Star Wars Pinball Coming Soon

So, I know I'm a bit behind on this one, but it somehow slipped through the cracks and it is still worth mentioning.

Zen Studios, the creators of the best pinball video games ever (Pinball FX and Zen Pinball) has announced the theme of their newest tables: Star Wars.  Yes, one of the most loved sci-fi series is getting a bunch of themed pinball tables, and they are coming to just about every version of the games.  The only one that it hasn't been announced on yet is the Wii U, but there was a tweet from the studio that implies it will be released:

Pricing and a release date are both expected soon, but in the meantime, you can check out the trailer after the jump.

Voice of Warriors

For the last few days, I kind of disappeared.  Sorry about that.  We got a new puppy, I got my new PC, and I've been passing a kidney stone.  That's not the focus of this post, however.

One of my other projects last week was to record a new intro for Voice of Warriors Talk Radio.  Voice of Warriors is a volunteer organisation that helps out soldiers who have returned from combat and their families adjust to their "new normal".  They broadcast a new show every Tuesday night at 7 PM EST.  If you know anyone who could use some help or encouragement, you should get them tuned into these shows.  

And I'm not just saying that because you will get to hear my sultry voice.  I swear.

Lo-Fi Podcast - February 6, 2013

And BOOM! Out of nowhere, it's the Peanut Butter & Awesome Lo-Fi Podcast!  Join me as I ramble on about the Super Bowl (seriously, every time I type that, I want to spell it "bowel"), the current idiocy running rampant on Nintendo Miiverse, and as I review BIT.TRIP SAGA for the Nintendo 3DS.

Download and listen here.

Skylanders SWAP Force Announced - Now With Jumping

Activision announced the newest game in the Skylanders franchise: Skylanders SWAP Force.  The game introduces two new features.  The first allows you to swap heads and bodies on the figures to make whatever configuration you want.  The other news it bigger to me though: You will now be able to jump in the console versions of the games!  That was one of the reasons I enjoyed the 3DS versions of the previous games more than the console versions.  The 3DS games felt more like the old school Spyro games.  They had a nice platforming element that the console versions.

And on the plus side, they are only adding sixteen characters and not another forty five.  So, there's that.  Read the press release after the jump.

Reminder: Tomorrow is Groundhog Day

If you hate winter, tomorrow can be a pivotal day for you.  Tomorrow is that day where everyone heads to Pennsylvania to watch a rodent come out of a hole.  Legend has it that if it's slightly overcast tomorrow morning, Spring will come early.  If not, it's six more weeks of Winter!

No one really cares about that though, because there is something much better about Groundhog Day: Bill Murray.  One of the greatest comedic actors of all time (Garfield movies notwithstanding) has the greatest Groundhog Day movie of all time: Groundhog Day!  And while it is a great movie to watch any time of the year, it doesn't get much better than watching it tomorrow.  That way, if you happen to get stuck in the same time vortex as Mr. Murray (I dare not disrespect him by calling him by his first name only), you at least have a great movie running in the background.

Also, there are many thoughts on how long he was stuck in the loop, but there is a great, and very in-depth, article that figures it to be somewhere around thirty-three years and three hundred and fifty days.