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#Clay5 Countdown – 23rd Feb 2015

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We’re back for the second weekly round-up for the #Clay5 round-up! Clay (that chap in the picture above) has been putting up topics on the #Clay 5 twitter for the public to vote… Continue reading

We Have to Retire the #gamergate Hashtag

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Do you want to paint a target on yourself? Go on to any social media site and say something – anything – with the #gamergate hashtag. Regardless of your views on this topic… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead’

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Director: Kiah Roache-Turner Cast: Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradley, Leon Burchill, Luke McKenzie Plot: After an asteroid shower lights up the sky of Australia a large chunk of the population turn into zombies. When… Continue reading

Tabletop Tuesday: ‘The Doom That Came to Atlantic City’

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Publisher: Cryptozoic Players: 2-4 Play Time: 45 Minutes Genre: Dice rolling, hand management Review: Oh dear. Oh dearie dear. Here’s a game that went from Kickstarter success story to cautionary tale. After the Lovecraftian themed reverse-Monopoly launched… Continue reading

What is the #Clay5? (Hint: An Awesome New Feature!)

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Good morning/evening on this Monday/Sunday wibbly wobbly timey wimey…whenever you are. We do have readers across all the time zones, but some things unite us all. We’re all geeks (or geek-curious) and love… Continue reading

10 Tragic Love Stories in Geekdom

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Ah, the season of romance. And as we all know, a great love story comes with tragedy. It’s how things balance. Also good entertainment. While you curl up with a box of chocolates and… Continue reading

Oscar Nominee Review: ‘Boyhood’

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Previously Reviewed: The Theory of Everything The Imitation Game Birdman The Grand Budapest Hotel Selma American Sniper Whiplash Director: Richard Linklater Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater Plot: Young Mason is… Continue reading

Cheap Game Tuesday: ‘This War of Mine’

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War is hell, man. Not that you’s know it from the average output from the video game industry. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare had a fairly well executed anti-war message but it kinda… Continue reading

Oscar Nominee Review: ‘Whiplash’

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Previous Reviews: The Theory of Everything The Imitation Game The Grand Budapest Hotel Birdman American Sniper Selma Director: Damien Chazelle Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist Plot: A first year college student… Continue reading

Oscar Nominee Review: ‘Selma’

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Previously: The Theory of Everything The Imitation Game The Grand Budapest Hotel Birdman American Sniper Director: Ava DuVernay Cast: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Common, Lorraine Toussaint… Continue reading