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The controversial Yakuza 3 localization is the focus of the latest Mega64 video parody. Yakuza 3 should be arriving in my mailbox today. I really hope it’s not like this…

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. CollegeHumor has actually been pretty funny with all of their video game shorts recently. This one highlights the frustration that bosses must feel when it takes only one soldier to breach their defenses and defeat them.

A weaker entry into the series, but not terrible.

Stephen Strasburg finally made his Major League debut in spring training yesterday and he was everything that the Nationals could have hoped he would be in two innings. After receiving 15 M$ before ever throwing a pitch, you’d certainly hope he was amazing, but will he make the starting rotation? His first two innings had two strikeouts, two hits, and no earned runs, making him somewhat of an oddity on a Nationals pitching staff that averages an over 10.00 ERA so far in spring training. Strasburg’s fastball was in the 96-98 MPH range over the 27 pitches he threw, with a few changeups around 91 and a wicked 81 MPH breaking ball. The man seems like he can pitch so far, but we’ll have to see how he does over the rest of spring training. ...

In a sense, doing this blog is a really strange thing for me. I’m more than happy to share my opinion with anyone about the music, movies, or games that I love, but I get nearly crippling anxiety when it comes to actually compelling them to sit down and experience the media I’m trying to recommend. It makes no sense, of course. Why would it matter if they like it or not, right? I mean, it’s not like it’s life or death or that they’ll stop being my friend, but I still get nervous. ...

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Wow…that’s nothing like what I use Google Wave for…

Ethiopia My war against France has not been going well. Rather than continue the pointless war of attrition thanks to my absurdly long supply lines, I’m working on discovering Mathematics, building catapults, and then capturing France. [caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“1024” caption=“I’ll get you yet, my pretties.”][/caption] Khmer Empire With the sacking of Thessalonica, the Holy Roman Empire is no more. I learned from Eric that Justinian even made an impassioned plea to him to try and save his empire by going to war against me. He wisely wanted nothing to do with my army of horse archers and chariots and Justinian met his end. It wasn’t fair, but life isn’t fair. ...

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Some of Toriyama’s famous and iconic monster designs”][/caption] There are these little moments in Dragon Quest that are so lighthearted and ridiculous in the context of the tension of the narrative that I can’t help but laugh out loud. Tasked with re-entering the fairy kingdom to find a replacement Golden Orb, I noticed a cat outside a house. I don’t often talk to the animals in RPGs, but I’m sometimes struck with the desire to do so. This time the cat actually spoke. He told Dan that he was a magician disguised as a cat trying to get access to the fairy kingdom and asked Dan not to blow his cover. It’s tiny and insignificant, but it’s the little details like this that make me love Dragon Quest V. Yuji Horii is all about the small things. ...

Raptors are DANGEROUS! Watch out for them if you’re ever in Canada.

Uh….What?