Slow News Day – Links Ahoy!
There’s nothing really screaming at me from the gaming news world today. Therefore you get linkage! Lucky you! Guaranteed smiles follow.
Please tell me you already follow Destructoid’s “Hey Ash, Whatcha’ Playin’?”! These are the stories of Ashly Burch and her brother Anthony, two siblings with quite the love/hate relationship. The dynamic duo make short comedy sketches based on popular games and they are freakin’ hysterical! Don’t believe me? Start with one of the most recent ones for Team Fortress 2 and go back from there. Warning, some vids (but not this one) are NSFW and contain spoilers for games (again not this one).
Then there’s “The Legend of Neil”. This one is TOTALLY NSFW so click with care. If you’re a Legend of Zelda fan, you MUST watch this show. It’s about a gamer named Neil who, after a night of heavy drinking, finds himself sucked into the Legend of Zelda universe. Laugh out loud funny. Be sure to start at Episode 1! Bonus for Whedonites: Felicia Day as The Fairy!
Alas, embedding is not allowed, so you’ll have to visit their site: The Legend of Neil
And lastly, if you liked The Legend of Neil, you’ll love Felicia Day’s other project “The Guild”. You’ve probably already heard of or seen this, but in case you haven’t… you need to. The Guild is an internet show featuring short (~4 min) episodes following the real lives of the fictional players in a non-specific World of Warcraft type MMORPG. Whew! With me so far? Good. The show is clever, original, and always brings a smile to my face. I’ll start you off with Episode 1, but be sure to watch the whole season:
That’s it for today kids. If you have a favourite video game themed webseries, that I haven’t mentioned, let me know about it! Send me an e-mail or give a shout in Teh Forums.
Oh, and also: Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day te ye! Yar!