Greetings and salutations, dear listeners! I hope you’re all doing as well as you can in this new and…. well... interesting? era of coronavirus. The Geek Embassy is lucky that our ambassadors have been recording remotely for years and we’re happy that in a fairly bleak time we can still create content for you. This… Continue reading TGE EP 79 — Watches: and the Fantabulous Quarantining of One Coronavirus
So, what is a story? Well, aside from the obvious, I mean, what makes a story, a story? Is it characters? Setting? Or is it a formula? The answer to that question is: Yes. To all of them. You see, all stories, regardless if they are fact or fiction, have three points. Beginning, middle, and… Continue reading Daylight Writing #2
We're back in the lab again with a new episode of TGE Watches and debuting a new format for 2020! This month, Dante, Regina, Isabela, and Stephen cover two of the hottest streaming shows right now: The Mandalorian from Disney+ and The Witcher from Netflix. In our roundup, we also cover the latest seasons of… Continue reading TGE EP 78 — Watches: The Baby Yoda Hour
Animal Crossing New Horizons is coming to the Switch in just a few weeks. It's the first proper Animal Crossing game since New Leaf came out for the 3DS nearly eight years ago. I've been in love with this game since its first iteration on the GameCube and have been eagerly awaiting its arrival on… Continue reading Nintendo Is Ruining Animal Crossing
Everyone knows that even our favorite superheroes and characters need to eat to stay healthy and fit! That’s why I made a list of the top 5 healthy geek recipes to embody some of our favorites while at the same time being health-conscious of the food choices we make. Eating like a superhero doesn’t mean… Continue reading Top 5 Healthy Geek Recipes
As many writers and artists say when they are starting out, they have no idea what they’re doing. We generally start having read countless books from our famous genres and authors. And we begin to write out our first story, having been inspired to pick up a pen or sit down at a laptop. What… Continue reading Daylight Writing #1: The Beginning
Have you ever wondered what localization is? Have you heard the term used and not known exactly what the process is like? This week, Regina interviews localization writer and editor, Michelle Deco, about her work in the game industry (possibly with some of your favorite JRPGs). Other topics include how to get into the game… Continue reading Game on Girl S3E2 — Localization With Michelle Deco
It’s no stretch of the imagination to profess that it’s a great time to be a nerd. The debut of Iron Man in 2008 heralded a veritable explosion of genre movies, both in quantity and quality, and unofficially kicked off a renaissance for sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero fans. At the close of the 2010s, your… Continue reading Top 10 Movies of the Decade
Director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot showed off the first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 during a presentation at the Comic-Con Experience in Brazil on December 8. The trailer did what every good trailer should do - it got us excited about the movie while making us try to predict what's going to happen.… Continue reading Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer Shows Off Awesome Footage and Raises Lots of Questions
Pirates, elder gods, magic items, and a ten-gallon hat. What else do you need for a horror western?
