Gaming

Happy 21st Birthday, Alodia!

Whenever I doubt that the Web upsets the oppressive order of old media, whenever I doubt that the new media landscape gives a powerful voice to even the oddest of oddballs, whenever I doubt that one person can become a media entity unto herself, whenever I doubt that a nerd can become a star, whenever I doubt that today’s geeky is tomorrow’s cool, I look at this girl’s work and smile with renewed faith. Happy twenty-first birthday to Filipina gamer-blogger-cosplayer idol Alodia Gosiengfiao.

March 9, 2009 · 14 Comments (with 4 Conversations)

Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corp. Partners with Avon

Either some young marketing guy has trolled his bosses big time, or we’re all in for a zombie apocalypse. Avon’s new Derma-Full serum looks eerily similar to something out of Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corporation. Just compare the ad for Derma-Full with the trailer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and prepare to stock up on guns and green herbs. Click here to continue reading “Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corp. Partners with Avon”…

March 8, 2009 · 10 Comments (with 3 Conversations)