tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010-09-02:/blogs/geek-to-me//98 2010-09-01T02:48:29Z Elliott Serrano is a RedEye geek with an eye towards all things nerd-related: comics, video games, RPGs and the latest geek gadgets. Movable Type Pro 4.261 tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.72227 2010-09-01T02:45:55Z 2010-09-01T02:48:29Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ Becoming a pro gamer involves a lot of things. It means developing a reputation; getting into competition;and finding a sponsor.&amp;nbsp; It also means taking your game play seriously and training to get better. (Yeah, I know we even talked about... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0LdEdYTOHqSRSm82pFcqFmPQUGE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0LdEdYTOHqSRSm82pFcqFmPQUGE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0LdEdYTOHqSRSm82pFcqFmPQUGE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0LdEdYTOHqSRSm82pFcqFmPQUGE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=s4eAXi_QZZc:gKGHWmvRGoc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=s4eAXi_QZZc:gKGHWmvRGoc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=s4eAXi_QZZc:gKGHWmvRGoc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=s4eAXi_QZZc:gKGHWmvRGoc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=s4eAXi_QZZc:gKGHWmvRGoc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/s4eAXi_QZZc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/becoming-a-pro-gamer-the-importance-of-training.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.71939 2010-08-30T18:42:31Z 2010-08-30T18:41:47Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ Sorry I'm so behind on this stuff, folks!&amp;nbsp; Here's my video interview with former WWE and current TNA pro-wrestler Mick Foley. In it we talk about his new book "Countdown to Lockdown", the sales of which will go to benefit... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Leuy7zGk38TSietrkcG-L8Z1OIo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Leuy7zGk38TSietrkcG-L8Z1OIo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Leuy7zGk38TSietrkcG-L8Z1OIo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Leuy7zGk38TSietrkcG-L8Z1OIo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=oKINqotWjzM:k9QNPKM9Ov0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=oKINqotWjzM:k9QNPKM9Ov0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=oKINqotWjzM:k9QNPKM9Ov0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=oKINqotWjzM:k9QNPKM9Ov0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=oKINqotWjzM:k9QNPKM9Ov0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/oKINqotWjzM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/the-hardcore-legend-mick-foley-talks-about-countdown-to-lockdown-video.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.71438 2010-08-26T19:10:30Z 2010-08-26T19:18:59Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ The Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con gave me the opportunity to talk to a few celebrities from the realm of geek-dom. First I spoke with Daniel Logan, who played Boba Fett in Star Wars Episode Two: Attack of the Clones.&amp;nbsp; Right... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QrXVaK7sK6mMcls_eeHEvEbd0E4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QrXVaK7sK6mMcls_eeHEvEbd0E4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QrXVaK7sK6mMcls_eeHEvEbd0E4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/QrXVaK7sK6mMcls_eeHEvEbd0E4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=jgkkjf811FQ:T-WZNCtd-_c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=jgkkjf811FQ:T-WZNCtd-_c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=jgkkjf811FQ:T-WZNCtd-_c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=jgkkjf811FQ:T-WZNCtd-_c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=jgkkjf811FQ:T-WZNCtd-_c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/jgkkjf811FQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/how-geek-guys-should-approach-women-according-to-adrianne-curry-video.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.71147 2010-08-25T02:48:22Z 2010-08-25T02:49:41Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ Most anyone who has ever played video games has had to deal with them: back-seat gamers.&amp;nbsp; You know them, right? Those people who watch you play and give unwanted advice? (Well, they do more like yell stuff while you play.)... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3YUy_npC4oTx-vP2q4ZRdMCIVps/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3YUy_npC4oTx-vP2q4ZRdMCIVps/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3YUy_npC4oTx-vP2q4ZRdMCIVps/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3YUy_npC4oTx-vP2q4ZRdMCIVps/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BS2EHqiVI_g:FqXDOItgImc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BS2EHqiVI_g:FqXDOItgImc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BS2EHqiVI_g:FqXDOItgImc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=BS2EHqiVI_g:FqXDOItgImc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BS2EHqiVI_g:FqXDOItgImc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/BS2EHqiVI_g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/gamer-rants-the-back-seat-gamer.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.70999 2010-08-24T04:01:00Z 2010-08-24T04:13:09Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ Daniel Logan as Boba Fett When you first meet Daniel Logan, you can tell that the kid has got confidence. Sitting at his booth at the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con, Logan takes in the scene, smiling as people walk... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JeSgGbpoe6u5jAbZob-9SlcFCUI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JeSgGbpoe6u5jAbZob-9SlcFCUI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JeSgGbpoe6u5jAbZob-9SlcFCUI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/JeSgGbpoe6u5jAbZob-9SlcFCUI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=16wNgSOQ7ow:9w1mZT0hJRo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=16wNgSOQ7ow:9w1mZT0hJRo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=16wNgSOQ7ow:9w1mZT0hJRo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=16wNgSOQ7ow:9w1mZT0hJRo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=16wNgSOQ7ow:9w1mZT0hJRo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/16wNgSOQ7ow" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/daniel-logan-talks-about-growing-up-boba-fett.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.70321 2010-08-19T06:45:00Z 2010-08-19T06:46:19Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ Image courtesy of NicholasBrendan.comFans of the cult-TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will want to be at the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con this weekend as one of their favorite cast members will be in attendance.Oh yeah, geeks and nerds, Nicholas... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-AfEb_G7MUOxOkfpelahPIYt4nc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-AfEb_G7MUOxOkfpelahPIYt4nc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-AfEb_G7MUOxOkfpelahPIYt4nc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-AfEb_G7MUOxOkfpelahPIYt4nc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=EiOt7YL2Q2Y:0D_fncNl9I8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=EiOt7YL2Q2Y:0D_fncNl9I8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=EiOt7YL2Q2Y:0D_fncNl9I8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=EiOt7YL2Q2Y:0D_fncNl9I8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=EiOt7YL2Q2Y:0D_fncNl9I8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/EiOt7YL2Q2Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/nicholas-brendon-goes-from-buffy-to-web-comics-with-very-bad-koalas.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.70122 2010-08-18T03:16:06Z 2010-08-18T03:17:47Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ The last time they gave out some life lessons, the folks of vVv Gaming were telling us about how gamers need to get a life.&amp;nbsp; I'll admit that I got a bit of a chuckle out of it.But today's article...well... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XM471ZSQm5dd1tToWfkxk5NEqfc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XM471ZSQm5dd1tToWfkxk5NEqfc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XM471ZSQm5dd1tToWfkxk5NEqfc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XM471ZSQm5dd1tToWfkxk5NEqfc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BShjfZGKTJw:wzrwLWcsBj4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BShjfZGKTJw:wzrwLWcsBj4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BShjfZGKTJw:wzrwLWcsBj4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=BShjfZGKTJw:wzrwLWcsBj4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=BShjfZGKTJw:wzrwLWcsBj4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/BShjfZGKTJw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/gamer-rants-dealing-with-obsession.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.69766 2010-08-16T04:42:00Z 2010-08-16T04:43:59Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ You knew it had to happen, right? It was only a matter of time. This past weekend in Orlando FL, at Star Wars Celebration V, (the official convention for SW nerds) LucasFilm announced what many Star Wars fans had been... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zyIS0qWh6l-zQBa1DCmz9nKGoYA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zyIS0qWh6l-zQBa1DCmz9nKGoYA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zyIS0qWh6l-zQBa1DCmz9nKGoYA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zyIS0qWh6l-zQBa1DCmz9nKGoYA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=9BXlbGblLBE:jvpHgWqYRW0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=9BXlbGblLBE:jvpHgWqYRW0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=9BXlbGblLBE:jvpHgWqYRW0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?i=9BXlbGblLBE:jvpHgWqYRW0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.redeyechicago.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?a=9BXlbGblLBE:jvpHgWqYRW0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/redeye/geektome?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/redeye/geektome/~4/9BXlbGblLBE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/2010/08/star-wars-fans-geek-out-over-blu-ray-release.html tag:www.chicagonow.com,2010:/blogs/geek-to-me//98.69545 2010-08-13T19:32:00Z 2010-08-13T19:36:41Z GeekToMe http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/geek-to-me/ This Imperial Stormtrooper is on leave from his last tour on the Forest Moon of Endor. Shhhh...don't spoil his vacation. He doesn't know what went down there yet.This geek is one sad monkey today. 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