Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.

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Toy Fair was this week in NYC and we spend the entire show just pouring over the news, pictures, and reveals from the big event.
You’ll find links for most of the material we’re talking about in Crazy’s massive Toy Fair 2010 news article.

Direct Link: Cool Beans – Toy Fair 2010

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It had been a while since I’d seen Woody in a movie, then Zombieland promptly reminded me how awesomely funny he is. Defendor looks like it does the job too. Woody plays a headcase who thinks he’s a superhero going after a supervillain who might not exist.
Since its written and directed by a Canadian, Peter Stebbings , they’ll get release first on February 19 in Vancouver, Calagary, and Toronto. It will open in LA on February 26, and hopefully a wider release will follow for the rest of North America.
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As they have done with their last 2 games, Bungie has begun a series of documentaries and preview videos showing the progress of their newest game.

Halo Reach footage shown here is very early, but shows promise. The game is expected to enter Beta Test in May, which can include any players who purchased their last title Halo 3: ODST, as an invitation will be available from the game’s title screen.

The above video is also available on Xbox Live in HD.

Happy Friday! If you’re in the mid-Atlantic area of the US, this might be the first day you’ve been able to leave the house in a week. So, enjoy that with a fun filled podcast that celebrates our cabin fever!

Direct Link: Cool Beans 02/12 ep 002: Snow Blowers

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They say there are only two things for sure in life: death and taxes. In the US, Tax day is April 15 and for original Xbox games, death comes the same day.

Microsoft has announced they’ll be shutting down online gameplay servers for all original Xbox games, including ones that are compatible with XBox 360. Star Wars Battlefront, Counter Strike, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Conker Live & Reloaded, and Halo 2 will no longer have online gameplay available.

Marc Whitten from the Xbox Live team posted an open letter to the community this morning detailing the closure and vague promises that shifting resources will allow new features in the future.

Those who don’t want to give up the original Xbox games or its community should check out XboxConnect, which has run unofficial servers for years.

Until that day comes, Powet will likely plan at least one last outing for Halo 2 so keep an eye out for a future game night.

In a week with scheduling problems and technical difficulties, the last thing we wanted to do was let you down with out something to listen to.

So we did some crate digging and put together a synthesizer powered podcast of 15 songs to get your weekend off right.

EDIT: This podcast is no longer available via our home page.

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The magical developers of the insane animated adventures Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers have unveiled their next game bound for Xbox Live Arcade.

The Behemoth call it “A story about friendship, betrayal, and a whole truck load of cats” and give it the title BattleBlock Theater.

Having made the craziest side scrolling shooter and the craziest 4 player brawler they now turn to platform action. Hopefully it will arrive in time for summer so we can enjoy air conditioned online fun as we did the last 2 summers with their games.

What, you don’t have their first two games? Get off your butt!