In 1972 , a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem… if no one else can help… and if you can find them… maybe you can hire… The A-Team.
Month: March 2013
Entertainment Link-Off: Nothing Is What It Seems
In theatres this weekend, Oz: The Great and Powerful is released uncontested so it should easily top the box office weekend. The movie may or may not appeal to you, but the three leading ladies should be enough eye candy to convince you to see it in theatres anyway. Let’s kick off the ELO with Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis!
After the jump, Sam Raimi finally saw the Spider-Man reboot, Sophia Vergara got some chest cannons, a few movie trailers to check out, the cast of Supernatural attempt the Harlem Shake, a possible Pitch Perfect reunion and find out what happens if you let your food go past its expiry date. Continue reading
Why March is the New Video Game Christmas
It used to be that all the big products were launched in time for the Christmas shopping season (or your religion’s December equivalent). This included video games. Last year wasn’t much different with big releases in the run up to Christmas including Far Cry 3, COD: Blops 2, Hitman, Assassin’s Creed 3, among several other triple-A releases.
The reason for releasing games in the fall in the run up to Christmas is obvious. Christmas is the biggest shopping season of the year. Everyone is asking for and looking for Christmas gifts so what better time to get your big products out there than when people are spending scads of money anyway.
So why do I bring up March? If you’ve checked the release calendar, you’d have noticed that this month has more noteworthy games coming out than seemingly any single month in the past year. We’ve already had reboots for Tomb Raider and Sim City start the month and BioShock: Infinite will close it up. In the intervening time period, there you can buy StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, prequels for Gears of War and God of War, and The Walking Dead cash in from Activision.
So why has March turned into such a hotbed for big game releases?
The Shelf Life of Food (Infographic)
I don’t know if you noticed but we’re pretty big fans of food around these parts. Who can blame us? Food, done well, tastes amazing.
Now, we’re always looking for new info and tips about food. That brings us to this infographic. If ever you’ve been unsure how long you can keep your food for, this handy infographic has the answer for you. Continue reading
Thursday Link-Off: Form an Opinion
I did tell you on Sunday that we’d be a day late with this week’s set of mid-week links. I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s history of Mass Effect 3 post. That’s not the end of our Mass Effect coverage because we’ll have a review of the Citadel DLC next week. But for now, here’s Canadian model Anais Pouliot.
Have you ever wondered how you formed an opinion about an article or author? It may have to do with the contents of the comment section. (New York Times)
People think social media is a good proxy for public opinion but a comparison of public opinion and Twitter opinion shows Twitter generally skews more liberal. (Pew Research Centre)
Hugo Chavez died this week. If you want to know more about the former leader of Venezuela and his legacy, the Economist has you covered. (The Economist)
Mass Effect Is Getting an Ongoing Comic Book Series Called Foundation
At last weekend’s Emerald City Comic Con, Mass Effect 3 lead writer Mac Walters revealed that the Mass Effect series would spawn a comic book series. While the Mass Effect saga is no stranger to comic books, previously, it had only been in the form of one-off digital comics or short miniseries.
Now, Mass Effect is getting a full-fledged comic series to be published by Dark Horse that will span at least twelve issues. It will be called Mass Effect: Foundation.
The Unauthorized History of Mass Effect 3
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the release of BioWare and EA’s Mass Effect 3. The highly anticipated conclusion to the Mass Effect trilogy launched on March 6, 2012, to great reviews from the gaming media but was almost immediately at the centre of a massive controversy among fans over its ending and DLC practices.
Let’s look back at the history of ME3 from launch to today to see what happened and when it happened to make one of 2012’s most anticipated games one of its most controversial. Continue reading
Lowdown Monthly – February 2013
It’s time to once again take a look back at the past month here on the blog with Lowdown Monthly. Considering the amount of content we’ve pushed out over the 28 days in February, I thought now would be a good time to bring it back. So here’s our look back at our favourite and the most popular posts of February. Continue reading
This Is It, Isn’t It? Mass Effect 3: Citadel DLC Drops Today
The final piece of Mass Effect 3 DLC is out today. Mass Effect 3: Citadel brings Shepard and his crew back to the Citadel for one final reunion and adventure. Well, I say one final adventure but this is pre-ending DLC so technically, from a plot standpoint, it’s not actually Shepard’s final adventure. Continue reading
Formula One: 2013 2nd Barcelona Test Recap
This past weekend was the final pre-season test ahead of the 2013 Formula One World Championship. Once again, the teams returned to the Circuit de Catalunya for one final tune-up before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix which was only two weeks after the conclusion of the test.
So who would enter the new season with the momentum from a strong showing in the final test?
The Lowdown 