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    Girls Talking About a Pad

    posted @ 2/01/2010 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    New podcast Monday is here once again and this hour long show is jam packed full of puns and bad jokes.

    This week, NinJaSistah and Pandalicious talk about Apple's newly announced (and poorly named) iPad device and their first reactions to the device. The ladies also work in a plug for the new ESH YouTube channel, Flickr account, and FaceBook group... but mostly wrap their minds around the iPad.

    To get a better idea of what the show is like, here are some of the titles that came up but were not chosen:
    • A Braile iPad Would Make Quite an Impression
    • Pada Says All Her Appliances Are Masculine
    • Video IS the Radio Star
    • Comedy – Comment – And Another "C" Word I Can't Think Of
    • and finally
    • Oops! I Just Spoiled the Bible

    Grab your morning cup of joe or afternoon delight and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 182: Pandalicious Takes On All Comers (I Wasn't Going to Say That)

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    Preview: Blue Microphone Yeti

    posted @ 1/22/2010 09:50:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    If you happened to catch our podcast last week and listened to the entire hour than you know I spent some time with Blue Microphones at CES a couple of weeks ago.

    Well, I'm going to be reviewing that USB mic [called the Yeti] very soon and wanted to give you a sneak peek at what I'm playing with.

    When at CES we talked about Blue Microphone's new iPhone external microphone device "The Mikey" and a soon-to-be release USB microphone designed with podcasters and home musicians in mind. This microphone, "the Yeti," reminded me of why I love working in audio... it's just flat out sexy!

    Lightly coated brushed metal-esque finish, gorgeous steel mesh protecting it's cardioid innards and THX certification emblem is enough to make a gal buy one just to put it on display. Don't get it twisted, I plan on road-testing the hell out of this mic including recording my side of our next few podcasts with it in addition to some special little projects I have created to really push all of Yetis' buttons and see just how well it can handle what people can through in its general direction. If you are in the market for a new USB microphone for professional level recording and don't want to wait for my review, you can pick up a Yeti of your own for the Apple Store Online for $149.95.

    While I have done little more than take it out of the box at this point, I do have some of those nerdc0re photos for you on our newly created Flickr stream! Peep the show below and be on the look out for more images to hit that feed soon!


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    According to Bayonetta, Angels Enjoy Their Crotches

    posted @ 1/18/2010 08:05:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    The first full Monday after the CES recovery week brings with it a new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast and this one is focused on Platinum Games new title release Bayonetta.

    Both NinJaSistah and Pandalicious have played through the game and spend the bulk of the hour tripping through the awesome gameplay that is Bayonetta while spoiling the story ending, plot points and more. Did you know there was a music video at the end of the game? You do now!

    We even answer an audience question or two, touch on James Cameron's movie Avatar and start sharing some of the audio interviews Evermore and I conducted during CES 2010. Need more incentive to take a listen, check out some of the titles we came up with for this episode but didn't use:
    • Climaxes Are Different — We'll Get Back to Those
    • She's Wet — And It's Not Just Because She's Been At the Bottom of a Lake
    • and finally
    • The Last Naked Woman to Be Taken Seriously Was Eve

    Grab the beverage of your choice and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 180: My Other Car Is a Pleasure Pony

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    Where In the World Are the Sistahs?

    posted @ 1/11/2010 12:09:00 PM by evermore


    Although this girl is pointing to somewhere in the desert of Saudi Arabia, the Sistahs weren't even close to there when recording this week's podcast. Instead, NinjaSistah was in the desert (Las Vegas), covering the Consumer Electronics Show, while Pandalicious was comfortably at home in the snowdrifts of New England (and perhaps pant-less).

    As you might expect, CES was at the forefront of their discussion on the podcast this week, focusing on 3D television technology, e-readers and some new games for the PS3, as well as some talk on Google's new Nexus One phone.

    Here are the titles we rejected for this week's podcast:

    Now Vanna Can Turn the Letters Right In Your Living Room

    But Sony Loves Kids -- Just Look At the Game Boy

    The Mac and Cheese Torch Has Been Passed

    Books -- You Know -- Manga Without Pictures


    Get a load of this and all the usual ESH goodness -- as well as our replacement for toast -- by listening to Episode 179: 3D! It Kinda Reeks of Poop.

    (By the way, the girl in the photo is a representative of Kimin Electronic Co., Ltd., a company which manufactures large -- up to 42-inch -- touchscreen monitors. It's very impressive stuff, but they don't fit in your pocket like an iPhone.)

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    CES Last Day Thoughts

    posted @ 1/10/2010 07:44:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I'm writing this on my iPhone as I make my way from the LVCC North Hall on the last day of CES 2010 and I have to say that all in all it has been a very successful show.

    The crowd returned this year as evidenced by my lack of getting lunch on a regular basis with the press room (which opened for lunch at 11:30am) being out of boxed sandwiches by 20 after noon, but I was glad to see it. It means that both the economy and the consumer electronic market is makinging a comeback.

    Over the past four days I've seen more tech designed to help your tech better reflect your personality, save you money by using less power and even things that just don't make that much sense (yes iGuGu Game Core I'm looking at you) than I can currently wrap my mind around. One thing is for sure: I would change a single moment of it.

    Shows like CES help breed competition within an industry while introducing new ideas and shining the spotlight on industry thought leaders. In an age where transparency and innovation are key to economic success it is incredibly cool to see events like CES not only surviving but thriving.

    As I start tunneling through the mountains of PR materials I've picked up this week and writing articles on some of the gadgets, companies, and people that impressed me one way or another it won't be the aching of my calves or feet that sticks out in my mind nor the lady in the bathroom that boosted some of my swag while I was taking a tinkle, it will be the excitement of celebrating the new and shared geeking out moments that will dominante the memories of Vegas and that's not too shabby.

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    Mobility At CES

    posted @ 1/07/2010 11:50:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Wednesday night I spent a glob of time at Digital Experience a mini CES one-night event that runs in parallel with with its larger bastard cousin here in Las Vegas, which I enjoy because it allows me to get some intimate time with some PR folks before the exhaustion that is 4 days in the desert sets in.

    One such encounter happened at the Lenovo table.

    The avid Mac fanatic in me was screaming the entire way over to the table, but the fact of the matter is as much as I love my 15 inch MacBook Pro he's not easy to lug around trade show events like CES. It's a bit cumbersome to whip out Alem (the name of my MBP) at a presser that has less space open then a sardine can. I do have a 12 inch Power Book G4 that I used to bring around and I may start doing that again but part of the reason I brought Alem into my life was to have a machine powerful enough to do video and audio work on the spot as well as any fast graphics I may need to turn around for an article. It's this last statement that for the most part has kept me out of the netbook range outside of the fact that they are all Windows OS based machines. (Though some can be hackintosh'd. Don't know what that means, Google It.) However, until the fine folks at 1 Infinite Loop decide to hook a sista up with a 10 inch MBP (the sucker has to at least let me run Aperture on it, my library is on an external drive so I only need 160GB internal... in case Apple is listening) I am heavily looking into finding a small machine that can handle my fingers of furious internet searching, coding, and twittering.

    And with that, I was introduced to the Lenovo X100e. Starting around $499 with many customizations available (up to a 320 GB internal drive, 4GB of RAM and Bluetooth) and sporting Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (upgradable to Windows 7 Pro) she's not a bad lil machine. I say she because the model I got to play with was hooker red and whenever I think of hookers, I think of ladies of the night not dudes of the night. Sexist I know, but what can you do? The X100e sports an 11 inch screen and offers up around 5 hours of battery life which should get any social media addict through a days' work with a minute or two to spare. Where I was nearly sold on an impulse by was the weight of the machine. If you haven't gotten it by now, size does matter to me as well as weight. I do not want to carry around the equivalent of a bowling ball on my back or hip all day to have the ability to do my job.

    I even went as far earlier today to visit the Lenovo Web site and price out a machine for my needs and built a 160GB Windows 7 Pro 2 GB machine with Norton Antivirus pre-installed and Lenovo's standard warranty for $554 which isn't too bad considering what I would be walking away with, but I'm not jumping ship just yet so Alem has nothing to fear...today. As we start ramping up the events we cover here at ESH mobility is going to be king, and I'm not sure that Alem will always be a travel companion for me because he's just too big.

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    It's Been a Monster of a Day

    posted @ 1/07/2010 08:35:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    As my first day at CES starts winding down (at least the big business end of it that is) I wanted to chime in with the company that made the largest impression on me today: Monster Cables.

    In the past I have made no secret of the fact that I love music. I have a separate 2 Terabyte (2TB) storage system (that I intend to grow to a 4TB system shortly) just for my itunes library. All new music imported to that library comes in as Apple Lossless and video comes in at as high a bit rate as I can stand to let process overnight. The speaker system I use at home to listen to that music does pretty well for being a jerry-rigged/patched set of 11 year old Labtec computer speakers wired to an Olevia television set, but I have not been satisfied with my headphone options for when I am on the go.

    Being a designer in my day job, quality and customization are big-ticket issues for me when it comes to the technology I purchase. In a former life I worked at an Apple Retail store and spent a lot of time with customers talking through what they wanted out of their own mobile listening experience. We would run through all kinds of questions ranging from "what kind of music do you predominately listen to on the go?" to the inevitable "how much do you want to spend?" or "do you want something that will last you a few years or just get you through a month of working out?" Over time I noticed one common thread seemed to always be the bottom line of the conversation: it had to last, sound great, and not look like ass.

    Love them or hate them one thing is for sure, the things I saw today while visiting with Monster Audio do all three of those things.

    I started out my hour with Daniel Torres who does European Training for Monster talking about the different models of Beats by Dre on the market today, and then was treated to a demo at a listening station 3 different types of music samples to listen to. (Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, and Rock) The first thing I noticed about the listening station that I thought was ballsy of Monster was that they allowed you to plug in your own set of headphones and compare your set to the Classic Beats and Solo Beats on the spot. The second thing I noticed was the sound. My ever-loving-deep-bass heart did skip a beat but I'll get back to that later on. We then spent some time in a media room where I was treated to sampling of Monster's entire line of high-end audio headsets and in-ear headphones. From the Lady GaGa designed heartBeats to the Monster Turbine Pro Professional Edition every set had its own unique style, audio profile, and audience. This is where that "customization" item I mentioned earlier comes in.

    I have in the past year alone purchased and either returned or "gifted to friends and family" no less than 10 sets of headphones/earbud because they have disappointed me in either their style or audio quality. I am not an audio snob, but I am starting to become quite the little audiophile much to the disappointment of my husband. Whenever I get a new set of headphones/earbuds I immediately run them through the Kick-Ass test. In my iTunes library I have a playlist I call "Kick Ass" that has a sampling of songs that I feel tells me if I have found the perfect set of speakers/headphones/earbuds for me. A couple of songs on "Kick Ass" include:
    • My Week Beats Your Year - by Telefon Tel Aviv
    • Why You Wanna - by T.I.
    • Wait - by the Ying Yang Twins
    • Sexy Lady - by Yung Berg
    • Spin Spin Sugar - by Sneaker Pimps
    • Knights of Cydonia - by Muse
    • Organ Donor - by DJ Shaddow
    • Bounce - by MSTRKRFT
    • Higher Ground - by Stevie Wonder
    • Sledgehammer - by Peter Gabriel
    • Life's What You Make It - by Talk Talk
    • Beginners Falafel - by Flying Lotus
    • Once in a Lifetime - by Talking Heads
    That list is eclectic, I know. So am I.

    I have owned 3 sets of V-Moda in ear headphones, 2 sets of Sennheiser over the ear headsets, a pair of SkullCandy over the ear headphones (which got returned), and a pair of SkullCandy in-ears that I kept, a pair of Shure in-ear headphones, and a set of over the ear cans from Audio-Technica and while the list does go on I'm going to stop here. All those headsets either left me wanting in the quality department, (bass too heavy or not enough, in some cases non-existant) or in the looks department. (too butch looking, too loudly colored or just plain, well plain looking) Like those people at the Apple Store, I want something that sounds great, (if I have to turn the iPhone Equalizer on you lose) fits great in my weird little ear canals, and on the aesthetic side kinda reflects my personality.

    I'm anxious to try out the in-ear sets and the Solo Beats because they seem like the best "road warrior" safe sets created by Monster. You can bet I'll test them against my "Kick Ass" playlist and let you know how well they score.

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    It's 5am Somewhere

    posted @ 1/06/2010 08:59:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    It's 8:21 am as I start to type this post, and thanks to the fine folks at Google and Virgin America I write this from my flight to Las Vegas as I make my way to another Consumer Electronics Show. [A.K.A CES]

    While I'm still uncertain about EXACTLY what I will get to see and play with this year one thing is for sure: 2010 has already started off as the year of gadgets. Google's Nexus One is on sale contract free for $549 and will work with most SIM cards that use the GSM protocol. [Saddly no AT&T 3G support yet, but Google is never satisfied with anything short of perfection so I am certain this will change. Oh yeah, and you can get it for $149 with a T-Mobile contract.]

    The folks over at Sling Media have announced a new touch screen remote that looks amazing [it get's your channel guide from the interwebs via built in wifi] but according to team Engadget the catch is that the remote will be made available via cable providers only. Take a gander at it, it's pretty geek chic. Let's hope my cable provider get's pressured by the local pro sports players that want the sucker so they can look cool on their episode of MTV Cribs.

    Oh yeah, and we can't for get the rumors of what Apple will be announcing on the 27th. God help my budget if it's a tablet. It will mean I can put the MacBook Air purchase off and get a mobile machine that I want to replace my older-school 15 inch MacBook Pro who gave me the scare of the week so far when it booted to a kernel panic this morning.

    One thing for sure, I will be:
    • caught doing karaoke
    • checking into as many new mobile and personal tech gadgets as I can get my hands on
    • keeping my Nexus One money in my pocket until I see what Jobs announces on the 27th.

    If you have gadget predictions, make sure to send them our way either via our email address [Questions@ESH.mobi] or through twitter [twitter.com/eshnews]

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    New Year Bonus!

    posted @ 1/04/2010 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    A new Monday. A new year. A new clip show piece will kick off 2010 for us here in the land of ESH.

    As the next day effects of ushering in a new year subside and I finalize CES travel preparations Evermore has put together an extra bit for those of you who listened to our farewell to toast episode through iTunes last week. [If you catch the show on AllGames.com then you will get piece two of the podcast this week]

    Next week, we will be bringing you our final thoughts before leaving the bouncing bosom of Las Vegas with our CES wrap up episode.

    But for now, enjoy Electric Sista Hood podcast episode 178: A Farewell to Toast: The Bonus Bits

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    CES 2010: Gotta Start Packing

    posted @ 1/03/2010 12:51:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    So the trade show behemoth known as CES [Consumer Electronics Show] is nearly upon us all and I haven't even begun to pack. As if 4 days chock full of playing with the latest, greatest, and possibly lamest tech gadgets isn't enough to get my heart pumping, but it's 4 days full of playing with tech in Las Vegas.

    I really need to pack.

    Both myself and Evermore will be on hand trolling the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center [LVCC] talking with PR reps, VP's, folks taking their own inventions out for a spin and in all honesty I can't wait. Ever since I visited the city of sin to attend my first CES event I have been infatuated with it. If you have listened to any of my previous CES coverage then you already know that I have never been to COMDEX, and reget not going to the show when I had the opportunity back in 1999. Technology has always interested me, and the idea of an entire gigantic event focused on highlighting tech just seemed like a place I should be found at.

    CES is huge. I can not stress that enough. I am sure if you took all the square footage that has been rented by all the various companies exhibiting at the show and laid it end to end from McCarran Airport that it would reach across the country to Boston's Logan Airport easily. I have visited CES for the last 3 years now and have yet to even visit all of the halls at the LVCC let alone the various suites among the hotels lining the infamous Las Vegas Strip, so I have no delusions of covering all of the show this year or any year that I visit the show. I do plan on seeing everything I can in three areas: video games, computers and personal tech gadgets.

    From January 6th through the 10th I promise to fill this site with as much show coverage as my stubby little fingers can create. My twitter stream as well as the official site twitter stream will overflow with random geek-outs, iPhone pics and probably an intoxicated tweet or two. [Or four]

    If you have anything you want me to check out for you while I'm at the show drop me a line either via our email address Questions@esh.mobi or kick me a message via twitter. 2010 will be whatever we make of it. I intend to make it geektastic.

    Enough of this, I still gotta pack.

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    A Goodbye of Sorts...

    posted @ 12/28/2009 02:43:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    This last Monday of 2009 brings with it a very special episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast. In this episode, the sistahs say goodbye...

    to Toast. Yes, this is the final episode where Pandalicious and NinJaSistah will be signing off with Toast, a familiar piece of the podcast to those who have been with us for any long period of time. We could think of no better way of saying goodbye to toast than to give it it's own episode.

    Culled from nearly all 177 episodes of our show and featuring former podcast co-host MagicMysticGrl and various guest hosts, here is Electric Sista Hood podcast episode 178: A Farewell to Toast!

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    Jack Black Got An Award for Being Himself

    posted @ 12/14/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Another Monday,
    Yes. We went there. So grab your favorite beverage and another new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast, and in this episode the ladies pass a 40 of Haterade© back and forth between them while talking about the 2009 Spike VGA Awards

    Haterade©... is it in you?
    In this episode of the podcast, NinJaSistah and Pandalicious go over the results of the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards with a fine tooth comb commenting on what we both agree and disagree with nearly category by category.

    Kicking off the hour we talk about some of the teaser trailers for newly announced games in the Medal of Honor and Green Day: RockBand franchises. Then the ranting goes to the next level and we go through some of the more controversial category winners like Jack Black for "Best Voice Performance" and which set Pandalicious off.

    Check out some of the titles we came up with, but didn't use for this episode:
    • It's Not Cute, It's Not Pretty and It Doesn't Whistle
    • Don't Make the Monkey Cry
    • It's the God of War to End All God of Wars
    • You Gotta Have Your Sheets Together
    • and finally
    • New Category: Best Game to Play When You're PMS'n

    Yes. We went there. So grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the awesome that is Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 176: It Seems the Judges Were As Blind as Stevie Wonder

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    Mmmm, Clip Show

    posted @ 12/07/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    A new Monday morning brings with it a fresh episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast, are you not entertained? Well, after catching this episode filled with cutting room floor goodness you will be.

    In this episode of our weekly podcast, NinJaSistah introduces three segments of content we had to cut from previous episodes that have yet to air on a final episode of our podcast... until now that is. First up are some of the things we cut from our original airing of our holiday gift guide, including the RoboTech Saga anime series, iPod Touch, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 titles.

    The next segment kinda keeps the holiday theme going by talking about how much both Pandalicious and NinJaSistah hate Christmas gifts/holiday decorations appearing commercially before Halloween has even happened. In the final segment of the podcast, we give you some of the anime stuff that NinJaSistah has talked about recently, but hasn't made it to your eardrums like Kiba and Maria Watches Over Us.

    It's about that time kids, so grab your morning cup of go juice and enjoy ElectricSistaHood Podcast Episode 175: The Island of Misfit Tangents

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    Santa Packs Are Coming

    posted @ 11/30/2009 08:05:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Shoppamas is upon is folks, as in-escapable as new podcast episode Monday here in the land of ESH.

    In this episode of the podcast NinjaSistah and Pandalicious are joined by Xenocore to share with you some of our best of picks of what to gift the Geek/Gamer/Anime Fan in your life. Pandalicious kicks off the hour talking both games and gadgets including Skullcandy headphones and earbuds for both audiophiles and gamers on the go. Then Panda shares her pick for family fun sharing-time goodness, Lego RockBand, and for the competitive gamer Demon Souls on the PS3 and Modern Warfare 2 which is multiplatform. Her section of the show ends with Activisions' DJ Hero

    Then NinJaSistah springs into action championing the Sony PS3 Slim, Ion DrumRocker Drum Kit, The Beatles: RockBand, 1 Year XBox Live Gold Membership, EA's The Saboteur, Uncharted 2 and inFAMOUS on the PS3, Rhythm Heaven and Scribblenauts on the Nintendo DS. Should you have a friend or loved one with a PSP, she even has a few gift suggestions for them including Little Big Planet, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Tetris.

    Xenocore bats clean-up topping off the hour with Assassin's Creed 2, Retro Game Challenge, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Symphonia of the Night, and any title by BioWare. [Mass Effect y'all] And then, for the anime lover [or emerging one] Full Metal Panic and Cowboy Bebop.

    It's a damn dense hour, and we will be brining you more shopping advice, purchasing deals, and more as the month goes on. It's a great hour, so grab a frosty beverage and enjoy ElectricSistaHood podcast episode 174: Christmas — It's Like Crack for Kids

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    When Is an Assassin Not An Assassin?

    posted @ 11/23/2009 08:03:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    When it's a pirate dressed as an Assassin, or when it's a Monday bringing you a new episode of the ESH podcast.

    In this episode of our weekly podcast NinJaSistah kicks off the podcast talking about UbiSoft's latest release Assassin's Creed 2 and the things that are better in this new title as well as the things that still need a bit of tweaking. Then Pandalicious chimes in to the episode with her impressions of Warner Brothers new Lego Rock Band title which spurs a bit of a warm discussion about the evolution of the music game genre and audiences.

    Need a sample of what this episode is like, take a look at the titles we came up with but decided not to use.
    • Free Pony Rides Included
    • Someone Needs Her Ginkos Biloba'd
    • Don't Ever Tell Your Mom You Have Outlets
    • Uncharted 2 Would Look Gorgeous In Legos

    Now, when you make it to the end of the episode, make sure to hit us up at Questions@ESH.mobi with your suggestions for great games to get with your first PS3. We will add whichever game gets the most love to our "Get Me This Shit For the Holliday" episode. But until we tape and produce that one, kick back and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast 173: Assassinate Creed? Where Do I Sign Up?

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    Weekend Warrior Outlook

    posted @ 11/20/2009 06:02:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Happy Festivus-Is-Nearly-Upon-Us-All weekend folks. I'm even more pleased to welcome you to my new weekly column, Weekend Warrior Outlook. Each Friday I am going to share with you what I'll be playing over the weekend [new and old] with some of what I EXPECT my game playtime to be like.

    Then, late that Sunday night I'll hit you with my Weekend Warrior Wrap-up and we'll see if I'm as good at predicting just how good or bad my gameplay experience is going to be as I am with picking winning lottery numbers.

    So hit the jump to see what the outlook is.

    On deck this weekend is a bit of a jumble. First thing to get out of my blood is the new Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band DLC released for Harmonix smash hit title The Beatles: RockBand. I will preface this outlook with the fact that I am a HUGE fan of the music The Beatles are known for, and a bunch of tracks that are not on "Past Masters" discs. TBRB is the ONLY music-based game that I can consistently play more than one instrument on expert on without having to turn on the "no-fail" failsafe.

    The outlook looks damned positive on this one.
    I'd be surprised if I didn't offer to kiss Dhani Harrison in the face for helping to bring this awesomeness into the world. [Okay, enough of that, back to video games.]

    The second title on deck is Prototype. Now before you get all huffy-puffy with me for not playing this one sooner. For a while there money was short, and we were not feeling the review unit love like we are now, so hush up. Besides, I think it will be more interesting a review of the title now that I have played games like inFAMOUS and Uncharted 2:Among Theives which are all dramatically different games yet seem somehow similar or maybe familiar is a better word to use there. In any event, Prototype is the third title on my list.

    The outlook looks dim for this one. While I'm sure the gameplay will be good as many of my trusted gaming friends loved the title, I have to admit that I see myself being too distracted by other games that have come in from GameFly to finish this one off before deciding to send it back from whence it came. We'll just have to see.

    Don't be shy, let me know what you think about my Weekend Warrior Outlook column, and remember opinions are like farts... everyone has them, some just stink more than others!

    See you Sunday kids!

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    TheDeadPixel Reviews Stuff...

    posted @ 11/17/2009 09:49:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Because we didn't get to. I can't speak for Pandalicious, but I haven't received a review unit for Assassin's Creed 2 or Left 4 Dead 2 so reviews for those titles was going to be kinda back-burner for a bit. Then an email from our friends at RocketXL comes in and BAM! Insta-8-minute video review from TheDeadPixel from Machinima's web series Inside Gaming.

    Peep it after the jump. And don't confuse TheDeadPixel with The Dead Pixel Live. Different crews and dudes.



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    This Post is Oscar Mike...

    posted @ 11/16/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Or should I say, this fresh episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast is on point and poised to keep you entertained and thinking for the next hour.

    In this episode of the podcast, the gals share [and spoil] Infinity Wards's latest belle of the ball Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. We answer an audience question about MW2, put the "No Russian" level controversy to bed, and end the MW2 section of the show debating virtual violence versus actual violence and how the issue affects the gaming community.

    Deep right? We thought so too, so then Pandalicious changes the topic to zombie hunting and how to prep to survive the zombie apocalypse. It's a good episode of the podcast, check out some of the titles we ended up not using:
    • If Artificial Intelligence is Getting Dumber, How Artificial Can It Be?
    • It Doesn't Glorify War, It Glorifies Killing Innocent Pixels
    • Showing Off My Shelf of Six
    • No Tooth Fairy? Who's Doing the Spoiling Now?

    Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 172: It's My Party and I'll PWN If I Want To!

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    Kickin' Early Christmas Square in the Nuts

    posted @ 11/09/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Monday morning podcast freshness here for your enjoyment... get it while it's hot, like Chloe's ass.

    In this episode of the podcast the girls finish up their impressions on Activisions' DJ Hero title and Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2 title but from the opposite perspectives this week. Pandalicious kicks off the hour running down her experiences with DJ Hero and then rolls her random self into her review of the new Disney movie, "A Christmas Carol: In 3-D." After a short rant about starting the Christmas season early by NinJaSistah, she picks up the mic and shares her rundown of the PS3 title Uncharted 2. Oh yeah, we talk about the lack of strong female characters that are both sexy and smart. Check out some of the titles we didn't use for this episode:
    • There's a Rash of Topical Creme Jokes
    • DJ Pandamic Won't Give You the Flu
    • My Flow Wants to See Me in Court
    • I Mentally Kick the Elderly
    • As the Stomach Turns: Panda's 3D Experience
    • and finally
    • So May Nazis, It Felt Like a Mel Brooks Movie

    It's odd, it's random, it's Monday so kick back and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 171: If It Walks Like a Duck, It Must Be Chloe.

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    Podcastastrophe!

    posted @ 11/02/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Well, not really Podcastastrophe as much as new podcast episode for the win!

    In this episode we help kick off the start of November with a podcast full of gaming. Starting off with NinJaSistah's coverage on the new Activision title DJ Hero on the Xbox 360 while Pandalicious talks up both Uncharted 2:Among Thieves for the PS3 and Playlogic's new FairyTale Fights game.

    We are chock full of game goodness in this one ladies and gents. We even briefly mention the new Magic Mouse from Apple and Tekken 6 Here's a quick glimpse of what this episode is like:
    • Bobby Blue Bland — Say That Three Times Fast
    • Is It Possible to Spoil the Plot of Little Red Riding Hood?
    • Counting the Strokes Detracts from the Experience
    • and finally
    • It's Cartoony to Make You forget About All the Bloodshed

    Kick back, relax and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast episode #170: It's Bright and Colorful, Yet Bright and Colorful.

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    No Entendre Title Here

    posted @ 10/26/2009 08:13:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Sure, it would be easy to make a double entendre title for this weeks new podcast episode but we take the high road here at Electric Sista Hood.

    Ok, actually we don't, but it was a fun way to start this podcast post. This podcast episode is ALL game, no anime, no gadgets. Pandalicious kicks off the hour with her final thoughts on the PSP game Obscure: The Aftermath by Playlogic, including a recommendation to play it on something soft. She says the game is scary, and you'll through your PSP around like a rag doll. Then she goes into a spiel about her first reactions to the new 2K Games title Borderlands and explores the parallels between it's gameplay elements and the PC title Diablo. We then have a spirited conversation about how to get PC gamers over to the console gaming side of the fence.

    Then I finish out the hour talking about my experience with the social stuff on the Xbox Live Preview including Twitter and FaceBook. Closing out the hour is NinJaSistah's review of the EA title Need for Speed: Shift on the PS3. It's a busy episode, here are some of the titles for it that we didn't use:

    • This One Made Me Sing to Barney 'Til Dawn
    • Beware Games With Boys Choirs
    • Skeeziest Line of the Year: "The Flower Inside Me Has Just Bloomed!"
    • There's a Monster That Will Snatch Your Attention
    • Ninja Likes to Mounth Things — CONFIRMED!
    • and finally

    • SixAxiS Is a Palindrome — So Is Dud.

    Grab a frosty beverage and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 169: First Rule of Midnight Club: Forget the Name of Midnight Club

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    Law-Abiding Podcast

    posted @ 10/19/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    It's new podcast Monday and we have a full boat of topics in this episode.

    In this week's episode NinJaSistah and Pandalicious discuss some of the animated DC Comic movies that have been released lately as well as many of the DC based animated series and their impact on the mid-20-something crowd. The conversation that switches to some of the live action flicks including the Marvel options and then Pandalicious grabs the mic to talk movies.

    First up are Panda's post-viewing thoughts on the new "Where the Wild Things Are" movie, including who the best audience for the movie is and IS NOT. Then she moves on to "Law-Abiding Citezen" staring the very sexy [very Scottish] Gerard Butler. Finishing out the hour is NinJaSistah's post-mortem on the EA/Double Fine game Brütal Legend.

    Grab the beverage of your choice, kick back and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 168: I Opted For the Gore AND Profanity

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    Podcastaroni!

    posted @ 10/12/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    It is not the San Francisco treat, but it's just as yummy... it's a new episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast.

    In this episode of the podcast, the ladies chat about various gaming news items and answer a couple of audience questions, and it's a good ride. We have another "what should I be for halloween" question, a question about the upcoming 2010 "Alice in Wonderland" release, and revisit how being being financially strapped in our youths has shaped how we purchase games in our adult lives from SlimTaurus78.

    Randomness doesn't escape the show, once again the Vampire/Daywalker/Twilight debate rears it's ugly head but it is counter balanced by upcoming video game releases for the month of October, the anime series "Alice Academy" and Pandalicious rounds out the hour with her late impressions of Call of Duty 4.

    Here is a better way to give you the gist of what this episode is like:
    • Let's Give Twilight the Silver Bullet
    • I Want to Spit Love, Peace, and Acid
    • ESHmom, sign This - Don't Read, Just Sign
    • Is Jay-Z Beyonce-Whipped?
    • Where Bastards Are Found, Wenches Always Follow
    • and finally
    • Soap McTavish Is Not the Scottish Version of Irish Spring

    Kick back and enjoy ElectricSistaHood Podcast Episode 167: Meh or Not Meh - Introducing Our New Rating System

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    Get to Know Your Sistahs

    posted @ 10/05/2009 12:44:00 AM by evermore
    As you might be able to tell from the title of this week's show: "The Crazy One With All the Random Things We Ever Said," it's yet another clip show, but chock full of extra special features that you're going to enjoy. In fact, if you want to get a friend interested in the adventures of the Sistahs, this is the perfect episode for them.

    In addition to NinjaSistah and Pandalicious, this episode features lots of appearances by MagicMysticGrl, and even goes into detail about the odd appearances and disappearances by her. In addition, you'll hear a couple of other of the Sistah's favorites: King Baby Duck of the Boston Bastard Brigade and Alphabox of Dead Pixel Live.

    So get ready for a load of laughs you may have missed earlier as we present ElectricSistaHood Podcast Episode 166: The Crazy One With All the Random Things We Ever Said.

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    Subservient What?

    posted @ 9/28/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    The best way to kick off the beginning of a fresh new week is with a new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast. This one has an audience question, video game reviews and anime... the holy trifecta of ESH!

    We start off with a question brought to us by William Bell of TheXboxDomain which fuels the conversation for the bulk of the show about how nit-picky we have become as gamers. From growing up and having to learn to love what you get, to almost being apathetic as new titles flood the market. Pandalicious and NinJaSistah don't really come to an agreement on the subject, but it is a fun journey towards an answer nevertheless.

    Then we move on to hands-on video game reviews of Bethesda Softworks new release Wet on the PS3 and NinJaSistah's knee-jerk reaction to the DJ Hero demo. Then we chat about the Dreamcast/PS2 games available via PSN rumor and Pandalicious tops out the hour with her coverage of the anime series Black Buttler

    Here is a quick glimpse into what the episode is like:
    • Five-Year-Olds Don't Need Boom Boxes
    • My Douche-Baggery Made You Better
    • I'm Not Condoning Eating Cats
    • Videogames Are Not a Pos-Apocalyptic Guide
    • and finally
    • Spoiler Alert! Bambi's and Norman Bates' Mothers Both Dead

    Dig in and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 165: Pandalicious Loves the Hired Help

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    Getaway Giveaway

    posted @ 9/22/2009 11:29:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    We mentioned this on the podcast and have it on blast this week but wanted to remind you that EA is running a great giveaway on Twitter right now that you need to check out.

    The giveaway is running THIS WEEK ONLY and ends at 11:59pm on the 25th. The neat thing is that the giveaway is simple to enter, does not require you to spend any money, and just might end up putting some Need For Speed: SHIFT but each day 30 or so folks that successfully complete little "missions" and notify the @NeedForSpeed on twitter will win concert tickets to artists featured on the NFS soundtrack, or copies of the game, hell, some lucky SOB is going to walk away with a BMW M3.

    You read that correctly. EA is giving away a BMW M3 to some lucky twitterer this week for participating in their NFS Twitter Contest. Would that be a TwitTest? I don't know, but if you aren't getting in on this one you don't deserve the internet.

    Follow @NeedForSpeed on twitter and enter each day. If you win something, let us know. If I win something believe me, you'll hear about it, especially if it's the M3!

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    Monday Freshness For You

    posted @ 9/21/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Start of a new week means it's time for a new episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast, and in this episode NinjaSistah and Pandalicious talk games, gadgets, and cosplay.

    The gals kick off the episode by answering a question submitted by audience member KevinCrave about costly options for Halloween, hot now demo's for the Xbox 360 and PS3 Wet and Brutal Legend and what first impressions they were left with, and some giveaway goodness that is going on this week and next.

    Both the Need For Speed/EA folks and Inspired Instruments have some great things popping off this week. NFS is running a mission based deal from 12:00am PST on the 21st of September to the 25th of September until 11:59pm where they will be giving away a bunch of NFS: Shift goodies. Oh yeah, and a beemer. Inspired Instruments will cut you a $10 break for every friend you refer that buys a You Rock Guitar from them. Gear and goodies, gotta love it right?

    For a better picture of the episode, here are some of the titles we came up with, but didn't use:
    • Buy Our Magazine and Get a +5 to Purity
    • Inside: Girls Talking About Getting Wet
    • Every Roadie Is Named Eddie
    • "Jack the Bus" Shouldn't Mean Actually Jacking a Bus
    • Need For Speed Needs to Satisfy My Need For Car
    • Panda Hokey? That Pretty Much Describes It
    • and finally
    • I'll Be Broke For Christmas

    We enjoyed recording this episode a bunch, so enjoy the fruits of our labor and kick it with ElectricSistaHood podcast episode 164: When In Doubt, ALWAYS Go Awesome!

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    Human After All

    posted @ 9/14/2009 11:11:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    When it comes to music simulation games I make no bones about the fact that I am quite biased towards them. For me, they are the rare type of game that can be competitive or non-competitive at a moments notice. As a creative type person with friends on both sides of the "avid gamer" fence, this is an important quality for a game to have.

    Last week I was woo'd by the MTV Games/Harmonix title The Beatles: Rock Band. This week, Activision's DJ Hero has my direct attention.

    This gear-shift does not mean that Beatles Rock Band and I broke up, just that we are not dating exclusively. DJ also looks like a fine lady to hang out with and with good reason. When the title launches on October 27th, Activision boasts a whopping 93 songs on disc will be playable, including a bunch of megamixes for the player to enjoy. While this may seem a bit "old hat" to you, the kicker for me today was that camp DJ announced tracks from Daft Punk would be in the game.

    The mixes available include:
    • "Around the World" vs. Young MC "Bust A Move"
    • "Da Funk" vs. NASA "Strange Enough ft. Karen O, ODB and Fatlip"
    • "Da Funk" vs. Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
    • "Robot Rock" vs. Hashim "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" – Produced and mixed by The Scratch Perverts
    • "Robot Rock" vs. Queen "We Will Rock You"
    • "Short Circuit" vs. Boogie Down Productions "Jack Of Spades"
    • "Technologic" vs. Gary Numan "Cars"
    • "Television Rules The Nation" vs. No Doubt "Hella Good"

    If you listened to this weeks' podcast episode already, you know that I was not quite yet sold on purchasing this game, that has now changed. I love Daft Punk. Whenever I am in the middle of a day full of suckitude, Alive 2007 brings me back to being me; fun-loving and not chock-full suck. As much as I enjoy the music that artists like Jay-Z, Eminem, the Gorillaz and Rick James, I was a bit worried when I looked at the initial revealed artist list for tracks in the game. But as more and more video's started to hit the web showing off various folks giving the wheels of plastic a spin I became less and less anxious. Now I'm looking forward to getting my hands on this title.

    Make sure you make a visit to the DJ Hero site and check out what is going down October 27th, and while you are checking things out, peep our new image gallery including some DJ Hero images with more to come soon.

    Who knows, maybe I will have a hands-on review of the game and controller for you soon.

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    Podcast Ahoy

    posted @ 9/14/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    A fresh Monday brings with it a fresh episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast. Get your morning cuppa joe ready guys and gals, this one is wordy.

    We have a bunch to cover in this one folks, there's The Beatles Rock Band, followed by the Guitar Hero 5 debacle between Courtney Love and Activision, and the pending DJ Hero title looming on the horizon. We tackle all these topics in the episode as well as a non complete spoiler review of the movie "Gamer" fresh on the heels of it's theatrical debut.

    For an idea of what this episode is like, here are the titles we didn't use:
    • Next: Kurt Cobain in Space Channel 5
    • Just to Make It Clear - It's Beatles Music
    • Come Together Means a Whole Different Thing to Pandalicious
    • Courtney Loves' Next Twitter Message: FML
    • It's Like Tron Meets the Running Man
    • The Only Message Gamers Understand Is "All Your Base Are Belong To Us"
    • and finally
    • And Roddy McDowell Doesn't Look Like a Chimpanzee

    Told you it was quite interesting. So kick back and enjoy ElectricSistaHood Podcast Episode 163: The Moral of This Show: Listen to The Bealtes, Play Games, and Curse Microsoft.

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    Bollocks!

    posted @ 9/08/2009 09:38:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    The crew here at ElectricSistaHood was feeling a bit down last week not being able to attend the Penny-Arcade Expo [a.k.a. PAX] this, turns out it was probably for the best... evidently some of the folks in attendance had Swine Flu.

    In a release, posting by Gabe on the Penny-Arcade site, and articles on Kotaku and my favorite spot on the web Destructoid prove it's no joke. According to Gabe's post...
    "Just heard of our first test-confirmed swine flu case at the show. PLEASE if you feel symptoms (fever, etc) go to the doctor."
    Gabe and the event organizers urge you to monitor yourself and if you exhibit any of the symptoms of Swine Flu, to seek medical help immediately. Jokes aside folks, if you attended PAX this year any of the days and traveled on any of the flights below you may want to see your doctor should you start to feel poorly.

    • Flight List for those with Confirmed Cases:
    • Departed Sunday:
    • Alaska Airlines #664, Seattle to Dallas, Departed Sunday Night
    • JetBlue #498, Seattle to Boston, Departed Sunday Night
    • United #958, Seattle to Chicago, Departed Sunday Morning
    • Departed Monday:
    • Alaska Airline #12, Seattle to Boston, Departed Monday Morning
    • American Airlines #1414, Seattle to St. Louis, Departed Sunday Afternoon
    • American Airlines #1162, St. Louis to Chicago
    • Delta #1050, Seattle to Atlanta, Departed Monday Morning
    • Southwest #1221, Seattle to Salt Lake City, Departed Monday Night
    • United #356, Seattle to Denver, Departed Monday Afternoon
    • US Airways #685, Seattle to Phoenix, Departed Monday Morning
    • and finally
    • US Airways #156, Phoenix to St. Louis

    Now that the PSA is out of the way, enjoy the pic again. :D


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    Cool For Back to School Edition

    posted @ 9/07/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    This year we were unable to attend PAX, but it's ok because we regrouped and still put together ESHa great new episode of our podcast for you to enjoy.

    Pandalicious and NinJaSistah have put together a show featuring some of their favorite gear and gadgets to help you go back to school (or just work) in style. From BBP bags and backpacks yo adorable and geeky flash drives by Mimoco there are very few things the gals leave out that can be useful to any geek on the go.

    The full list includes bags by Skooba Design, Booq, and BBP, mobile gaming via DS or iPod Touch, Getting Things Done apps like Remember the Milk and the Hit List, and of course Google.

    We had a great time putting this list together and hope you enjoy and use ESH Podcast Episode 162:

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    Butter Churns Make Ladies Smile

    posted @ 9/07/2009 12:39:00 AM by evermore
    Whether you're going back to school, back to work or back to the unemployment line, you're going to get something good out of this episode of the ElectricSistahood podcast.

    Pandalicious kicks it all off with a rant about lousy Swiss Gear bags and delivers advice on three much better choices: Scuba Design, booqbags.com and bbpbags.com. Then she and NinjaSistah discuss the good and bad points of the various portable gaming options available out there.

    The Ninja carries on the discussion, talking about computer applications to help you get things done: OmniFocus, Hit List and Remember the Milk. She also highlights a company -- mimoco.com -- that says not all thumb drives have to be dull and boring. She concludes with advice on how to get a big screen TV on the cheap, and how to get great computer applications absolutely free.

    It's an episode filled with double entendres, as you can see from the list of rejected titles:

    For All Freshmen Who Can't Spell "Book"

    It's a Book Bag That'll Get You a Date on Friday Night

    It Would Be Dangerous to Bring ESHmom to Psychology Class

    This Bag Solves the Housing Problem on Campus

    Amish Girls Gone Wild? They Are Experienced With Butter Churns

    What If Your TA Has Really Good T&A?

    If You Find a Girl Who Can Fill Out Your Porn Collection, Marry Her

    It's full of laughs and, unlike your first week back at school, you're going to learn a little along the way. Enjoy Episode 162: Google Cocks Is Coming (That's So Wrong).

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    Podcasts With Punch

    posted @ 8/31/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    We aren't talking punch and pie, we are talking uppercuts and decks to the face in this episode of the podcast. I should clarify that statement. Pandalicious is talking uppercuts and face decking, NinJaSistah mostly just tries to stay out of the way.

    In this episode of the podcast Pandalicious lays bare her tale of woe concerning the temporary loss of her XBox Live account, and how the lack of connecting is affecting her life. From the bounce around treatment of customer care reps on both the XBox Live email and phone support, and quick response from the Windows Live ID groups to the soon-to-be-catch-phrase-of-the-end-of-summer, "...and then you get punched in the face!" Calling her segment a rant doesn't do it justice.

    Bringing a little bit of tranquillity back to the show, NinJaSistah adds some gadget/peripheral stuff to the mix like Ion Audio's new $199 DrumRocker Core Rock Band kit as well as some info on the new Star Wars comics coming to an iTunes store [and Dark Horse hopes] and iPod/iPhone near you. Capping off the hour is a bit on the Square Enix PSP title Final Fantasy Dissidia and a heads up for your PAX attendees on a Tekken 6 tournament for prizes that you should jump on.

    Want a better picture of what the episode is like? Here are the titles we didn't use:
    • From Now On, It's Panda-Phish-Us
    • LadyESH Is Secure in Her Chastity Belt
    • If Xbox Live Doesn't Get Their Act Together, They're Going to Be Xbox Dead
    • Remember What Happened to Bambi's Mom? That's What This Is Like
    • Something Like Tis Could Drive Someone Back to the Loving Arms of WoW
    • Screw Criminal Justice -- I'm Switching to Victim Justice
    • Perhaps the Perpetrator Was Someone From Sony
    • On CSI Miami, This Case Would Have Been Solved in 45 Minutes
    • Something's Rising at PAX Yeast
    • Don't Drive and DS
    • Hello Kitty's Already Doin' It
    • and finally...
    • I've Resorted to Playing My Wii -- and That's Not Gaming At All

    So kick back and enjoy, Episode 161: There's a Lot of Facial Violence in This Episode

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    Inglourious Podcast

    posted @ 8/24/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Oh yeah! It's the beginning of the week, so you know we have to hit you with a new episode of the podcast right?

    In this episode of the podcast, Pandalicious kicks the show off with what she took away from the new Tarantino flick "Inglourious Basterds," followed by some open conversation about the Rock Band support for the Lips wireless microphones as well as the new PS3 slim. Then we back the conversation up to games and NinJa jumps in with quick reactions to both Live Arcade titles Trials HD and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled.

    To give you an idea of what this episode is like, here are some of the titles we didn't use:
    • It's Not a Spoiler Alert If You Spoil It Before the Alert
    • It's Got T.I.T. Right In the Middle
    • Canada Isn't a Religion
    • Don't Waste Your Microsoft Points -- You're Going to Need Them
    • The PS3 Slim Is No McLovin
    • and finally,
    • The Only Girls On the Internet Asking for Stalkers

    Listen to this week's podcast episode: Episode 160: I Fought Physics and Physics Won. Then get started on Assignment Avatar!

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    Do My Ladies Run This Mutha...

    posted @ 8/17/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Yes. Yes they do. In this new episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast, the ladies are joined by fellow AllGames Radio fam Loserly from Dead Pixel Live and fun and giggles ensue.

    We got a great question a while back from Trinity Angel and finally got a hold of it and a great round table to talk about it. So we kick the episode off right talking about MMORPG's and how they do or do not translate well on to consoles. Then NinJa jumps in to chat about the pending Marvel Alliance II game, nerds out on comics for a second or two and then Pandalicious swings the convo around towards the new season of The Guild with avid gamer and social media addict Felicia Day.

    We had a great time, and a great discussion, if you want proof here are some of the titles we didn't use for this one:
    • 90 Seconds of Awesome, 70 Hours of Drudgery
    • There's Massively Multiplayer, But 256 Is Ridiculously Multiplayer
    • They'll Be Back, Doing God-Knows-What to God-Knows-Who
    • With a Last Name Like Doom, This Doctor's Not Going to Follow the Hippocratic Oath
    • Stan Lee's Going to Be a Playable Character, Unlike Real Life
    • Panda Wants the Nipple Cut Out
    • When You're In It, You Don't Know How In It You're In
    • Everyone Knows You Can't Shoot Beams From Your Staff
    • Canadians Don't Need Jobs, They Need Beer
    • and finally
    • Even My Laptop Doesn't Want Me to Play WoW

    Told you it was a good one. Kick back, and enjoy ElectricSistaHood Podcast episode 159: His Game Made Us Hate Balls

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    I Hear Noobs Getting Fragged

    posted @ 8/11/2009 09:15:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    In the race to be your XB360 headset of choice, the folks over at Turtle Beach today announced the Ear Force X41 wireless headset, and it looks like it's no joke.

    I had the chance to visit Turtle Beach's booth while at E3 this year [along with Trition and Razer which both compete with Turtle Beach in the high-end gaming headset market] and was pretty impressed with the headsets I was able to try. The Ear Force X41 headset is a wireless over the ear headset with boom mic made specifically for the the XBox 360 system which boasts Dolby 7.1 channel surround sound capability.

    At E3, the peripheral guys were nearly as bogged down as the software developers, but while trying out the different headsets one question kept constantly popping into my head, "What is the real benefit with these headsets?"

    Sure, with any of the headsets I tried the sound was always clear, the explosions seemed to have more bass to them than any headset I currently use with my consoles and PC rig, but was it enough of a difference to justify the $129 or in some cases $199 price tag that came along for the ride? The jury is still out on this one as ten minutes with a headset is not enough time to form much of an opinion, but I'm working on some hands on time with some of these headsets and will be featuring my final thoughts during our August 31st "Cool for back to School" podcast.

    Be on the listen. Until then, make sure to check out the Turtle Beach site and peep the deets on their new Ear Force X41 headset.

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    Extra Bastard Aboard

    posted @ 8/10/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    This Monday, we have a special new episode of the ESH podcast. In this episode we welcome our very own King Baby Duck to the hosting chair to talk a bit about his new team project, The Boston Bastard Brigade, among other things.

    Those other things include EA's The SIMS 3, the new Gears of War 2 DLC, and some knee jerk reactions to the Batman: Arkham Asylum demo available via both the XBox Marketplace and the PSN store. Pandalicious even chimes in with her impressions of the new Xbox experience preview including the Avatar Store, Netflix parties, and even some games on demand stuffs.

    We are chock full of laughs, tangents, and maybe a Naruto dig or two. To give you an idea of what this show is like, here are some of the titles we didn't use for this episode:
    • What Did Cake Ever Do To Her?
    • I'm Gonna Touch It - No, I'm Not
    • Perhaps That's Why They Call it Project Natal
    • The Naruto Door Is Marked "Exit"
    • This Is a Warning For All Aspiring Spinal Tap Drummers
    • Your SIM Oughta Check Out That Julia Child Movie
    • Pana Will Work - For Microsoft Points
    • Avatar Marketplace - Isn't That What Started the Civil War?
    • and finally
    • Here's One Case Where Shrinkage Is Good

    So kick back, relax and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 158: God of War Is Not Proper Sex Education

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    A Ninja Your Thumbs Will Love to Hate

    posted @ 8/01/2009 09:10:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    I will preface this article with the fact that I have not completed Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1. Before you behead me, or throw out the rest of this article as the wanton drivel of a sad gamer I have to add that my lack of completion come not from lack of desire but mere lack of time.

    Time keeps me from finishing this game. As we all know, time is a cruel mistress.

    Completing any next-generation console version of a Ninja Gaiden game takes practice, patience, and time. You will have your butt repeatedly kicked. You will be be beaten over and over again by the same boss who are both difficult and cheap at the same time. At times, you will come to know that time is your only hope. That with time or [you will pray that in it] you will find some dodging/jumping/shuriken chucking strategy that will get you through your trial, just in time so you can advance to the next level and go through it all again with an AI opponent that is even more difficult. And you'll want to do it. Ninja Gaiden is just that freaking good, that the player will want to complete it just to prove to yourself and Team Ninja that you can.

    The Sigma series carries on the tradition in grand form on the Playstation 3 platform.

    Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 builds upon it's predecessor on the PS3 adding in some new modes of play, new characters, and more weapons than before. Starting with new modes of play Sigma 2 drops in an online co-op gameplay mode as well a bevy of beautiful female for the user to play through the story as. Starting with the purple loving kunoichi that we all know and enjoy ogling, Ayane.

    While Ayane is probably best known for the Dead or Alive fighting game, she's made at least an appearance in each of the Ninja Gaiden games so it's only fitting that she finally become a playable character. [Much like Trish from the Devil May Cry Series] I did say there were a bevy of beautiful babes to choose from, and one does not a bevy make. Joining Ayane in the playable character spot are Momiji from the Ninja Gaiden DS title and Rachel from earlier Ninja Gaiden games. Each character has strengths and weaknesses that are all her own, and costumes to fit their personalities. Rachel is clad in skimpy black and red leather with metal spikes in all the right places where Momiji [who is more on the side of a priestess than bounty hunter like Rachel] is clad in more of a traditional type white and red spiritual priestess outfit. Then there is Ayane's outfit, which I don't feel words do justice to, so I will just post a picture and leave it to you to figure out a proper description for it.

    The only thing that gets me about this game is that the story from the previous game [featured on the Xbox 360 system] is still the same. Nothing that I have seen or read says anything about the tale being different, or seeing any other arcs of the story with the addition of the new playable characters but I still hold out hope for that to happen. While I love Ryu Hayabusa, and all the members of the Hayabusa clan I'd like to learn a bit more about how they came to be, and explore some of the other clan members' stories.


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    The Bastards Are Early!

    posted @ 7/30/2009 03:56:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Seriously, when I throw a party I prefer guest arrive a couple of minutes early or fashionably late...but due to one of my coding snafus' The Boston Bastard Brigade site launched early.

    Doesn't matter now, the Bastards' are in the building y'all!

    There is no going back now. Now, I LOVE these guys, and not just because they are ESH fam, but because they genuinely make me laugh. Repeatedly. Deep. Whole-heartedly. I am so proud that we get to launch these guys and help them get their voices out there.

    The Boston Bastard Brigade is a year in the making. King Baby Duck and Blueonic painstakingly worked on getting the right group together, getting the grove right, and making sure they can get stuff out to you guys on a regular basis. You'll want to listen to their podcast for much longer than an hour and change they give you but like all bastards, they leave you wanting more.

    So make sure to stop by B3's site, snag their podcast [which we hope will soon be in the iTunes store] and show some love!

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    This Makes Me Happy

    posted @ 7/28/2009 12:46:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I just got a Ubisoft news flash that is helping to make my day better. Ubi is working with Universal Pictures to create a Scott Pilgrim vs. The World video game.

    Because a movie, just isn't enough.

    If you've never checked out the "Pilgrim" comics, you really should. They are quite funny, and just outright fun to be honest. Scott Pilgrim is a slacker in a garage band who falls head over heels for this chick named Ramona and all Scott has to do to is defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends.

    I always thought that Pilgrim would make a fun video game, as each of Ramona's exes always seemed like a boss battle to me to start with, and you can't miss the large amount of video game references made throughout the comic series. I guess it should not come as a surprise that it had been optioned for a movie and make no mistake I'm looking forward to the movie as it has both the gal that played Bruce Willis' daughter in the last Die Hard movie Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona but also your favorite underdog and mine, Michael Cera a.k.a Evan from Superbad as Scott Pilgrim.

    There is a high probability for a trifecta of awesome here:
    Comic Books = Awesome
    Movie *may be* ≥ Awesome
    Video Game *I PRAY IS* ≥ Awesome

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    And Lo, The Planets Align...

    posted @ 7/27/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    No joking here folks, the heavens themselves moved in order to get Milk-chan from Ultimate Quest on this week's new podcast episode.

    Once more, the ladies run this thang and it's funny as hell.

    Pandalicious kicks the show off with her impressions of the XBLive community game 1 vs. 100 game and then Milk and NinJa chime in with some comic-con stuff which leads us down the path to COSplay. In case you didn't know, all roads lead to COSplay... and Zelda. Milk chairs the topic of Twilight Princess and adds the fun of Majora's Mask multiplayer.

    We let the COSplay get the best of us, but NinJaSistah ends the tangent line by bringing it back to gaming and talking a bit about the upcoming NXE updates due to hit the Xbox dashboard this August, including the upcoming Avatar Marketplace and Netflix Parties. This podcast is chock full of awesome folks, so sit back and enjoy it!

    It's coffee and funcakes time again, so kick back and enjoy Electric Sista Hood podcast 156: Drinking Helps Unity - And It's Also Where Babies Come From

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    Don't Follow the Balls When They Make the Street

    posted @ 7/19/2009 11:03:00 PM by evermore
    When they say that it's tough to keep all your balls in the air, the Sistahs know that situation all too well. And it's very evident in this week's podcast.

    Besides an overdose of references to balls, the Sistahs perform a first this week -- their first review of an iPhone/iPod Touch game: Rolondo II. In addition, Pandalicious talks about trying to boost her abilities in Gears of War II, as well as trying to really understand the anime Red Garden.

    As always, there were more proposed titles than they could ever use. Here are this week's rejections:

    The Double Entendres Have Double Entendres

    You Spread Things Open, You Flick Them and You've Got Balls

    You're Gonna Want to Play With These Balls

    Ngmoco? Ngplease!

    C'mon Plot, It's Time to Move

    It's Like Zombies in the City

    You Can't Use the Analogy Unless You've Really Been Kicked in the Face

    This Episode Is the Balls


    We usually tell you to sit back, relax and enjoy the show, but you're going to be doubled-up in laughter as the Sistahs present podcast episode 155: I Said Cog Already! Cog!

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    Ethnic Slurs, Dropped Balls, et al.

    posted @ 7/13/2009 12:34:00 AM by evermore
    Things always seem to run right off the tracks when the Sistahs are joined by a guest, and there's no exception to that in this week's podcast. The girls are joined by Alphabox of Dead Pixel Live -- and you've got to hear it to believe it.

    Panda enthuses about Prototype, Alpha takes off on Battlezone and Ninja relates her pleasure with the Xbox 360 game show 1 vs. 100. And there are ethnic slurs and a pre-show discussion on balls that's guaranteed to bring on a giggle or two.

    Want more proof? Here are the titles that we rejected for this week's show:

    If Only the Game Was Like the Box

    Would Zombie Sims Be Zims?

    Short? Like Gherkin Short?

    Seeking Nice Looking Guy With Lightning

    Panda's Boyfriends -- All of Them -- Should Avoid This Episode

    Hitler Got Close to Unlocking Everything

    Perhaps It Should Be Called a First-Person Walker

    The Pan Pacific Region Is Not a Pizza

    Anyone Who's Played Mass Effect Should Know What the M Stands For

    And You'll Be Leaving With the Home Version of Our Game -- Oh -- You're Already Home

    Here's a Collector's Item You'll Want to Throw Away


    Be sure to stay on for the bitter end as the Sistahs bring you Electric Sista Hood podcast episode 154: 1 Vs. 100 Is a Real Buzz Kill.

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    Fun With Audio: The Next Round

    posted @ 7/06/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    The gals took the weekend off and left Evermore to his own devices [meaning Adobe SoundBooth and Final Cut Pro] to Frankenstein together another one of his infamous ESH clip shows!

    There is music, there are interviews from some of our E3 booth stops, and maybe even a nugget or two of fun. From Warner Bros. Batman: Arkham Asylum to my Beatles: RockBandinterview with Creative Director Josh Randall. from Harmonix and more. [Can you say Heavy Rain walkthrough? What about Ratchet and Clank: walkthrough.]

    You'll find the last remnants of our LA time in this one, so sit back, relax and enjoy Electric Sista Hood podcast episode 153: The Last Word From E3 (We Promise!)

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    Who Ya Gonna Call? If You Have to Ask...

    posted @ 6/22/2009 08:00:00 AM by evermore
    The terrible trio -- Ninjasistah, Pandalicious and Xenocore join forces this week to talk about movies good and bad in this week's new podcast.

    And while they all think the new Ghostbusters game is going to be great, there's also discussions about not-so-good game-to-film transfers, such as Super Mario Bros., and plumb rotten anime-to-film turkey such as Speed Racer.

    Want to know how fun this episode is? Get a load of the rejected titles:

    -- That's the Sound of the Men Working on the Chain Bang

    -- Witless for the Prosecution

    -- That Gives a Whole New Meaning to Judicial Discovery

    -- People from Teas Whould Argue With Your Definition of "Talking Nahmul"

    -- Simply Beating a Dead Horse Is Not the Manufacturing Process to Create Glue

    -- Judge Panda Rules "Not Pwnd!"

    -- This Trailer Smells Like Astro Boy

    -- Sometimes Fire Works -- They Should Have Fired Michael Bay

    -- A Better Movie Would Have Been John Goodman and a Monkey

    -- Undead Vampire Sperm Bites

    -- Two Wrongs Don't Make a Baby

    -- Talent? Who Knew?

    -- The War Between the Altered States

    -- This is Your Brain on Everquest

    -- Sticky, Don't Fail Me Now


    So pull up your director's chair, tell everyone else to take five and listen to this week's ElectricSistaHood podcast, Crossing the Streams -- It's a Guy Thing.

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    Mmm, Podcast Goodness

    posted @ 6/15/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Once again, Monday brings with it a new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast, and in this one I think we finally put the nail in the post E3 wrap-up content.

    Pandalicious and Ninjasistah talk about some of the lesser known or presented games like Warner Bros. Scribblenauts for the DS and a few titles from Playlogic including Section 8 Who had the best looking man candy by far. From Alpha Protocol to The Lord of the Rings: Arrogorns' Tale we talk through the last bits of our E3 notes... until we finish unpacking that is.

    So kick back, relax, and enjoy ESH podcast episode 150: The Brownies Were Mad Crazy Delicious

    p.s. more photo galleries to come, so be sure to check out the website this week often.

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    Another E3 in the Can

    posted @ 6/08/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah


    We aren't dead, but our feet [and brains] are dead tired from traipsing around the LA Convention Center last week to cover E3 for you guys. [And if I'm honest, for ourselves as well.] I couldn't tell you how much both Pandalicious and I enjoyed our time in LA. First there was the catching up with the rest of the AllGames fam, followed closely by the meeting and greeting of new gamer-type press groups and the exchange of thoughts and ideas over free drinks. [Crix Lee from GirlGamer, Destructoids' Nick Chester, and Mr. Crecente himself from Kotaku to name drop a few.] The side-story fun stuff aside, we descended on LA for a reason and that reason was to get the low down on the soon to be released and up-and-coming video games.

    I won't bore you with a list of what we looked at, and whom we spoke to now as it wouldn't leave us anything to write for the rest of the week. What I will do is tell you that this podcast was one of our more enjoyable ones to record. We recorded it live from the show floor and Crix Lee popped by during our The Beatles: RockBand time and shared some great insights with us. A few people were wow'd by my laptop skin [courtesy of DecalGirl] and interrupted us a bit so you may notice that in here as well, but we had a lot to talk about... Bayonetta, Scribblenaughts, Prototype, and Batman: Arkham Asylum come to mind as I write this.

    From the stronger female presence both physically and pixel-y at this years' show to media briefing impressions and being excluded from demos we talk about it all. Grab your beverage of choice and put on your headphones, it's time to enjoy Electric Sista Hood podcast 149: While My Pocketbook Gently Weeps

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    E3 Day 2: Bayonetta

    posted @ 6/03/2009 06:31:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Click the image to check out the photo gallery I put together from the show floor, or hit the jump and find out what I think about the game, then look at the pretty pictures.

    The choice is yours.
    Either way works for me, but you better get this game when it releases kids. Bayonetta is just fun. I got hands-on with the game on the floor here at E3 after a private demo of the game which just prepared me for what I was going to play on the floor as I originally had no idea what I was in for.

    If you don't know much about Bayonetta you should head over to Platinum Games' website to bone up on your history. The lead character is a sleek and sexy witch with some incredible powers and guns in her shoes... which she does shoot from in battle. There hasn't been a lot released about her past or the main story in the game, and honestly I don't care. I know, I know, you may be saying to yourself, "...but Ninja is all about story, WTF?" Well, Bayonetta is just so damn fun I don't really give much of a crap about the story but I'm sure it's a good one.

    The gameplay is fast, furious, and fluid. During the loading screens, you get to practice Bayonetta's combo moves so you can better lay the smackdown on your enemies. Once you have downed an enemy you can pick up any weapon that they have dropped and use it against other opponents for a limited time. You can also charge up attacks and enter an overdrive type mode called "witch time" which essentially slows down your opponents giving you a vast advantage during the fight.

    There have been a lot of parallels drawn between Bayonetta and Capcoms' Devil May Cry series and though the lead developer on this title from Sega did work on the DMC title that is the only similarity that should be drawn. Bayonetta has her own swagger, style of movement, and use of weaponry than Dante and has yet to drop an out of place one liner.

    Strong, sexy, female action lead number one down... 15 to go.

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    E3: When Mediums Mix

    posted @ 6/03/2009 12:18:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    If you have followed this site or our podcast for any length of time, you know that I love creativity and creative people, so it only makes sense that an event like the ESA's "Into the Pixel" art gallery would tickle me pink.

    Into the Pixel is an art show that the ESA puts on at the beginning of the E3 Expo. Video game themed artwork is created and submitted by gamers and non-gamers to be judged by a panel and the winners artwork goes on display for the entirety of the expo.

    Last night, I was able to attend the reception with some of the members of the AllGames.com fam and was very surprised at just how good and creative many of the pieced on exhibit were. Piece topics ranged from Raving Rabbids to not yet released The Conduit, and even included a piece on Dirk Dagger! I've included a picture below from the Pixel website which you should definitely check out and I may float back there today to get some pictures as they were not allowed last night.

    This piece was done by Kareem Ettouney based on the SCEA title Little Big Planet and is named "Craft Cosmos."




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    E3: It's Not Only About The Swag

    posted @ 6/03/2009 11:56:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    As I write this post, I am preparing to start day two of our ESH E3 coverage. Yesterday was a bit hurried, but I absolutely loved it.

    Where else can you get to play The Beatles: Rockband before the rest of the world does, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Scribblenauts, and get some free booze before noon?

    ONLY in LA!Which is fine by me if you want to keep score. I've got a few more things from yesterday that I have to get my notes and thoughts straight on, but wanted to give you an idea of what's on the docket today.

    First up is Sega and Bayonetta which is going to be a hands-on demo with some Q&A afterwards. I'm following up Bayonetta with a small helping of Bethesda Softworks Wet, which is a third person shooter featuring another badass female lead character who goes by the name of Rubi. Then I'm going to have a break and get a coke before I continue on to Ubisoft where I'm going to balance out my chick-fest with a look at Assassin's Creed 2 and Red Steel 2. [Among other things.]

    With the hard work out of the way I'm just going to mosey around the show floor, maybe visit with Konami, Activision, and Microsoft. Be on the lookout for updates today folks, they are just around the corner!

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    Here's Some Pictures For you

    posted @ 6/02/2009 05:56:00 PM by Ninjasistah

    You didn't think I would let the day go by without posting some pictures for you did ya?

    Well, I didn't. Click this here link to check them out!

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    Sony Briefing

    posted @ 6/02/2009 01:14:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Yeah, I'mma live blog this one too.



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    The Nintendo Briefing: NinJa Style

    posted @ 6/02/2009 10:12:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Here we go:



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    E3 Briefing: Microsoft

    posted @ 6/01/2009 12:50:00 PM by Ninjasistah

    The Beatles: RockBand just got cooler: Paul and Ringo were here!!!

    The fab four mockups look wonderful, and the highways don't look much different than before, but I want it even more. The sound in the Galen Center was ridiculous when Paul and Ringo hit the stage. I'm geeking out, but it was pretty freaking cool!

    Tony Hawk was just up showing off his new title Ride whose skateboard deck controller looks like something I'm going to kill myself own, but I want to try it.

    I know that G4 is in the building so if you have the station you should be able to watch the briefing along with me.

    Ok, I'm not a Modern Warfare kinda gal, but it did look fantastic. If you are a FPS fan be jealous of me.

    I take back what I said about FFXIII it is localized. I'm still not a turn based fan, but the summons [as with every title from Squeenix] make my jaw drop.

    *UPDATE*
    Cliffy B has on a tee with Bill Gate's mugshot on it. Priceless. Exclusive title numero uno: Shadow Complex. A side scrolling XBLA title that reminds me of an arcade console game. My first reaction was MS does Metroid.

    New kart game, JoyRide free kart game that everyone can get. Interesting bit about it: any level you purchase your friends can play with you without having to purchase the level themselves.

    *UPDATE 2*
    CRACKDOWN 2 HELL YEAZ!!!
    Left4Dead 2 Looks like the main characters are going to be BLACK!!!!
    Splinter Cell Conviction just about made me need a towel. No joke folks. The Ubisoft dude are on stage now to demo the title. I want to buy this now. It looks like a cross between a Max Payne title and the best of the Splinter Cell franchise.

    Racing enthusiasts, Forza 3 was just announced. The logo still needs some love in my opinion, but the car customization stuff looks deep. I'mma get on XBLive in my lo-lo like the guy that was just on the screen. I guess they are trying to show how different car design company facets influenced the game. Ships in October.

    *UPDATE 3*
    Halo3:ODST A little bit detective, a little bit Halo. Drops 9.22.09.
    **Secret Bungie Project** Halo: Reach drops 2010, but if you buy ODST you get an invite to play Reach Bungie... they have you buy the balls.

    ALAN WAKE Please don't suck. Just have to say, "Are you afraid of the dark?" You should be. 2010!!! GAWD DAMMAT!!

    Time for Live
    Last.fm on Live. Gold members get it later this year free.
    Netflix is going to get an update. Category browsing, Live TV streaming for the UK via SKY. Full 1080p video coming. Insta-streaming so no waiting for content, and rolling out in more countries through Zune media. Live party will let you watch your stuff with your party friends. Just what I need Facebook integration. Ah, but this Twitter integration interests me. Felicia Day, tell me more. Twitting from my dashboard... possibly interesting.

    KOJIMA-SANMETAL GEAR ON XB360!!!!!!! And I'm done ya'll! Metal Gear Solid: Rizing

    and... a new controller... you. full body motion sensor... want to see in action.



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    New Podcast Episode For Ya

    posted @ 6/01/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah

    Right before we head off to LA we cooked up a fresh new podcast episode for you to enjoy while we sleep on planes.

    In this episode of the podcast hosts NinJaSistah and Pandalicious talk about what they hope to see, learn, and play at E3 this year as well as deal a bit gossip out for your enjoyment. From the confirmed PSP GO to discussing some of the many ways Harmonix/MTV Games will be storing all the money they are stand to make with The Beatles: RockBand we leave no gaming cranny uncovered.

    Then we cap it all off with our first reactions to the upcoming hand-drawn Disney feature length animated film, "The Frog Princes," which features a nearly all black cast of characters. There's a lot of energy and a lot to enjoy in ESH podcast episode 148: A Disney Movie With Black People? Well, Zippity-Do-Dah

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    E3 is Around the Corner

    posted @ 5/31/2009 10:51:00 PM by Ninjasistah


    So E3 is literally right around the corner in that Pandalicious and I fly out to LA in the AM, and we are really excited!

    This years' event will be the third that we have attended in the last few years, but will mark the first time Pandalicious and I have covered an event together ever. We will be teaming up with some of the crew and affiliate family from AllGames Radio and bringing you all the news we can stay awake long enough to write, report, put together, or just plain think is cool.

    As always, we will be reporting on stuff as it goes down from some of the media briefings, sharing our unique take on things, and maybe even do a live event or two. If you have any questions for us, or want to suggest something for us to do/look at/investigate while at the show, make sure to take advantage of our Questionsat ESHdot mobi address and send them in... just keep in mind that all times for us will be PST and not EST.

    We cool?

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    News to Me: Avatar Movies!?!?

    posted @ 5/26/2009 11:08:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I know I'm not often available to crawl the entirety of the internet [ninja's do sleep sometimes] but I'm surprised that news of a movie based on the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender is in the works got passed me until now.

    Not only will the Avatar movie [called "The Last Airbender"] be live action, but the director attached to the flick is no where near Uwe Boll status.

    M. Night Shyamalan is at the helm of "Airbender" with Dev Patel as Prince Zuko and a cute kid named Noah Ringer playing Aang. While I do not doubt Patel's acting chops, I couldn't find anything about Ringers' work on ye olde interwebs so I'm not sure what he'll bring to the table, but a gal has to have high hopes right? He looks adorable though, and I will continue to hope that they will work on Patel's hair and makeup to help him look more like Zuko and less like Kumar from the Harold and Kumar movies.

    Adding to the confusion is that James Cameron has been hard at work on an IMAX film called Avatar which has less than nothing to do with the Airbender series, but since Mr. Cameron started writing his "Avatar" over ten years ago, poor Shyamalan-a-ding-dong has to call his flick "The Last Airbender" instead of "Avatar: The Last Airbender." I gather that the powers that be do not have much faith that people would be able to tell the difference between the two movies even though one [Avatar] is set in outer space and has a cast of highly recognizable stars [Giovanni Ribisi, Sigourney Weaver, and "new Uhura" Zoe Saldana] versus the flick [Airbender] with the youngsters and new blood [Do you know who Nicola Peltz is? I sure as hell don't.]

    I just hope that neither of these pictures suck. I make no bones about being a huge avatar fan [I own both the DVD collection and the iTunes version so I can watch it on my iPhone when I travel] and the idea of a live action Avatar both interests me and scares me at the same time. At the same time, a sci-fi flick with Ms. Weaver, Mr. Ribisi, and Ms. Saldana has me ready to order tickets online early, which is something I never do.

    When I know more, I 'll share. For now, check out these pictures from "The Last Airbender."



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    While the Cat's Away...

    posted @ 5/25/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    With Pandalicious on assignment at Anime Boston and Ninjasistah off on some kind of ninja mission Evermore is left to his own devices which only means one thing: CLIP SHOW!

    This one doesn't disappoint. The cutting room floor is part of our secret stash. It contains a lot of content that we end up cutting out of shows due to running our mouths too long, getting caught saying things we shouldn't, and tangents that just don't make a freaking bit of sense. Evermore has collected a few of his more favorite sound bytes from the cutting room floor content and put it together in a very entertaining episode. Featuring former show co-host MagicMysticGrl, Xenocore from Ultimate Quest and the sistahs' I urge you to kick back and enjoyEpisode 147: The Sistahs From the Cutting Room Floor.

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    Time For More Randomness

    posted @ 5/18/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah

    Got a piping hot fresh episode of our humble little podcast for your listening pleasure, hit the jump to learn more.

    Xenocore from Ultimate Quest joins us on the mic to talk a bit about anime series that drop some knowledge or substantial amount of reality on the viewer as well as those that don't. [yeah Overman King Gainer, I'm looking at you!]Pandalicious chimes in with her opinions on the Nintendo DSi title Rhythm Heaven and how it can be productive while addictive at the same time, and then there is NinJaSistah.

    Riding a crazy wave of dual Mt. Dew regular and Mt. Dew Throwback Ninja is all over the place in the episode [causing a lot to be cut out, by the way] and yet somehow manages to get on topic chatting about Sony's recent fiscal earnings announcement and how it may affect creativity and individuality throughout the industry.

    When you take a gander at some of the titles we didn't use for this episode, you understand why you have to listen to it. We passed on things like:
    • The Many Degrees of Layitude
    • I Manga Like a MoFo
    • Longer, Better, Faster, Harder - Normally, Panda Wouldn't Mind That
    • and finally
    • Don't Shake the Bejesus - He Bedoesn't Like That

    Kick back and grab your morning dose of wake up juice and enjoy ElectricSistaHood podcast episode #146: I Went Through All 26 Episodes So You Don't Have Too

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    Post Mom's Day Podcast

    posted @ 5/11/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah

    We hope you were able to treat your mom to something wonderful yesterday, and if not why not you cheap bastard? Did you at least make a special episode of your podcast like we did? No?

    What the hell dude?

    We've been working on this episode of our podcast for a while now with mom in mind. There is no better way celebrate your mom than devoting an entire episode of your show to her, mentions of her from previous episodes and randomness.

    Grab your "start me up" beverage of choice [personally I rock the SB 9-pump venti cinnamon dolce latte] and enjoy ESH podcast episode 145: It's the Mother of All Episodes

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    Comics on the Go

    posted @ 5/05/2009 09:27:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Dark Horse Comics today announced the launching of their mobile comic iPhone reader app featuring the Terminator: Death Valley! title.

    While I have never claimed to be a fan of the Terminator series, I am a fan of comics on the go, and the promise of other titles becoming available through the app, and you have my attention... and not just because I would love to have The End League on my phone. Dark Horse plans to make each comic episode available for $.99 cents a piece.

    Now if I could just get some of the DC properties on my phone... yeah D.C Comics I'm looking at you!

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    Harmonix Will Be Getting Even More of My Money

    posted @ 5/05/2009 05:14:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    As if announcing a Beatles Rock Band game with a full scale Höfner bass controller wasn't enough for Harmonix today I get a press release talking about the new Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitars that will be available for The Beatles: RockBand game dropping on 9/9/09.

    If you are a massive Beatles fan [like most of us here in the land of ESH] you know that the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitars are widely considered the signature guitars that Lennon and Harrison used during their careers respectively. Each guitar will be available for $99.99 here in the US.

    Not sure you want to pony up $250 for the kit [with the Höfner bass, Ludwig branded drums, mic and mic-stand] plus $200 for these guitars? I thought the same thing as I started reading the press release. Then I saw a picture of the guitars and I changed my tune immediately.

    I think you'll agree.

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    Podcast Awesomeness

    posted @ 5/04/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah

    It's time to enjoy another new ESH podcast episode folks, and this one stays fairly well focused which is a bit out of the norm for us.

    Pandalicious and NinJaSistah go on and on and on for a bit about the state and future of handheld gaming thanks to Furian09's submitted question as well as the upcoming PS3 title Katamari Forever, Magna Carta 2 on the XBox 360, this weeks new Rock Band DLC, and the anime series Hetalia.

    From Pandalicious' tales of the weird and wacky world of Hetalia to NinJaSistah's Mt. Dew fueled awkwardness throughout the hour, this episode of the podcast is a great way to kick off year 3 of the ElectricSistaHood show. So grab your warm and or frosty beverage of choice and enjoy ESH podcast episode 144: It Might Not Be the Best, But It's the Bessssssst

    Oh yeah, make sure you stop by the site and check out the new digs!

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    Something New Has Been Added

    posted @ 5/02/2009 03:56:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Just in case you hadn't noticed, a few things have changed around here and I have to say I'm pretty damned pleased about them.

    Welcome to ESH v3.0: The New Hotness

    I am by no means done with the overhaul of the ESH site, but the biggest battles of squeezing into our 3rd anniversary celebration suit have been fought and conquered.

    Let me give you the quick tour: The twitterings have their own section and have been moved over there to the right side of the page, right under the site search and above our ads and affiliates. Make sure you are visiting our affiliates often to help us keep doing what we do.

    We've added a new featured content box called "ESH Features" designed to help you get to our reviews and previews faster. Click on the features tab to glide between topics. Right now it's just major topics like consoles and our photo gallery collections, but we will eventually add PC stuffs and more so peep it often.

    Feel free peep the new hotness and hit us up to let us know what you think of it.

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    A Peachie Keen Time!

    posted @ 4/20/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    The ladies aren't playing around in this episode of the ESH podcast... oh wait, yes we are.

    This episode of the podcast starts with a disclaimer and correction of information by Pandalicious with what's up [and more importantly not up] with her and DPL host DerrickH. Once she gets that off her chest, we get on with the business at hand and first up is the plight of The Pirate Bay copyright infringement lawsuit ruling, which starts off with a Pirates Vs. Ninjas debate. [Ninja's win by the way] We then segue into The Beatles: Rockband gushings, the current surge of western influenced or designed RPG's and even some anime with the multi-WTF-moment-creating series Peach Girl.

    We only had a few alternate titles for this episode like, "More Douche Than a Daytime Drama," and "Ace Is the Place for Girls With Low Self Esteem." It was ridiculously fun to record, so grab your morning motivation and enjoy ridiculously ESH Podcast Episode 142: The Truth Burns Like Gin (It Does)

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    That's Harley If Your Nasty

    posted @ 4/18/2009 02:22:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    So there is an introduction video up on the Gametrailers website for the Harley Quinn character in the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum game. Hit the jump and check it out



    I have to say, I like this Harley. She's dark, and definitely disturbed as she should be and the look is also hardcore with a touch of femininity that grabs me. Of course, I was head over heels for this game from the first screen I saw... so take my love with a grain of salt.

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    Rise of the New Assassin

    posted @ 4/17/2009 09:45:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    To say that the original Assassin's Creed left me wanting would be an vast understatement. I try to avoid hype whenever possible but my efforts were in vain and it was nearly impossible to avoid. With Ubisoft taking another crack at Creed I find myself wanting to believe the hype.

    AC2 sets out to separate itself from it's predecessor by following a new assassin Ezio, an Italian noble during the Renaissance who has been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy. In a press release sent out yesterday Ubisoft promises "new gameplay elements, diverse weapons and a profound character progression that will appeal to fans of the original Assassin's Creed..."

    I will say that I do like the character style of the new assassin in the game, and I would be lying to you if I said the premise of running through the streets and buildings of renaissance Italy does not entice me on a few different levels. While I'm going to be a bit more cautious on the approach of this title, I am starting to look forward to it.

    Besides, Ezio looks hot. Look for AC2 to drop on the platform of your choice this holiday season.

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    Put This On Your Pod and Like It!

    posted @ 4/13/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    It's Monday once again so that means it's time for a new episode of the ESH podcast, and this episode the gals talk both anime and game as well as recap some previous podcast episode stuff.

    We start off answering audience questions, recap some left over comments from the G.I. Joe movie, and then dig into the nuts and bolts that make up the anime series Overman King Gainer

    From perception issues with being black, female, and down with the technology stuff to how to best take advantage of when the StayPuft Marshmallow Man finally comes to claim his puffy vengeance. Normally at this time I would hit you with the list of titles we didn't use, but what is most important is getting down to the good stuff.

    Grab you cup of joe and enjoy ESH podcast episode 141: Death By Marshmallow!

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    Product Review: Logitech Alto Connect Hub

    posted @ 4/12/2009 05:40:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Mobile technology has been getting pretty damned popular these days. Between mobile phones moving away from just being a phone and towards doing everything but taking you out to dinner before they shag you, to computers becoming smaller...better...faster...stronger, mobile tech is really running amuck these days.

    With that being said, I thought I share some hands on time that I had with the Alto Connect stand from Logitech.

    As you all know, I absolutely love my laptop. She has her own case, special slot in my bag, custom sticker job, and is even named after one of my "guilty pleasure" anime series. She is my road warrior. Every tradeshow, meeting, and production meeting we have, my baby comes with me. For the longest time when I have returned home from a hard days work I have hardly ever connected my companion to an external monitor. The 15-inch screen is fairly bright so I have been able to get along ok with it on my desk, over time however it became more and more difficult to focus on the screen while wearing my reading glasses. After a lot of adjustments on the computer itself I realized the problem was with my desk. It was designed to frame a desktop machine and not a laptop, so the height at which my laptop rested on the desk was my real issue, and not my eyeballs. I can't not stress how much of a relief this realization was as the last thing I wanted to do was think about laser eyeball surgery, so I turned my attention to finding first the perfect riser for my laptop then to finding a great external monitor to use.

    When it comes to laptop risers there are a lot out there on the market. Some that are simple with no bells or whistles and then others that are a PCI express port away from being a mobile workstation. With my original laptop, I use a small riser made out of titanium which was great at both dispersing heat and being lightweight enough to travel around with me. It was a wonderful little gadget, but my previous laptop was 12-inches and as I mentioned the new one is 15, so she didn't quite fit the bill. I made a list of things that I wanted to be able to do with my laptop when it was on my desk which basically wound up equalling my previous desktop setup and with my ideas in print, I set out to find a riser that would fit my need.

    I have to say of the majority of risers I looked at, I ended up getting the Alto Connect Hub by Logitech I chose the Alto Connect for a couple of reasons. First, like my previous riser it is highly portable. The riser consists two interlocking legs that meet in the middle to create the perch for the laptop to rest upon. The Alto Connect has the added benefit of a built in 4 port USB hub that is powered and discreetly placed in the back of one of it's legs. I want to point out that only three of the USB ports are on the leg, the forth port is actually in the front of the riser for quick plug and play action. Need to charge your music player or get some stuff off your flash drive, no fumbling with trying to hook it up in the back.

    I have had the Alto Connect for a month now and I have to say I'm quite happy with it. It keeps me from having to pick up the workstation components [USB hub, power supply, and riser] separately and can travel with me. Now I just need to get monitor.

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    Please God Make This Real

    posted @ 4/07/2009 11:46:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I want to start this off by saying that vandalism is bad.

    It harms the community, and should not be viewed as any kind of positive artistic expression... but there is a lot of graffiti that can be viewed as art and some that should not be thought of as anything less. This category of graffiti is creative, leaves a positive affect on it's community, and can inspire creativity in others. I absolutely adore anything that inspires creativity, so when a friend of mine showed me WiiSpray I about wet myself.

    I hope this thing gets a green light because I would love to be able to work on a digital canvas during the day and then share some of my artwork with my Wii pals. This application would probably get me to using my Wii again. The thing about WiiSpray that intrigues me the most is that it was created as part of the Master Thesis work of Martin Lihs and Frank Matuse, students at the Bauhaus University Media Department in Germany.

    The best way I can put it is innovation born of education and curiosity. If that sound interesting to you, then make sure to check the teaser video and then you too will know.



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    Gimme Back Dat Podcast...

    posted @ 4/06/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    ...Gimme dat podcast! Okay, it's not as catchy as this, but I had to grab your attention to remind you that we have a new episode of the ESH podcast ready for you now.

    You can yell at me for the song being stuck in your head later.

    In this episode of the podcast, we talk about all kinds of crazy stuff from the rampant ravishing of our treasured entertainment pasts to create feature length film like the upcoming Tekken movie and G.I. Joe movie to the classic game title Bubble Bobble which is currently available as Wiiware. Both NinJaSistah and Pandalicious answer some audience questions, including one from Bootleg Pete as well as promote the Gamer Daily News Spring Cleaning event, and then cap off the hour with the manga turned anime series Rideback

    We are up to the usual monkey business in this episode, and if you don't believe me here are some of the titles we came up with but chose not to use for this episode:
    • Reality In Video Games - Isn't That An Oxymoron?
    • There Will Always Be Wire Hangers
    • He's More Buffy Than Buff
    • The Tekken Movie? That's The April Fool's Joke
    • It's At The Bottom End of The Wayans Scale
    • G.I. Joe Doesn't Make You Gay
    • Pandalicious Talks About Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged - And This Isn't A Rerun
    • It's Not A Motorcycle - It's a Motor-Psycho!
    • Panda's Swan Lake Would Include Alligators
    • You Know There's a Crotch Underneath That Dress
    • and finally
    • Next Week At This Time: Pandalicious of Love

    See? Fun to be had here folks, so sit back and enjoy ESH podcast episode 140: Drinking Games Add So Much to Anime!

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    New Monday, New Podcast Episode

    posted @ 3/30/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    It's Monday once again, so that means we have to hit you with a new episode of the ESH podcast doesn't it? Yep, sure does, and we're glad to do so.

    In this weeks episode of the podcast NinJaSistah and Pandalicious cover a wide range of topics starting with Pandalicious' need of a new job, to video game titles Batman: Arkham Asylum,God of War 3, as well as the Final Fantasy and Tenchu franchises and the manga Pride of Bagdad. Oh yeah, we talk a bit more about the lack of mature and "seasoned gamer" titles on the Wii platform as well.

    Did I mention the tangents we go on? Nope? I should have. One of the tangents might involve a limerick, I'm not sure, but for a better idea of what we end up talking about in this episode, check the titles we came up with but didn't use for this episode:
    • Help Wanted? Have We Got a Panda For You
    • There Once were Some Ladies From ESH...
    • Did You Say Talking?
    • Wii Need Some Excitement, Nintendo
    • The Monkey Boy In Pandalicious Was Suddenly Unleashed
    • And Certainly Not Batman: The Bold and The Beautiful
    • When Revers-Puberty Occurs, This Vehicle Will Be Unmanned
    • It's Like The Lion King With Guns
    • Her Hot Pants Have a Bow In The Back - For Modesty
    • Episode Includes Our Impression of Oprah!
    • and last, but not least
    • No Trees Were Killed To Produce This Podcast

    Told you it was an interesting show. So sit back, relax and enjoy ESH Podcast Episode 139: When You Get Home, Slap Me... Don't Ask

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    Podcast-a-Mundo

    posted @ 3/23/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    That's right, there's a new episode of the ESH podcast in town... and it's ready for your consumption.

    So, MilkChan of Ultimate Quest fame was supposed to be on the show, but yet again the sistah's got stood up. We didn't take it personally though, instead we used the extra time to be random and rant and rave about games, gadgets and whatnot. We start with a couple of audience questions about the Wii and titles to look forward to on the XB360 and then we get into the nitty-gritty down and dirty.

    NinJaSistah talks about her first impressions ofResident Evil 5 and does a compare/contrast type thing with the Tomb Raider: Underworld title on the XB360 versus the PS3 version. Pandalicious learns the meaning of the acronym FML as well as the existence of the FML Blog, let's people know that she shouldn't be trusted with other people's children, and then goes crazy random for a bit.

    It's another one of those podcasts that starts off with an agenda, but it down the weird and random path to goofy glory. Need a mental picture? Well, here are the titles that we came up with to name the episode:
    • What the "L" Is FML?
    • People Don't Trust Me With Their Children
    • Bad Worm!
    • Guns In Her Shoes? That's Accessorizing
    • I Want World Peace, But It Would Make For A Lousy Video Game
    • When Bigger Isn't Better
    • Capcom, We Have A Problem
    • There's Nowhere Like Home - That's Not Necessarily a Good Thing
    • No Console Left Behind
    • and finally
    • Don't Eat Bacon Wrapped Cancer

    Told you it was random. Grab that morning cup of joe, put on your headphones and enjoy ESH Podcast Episode 138: I Have One, and I'm Proud!

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    More Podcast Goodness

    posted @ 3/16/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    It's yet another day day ending in "y" so why not give you a new episode of the ESH podcast? Yeah, there is no reason not to, so here you go.

    Went to a podcast and a fight broke out. I will be nice and call it a strong disagreement between two strong women and turns into Pandalicious needing to know her role...which is bring you guys some interesting perspectives on things like the XBLive game Peggle and micro-transactions while NinJaSistah drops the knowledge on ya about a bunch of stuff. From some Lego games in the works, to BioShock 2 known' and unknown facts, and the new Utah bill that so far away from what we really need when it comes to violent or sexually over-toned themes, that it won't go anywhere.

    To give you an idea of what you are in for, here are some of the titles that we didn't use for this podcast:
    • That's Quite An Empire State Building You Got There
    • Wo Watches The Watchmen? Not Very Many, Apparently
    • Indiana Jones and the Cold sore of a Movie
    • Scrambled Eggs Is Murder
    • For That Matter, You're Always Getting Thrown Into Jail In Monopoly
    • There's No Way You Can Get Pregnant From Peggle
    • I was Listening to the Sistahs, Then Suddenly Cheech & Chong Appeared
    • Will Work For Microsoft Points
    • and finally
    • Devil Dogs Are Not Chocolate Twinkies

    Oh yeah, we also rip Jack Thompson a new one, and jibber jabber about a few other things as well. Plenty of diversity here. So sit back and enjoy ESH podcast episode 137: Don't Make Me Turn This Podcast Around

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    The Podcast Box Is Full

    posted @ 3/09/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Monday brings with it yet another new episode of the ESH podcast, and in this episode we explore the game that got us started on the podcast as well as a few that keep us gaming.

    If you haven't been with us from the beginning of our podcast life, then you may not know that the first game we ever talked about in internet audio form was the Squeenix title Kingdom Hearts 2. Shame on you. Ok, we can't stay mad at you, stop pouting. I am both proud and sad to say that it has taken an audience member question 135 episodes later for us to bring it back up again as main topic in the show...so bravo Ariel for getting us going for a bit on this show. We also talk about the upcoming Harmonix/MTV Games release The Beatles: Rock Band and what it could mean for family game-time and Panda brings the suckitude that Enchanted Armsto the forefront.

    It's a classic random ESH podcast episode, and the proof is in the pudding... hear are some of the titles that we didn't use for the show
    • It Took 135 Episodes, But We Finally Talk About Kingdom Hearts Again
    • Our Policy: You Gotta Hate Everyone
    • Kill Whitey Dead IV - The 3D Made Them Notice
    • If You Love Weird Al, Accordion hero Is For You
    • Enchanted Arms, It's Not Me, It's You
    • I Want Those Hours Back
    • A Four Tier Bento Box of Love
    • Save The Whales - Avoid Enchanted Arms
    • Enchanted. Dumb. What?
    • and finally
    • Press "A" Twice to Shake It

    Getting the picture? Great! Enjoy ESH podcast episode 136: The Triforce of Suckitude

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    Podcast Fun Coming Your Way

    posted @ 3/02/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    We can't imagine a better way to kick off your week than with a brand new episode of the ESH podcast... so why wait?

    In this episode of the podcast the gals weigh in on the XBox Live profile banning issue that has been in the news lately as well share some quick impressions of the upcoming game Eat Lead.

    It's not all serious on this episode, but we do end up on the soapbox for a bit. Need a better idea of what the episode is like? Check out a couple of the titles we passed on to name this episode:
    • That's 200% More Fist
    • My Guns Are Cocked and Ready To Go
    • Even My Fat Avatar Doesn't Keep the Pervs Away
    • and finally
    • We're Stamping Out D.P. In My Lifetime

    So get that coffee flowing so you can enjoy ESH Podcast episode 135: You Won't Believe What We're Boycotting Now!

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    NSFW Funday!

    posted @ 2/23/2009 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    No boring Monday's here, today we release one of our more totally NOT SAFE FOR WORK new episodes of the ESH podcast.

    I can't state this clearly enough, this podcast episode is NOT SAFE FOR WORK.

    Not only is there the requisite amount of swearing in this podcast episode, but Pandalicious and I spend a good chunk of time in the episode talking about a specific piece of the male anatomy. Yes, this episode focus on "that" thing you are thinking of and how it has recently made prolific appearance in gaming today. From digital pictures sent through the pipes of XBLive and PSN to the Stubbs character in the new Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & The Damned" DLC, DP has been popping up all over the place and needs to stop. We also chat a bit about the new Street Fighter IV game from Capcom and Panda shares some of her Left 4 Dead versus mode opinions.

    If you still aren't sure what we are talking about, here are some of the suggested episode titles we didn't use:
    • She Surely Misspoke When She Said Bean-gag
    • We Need To Stamp Out D.P. In Our Time
    • If I No Ask, You No Flash
    • If You Gotta Show It To Me, Please Shave First
    • Was It Flopping Around Like a Dead Fish?
    • and finally,
    • I Don't Care If YOu Talk To Me, But You're Going To Listen To Me

    So sit back, relax and enjoy ESH Podcast Episode 134: Don't Aggro The Toast!

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    Don't Force That Smile On Me

    posted @ 1/12/2009 02:31:00 AM by evermore
    An audio podcast just doesn't do justice to a couple of things the Sistahs bring up in their latest podcast. That's why you've got to check out a couple of things in this post.

    First, the Sistahs get a gander at the new logos for various Pepsi products, and they don't like what they see. Neither will you:



    Doesn't bring a smile to my face, but this next thing does. The voiceover for the You Rock guitar is a little cheesy, but that doesn't take away from the utility of this new peripheral:



    As usual, we have to reject more titles than we use. Like these:

    If You're Pepsi and You Know It, Show Your Teeth

    Episode 6 Is All In Your Head

    If You Think This Is Explicit, You Should Try ESH After Dark

    Pregnancy and Porn -- Just Another Day In Pandaville

    Platypussy -- It's Spore, Not the Next James Bond Film

    A Panic Room With a View

    Law & Order: Tsukihime (Dunk Dunk)

    We Are All On the Internet, and We're Playing With Each Other


    Even if the new Pepsi logo doesn't have you smiling, this episode will. Enjoy Episode 129: It's a Guitar Only a Guitar Hero Could Love.


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    New Podcast Day: The Girl Who Lept to Conclusions

    posted @ 12/01/2008 01:22:00 AM by evermore
    To say that the Sistahs are animated in this week's episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast is an understatement. Just listen for yourself if you don't believe me.

    Pandalicious kicks things off with observations on the Anime "The Girl Who Lept Through Time." She offers it as an example of how well Eastern literature is treated in animated form, compared to the treatment of Western literature in animation.

    Ninjasistah follows up with a discussion on the Duck Dodgers animation series and how it relates to other Warner and Disney animation of the same era. Along the way Pandalicious delivers a scare about her impending pregnancy.

    The titles we turned down for this episode? Here they are:

    Never Fall On Anything Gold and Glowing

    Without Wikipedia This Show Wouldn't Exist

    Let's Animate Everything!

    Suddenly It Turned Into a Parenting Podcast

    The Moral Is: Always Chew Your Peas

    Yes, I Said Thusly Again -- Deal With It


    It's the usual fun and games between the girls, and we think you'll enjoy Episode 123: The Sistahs Visit the 24th and a Half Century.


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    This Is A Nerds World

    posted @ 11/10/2008 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    May the Monday morning new podcast episode of victory be with you... and also with you, but not that guy behind you. He's kinda creeping me out.

    In this episode the sistahs talk about the driving forces behind anime franchises with a focus on the Gundam series, specifically Mobile Suit Gundam 00. We also talk a bit about the eastern animation style influence moving west and the New Xbox Experince interface. [NXE in the heezy fo sheezy]

    Want an idea of how this episode turned out? Check out the titles we didn't use:
    • It's a Nerds, Nerds, Nerds, Nerds World
    • We Don't Know How Green the Gundams Are, But Their Suits Are Shiny
    • Pick One: The Thermos or the Hello Kitty Vibrator
    • No One Makes Pases at Ninjas With Glasses
    • The New Xbox Avatars Look Like They Come From Stepford
    • Diversity Mech Misers: Now With More Germans!
    • How Green Was Your Mecha?
    • and finally
    • Celestial Beings, Not To Be Confused With Celestial Teas

    It's another fun filled hour with the ladies, so sit back and enjoy ESH podcast episode 120: The Xbox Experience Means You Can't Go Home Again

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    The Future Will Make You Blind

    posted @ 11/03/2008 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Monday morning creeps around again, so the sistah's got to gabbing again to create a new episode of the ESH podcast for you. And this one is another single topic-er.

    We couldn't think of a better way to herald the return of NinJaSistah to the East Coast the girls get together to chit-chat about Fable 2. Actually, first they talk about Fable, then Fable 2, open environment games, and action RPG's, and a bunch of stuffs surrounding the Lionhead Studios titles.

    I'll warn you now, there are a bunch of spoilers to go around in this episode if you haven't finished either title, so you may want to download this episode and wait until you finish your game before you listen to this one. Don't say I didn't warn you. Seriously, look at the titles that we didn't use for the episode:
    • You Can Kick Chickens and It Doesn't Affect Your Purity
    • He Shoots Your Sister, Then He Shoots Your Dog...Bastard
    • Fable 2 Teaches the Horror of Eating Meat
    • I Want My Dog Back, I Really Don't Care About My Sister
    • The Future Will Make You Blind
    • and finally
    • Desperately Seeking Spot

    See, told you, spoilers poppin' off all over this joint, so sit back and open up your ears for Electric Sista Hood podcast episode 119: You Better Play Fable 2 Before You Listen to This One.

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    Yeah, I Got A Synth In My Pocket

    posted @ 10/24/2008 05:39:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    NinJaSistah here, back from assignment [almost] and while I have still have some wounds mending, I do have some news out there for you portable gamers out there that happen to be musicians at the same time: KORG DS-10 starts shipping next month.

    Get your money ready.

    Now, I'm not a musician, I just play one in my living room [thanks Harmonix :)] but I do appreciate electronic hardware and software a great deal, so when I saw that youtube video of that Japanese DJ piecing together a track using the DS synth emulator I was taken aback.

    It really looks like the KORG hardware in software form. And while I can only follow along with the screens and info from the KORG DS site [click the image above] I can tell that this "game" was a labor of love. KORG DS-10 is a music creation program that isn't for the faint of heart. You should probably know exactly what is it is that you want to do or at least have an idea of where you want to get to before you pick up this title. All of the sound sources in the game come directly from KORG, and the DS’s touch-screen controls are great. There is no rewarding way to pull this kind of title off on any of the existing single screen portable game systems currently.

    KORG DS-10 is a 6-track/16-step sequencer and gives the user/player a ridiculous level of control over what he or she creates musically. It even has multilink capability to allow up to eight units can play together or to even exchange sounds and songs via wireless connection.

    KORG DS-10 will set you back about $39.99 and will get a hands-on review shortly.


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    New Podcast Day: Can You Tell Me How to Get On With the Show?

    posted @ 10/20/2008 03:29:00 AM by evermore
    It's been a while since the Sistahs talked about anime, but that's taken care of in this new episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast.

    Ninjasistah expresses her delight about the anime series Solty Rei. Any anime that introduces a female heroine by letting her fall from the sky naked can't be all bad.

    Pandalicious expresses unconditional love toward the narrator of the Nostalgia Critic video cast and his expert choices of favorite cartoon themes of the 1980s and '90s. Ninjasistah might have a few quibbles, but they both thoroughly enjoy his selections.

    Here are the titles that were rejected for this week's episode:

    The Sistahs Profess Their Love for Each Other While Calling Each Other a Punk

    Things Look Dark -- Must Be Night

    Suddenly a Naked Chick Fell Out of the Sky

    Don't Ask Panda About Her Buffer Underrun

    Walt Disney Owned My Childhood

    Spoiler Alert: We Give Away the Ending to Old Yeller

    Talk to Me -- I'm the Perky One


    So enjoy this week's Episode 118: Sesame Street Is So Not in Jersey.


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    Ninja's Left Alone Are Lonely Ninjas

    posted @ 10/13/2008 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Creeping into your fresh cup of coffee is a new episode of the ESH podcast, and this one is a bit different than most.

    It's not a full crew episode, nor is it a top 5, this episode is all NinJaSistah, and it's all rant.

    I've pulled together all my thoughts about the last few video game trade show events that I've gone to and created nearly an hour of the good, the bad, the ugly, and hopefully the fixes that are needed to truly make tradeshows accessible, fun, and educational for all.

    To give you an idea of the paths this episode goes down, here are some of the titles I didn't pick for it:
    • The E3 Gods Must Be Crazy
    • CES: Where The Elite Meet To Deceit
    • Fair and Balanced: It's Not Just A Slogan... It's A Phrase
    • Stop Excluding A Sistah
    • and finally
    • COMDEX Got So Big Nobody Went There Anymore

    Yes indeedy, it's a good old fashioned tongue lashing... so sit back, relax and enjoy ESH podcast episode 117: "How To Get Treated Like A Meat Popsicle."

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    The Return of DJ Petite

    posted @ 10/09/2008 01:22:00 PM by evermore
    The autumn of 2008 is going to be all about the new Rock Band and Guitar Hero games around the household of Ninjasistah -- anyone who has ever listened to a few ESH podcasts already knows that. But while she's banging away at her drums or shredding guitar, her mind is going to be on something else entirely.

    It's called "Scratch: The Ultimate DJ."

    Before she became an adult, the Ninja dreamed of the day she would become a real DJ, complete with turntables and stacks of vinyl. She often went to sleep at night imagining herself in a club scratching out hip-hop tunes for the masses.

    But the music industry went a different direction. The music suddenly became about spending money on golden neck apparel and fake teeth. It became all about champagne and Courvoisier. Artists from Atlanta took over and threw out all the DJ's.

    Even with these changes, she tried her hand at putting together some beats of her own using some new-fangled electronic tunes. Click here for a sample of a song she did under one of her other pseudonyms, DJ Petite.

    Now it looks like DJ Petite might be on the comeback trail with the announcement of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, which is a DJ game in the realm of all of Ninjasistah's favorite music games, like Amplitude, Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

    Quincy Jones III is the musical consultant for the game, being produced by Genius Products, 7 Digital, QD3 and GenCo Media, and set for release next June. It will feature a DJ turntable-style controller and will be available for the Xbox 360 and the PS3.

    Need more info? Check out any of your favorite gaming sites out there. It's all over the place.

    It's going to be a long nine months.


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    New Podcast Day: Living Life Live at E For All

    posted @ 10/06/2008 01:53:00 AM by evermore
    If you're a long-time listener of the ESH podcasts, you'll find this one has a completely different feel. That's because this episode was recorded absolutely live at the E For All show this past weekend.

    Ninjasistah appeared live at the show, along with guests Loserly from Dead Pixel Live, April Carlson and Mandie Bettencourt from Girls Got Game, who discuss the true integration of girls and gaming sites.

    Pandalicious represents, as usual, by talking about her fear of upcoming live-action movies made of her favorite anime stories. And MagicMysticGrl shows up after a long absence to talk about everything .hack.

    Here are the headlines that were rejected for this one:

    Working Part-Time, 43 Hours a Week

    In Anime, Girls Will Be Girls, and So Will Boys

    When Microphone Positioning Becomes Erotic

    Panda Has a Filter, She Just Has to Remember to Put It On

    High School Musical? These Guys Are Old Enough to Take the GED

    You Are Now Entering a WoW-Free Zone

    I Never Said I Wasn't a Hypocrite


    It's a loud, boisterous and lots of fun. Enjoy Episode 116: Live from L.A., It's Sistahs for All.


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    E For All: Day Two

    posted @ 10/04/2008 08:14:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Day two is nearly done here at E For All and today was much more busy on the floor than yesterday.

    I spent most of my day walking around the show floor people watching and talking to folks that either cosplayed to the event, or looked like interesting couples/families to me. I was really impressed by how many families were in attendance today, and wanted to take the opportunity to find out why so many folks turned out.

    The two families that I spoke with [both with kids in the 6-9 range] came out because they were looking for a family activity to do on the weekend and being able to take their kids out to an event like this where they can touch and play games while they are supervised [as well as the parents themselves getting a chance to play] seemed to be a great idea. This is ridiculous cool to me. I've been preaching more parental involvement in the lives of kids playing video games, and I'm glad that E For All is an event helping to facilitate this.

    I haven't yet seen any families stepping up to the RockBand or GuitarHero titles, I'm hoping that will change soon. I'd love to see some mom and dad on drums and vocal with the kids kicking it on guitar. What I can say is that I'm on RB GH overload.

    Well, almost.

    As far as games go, I wasn't too impressed with FarCry 2, but I knew I wouldn't be as I'm not a huge FPS fan, but Entropia Universe was cool and Gears 2 is OFF THE HOOK!

    More to come on Entropia tomorrow.

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    The Ninja Has Landed at E For All

    posted @ 10/03/2008 07:16:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    OK. Got off the plane. Got in the cab. Got out of the cab. Now what?

    I got to the L.A. Convention Center later that I would like. But I got here in one piece. Yeah, Panda, I direct that at you. You punk.

    I've never been to the L.A. Convention Center before, but it's a great looking facility. Check in was a breeze and since it's the first place I hit since I dropped in L.A., I decided to do a lap around the convention show floor just to see what I could see.

    What I found out was that 2 o'clock on Friday was a great time to go to E For All. With the exception of some of the booths that are doing contests, there are literally no lines today.

    I took a couple of pictures that I'll be putting up later, but where the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) felt kind of cramped, the feeling in the L.A. Convention Center is definitely spacious. There's plenty of room to walk. It's well lit and generally an inviting place for gamers.

    Actually, I'm kind of surprised how light the foot traffice is, considering that this is the opening day.

    But, just like PAX, E For All is definitely about people getting in contact with games. The World Cyber Games (WCG) is here and the qualifying rounds are well underway. What's really weird, at least to me, is that almost all of the machines in that area all have that eery, alien, weird, vibrant blue lighting to them, like they were running on Smurf blood. But the stage has been set for the WCG Finals, which I'm really looking forward to. The events are mostly team events, with the exception of games like Guitar Hero III and Project Gotham Racing 4.

    What doesn't surprise me, which actually makes me a little sad in the pants, is that the majority of the WCG contestants are guys. As I was doing my floor tour (before catching up with the All Games crew, and catching DerrickH, the host of Dead Pixel Live staring at my boobs), was the lack of female contestants at WCG. I was really hoping that having groups like the PMS Clan, Gaming Angels and Gamer Vixens here that it would draw more women out to the event.

    But hey, it's only Day 1. They might show up tomorrow, and I just didn't get the memo.

    All in all, my first impressions are good and I think I'm in for a lot of fun. I'll let you know more when I know more. And don't forget, ESH is going live happens Saturday afternoon on the All Games website at 1-ish Pacific Time. Oh yeah -- gamer on!


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    T-Minus 2 Hours And Counting

    posted @ 10/03/2008 12:05:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I'm sitting at the SJC airport waiting to get on a plane to head to LA for E For All

    There is a lot of stuff going on at E For All this year. A lot of people are going to be in the house including EA and Ubisoft whom I'm really interested in seeing, [Please, please, please surprise me and bring Prince of Persia with you] but there are some lesser known [at least to me] companies that will be at the expo that I'm curious about and plan on visiting while I'm at the show.

    First up is Dude Thing Creations. They make a peripheral stand for RockBand/GuitarHero games and I like the look of the stand. I'm not a musician, [not even close] so I always felt that going to Guitar Center to get an actual guitar stand would be kinda poser-ish, but this custom stand that the "Dudes" have put together is sensible and downright sexy. It would fit right in with my living room decor so I'm going to swing by and find out more about these dudes and their things.

    Nova Gaming is going to be in the spot, and I'm curious about their new B4L bag. I'm not a huge LAN fan [he he, I mades a pun] but I am a fan of specific purpose gear bags, and hate jamming gear into a backpack when I do venture out of my apartment to game.

    And then there is Tritton who has made my heart go pitter patter with the announcement that their SEE2 Xtreme now supports OSX on the Mac. I've been looking for a new monitor for my MBP and decided that I'd love to go super-pimp on my desktop setup [when I'm there] with a pair of monitors flanking my lil silver slate of awesome. To be able to have monitors connected via USB over DVI connectors with no lag... ::DROOLS::

    Now that I've drooled on myself, I think I'll stop. Plus, planes almost here. Talk to you in a few. Let me know what you are curious about, and don't forget to catch ESH Live tomorrow on the All Games Radio Network!

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    Knowledge Should Be Viral

    posted @ 10/01/2008 04:54:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    ESH is once again going Pink for October in hopes of helping to raise Breast Cancer Awareness.

    While none of the ESH podcast members have themselves been diagnosed with cancer, there is not one person in our ragtag little crew whose life has not been touched by the disease. Family member, friend, loved one, we all know someone or of someone that has been diagnosed, is living with, or has been cancer free for some time and if we can help raise the awareness of just one person then being part of this initiative is well worth it.

    I first became aware of Pink For October just as ESH started to come into it's own two years ago, and we have been proud to participate in the program ever since. I hope that you take some time, visit a few of the Pink Links that we will have up all month.

    Learn something new, and pass it on... knowledge should become viral!

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    Anime-Not

    posted @ 9/29/2008 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    This week, I promise not to bring up Pandalicious' little escapade in recorded audio incident on the new episode of the podcast.

    Ooops, I already did. My bad Panda, my bad.

    On the podcast this week, NinJaSistah and Pandalicious attempt to go all anime on your ass. From Panda's Code E/Mission E two'fer to NinJa sharing some of her first impressions of Mushi-Shi and Michico E Hatchin and Personal 4.

    The girls talk a bit about a bunch of things in this episode. No love toilet talk, but they do go on a few tangents. Check out some of the titles that came up, but weren't chosen as the winner:
    • Anime or May Not
    • I Failed the Flying Test in High School
    • Pandalicious Portrays Herself in "A Night in Panda"
    • Finally -- Some Anime Characters That Aren't the Other White Meat
    • The Kids Have Been Around the Block a Few Times Now
    • It's a Fresh of Breath Air
    • You Could Make a Live Action Version of Mononoke... BUT DON'T
    • Leave the Actors Where They Are, Just Move the Scenery
    • I Never Made It Past the Part where They Brought In the Munchkin Asian Chick
    • and
    • Panda's Put Pictures of Her Pie On the Internet

    It's another laugh filled episode of the ESH podcast, so have a seat, grab a frosty beverage and enjoy ESH podcast episode 115: This Title Has Nothing To Do With Mecha Booby Bouncing

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    Harmonix is a Hawt Cougar!

    posted @ 9/15/2008 08:00:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    It's already "that time" of the week again...time for the ESH crew to drop a new episode of the podcast on you to help kick your week off right!

    NinJaSistah and Pandalicious once again hold the hour down talking about games and generally entertaining topics ranging from rhythm games in general to the final on disc track listings of Activision'sGuitar Hero: World Tour, Harmonix's Rockband 2, and Konami'sRock Revolution. Somehow David Bowie makes it into the conversation again as well as incest which is mostly Panda's fault for bringing Viva Pinata: Trouble In Paradise to the table.

    We didn't have a long list of titles to choose from this week, but if you want an idea of how the show stacks up to the others, one title on the list was "no pants, no WoW, no problem." That's all I got for you folks, so grab your morning or evening drink and enjoy podcast episode 113: Rhythm Game's Gonna Get Cha!

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    Far Cry SE On The Way

    posted @ 9/08/2008 01:16:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    It's rare that I buy new video game titles. In all honesty more times than not I rent titles first to figure out if I want plunk down the benjis for them and then traipse down to the local videogameria to pick them up. But if you are like me, you want to get more bang for your buck when you do purchase titles, and Ubisoft has some good news for you.

    FarCry 2 will be shipping October 21st on the XB360, PS3, and PC platforms, but what is great about this news is that there will be a GameStop only special edition
    available now for pre-order that will give you
    • 6 Bonus Missions [approx. 3hrs of additional content]
    • A fold out map of the FarCry 2 world
    • and
    • "Exclusive" game packaging

    I'm not sure what that last one means and it's taking far too long to download the pr kit for the thing, so here's a pic that I ganked from the interwebs.

    Personally, I'm not a huge FarCry fan, but if I was I'd probably pick up the SE version of the title, I seem to be trending that way more and more with games that I purchase. For my 50 bucks plus I want some audio, artwork, bonus costumes or content in the game. It somehow makes me feel less hosed when I drop 100 bucks and go home with only two games.

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    New Podcast Episode: What Panda Would Do With a New Razer

    posted @ 9/08/2008 01:42:00 AM by evermore
    Even though NinjaSistah is suffering from jet lag, Pandalicious is suffering from a stairway fall and MagicMystic is suffering from a mysterious ailment, this episode of the ESH podcast is surprisingly cogent.

    The Ninja starts it out by talking more about her experiences at the Penny Arcade Expo the previous weekend, particularly new gadgets from Razer and a velvety, but ultimately disappointing videogame. In the meantime, Panda has fallen into lust over a sidescroller called Castle Crashers.

    Along the way, their discussions inspired these potential episode titles:

    Chris Paladino Can't Feel It Vibrate

    Gravity -- It's the Law!

    The Sistahs Don't Have a Point-and-Shoot Interface

    Panda Would Grow Two More Ears for Another Razer Headset

    I Love It When Things Dangle Off My Laptop

    She Didn't Know 007, But She Could Probably Count That Hight

    Don't Ask NinjaSistah About Her Panty Story

    Panda Kissed All the Princesses

    Listen, PAX Attendees: Hot Water Plus Soap Equals Clean

    Ecstacy for Everyone? That's a Different E4All

    I Hate Lag -- It's Impeding My Social Lifes


    In any case, we thing you're gonna like Episode 112: Dongles Dangle But They Don't Fall Down.


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    New Podcast Day: My Favorite Things At PAX

    posted @ 9/01/2008 08:00:00 AM by evermore
    So, the Penny Arcade Expo is now over and I'm bushed, but it is Monday so I had to hit you guys with a special episode of the ESH podcast created by yours truly.

    I got to spend a bunch of time on the show floor all over the place and see some great stuff over the past three days and collected all my thoughts onto this nice little show. From the XBox experience to RockBand 2, I have seen so much crap that it's all running together, but the most important piece of the show was that I was able to see and touch all the things you wish you could have if you were able to be in Seattle yourself.

    I talked to MajorNelson and N'Gai for you. They say hi.

    So sit back, relax and enjoy ESH podcast My Top 5 Things I Saw At PAX!

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    Pics From Pax: The Late Update

    posted @ 8/31/2008 02:36:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Ok, so I suck at getting pictures fixed, cropped, and upped on a fast basis but don't yell at me...I'm a team of one at this event dude.

    In any case, here are pics from day two and three of the PAX expo. Please note the very happy pic of me and MajorNelson. I'm hoping that this time he'll remember both the site and my name. Two out of three ain't bad. Did I forget to mention the third one? It's by me a drink. When you meet me at an expo/con/event/street, you need to remember my website/podcast name, my name, and buy me a drink. These are simple rules people, simple rules.

    Enjoy, the last of the pics from PAX 08!

    Day 2, Day 3

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    PAX Day 3: What's Left?

    posted @ 8/31/2008 12:01:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    It's the last day of the PAX convention, and I'm sitting here trying to think what is left to see or do. My self tells myself, "PLENTY!"

    N'Gai Croal will be in town today moderating a panel on Sex, Violence, and Video Games which I want to attend and hopefully get to see N'Gai again.[CES was fun.] I'm hoping to get hands on with Fallout 3 today, if nothing else just to shut Pandalicious up about it. I also want to talk to SEGA about about Yakuza 2 coming out on the PS2 and not PS3 and why, and I figure cap my time off with a bit of people watching and photo snapping.

    I may even stop by the Bioware booth as they are giving away fake tattoo sleeves as their swag. After all of that, if I have any energy left in me, I'll probably hit the freeplay rooms for a bit and get my game on with some other gamers which I haven't been able to do much of this entire trip.

    Stay tuned for the final words from PAX and more pics!

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    Oneechanbara: Kill em' In Yer Skivvies!

    posted @ 8/31/2008 01:45:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Games that start off with a description involving scantily-clad women usually don't rate high on my radar, so Oneechanbara was definitely not something I had been pining away for since it's development.

    If you said to me three months ago, "NinJa, there is this game out there where you are one of two asian chicks either in a school girl outfit or your undies and a boa fighting zombies and you are going to love it..." I would probably have laughed in your face and cussed at you for a very long time, but after seeing Oneechanbara trailers for the first time I kinda changed my mind. D3 helped me seal the deal a bit her at PAX 08.

    Even though they are not demoing the game at PAX, D3 did bring a teaser video that had the opening of the game and some gameplay elements on loop at their booth and after spending a bit of time with one of the PR reps, I'm sold on this game.

    In Oneechanbara you play one of two asian sisters Aya or Saki and are forced to hack and slash your way through zombies that are after your blood for some reason. There is something in your lineage that makes you prime targets for the zombies and it is up to you to find out what it is and rid the world of these damn things. The game is a bit different than other sword slashing games in that you have a gauge indicating your weapon's bloodlust [which when filled your weapon has a good chance of sticking in to enemies making you have to yank it out] and you have to clean your sword constantly to keep it from doing less damage or sticking in a enemy leaving your vulnerable. I was able to find these bullet points from the D3 website, even though a search for the title on their site didn't find it:

    • Control Two Super Sexy Sisters and Their Sword Swinging Samurai Skills – Master sword swinging martial arts at their finest on the ground and in the air, slashing, swinging and thrusting into zombie enemy hordes.
    • Exclusive Dress-Up Mode – Go behind the scenes to expose the hottest samurai wardrobe on the planet.  Unlock an arsenal of customized clothing and looks to maximize and personalize the Onechanbara experience.

    • Go Deep Inside Aya, Saki, and the Legend of Onechanbara in Multiple Gameplay Modes – In addition to the main Story Mode, players can experience the game in Free Play Mode, Survival Mode, Quest Mode and more to let gamers dive deeper into the Onechanbara experience.
    • Killer Combat Control System – Each character has a variety of moves, weapons, and throws to combat enemies on the ground and in the air, and can unleash killer Rage Mode attacks when desperate and surrounded.

    • Co-op Multiplayer – Invite a friend to join in the fight with Co-Op mode and try unique fighting styles together to rid the world of zombie infestation.

    D3 is kinda tight lipped about a ship date for Oneechan but it will be available for the XB360 and Nintendo Wii at some point.

    Bitches hate zombies!


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    Changing My Original Opinion

    posted @ 8/30/2008 08:23:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I was not a big fan of the game FEAR. I thought it was a bit dark, and a bit cumbersome to control when I started playing the game, so for the most part, I had written Origin off. After what I’ve played here at PAX I think I might have changed my mind.

    There are now four weapons in the game and not three with two new types of grenades [shrapnel, and incendiary] The gameplay is crazy fluid on the XB360 and it looks as terrifying as ever.

    While I’m not a big fan of FPS games, I am looking forward to Project Origins. Sure I’ll have to play it in a well lit room, but when don’t I have to play an FPS that I like in a well lit place? Let’s be honest, the only FPS titles that I ten to be attracted to are the thriller/survival based titles.

    I love Gears [don’t ask me to play as I say unto thee that I sucketh] and Bioshock took a lot out of me and still haven’t finished it. [There aren’t enough daylight hours to play that thing, seriously.] But there is something about Origins that excites me more than it scares me. I find the story really engaging, which I don’t feel happens enough in FPS titles, and I hate to be shallow, but aesthetics have always played a small role in whether or not I spend the time it takes to finish a game.

    Origin is not a sequel to FEAR, and is to focus more on how Alma came to be so gawd damned powerful. I have been sitting here at the Microsoft booth, with Fable 2 and Infinite Undiscovery being manhandled over and over again, and kinda blown away by the fact that few people sat in for the Origins demo, but many showed up for the Gears 2 demo. I don’t know if the name change is hurting the title on the brand recognition side, but something is definitely up and I hope this post [and the subsequent ones to come] help Origins find homes across the land when it launches Fall of 08.

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    NinJa Writes About A Naruto Game. Believe It!

    posted @ 8/30/2008 07:09:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Just kidding.

    I got to spend some time with a PR rep for D3 publishing to talk a bit about two games: Oneechanbara which I will definitely talk about at a later time, this article is about Bangai-o: Spirits.

    Bangai-o is a classic arcade shooter. You will spend the majority of your time button mashing like a fiend a-la-harrier type in order to blow up everything on the screen. But why would you want to play this game? Generic mecha art aside there are a few things that set Bangai-o apart from other arcade shooters, one of which is it’s level editor.

    In the game you can edit a level in real time, meaning as you are in the middle of it. Level too difficult? Edit that boss out. Level too long? Shorten it. While this may sound cheap or gimmicky, keep in mind this is a DS title. If you're playing on the go on the train, you might just want a short level to play through during my commute to help keep me you from missing my your stop.

    Taking the level creation thing a step further, D3 has added a sound transfer system that allows you to share any level you have edited or created with a friend using the speaker/mic built into the DS to wireless send your stuff to their stuff. As the feature was explained to me, it sounded a bit complicated, but D3 has a tutorial online to help you get the hang of audio sharing.

    It’s been a while since I bought a DS game, but I think I might give Bangai-o a try. Check it out, and rent it if you can.

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