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My Interview with Gears of War 4 Strategy Guide Writer Doug Walsh

October 19, 2016 By Michael G. Munz 2 Comments

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Doug Walsh

At last summer’s PNWA writing conference here in Seattle, I found myself at dinner sitting next to Doug Walsh, a fellow writer who, like me, is also a gamer. Unlike me, he’s combined those two interests and has written official game guides for such popular games as Diablo 3, Saint’s Row IV, and the entire Bioshock series, among many others. (He’s also taller than me, has more hair, and looks vaguely like Patrick Dempsey, but massive envy aside, I liked him anyway.)

Being the self-serving guy that I am, I naturally asked him if he’d let me interview him for Geek Notes, and being the swell guy that he is, not only did he say yes, but he’s running a giveaway for some hardcopies of his newer guides. But more on that giveaway later. For now, meet Doug Walsh! [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Featured, Gaming, Guest Geeks, Writing Tagged With: Bioshock, Diablo, DOOM, Doug Walsh, Gears of War, Geek Interest, giveaway, Halo Reach, Video game strategy guides, Zelda

Guest Geeks: Christina Pryor and Arrow

January 30, 2016 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

Guest GeeksIt’s been a little while since the last Guest Geek post here on the blog. The last one was all the way back to before The Force Awakens release, which now seems like such a long time. This time up, Christina Pryor stops by! I know Christina from The Super Awesome Geek Show podcast, and as you might know, I was also recently interviewed on her site.
But let’s focus on the now! Christina’s here to tell us a bit about the CW’s Arrow. I’ve not had much chance to see more than the pilot, as I recall, and didn’t have time to watch more. (Plus, admittedly, I’m more of a Marvel-leaning sort.) But I may have to give it another look, given how much she’s gushing about this one… [Read more…]
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Filed Under: Featured, Guest Geeks, Movies and TV Tagged With: Arrow, Christina Pryor, comics, CW, Oliver Queen, Stephen Amell

Guest Geeks: Nick Fraser on Star Wars, Star Trek, and Disappointment

December 8, 2015 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Guest GeeksThe day approaches. A new Star Wars film is set to rise upon the world, and many of us await The Force Awakens with emotions that run the gamut from overjoyed excitement to palpable dread. When I first heard there would be new films, my reaction was as close to “meh” as one can get. (Okay, so there was excitement and interest mixed with the feelings that I’d been burned before, but it balanced out to meh. Hey! The prequels brought balance to the Force!) And yet, as time progressed, my interest higher. Since the first trailer, I’ve been holding steady at cautious optimism, despite the voice in the back of my head telling me not to get drawn into the hype.
In truth, I’ve been doing my best to avoid the hype for the past month, primarily because I’m trying to avoid any spoilers. When the last trailer came out, I told myself that was it: I’d allow myself no more information about the film. I’ve been avoiding the interviews, the additional footage, even the TV ads. When that yellow narration scroll–the first new one we’ve seen in over ten years–crawls its way across the stars, I want to be completely fresh. But am I also avoiding the hype because I fear disappointment? That’s entirely possible. But today’s Guest Geek has some interesting points to make on the subject. Please welcome back previous guest Nick Fraser to the blog, and share your thoughts in the comments!

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Guest Geeks: John Adams and the Power of Star Wars (Part Three)

November 11, 2015 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Guest GeeksAnd now we come to what could be called the Return of the Jedi of Super Awesome Geek Show‘s John Adams’s Guest Geek post on his experience in the world of Star Wars. What more can I say that I haven’t already said for intros in part one and part two? So I’ll just shut my trap and let John back on stage…

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Guest Geeks: John Adams and the Power of Star Wars (Part Two)

November 4, 2015 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Guest GeeksLast week on Guest Geeks John Adams of Seattle’s Super Awesome Geek Show stopped by with part one of his Star Wars fandom article, and he’s back again for part two of what will be a three-part guest post. The best introduction is really just reading part one, so I’m going to make my own intro quick and simply say…
Back to you, John!

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Guest Geeks: John Adams and the Power of Star Wars (Part One)

October 28, 2015 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

Guest GeeksThe Guest Geeks feature here on Geek Notes has been on a bit of a hiatus lately, it’s true. But it’s now back with a vengeance because I’ve got John Adams of Seattle’s Super Awesome Geek Show here with a three-part guest post! The topic? Well, if you’ve ever paid attention to this guy’s tweets or blogging, you can probably make a pretty good guess, and with a certain blockbuster movie trailer tantalizing us all into wishing it were December right freaking now, there really can’t be a better time for this topic.
Take it, John!

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Guest Geeks: Cain S. Latrani and the Zombie Hordes

September 15, 2015 By Michael G. Munz 5 Comments

Guest GeeksI kind of missed an opportunity here in that it’s only been a couple of weeks since the last Guest Geek post. Given today’s topic, if I’d waited a few months, I could have said that this feature is rising from the dead, which would fit in perfectly with guest Cain S. Latrani’s topic.
But that would’ve meant making you all wait far too long to read this awesome post. So why make you wait any longer? Read on, but hold onto your brains…

Fantastic Zombies And Where To Find Them

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