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The Short Kiss So Long

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*cue long sigh* It's been a long time coming, but I've made the sad (for me) decision to log off one final time and leave geek duties to Christof, Stu, Chris and Billy. While part of my decision is due to the constant guilt I feel for not contributing as often as I'd like, I've really decided that I want, and need, to spend every moment while not working, with my beautiful and ever supportive wife and my gorgeous little raspberry-blowing baby boy. While I say that it was a hard decision, it's actually a no-brainer. I started this little venture as a way of expressing my love for all thing pop culture but it quickly turned into something else. That is to say, I had a hell of a lot of fun doing it and didn't realise that along the way we'd grown into a known entity in the Australian geek scene. In no way would I claim to be anything more than an idiot with a keyboard, but somehow I managed to build Geek of Oz into something at least vaguely reputable....

Hot Pursuit trailer

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Check out the trailer for Hot Pursuit starring Reese 'I'm relevant again' Witherspoon and Sofia 'VAVAVOOM!' Vergara. The two are partnered up as an inept police officer (Witherspoon) must protect a drug dealer's widow (Vergara) from criminals and dirty cops. Looks a little silly, but could get a few chuckles. - Stu

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt First Impression

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DISCLAIMER: You may notice this review has a significant slant towards positive aspects of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  without much mention of the bad bits. This is intentional; what few issues there were in the beta build I played were largely technical, and I feel it'd be unfair to overly criticise the game for these particular problems and crashes when it's still four months away from release. Truth is, the game really is  that good as it is anyway. Also, anyone who wishes to remain vestal about the game may find MINOR SPOILERS in this review. _______________________________________________________________________________ The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  is good. No, sorry. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  is great . Nope, wait, hold on, let me find the right marriage of adjectives...ok. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  may be the most splendiforously magnificent visual magnum opus in the history of any human artistic endeavour. Actually, that's probably overdoing it....

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt First Impression

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DISCLAIMER: You may notice this review has a significant slant towards positive aspects of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  without much mention of the bad bits. This is intentional; what few issues there were in the beta build I played were largely technical, and I feel it'd be unfair to overly criticise the game for these particular problems and crashes when it's still four months away from release. Truth is, the game really is  that good as it is anyway. Also, anyone who wishes to remain vestal about the game may find MINOR SPOILERS in this review. _______________________________________________________________________________ The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  is good. No, sorry. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  is great . Nope, wait, hold on, let me find the right marriage of adjectives...ok. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  may be the most splendiforously magnificent visual magnum opus in the history of any human artistic endeavour. Actually, that's probably overdoing it....