Mar 22

New Trailer: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Just to keep things up to date here is the latest trailer for “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (or Pirates 4 if you’re keeping count). I still think this has potential to be a really fun film. I thought, when I first heard about the project, that it was a waste of time and the series had run out of juice, but Rob Marshall (director of “Chicago”) might just be able to squeeze a little more out of it. Anyway, sit back and enjoy the trailer.

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Mar 22

REPLAY – Geek Actually Live Video Shows for March 19th, 2011

Here are this week’s live shows presented in the same order that we recorded them. We start with the all new Geek Actually and then move onto Film Actually.

Because the show is live, you get it here with all the mistakes intact. Check the individual audio show posts for the show notes. This week in Geek Actually we discuss the latest on the R18+ rating for games in Australia plus other geeky tech stories. This week on Film Actually, David &  Josh review ‘Battle Los Angeles” and list five “The Aliens Are Here!” movies. I hope you enjoy. Watch the videos below.

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Mar 21

Game Review: Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 (Wii)

My I do love surprises. Recently a band I truly hated decided to start making really good music. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories totally blew away my expectations and now another game series has me utterly mesmerised. This time it’s the Cabela series of games who have just written the book on “how to one-up your competition”.

The Cabela series of games have been around for 7 odd years and those that know of the games usually speak of the same satisfaction for them. There really aren’t any other safari style hunting games but still the makers, Cauldron, have never just released the same crap in different wrapping. They have constantly changed their game engine, tweaked physics, introduced storylines and now they have played an ace from their sleeve with Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011. Continue reading

Mar 21

Film Actually Ep032 (124) – Battle Los Angeles & Five “The Aliens Are Here!” Movies

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Hosts: David McVay & Josh Philpott

This week we review “Battle: Los Angeles”. We also take a look at a little entertainment news including Darren Aronofsky pulling out of “The Wolverine”, the remake of “The Incredible Mr. Limpet”, the canning of the mo-cap remake of “Yellow Submarine” and the new trailers for “Conan the Barbarian” and “Friends with Benefits”. All this and a new DVD competition and a brand new Lists of Five: Five “The Aliens Are Here!” Movies. So sit back, roll some Jaffas down the aisle and enjoy. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com.

*Update 31/07/2012 – Film Actually was a split off from the main Geek Actually show and originally maintained numbering continuity with that show. That logic no longer works as the shows have become two unique entities, so we have gone back and re-numbered the Film Actually shows to reflect their true episode number. This show is now officially episode 32 but when you listen to the show you will hear it referred to as episode 124, this is why. Sorry about any confusion or inconvenience.

Film Actually is recorded live every Saturday. Go to geekactually.com/live for the schedule and to watch it

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Mar 20

Geek Actually Ep124 – Sexy Time

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Hosted by: David McVay & Josh Philpott

This week on the all new Geek Actually we talk about 3D fog projectors, Australian game censorship, self aware Kinects, iPad competitors, Russian bomb squad gaffs, a saw playing busker with a geek bent and the new iPhone app Sexy Time. We also recommend a few apps and take a look at the creator of Control-Alt Delete. So sit back, get comfy and let’s geek out!

Geek Actually is the fusion of the old Tech Actually and Geek Actually After Show podcasts into an all new show. All the Tech and geek goodness that you have come to expect from the old shows wrapped up and made easier to swallow as one simple, little, tasty podcast. DeltaKnight (AKA DAvid Murray) continues to supply us with some of the geekiest stories on the web and Josh and David love to play with the tech news.

Please Note: The new Geek Actually replaces Tech Actually and the Geek Actually After Show subscribe on iTunes by clicking here.

Geek Actually is recorded live on Saturdays around 12pm (AEDST UTC+11). Go to geekactually.com/live to watch it live.

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Mar 20

Game Review: Bulletstorm (360/PS3/PC)

Gaming used to be fun. The experience was about distraction for a small period of time before returning to our mundane day to day tasks. When we look at gaming today some titles seem to forget this, lost somewhere amongst hours of adding layers of eye popping graphics, orchestral scores and big name actors. Don’t get me wrong, these things now form a necessary part of the development process and I understand their importance. However, the idea of original gaming begins to get diluted in a sea of Gears of War and Call of Duty clones. Nowadays change comes like a breath of fresh air.

So naturally when People Can Fly (makers of the Painkiller series) announced their new IP Bulletstorm boasting lines like “bringing the fun back to gaming” many of us believed that this might herald the return of the Serious Sam or early Quake-esque style fragfest. A game type lost in an over PC world that has long needed some time in the limelight. Continue reading