LucasArts: A Staff Retrospective

LucasArts: A Staff Retrospective

The recent announcement of the closure of LucasArts’ game development wing by Disney has many of us here at Geekenstein saddened. LucasArts has been a large part of the gaming scene since the 80′s, and their death marks the end of a legacy. In this retrospective, we’ll give a brief history of the company, as [...]

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Giveaway

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Giveaway

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is out on Blu-ray and DVD today! Isn’t that exciting? Our very own Joe Marino loved the movie, although he did notice some minor flaws. To celebrate the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, we are giving away a copy of the film on DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack! To enter the contest, all [...]

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 10 – Sony Stopped Sucking

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 10 – Sony Stopped Sucking

David, Marco, Willy Fresh and Jake discuss the Ouya, the PS4 announcement and everything they’ve been reviewing. Host: David Rhinehart - @Zanthis on Twitter Guests: Marco Vallalpando - @BoxingMarco on Twitter William Fretschl – @WillyFresh992 on Twitter Jake Petersen – @JakePPetersen on Twitter

Nuts and Bolts: The 2012 Hermans Award Special

Nuts and Bolts: The 2012 Hermans Award Special

Welcome to the first of what will become an annual tradition. The Hermans, Geekenstein’s very own yearly award show is a two-part special. You may have already read our staff article with our winners, but now you get to listen to us debate them to the death on this very special episode of Nuts and Bolts! This [...]

The 2012 Hermans

The 2012 Hermans

It’s that time of the year again. We close the book on 2012 and determine what was the very best and deserving of the highest accolades possible. Be it the Oscars, the Spike VGAs or our very own Hermans, tis the season to be inundated with best of awards. We down at the Geekenstein Labs [...]

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 8 – Hung Like a Django

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 8 – Hung Like a Django

In this belated episode, David Rhineart, Craig Kandiko, and Joe Marino talk about the length and girth of Django Unchained and its daddy, Quentin Tarantino. The gang goes over the impact of Tarantino to modern cinema as they go into indepth conversation of the entire Tarantino filmography from True Romance to Django Unchained.  Within the podcast, [...]

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 7 – The Limping Dead

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 7 – The Limping Dead

Craig, David and Dustin are joined by Macro Villalpando in Nuts and Bolt’s The Walking Dead special that’s surprisingly light on The Walking Dead! Hosts: Craig Kandiko – @Batman5273 on Twitter Dustin Triplett – @DustinTriplett on Twitter David Rhinehart – @Zanthis on Twitter Guest: Marco Vallalpando – @BoxingMarco on Twitter

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 6 – Wiiner Touchers

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 6 – Wiiner Touchers

In this episode, the boys are all back together after Thanksgiving to talk about the Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Epic Mickey, and crockpots! Hosts: Craig Kandiko – @Batman5273 on Twitter Dustin Triplett – @DustinTriplett on Twitter David Rhinehart – @Zanthis on Twitter Guest: Terrence Billingsley - @Xx334xX aka @xXAnnoyingUsernamePimpDaddyXx on Twitter

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 5 – Skyfalling

Nuts and Bolts: Episode 5 – Skyfalling

  With David dead, Geekenstein contributor Joe Marino joins Craig and Dustin for an unintentionally spoiler-filled podcast about Skyfall and Halo 4. Be sure to check us out and subscribe on iTunes. Hosts: Craig Kandiko – @Batman5273 on Twitter Dustin Triplett – @DustinTriplett on Twitter Guest: Joe Marino –  @JoeMarino112 on Twitter