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The Geekbox’s Amazon Store, Take 2!

Ryan Scott — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:40:33 +0000

Since lawmakers were smart enough to repeal that stupid law that shut down Amazon Associates’ California-based digital storefronts, I’m pleased to announce that our Geekbox Amazon store is back up and running! I’ve given it a big update — so if there’s any big upcoming games you’re looking forward to, it’s probably on the list! You can also get plenty of quality comics, DVDs, and Blu-rays (including cheap DVDs for upcoming Comedy Button commentary tracks!) through our storefront, and every purchase directly supports all the crazy stuff we do.

So, in the immortal words of The Legend of Zelda’s shopkeeper, buy somethin’ will ya!

Presenting: The Comedy Button!

Ryan Scott — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:24:13 +0000

Fans of the GameSpy Debriefings, rejoice: Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and myself (along with new castmate Max Scoville, of Destructoid fame) are starting a new podcast in the near future, titled The Comedy Button. Because he says it better than I can, you really should go read Scott’s pitch for the show on our Kickstarter page, where we’ve already exceeded our funding goal in less than two hours. Basically, it’s the Debriefings, but independent — and we’ve got a lot of sweet incentives for those of you who are keen on donating. And when we get the show off the ground, you’ll be hearing about it right here on the Geekbox!

So, what are you waiting for!? Head on over to Kickstarter, see what the show is about, and help us push the Comedy Button. BRAAAP BRAAAAPP!!!

The 1st 87th Annual Geekbox Awards

Ryan Scott — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:50:19 +0000

Spoilers for The Geekbox: Episode 102 — here are all the winners (and “winners”) in the 1st 87th Annual Geekbox Awards, AKA the Geekboxies. Huzzah! Special thanks to Karen Chu for creating the awards graphics — and thanks to our forum users for helping out with the categories!

Best Video Game of 2010: Red Dead Redemption
Best TV Show of 2010: Lost
Best Film of 2010: Inception
Best Comic Book of 2010: The Walking Dead
Best Meme of 2010: Bed Intruder

Worst Video Game of 2010: Final Fantasy XIV
Worst TV Show of 2010: Confessions: Animal Hoarders
Worst On-air Personality of 2010: Tosh.0
Worst Film of 2010: The Last Airbender
Worst Comic Book of 2010: Incarnate

Best Geekbox-Related False Assumption of 2010: That Karen Chu is vertically challenged
Best Thing of 2010 That Ryan Higgins Hates: Digital media
Worst Thing of 2010 That Ryan Higgins Loves: Star Trek Online
Preemptive Worst Thing of 2011 That Ryan Higgins Loves: DC Universe Online
Oldest Thing Spoiled by the Geekbox in 2010: Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Best Disgruntled Listener Mail-writer of 2010: TV’s Mr. Neil
Best Listener Mail of 2010: Our shout-out from the man behind Lost’s Man in Black/Smoke Monster
The 2010 Eatbox Award for the Best Food Eaten On-air: One Love Pizza
The Mark Millar Award for Biggest Villain of 2010: Mark Millar
The Mike Cruz Award for Most Missed in 2010: Andrew Fitch
2010 Geek of the Year Award: The creative team of Psych
Best Inaccuray Stated as Fact on the Geekbox in 2010: Karen Chu’s ill-informed British history
The “What the Hell?” Award for the Biggest Surprise of 2010: Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney
2010 Award for Best Retcon/Reboot of a Series That We All Knew Needed it (But Didn’t Want to Admit), and Needed to be Shot in the Head and Restarted With No Announcement Whatsoever: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

New Look!

Ryan Scott — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:10:31 +0000

As you’ve no doubt noticed if you’re here reading this, the site’s undergone a major visual overhaul. The new WordPress theme is a work in progress, but hey, enjoy the new design!

Nominate The Geekbox for the 2009 Podcast Awards!

Ryan Scott — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:29:03 +0000

The nominations for the 2009 Podcast Awards are open through October 18. If you’re a fan of the podcast, please click on the banner above, and nominate The Geekbox in the People’s Choice and Gaming categories! You have until this Sunday night to get your nominations in. Make me proud, Geekbox listeners!

Geekbox Listener Survey

Ryan Scott — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:09:59 +0000

Do you visit this site regularly? Do you enjoy our podcast? Then please, take this reader survey to help me gather some important demographic information! I promise that your e-mail address will not be sold or otherwise redistributed as part of this. And, to incentivize the survey process, I’ll draw one random name from the participants and send you a free current-gen game of your choice (it can be any platform, though it must be a reasonable and not out-of-print selection).

Where’s the podcast!?

Ryan Scott — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:57:07 +0000

Just a quick note to let everyone know the podcast is skipping a week, due to a confluence of scheduling conflicts for all the regular members. Don’t worry — we’ll be back next week. In the meantime, we’re being kept alive by a Dharma Initiative food drop (see above) created and sent to us by a loyal fan (loyal fan, I apologize for not having your name handy right this second, but I will get it from Master Higgins!).

See you all next week — we’ll have lots of Lost, Wolverine, and Star Trek to talk about!

The Brodeo Reunion “LIVE!” at PAX ’09

Ryan Scott — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:48:05 +0000

Yep — we’re getting the band back together. GFW Radio (AKA “The Brodeo 97.5″) fan and all-around cool guy Aaron Simmer over at The Armchair Empire is orchestrating a live podcast/discussion panel at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo up in Seattle, WA — and once all is said and done, the podcast will be released here on Geekbox.net for everyone to hear! That means you’re gonna get to hear myself and fellow Computer Gaming World/Games for Windows/1UP alum Jeff Green, Sean Molloy, Shawn Elliot, and Robert Ashley on the mic together for the first time since September 2008. And, if you’re attending PAX, you can even come say hello in person, too! I believe there might be a Q&A segment in the second half of the panel; that should be lots of fun.

So, Aaron has started a donation fund to help pay for the convention costs, etc. So, if you’re down with the idea and want this to happen, head on over to Armchair Empire, read the press release, and donate what ya can. I definitely don’t expect anyone who reads this site/listens to my podcast to go all-out or anything; I’m still deeply thankful for all your donations to date, especially in the wake of Geekbox co-host Ryan Higgins’ apartment fire. So, just know that I ain’t trying to milk a fortune out of everybody.

In any case — check out the link, help if you’d like, and send this story up the Digg chain! You can discuss this story on the forums here.

The Geekbox: Special Bulletin (and theme music — and forums!)

Ryan Scott — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:01:45 +0000

Hey guys — just uploading a message to our iTunes feed to let non-website-goers know why we didn’t record a new episode this week. Special bonus: The full, uncut Geekbox Radio Theme! And, finally, please check out our all-new discussion forums! They’re pretty empty now, but I’m counting on you guys to change that.

The Geekbox — Special Bulletin (2009-03-07)
Just a quick announcement to notify folks who don’t read the site regularly about Ryan “Master” Higgins’ apartment fire last weekend (AKA the reason you don’t have a new podcast this week). Thanks to all the folks who donated money and goodwill to help Ryan — we’ll be back next week with an all-new episode! In the meantime, check out the new discussion forums at forums.geekbox.net!
Running Time: 1m 18s
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The Geekbox Theme Music (“The Comeback”) by Jake Jensen
The full Geekbox Radio Podcast theme music, by popular request. Thanks once again to Jake “Jeku” Jensen for creating this!
Running Time: 2m 56s
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A big thank you!

Ryan Scott — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:05:24 +0000

THANK YOU to everyone who donated money to help Geekbox co-host Ryan Higgins following his apartment fire last weekend. Your generous contributions have raised over $1,600, which should go a long way toward getting Ryan and his girlfriend back on their feet as far as basic living necessities go.

Just so you all know, they’re moving into a new apartment this weekend; it looks like most of their stuff (except, oddly enough, for the stuff in Ryan’s comic room) is gone, but they’re trying to salvage what they can. As for the rest, they’ll be OK, and it’s all thanks to you guys. It’s pretty amazing to me that — even in the face of these harsh economic times — so many people are willing to help others in need. So thank you again, from me and Ryan and all of us who put together this wacky podcast.

Speaking of which, Ryan tells me he should probably be good to podcast again after the weekend, so — barring any unforeseen trouble — we’ll record another show early next week. Stay tuned!