The Xerxy Web » Entertainment http://www.xerxy.com Putting the fun back in web surfing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:32:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Modern game played in the 80s http://www.xerxy.com/2012/02/08/modern-game-in-the-80s/ http://www.xerxy.com/2012/02/08/modern-game-in-the-80s/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:32:13 +0000 xerxy http://www.xerxy.com/?p=11438 This is one game of the 21st century (2010s to be exact) that would probably have destroyed society if it had been released in the 1980s. Whole economies would have been obliterated and coins would have consumed all of the world’s metals.

Modern game in a 1980s arcade

But not counting the coins you’d have to enter, Skyrim would have been a really cool game to play in an arcade with all the other kids. via

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Still a better vampire than Edward from Twilight

]]> http://www.xerxy.com/2012/02/07/still-a-better-vampire/feed/ 0 Fall from the edge of Skyrim http://www.xerxy.com/2012/02/03/fall-from-the-edge-of-skyrim/ http://www.xerxy.com/2012/02/03/fall-from-the-edge-of-skyrim/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:13:47 +0000 bubbles http://www.xerxy.com/?p=11226 I guess we’ve all thought about this. What happens if you try to go beyond the boundaries of the map in Skyrim? Would you fall into Oblivion? Would you still get to keep your weapons and armor?

Skyrim edge fall

I couldn’t scale the high mountains in the southern border and some large icebergs stopped me from swimming further in the northern sea. Anybody else managed to escape from Skyrim? Seems impossible.

]]> http://www.xerxy.com/2012/02/03/fall-from-the-edge-of-skyrim/feed/ 0 Sharing vs Piracy http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/31/sharing-vs-piracy/ http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/31/sharing-vs-piracy/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:41:33 +0000 xerxy http://www.xerxy.com/?p=11068 It’s important to know the difference between sharing and piracy. If you don’t, legislation such as ACTA, PIPA and SOPA could destroy our freedoms and completely change the way we use the Internet.

Difference between sharing and piracy

Speak out and play your part in keeping the Internet free and open for everybody.

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Transformers and The Island scene by Michael Bay

Could have at least edited out the truck. via

]]> http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/31/laziness-level-michael-bay/feed/ 0 Map of Skyrim http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/30/map-of-skyrim/ http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/30/map-of-skyrim/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:26:05 +0000 haley http://www.xerxy.com/?p=10850 Here is a very detailed and awesome map of Skyrim from the role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The map is great for hanging up behind your PC or the wall.

Detailed Skyrim map

Download the full map of Skyrim (9.3MB)

If only it could also highlight the currently active quest. So many places. No wonder this game never ends. Wish they had made it a little less monotonous though.

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1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options — including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country — and the fate of the free world.

Red Tails movie trailer

As wild and fantastic as the storyline may sound, it is very closely based on a true story. Glad to see that the people who gave so much for their country will finally get at least some of the credit and recognition they deserve.

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Any volunteers for ensuring Justin Bieber doesn’t die in 2021? We simply can’t let this happen. via

]]> http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/22/bieber-vs-cobain-and-hendrix/feed/ 0 Edward Cullen the son of Dracula http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/17/edward-cullen-the-son-of-dracula/ http://www.xerxy.com/2012/01/17/edward-cullen-the-son-of-dracula/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:48:20 +0000 xerxy http://www.xerxy.com/?p=10523 Ever wondered about the connection between the Dark Prince, Vlad the Impaler (also known as Vlad Dracul or Dracula), and Edward Cullen, Bella’s sweetheart in the Twilight series?

We have a surprise. Vlad is Edward’s father. Wait till you find out who the mother is.

None other than Tinkerbell.

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I think the pic looks way too manly and Bieber will look more like Cameron Diaz.

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