the creators make such a gruesome and horrible side effect to a lick from something children come in constant contact with in the game! I had a right to be scared of Haunter as a kid, he can kill me with just one stroke of his massive tongue! Banette Banette This entry tells kids never to leave their plushes alone, or else they will turn into freaky Pokemon and come back for your bones. "An abandoned plush doll became this Pokemon." (for some reason) "They are said to live in garba...

So I didn't watch this year's video game awards for 2 reasons. 1, after last year's god awful production/farce, I sincerely thought that it had died and that we would never be seeing it again and 2, because Geoff Keighley.  First let's get the results out of the way so that we can move on to a deeper topic concerning the game awards in and of themselves: BEST FAMILY GAME Super Mario Maker  (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo) BEST FIGHTING GAME Mortal Kombat X  (NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME Splatoon  (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo) BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME Lara Croft Go  (Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix) (what?!?) ESPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR OpTic Gaming (who?!?) ESPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kenny "KennyS" Schrub ( Counter-Strike: Global Offensive /Team EnVyUs) (who?!?) ESPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR Counter-Strike: Global Offensive  (Valve) MOST ANTICIPATED GAME No Man's Sky  (Hello Game...

Happy holidays everyone! In honor of the Christmas spirit, I've decided to do my first top 10 article for this blog! This top 10 is a very unique one to be sure, because I'm narrowing down the Worst X Christmas themed video games! 10. Christmas Nights Christmas Nights for the Sega Saturn was a very unique title developed by Sonic Team (wow, really?). Looking at a screenshot at this game, I could have sworn that the main character was a taller Amy Rose (probably Sonic Team adjusting what assets they already had just enough to make them unique for this title.). To be honest, I'm not even sure how to play this game, because literally all you are doing is flying around in a weird 2.5D environment.  However, this game was a little bit advanced for its time as it took advantage of the Saturn's internal clock. Depending on the time of year, environmental elements of the game change.  For example, during December, Nightopians appear in elf costumes and the background mus...

Many Star Wars fans are anticipating the seventh installment of the Star Wars cinematic universe: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Offical Poster The trailers of this film have received positive feedback and because of them, fans everywhere are dripping with anticipation of the film. However, there is one missing link in all of the trailers that fans have definitely noticed.  One man, one oh so important man is missing from all of the trailers, and that man is the destroyer of the Death Star, the vanquisher of Vader, the balance of the force himself: Luke Skywalker.  The main character of the original trilogy, which this movie is a sequel to, is strangely absent in the trailers for the film, which has raised some major questions from fans everywhere. So where is Luke Skywalker? We all know that Mark Hamill is playing a role in the film, so we do know that Luke will be somewhere in the film.  But the real question i...

Pokemon was a game developed by Game Freak intended for a younger audience, however, gamers of all ages have fallen in love with this catch-em-all game.  The main premise for this game is to capture, raise, and train pokemon to their highest potential and battle them against your foes and colleagues.  On paper, it sounds barbaric, but they are too cute to be barbaric! For the most part anyway...let's face it some of them are just downright creepy.  Their backstories and intentions get even creepier, so we're here to discuss the creepiest pokedex entries of pokemon.  There is a long list of Pokemon with creepy entries, and I know a lot of you have busy lives, so I'll be posting these in parts in order to save some of your time and give your eyes a bit of relief. Kadabra Kadabra Kadabra's pokedex entry in Pokemon Fire Red is an entry that is definitely shrouded in mystery and confusion.  The entry reads " It happened one morning - a boy with extrasensory ...