Author Archives: Alex Hamilton

Elder Scrolls Online Makes Launch Promise It Can’t Possibly Keep

By Alex Hamilton on in Elder Scrolls Online, News

There’s no shortage of dumb in this world – the fine folks over at Darwin Awards have documented some of the best dumb our species has offered up over the past fifteen years or so, and Daniel Tosh has made … Continue reading

Magic: The Gathering Taught Me I’m a Despicable Asshole

By Alex Hamilton on in Magic: The Gathering, Nerd Culture, News

Generally I try to avoid using profanity in my writing, much less the headlines. It’s not that I’m a prude or that I have virgin eyes and ears, but I do my best to maintain at least a baseline level … Continue reading

In what world does Nintendo out-sell the XBox One? You’re livin’ on it

By Alex Hamilton on in News, Video Games

The Wii U? It was essentially DOA, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo is down for the count. To the contrary, The Brothers Mario are standing toe-to-toe with the shiny new Xbox One and exchanging punches like a contender. Unbelievable, right? … Continue reading

Seth MacFarlane Stuns Jon Stewart with Star Trek reference, Renders Host Speechless

By Alex Hamilton on in Nerd Culture, News

Jon Stewart brought Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane on The Daily Show to talk about MacFarlane’s new book, A Million Ways to Die in the West. During the conversation, Seth drops a reference to the Kobayashi Maru – a standard-but-unpassable … Continue reading

KAPOW! Holy Hollywood Violence, Batman!

By Alex Hamilton on in News

Sometimes Hollywood makes dramas, and sometimes in just makes drama. The latter is true in this case, as Watchmen director Zack Snyder counter-punches movie producer Joel Silver right in the arm – that’s right..the ARM! – after Silver made…um…not glowing … Continue reading

Nerds don’t know what they want; or, why I almost shot someone today with a tennis ball

By Alex Hamilton on in Nerd Culture

I work in the IT department (NERD!) for a large financial institution and do what most would consider some pretty boring work. I take information from one server and put it on another, and then when people ask for some … Continue reading

Love to game but low on dough? Check these out – and while you’re at it, vote!

By Alex Hamilton on in Video Games

The fine folks over at MMOBomb have recently ranked their top 64 F2P games in a last-man-standing, winner-take-all, fight-to-the-death, gratuitous-use-of-hyphens MMA tournament! Or maybe it’s just a set of brackets in the spirit of March Madness. Kinda the same thing.

Why it’s awesome to be a nerd (and why Wil Wheaton is the Nerd King)

By Alex Hamilton on in Uncategorized

I’ve been thinking for a while how to kick things off here at The Blogadin. Do I rip ESO? Heap praise on Carbine Studios in anticipation of Wildstar? Geek out over the upcoming expansion for DC Deckbuilding Game? Upload a … Continue reading

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