The Geek Down

Somehow we got on the subject of James Bond actors. We go back and forth about a few Bonds styles, villains, theme songs, and learn Adam has an unsettling fondness for George Lazenby.

Derrick and Jonny give the highs, lows, and creamy middles of the latest E3. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the world's premier event for computer, video and mobile games and related products. At E3, the video game industry's top talent pack the Los Angeles Convention Center, connecting tens of thousands of the best, brightest, and most innovative in the interactive entertainment industry. For three exciting days, leading-edge companies, groundbreaking new technologies and never-before-seen products will be showcased. E3 connects you with both new and existing partners, industry executives, and the biggest fans of video games providing unprecedented exposure to emerging markets. E3 is where it all starts.

Garth Ennis shows he's still alive and kicking out there somewhere with his new run series 'Jimmy's Bastards' and we got our hands on it first! Adam and Pat give their thoughts on this super-spy thriller with more humor than most of Ennis' work and sensibilities firmly planted in a 12-year old mind set. Somehow it came together and the shock-value made this book really appealing. Jimmy Regent, Britain’s number one super-spy, has got it all: intrigue, adventure, a license to shoot whoever he likes and beautiful women falling at his feet. He also has a new partner who isn’t quite as impressed by Jimmy as all other women appear to be. Now, there’s a price to pay for Jimmy’s multiple romantic conquests!

While discussing the Tupac Shakur biodrama All Eyez on Me, we take a quick tangent to talk about rappers in movies. Who's YOUR favorite rapper-turned-actor?

Derrick did a solid job filling in for JM who was off doing Army chores for Uncle Sam. In a monumental Money in the Bank PPV, six of SmackDown LIVE's best, Baron Corbin, US Champion Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Dolph Ziggler, battled tooth-and-nail to capture a contract for a future WWE Title Match. Plus, the first-ever Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match ended in controversy and The Modern-Day Maharaja went to war with The Viper in a vicious WWE Title showdown.

The Tupac Shakur biodrama All Eyez on Me was a big hit in box offices. Pat was one of the first to catch it and starts a review that spirals into nostalgia for classic hiphop, reminiscing about good and bad rap-centric movies, and in general this era and how Tupac's music helped shape it. All Eyez On Me promises the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur (Demetrius Shipp Jr.), from his early days in New York to his status as one of the world's most recognized and influential voices. Against all odds, Shakur's raw talent, powerful lyrics and revolutionary mindset establish him as a cultural icon whose legacy continues to grow long after his death.

Jonny gives us a taste of the new (old) iteration of Street Fighter for the Nintendo Switch. Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers is an updated version of the 1991 fighting game Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. Gameplay is based on the Super Street Fighter II Turbo iteration of Street Fighter II, however Ultra Street Fighter II introduces new mechanics like grapple breaks and re-tunes some aspects of the game's balance. Combo timing has also been adjusted from the original games, along with new gameplay mechanics and modes with minor changes being made to the game's balance.

JM pushes the lines of "unsportsmanlike conduct" in this report of WWE's Backlash. In the midst of all-out anarchy at WWE Backlash, The Maharaja conquered Randy Orton to capture his first WWE Championship. Plus, the United States Championship Match between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles ended in controversy. Not only that, but the shenanigans carried on to backstage as well with theft, camouflage, subterfuge, and other ridiculousness.

Jonny had an interesting time with this hard to describe, hard to play, pseudo-diablo game for Steam. Asura is an indie, top-down, Hack 'n' Slash game set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features heavy rogue-like elements and a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through. Reincarnated as a demon, use your new-found powers and hatred to invade the 'Pancha Dvora'- the five fortresses of the Daeva empire. Embark on a journey to exact your vengeance against Hasirama - The God-King, Maharaja, and Slayer of Innocents. The game is inspired by rogue-like genre and is BRUTALLY difficult

Mobb Deep founding member Prodigy has passed away from complications caused by sickle cell anemia. The great-great-grandson of Morehouse College founder William Jefferson White, Prodigy (born Albert Johnson) founded Mobb Deep with his friend Kejuan Muchita (aka Havoc) when they were both freshman at Manhattan's High School of Art and Design. Mobb Deep broke into hip-hop with a raw, vicious distillation of East Coast gangsta rap. The duo released their first demo together in 1992 under the name Poetical Prophets, which they followed up a year later with their Mobb Deep debut, Juvenile Hell. After a slow start with their first efforts, Mobb Deep's sophomore album "The Infamous" offically started them on the path to become one of the most legendary and (unironically) infamous Hiphop sets. Along with his music, Prodigy would go on to write several books: My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy, H.N.I.C: An Infamous Novella, Commissary Kitchen: My Infamous Prison Cookbook, and The State vs. Albert "Prodigy" Johnson. On June 20, 2017, it was reported that Prodigy had died in Las Vegas, Nevada, after having been hospitalized a few days earlier for complications related to his sickle-cell anemia. He was performing in the Art of Rap Tour in Las Vegas when he was hospitalized. The exact cause of his death is yet to be determined. He was 42 years old.