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America Ferrera Gets Brainy With Her Pimped-Out DS

GeekSugar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:00:41 -0700

Who knew America Ferrera was all about the bling? While getting brainy with Brain Age, America battles a pal to see who can complete the math portion quicker (and find out who has a younger brain) in this upcoming spot for Nintendo. I love how she has pimped out her metallic rose DS with all that bling - how geek chic! See how old her brain really is in this exclusive sneak peek at the commercial that will start airing this week.

Exclusive Look: Carrie Underwood Kicking Butt in Mario Kart!

GeekSugar — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:05:03 -0700

Last time we saw Carrie Underwood with her DS, she was playing with her virtual pups in Nintendogs. This time she's kicking butt and taking names while racing a few of her bandmates in Mario Kart. She still has that awesome Metallic Rose DS (so jealous), and seems to have a pretty good strategy on how to take out her competition. Check out her commercial below!

Mercenaries 2 Review: Commercial Was Better Than the Game

GeekSugar — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:40:53 -0700

I was totally excited for Mercenaries 2 to hit the shelves, mostly because of the awesome and totally original commercial. Haven't seen it? Check it out below, but I'll tell you now – that just may be the best part about the game.

As I came to find out, playing Mercenaries 2 wasn't even up to par with the first installment that came out back in 2005, which is a total letdown. Cause, you know - this is 2008! Games have progressed so much in the past three years (just look at Mass Effect or BioShock for a prime example), so I was expecting a lot more from the second title. Sure, this is a shoot-em up action game, but every game should have some kind of substance if it wants to survive, and unfortunately this was all filler. To see why, just read more.

Bugs, repetitive play, and a boring story brought this game down more than a few notches. And if I'm being honest, it kinda seemed unfinished. Blowing things up is always a hit with gamers (including yours truly), but having the same explosion happen over and over again is just not fun. And the bad guys? Well, I think they are more like clones, cause I'm pretty sure I shot the same guy 20 times over. Overall, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames isn't worth the $40 - $60 price tag, but the commercial is well worth 30 seconds of your time!

Professor Wikipedia Is a Haphazard Mess!

GeekSugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:03:06 -0700

I feel like I have such a love/hate relationship with Wikipedia - the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. I love how it's easy to access and offers quick facts about everything and anything, but I'm wary about trusting it as a credible source of information. I think most of you feel the same way as me, since 66 percent of you said you trust it to an extent. Well what if Wikipedia info was taught the way it's presented on the website? Here's what would happen.

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What "All Your Base Belong to Us" Means

GeekSugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:30:13 -0700

Were you confused when you saw this All Your Milk Baby Onesie? Do your friends frequently laugh about "Engrish" translations, while you laugh with them, but are secretly confused inside? If so, watch this video, which outlines the "All Your Base are Belong to Us" meme from its foundation to its present.

Know Your Meme: All Your Base from Rocketboom on Vimeo.

SNL Has Some T-Mobile Fave 5 Fun

GeekSugar — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:45:00 -0700

In case you missed the big season premiere of Saturday Night Live this past weekend, you definitely have to check out out the brilliant Sarah Palin impersonation done by Tina Fey. Then you have to watch this skit which features SNL host Michael Phelps in a hilarious T-Mobile Fave 5 commercial. Too funny! I can't help but dare to ask. . . Who's in your Fave 5?

Nokia: Great Moments in Advertising

GeekSugar — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:00:52 -0700

I'll always be a Nokia fan; it wasn't long ago that they had the hottest handsets in the world, and they continue to make high tech, dark horse designs in cell phones; sadly, affordability is often a hurdle.

But I have nothing bad to say about their "Fourth Screen" commercial below - all good things, actually. I could go into how epic and moving it is (I know, I just said a commercial was moving), but all you need to know is that it's almost two and a half minutes long - astoundingly long for an ad by today's standards - and not only did I hungrily devour every moment, I did not want it to end.

Kids and Robot Costumes, It Doesn't Get Any Better Than That

GeekSugar — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:06:01 -0700

I love the weekend, and especially Sundays, why? Because it's the perfect day to post fun and adorable, videos like this! Over the July 4th weekend, Vimeo user Jared Foster got all the little ones in his family together for what else but a Robot Parade! I guess it took a lot of orchestrating from the adults - who are in the background directing the kids - but boy, oh boy are we thankful this came together so perfectly; Robot Love is the best!

Robot Parade from Jared Foster on Vimeo.

What Really Happened When Mario Met Princess Peach

GeekSugar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:40:33 -0700

I mean he didn't really think he was going to get a kiss from a Princess as a total stranger, right? Check out this hilarious video of the alternate ending of Super Mario Bros.

I think any of us ladies in this situation would also be a little skeeved out by an Italian plumber demanding affection, Bowser rescue be damned!

Regis Explains What a Search Engine Is

GeekSugar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:55:35 -0700

I always love watching Live With Regis and Kelly, especially when they have their funny host chats, which usually consist of some form of tech talk. So on yesterday's show, when Kelly quizzed Regis on Yahoo!, I was totally surprised that the self-proclaimed technophobe knew what it was!