SLOTW – Reality and video games augmented into one big awesome pile!

Growing up, I always wondered what it would be like if certain event happened in real life, what kinds of experiences would I have?  Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who stepped through the portal to the other dimension…

Real life and video games.  It’s more hand in hand than you think.  Whether it’s a silly discussion on what might happen, to full blown scenarios LARPed out to perfection, we’ve been using our imagination to it’s fullest when it comes to realizing our fantasies and dreams.  This week on SLOTW, we’re gonna show you some of the more fun and imaginative ways we incorporate video games into fun entertainment for all!

Real life situation, old school thought processes. – So you’ve come across a dreaded Los Angeles street crossing.  You don’t have much time, and the environment is treacherous.  Luckily, there’s a guide there to help you out in the most dire of straits!  But be sure to pick the right choice, or you may not survive!


as imaginative as it is technical, what’s better than playing video games on a big tv screen?  Well shit, why not play games on an office building?!?

Sure office building are awesome, it doesn’t feel right unless you’re right smack dab in the middle of the action yourself, racing against danger or unseen opponents.  Or on a mission to rid the playing field of mines!

However, it’s not just the homebrew video fans that make the fun stuff either!  Sometimes big name business have nerd fantasies of their own.  Probably the biggest nerdgasm in the video game world came with an april fools trailer of epic proportions in 2009.

And last but not least, we leave you with this bit of French goodness.  Seriously, makes me want to own a go-cart!

~Kirby

Cake: Delicious For Your Mouth and Your Ears! And That’s No Lie.

I’ve always been a quiet fan of the band Cake. I’d listen to their singles on the radio, but I never actively sought out their music.

One day at work “Short Skirt / Long Jacket” came on the radio, and one trip through Youtube later got me hankering for more! I quickly went home and by the end of the night, I had their discovery loaded onto my iPad.

Now I will admit, unlike my past few band obsessions (Chevelle, Rise Against, and Muse), I don’t universally like all the songs on the album. Some of them just aren’t my style. But when I find a long I like…I don’t just like it. I LOVE it!

Their style is very unique, in my opinion. There isn’t much out there that directly compares (the FloBots with “No Handlebars” comes to mind). But here’s a list of some of my favorites, along with a link to listen to the song on the YouTubes, in the order of my current favoriteness.

Hope you enjoy this look at one of my current musical obsessions! Post your own favorites!

-Zeke

A day for Anime come and gone…

So, Anime Day Orlando has come and gone but, we really had a blast being able to walkaround and hang out with everyone ^_^! I took a few pics while we were there which I hope to host very soon! Anyways, we hope you all had as great a time as we had and we’ll be looking forward to seeing you all at a convention near you very soon!

~Miroku

Orlando aniRAGE Day

dash, Zeke, and Jeshua have made it to Orlando for Orlando Anime Day! So therefore it is now Orlando aniRAGE Day.

Keep an eye out for Zeke, he’ll have the camera, and later in the day they might even shoot some videos!

-zeke

He’s Getting the aniRAGE Bump #4

Our good friend Johnny C has been doing the internet show “Dose of Johnny C” for a couple years now. And he’s finally ready to go live with his website: Dose of Johnny C!

This dude is funny, and he knows no boundaries! Make sure to check his stuff out! Tell him aniRAGE sent you and receive 25% off!

-Zeke

(note: 25% off may not apply, due to being purely fictitious).

Happy New Year Everyone!

Alright! everyone wanted me to review this series.. so Im going to go ahead and review the Twilight series.. since That Jacob us such a stud..

NOPE, Its Movie review time again! and I’m starting another five part blockbuster I dub.. COEN New Year! why I made it like that? Because we had Jeff Bridgemas in December and watching True Grit Inspired me to do a review on the Coen Brothers top films. So I picked five films that I have and have yet not seen to review and they are, Fargo, O brother where art thou, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy and my personal favorite, No Country For Old Men.

In Fargo, Jerry works in his father-in-law’s car dealership and has gotten himself into some financial problems. He has tried various schemes to come up with the money needed for a reason that is never really explained in the film. After watching the film it has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by his father-in-law. When all else falls through, the plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn’t seem to have the time of day for the son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go terribly wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns real bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry seems to be upset about the goons getting there hands dirty to which brings in Frances, a pregnant cop who is determined to undercover the mystery of why 3 people were killed in a homicide, a fourth body and a fifth body shows up in a freak plot twist,

The whole film is quite interesting with some awkward hilarious scenes. If you enjoyed True Grit, it felt like a Minnesota western murder mystery with a lot of shooting and a wood chipper, If you have not seen this film id say at least catch it at least once as the story was quite good,

Well that’s it for now! coming up next week I review a classic – O Brother Where Art Thou?

Till next time!

Warning: Read This Before Playing Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

There are a few things I need to warn you guys about before you settle in to play this awesome game.

1) Prepare to learn a foreign language (or two).
Assassin’s Creed has a wonderful feature called Subtitles. Normally these are distracting letters that appear on the bottom of the screen during cut scenes. However in this game, they turn into a wonderful educational tool! Now you can learn how the correct phrases to say when stabbing people, as well as some key phrases to use when you converse with those whom you don’t agree with. While the majority of these are Italian, so far some French phrases have arrived as well! Who knew killing people could be so educational!

2) Italian is a universal language that everyone years to speak.
While it teaches you some great phrases, the biggest thing is that you’ll discover that deep down, you really ARE Italian. At first you’ll just be reciting lines that you hear from the game, but soon you’ll realize that even in your everyday speech patterns you’ll start emulating your buddy and mine, Ezio. Everything sounds better in a horribly mimicked Italian accent.

3) Your name just got six words longer.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze. It just rolls off the tongue. And jealousy will sit in. Why doesn’t MY name take three paragraphs to state? Soon you will be Joe Wilson de Wisconson con la Madison. It’s only natural.

4) Death follows you.
You’ll never quite figure out why, but people will just drop like flies around you. You’ll look at someone, wave your wrist, and a hail of arrows will appear and strike down your foes…even those you didn’t even know you had a problem with! And people on rooftops? Hell, they’ll start falling left and right. They shouldn’t be up there, looking at you and going “Hey get down from there!”. Serves them right.

5) Daggers. Daggers daggers daggers.
One day you’ll wake up and have them strapped to your wrists, ankles, knees, elbows, tongue, eyelids, ears, hell even places where you normally would want all forms of sharp objects to avoid.

6) Templars.
They are everywhere. Yes, even there. RUN.

-Zeke

aniRAGE! Year in review: Miroku’s Favorites list

Greetings and Salutations, Everybody! As most of you well know, today is the very last day of the year 2K10! Having seen Zeke list his favorite albums/Soundtracks made me want to take a moment to list some of my favorites of this year as well! So, without further adieu, I’m going to list a few of my favorites (From songs to Cons to moments shared) from this year:

Favorite Song of this year:

I probabaly have to say that my absolute favorite song from this year has got to be “Monster” by Skillet. It’s an amazing song from start to end, chaulk full of great rifts, an awesome beat, and enough energy to match a 12 pack of Red-Bull! Can’t tell you how many times I found myself jamming to this song during the year… Whether it was in going places or trying to psyche myself up during excercise or even when I was feeling a bit down. It’s just WAY to awesome of a song and I recommend checking it out, if you haven’t already.

Favorite Movie of this year:

I haven’t seen “Tron” or “Voyage of the DawnTreader” yet, but I figure that I can safely say that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt.1” was probably the BEST movie I have seen! I’m not a huge fan of the illustrious “Mr. Potter” but, I have always enjoyed the movies. This last one, however, really blew me away and I loved the fact that they played back on events and conversations that were had back from a few movies ago and how this transformation of Harry from “Young Innocence” to “Dark Messiah” is coming to it’s fruition here. Not to mention that the telling of the ‘Deathly Hallows” story is and AMAZING treat in the midst of the story. Hands down, the BEST of the “Harry Potter” chronicles that has yet to been released… Still looking forward to Part 2 ^_^!

Favorite VideoGame of this year:

Call of Duty: Black Ops….What can I say about this game that hasn’t been already stated? It TRULY is an AMAZING gaming experience! I really, REALLY have loved playing this game and with it’s multiple play modes, customizations, Zombies, and the “Easter Egg” at it’s ending…. I have to say this has been and continues to be one of the funnest games I have yet to play!

Favorite Manga of this year:

I’ve enjoyed and am still enjoying quite a few manga’s this year… But, I feel that the best I have read or, rather, completed this year was probably “Full Metal Alchemist”… I mean, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE STORY!!! Hiromu Arakawa is a brilliant manga writer (if I do say so myself) and the series, with it’s many twists and turns and epic battles, really earned a place in my heart. I can say with sincerity and fondness that the story and its characters were truely A-list material and just stunning both in the reading and in the art! A must read if you haven’t already or aren’t already reading it!

Favorite Convention of this year:

Good gravy! We’ve been to QUITE a few in this year. It’s hard to say which one i liked the most because I really, REALLY liked them all! But, If I had to throw out just one convention that, in my mind, just stood an inch taller then all the rest… I think I would have to say that Metro-Con probably was my favorite again… True, we didn’t perform much there, but that may be just some of the charm that places it above the others. I’ve had a blast EVERYWHERE we went AND being able to do our improve with the likes of “the Nostalgia Critic” and “Ego-Raptor” or Hosting a Ball with “Anime Belle” are events that I shall NEVER EVER forget! But, there is something about Metro-Con that really puts a smile on my face and alot of joy in my heart. I always meet new and interestig people there and deeply enjoy the events and all the folks I’ve met… And, HEY! I’ve did something I never thought I’d be able to do. I was able to give blood to help people whom need it to live. Honestly, I’m scared of needles and the fact thta I worked up the courage for this has been a SUPREME accomplishment for me this year! It really was an amazing con and I’m TOTALLY looking forward to go back again this year… But,it better watch out. Exp and ShadoCon were REALLY, REALLY high up there!

And, there ya go! These are my favorites for the year! There is alot more I could post here, but I think I’ll hang back a little. However, I sincerely hope that you all had a WONDERFUL year and an even better year here in the next! God Bless you all and a very Happy New Year from myself and all of us here at aniRAGE.com!

~Miroku