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John "Spartan" Nguyen
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‘Iron Man XXX: An Extreme Comixxx Parody’ Trailer Soars
7 months ago
Extreme Comixxx sure knows how to cater to horny fanboys. They have released a new safe-for-work trailer for Iron Man XXX: An Extreme Comixxx Parody. Seth Gamble plays Tony Stark/Iron Man. We know that it’ll be tough for him to top Robert Downey Jr’s performance, so it should be interesting to see More >
‘War for Cybertron’ Gets Sequel – ‘Transformers: Fall of Cybertron’
7 months ago
When I think about that one Transformers game that translates how awesome being an Autobot or Decepticon is, the honor would have to go to Transformers: War for Cybertron. The graphics, the transformation, the history, the gameplay, and everything else just gave me a giant nerdgasm. High Moon More >
Steve Jobs Has Passed Away
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Tech
Steve Jobs, co-founder, chairman, and former CEO of Apple, Inc, has died, according to Apple. He was also the brains behind the very popular iPod, iPhone and iPad. They have released a statement.
“We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” the company said in its More >
Interview with ‘RAGE’ Composer Rod Abernethy
7 months ago
RAGE is the latest FPS game by id Software, the guys who brought us Doom and Quake. It was recently released and to celebrate, here’s NerdReactor.com‘s interview with Rod Abernethy, composer for Rage. He has worked on projects like Dead Space, Runescape, and TERA (an upcoming Action MMO game). More >
Giveaway: Wicked Little Buds ($29.99 Value)
7 months ago
Thanks to Empire Brands, we’re able to give away 2 Little Buds (Silver and Black). Skip down below to see how to enter.
Here’s the description:
- Design-forward, noise isolating earbuds provide an edgy look and great sound.
- Petite earbuds feature a semi-glossy finish and feature tiny Wicked Logos More >
Grimm: Preview Clips from NBC’s Fairy Tale Drama
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in TV
Grimm is one of my anticipated new shows from NBC and it has released some new clips for the upcoming show. It’s looking real dark and promising. The show is inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales and asks the question, “What would happen if fairy tales were real?”
Detective Nick Burkhardt (David More >
Lots of New Footage in Latest ‘Batman: Arkham City’ Video
7 months ago
Here’s a very long Batman: Arkham City preview from Qore with lots of new footage and insight on the villains of the Batman universe. Since Arkham Asylum isn’t in service any longer, parts of Gotham City has been walled off to house the inmates. The coolest part is having certain famous locations More >
New ‘The Walking Dead’ Behind-the-Scenes – Cast on Season 2
7 months ago
The new season of The Walking Dead is almost here. If you haven’t yet, you can check out our review of The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1 and 2.
Here’s a new behind-the-scenes video with the cast as they talk about where the group is headed in Season 2. Andrew Lincoln talks about Rick feeling More >
Will this Be the Last Season for The Simpsons and Dexter?
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in TV
This season of The Simpsons and Dexter may be their last, as it won’t be Mr. Burns or a psycho killer that will end the show about a dysfunctional family or a serial killer good guy. You can thank money for that.
Fox has decided that it doesn’t want to pay the five main Simpsons voice actors a More >
The Adventures of Tintin International Trailer
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
We have a new international trailer for The Adventures of Tintin, in preparation for its release in the UK. If you haven’t heard, The Adventures of Tintin is a comic strip that will be a CG animated trilogy. Steven Spielberg is directing the first movie and Peter Jackson will be doing the second More >
Yakuza Enters Zombie Territory with ‘Dead Souls’
7 months ago
People love zombies, and it doesn’t look like we’ll have any shortage of zombie entertainment anytime soon. With the upcoming Walking Dead Season 2 approaching, Yakuza enters the genre with their take on the zombie phenomenon in the West. Yakuza: Dead Souls (known as Yakuza of the Dead in Japan) More >
Blu-ray Review: Fast Five
7 months ago
The Fast and the Furious series has been a hit and miss for me. I enjoyed the first a lot, the second one was okay, the third one I really liked (since it had Tokyo and drifting), and the fourth one was okay (that tunnel scene was pretty bad). Fast Five I thought was the best one yet.
The fifth More >
Disney and Pixar to Re-release More Films in 3D in 2012 and 2013
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
The Lion King re-release in 3D, you can say, was a success. It was such a success that it was number one at the box office for two weeks in a row. It was such a success that the 3D screening was extended another week after the initial 2-week run. As of today, it has reached the $80 million mark. More >
Nightwing Spotted in ‘Batman: Arkham City’
7 months ago
Thanks to a Portuguese forum, we get a chance to see some screenshots of Nightwing in Batman: Arkham City. It’s mentioned that this is an early build, so it’s not the final representation of our boy wonder-turned dark vigilante. It was first revealed that Nightwing would be available in challenge More >
New ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ Trailer Brings New Meaning to Epic
7 months ago
Ubisoft has released a new Assassin’s Creed Revelations trailer featuring Ezio’s journey into stopping his enemies and finding out about more about his ancestor, Altair. The trailer is the most epic as of late, being both story driven and action packed. Just check it out and see for yourself.
In More >
Chris Evans and ‘The Avengers’ Cast Members to Be at NY Comic Con and New Official Images
7 months ago
We have a couple of official images and a new announcement for Marvel Studios at New York Comic Con.
Recently, Entertainment Weekly released the first Avengers official image, and it didn’t look good at all. It’s a bad Photoshop job, where the characters were edited closer together with their heads More >
Evangeline Lilly Previewing Her Elvish from ‘The Hobbit’
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
When Evangeline Lilly was cast as Tauriel, an elf created by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh to balance out the sausage fest that is The Hobbit, it reminded me a lot of when Liv Tyler was cast in the Lord of the Rings movies. Both are beautiful actresses and having them speak Elvish is such a turn More >
‘Resident Evil Revelations’ Date Revealed and Pre-order Exclusive
7 months ago
Capcom has announced the release date for Resident Evil Revelations, the Nintendo 3DS game. You can expect the game to come out on February 7, 2012. The latest trailer had a lot of fans furious about the featured character, a cleavaged-beauty with impractical hair. For me, I was sad when she got More >
Rare Classic PS2 Games to Hit PlayStation Network Along with Exclusives
7 months ago
Get ready for some cool PlayStation Network exclusives coming your way. Sony will be promoting their “Only on PlayStation Network” campaign today, and it will start on October 4, 2011. A couple months ago, it recently added $20 million to a Pub Fund, and now we’re seeing the results from it.
Every More >
Help Gwinnett Medical Center Win to Support Breast Cancer Research
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Web
From time to time, NerdReactor.com likes to help out a charity event (okay, we’d love to help out as much as we can). Here’s one that was sent to us for the Pink Glove Dance competition. The competition requires participating hospital workers to submit a video of them dancing to a selected song More >
EA Says Everything’s Cool with Valve
7 months ago
Why would people think that EA and Valve would have a sour relationship? Well, EA has launched their downloading service site, Origin, and it looked as if it was competing against Valve’s Steam service. EA says that even though Origin launched, its relationship with Valve is still good. EA is More >
Tanya Tate’s Corner: Catwoman #1, Power-Con, and Green Lantern Figure
7 months ago
Alright nerds, it’s time for Tanya Tate’s Corner. In this feature, our sexy cosplaying superhero reviews Catwoman #1, Power-Con 2011, and a Green Lantern figure.
Catwoman #1 See if Tanya Tate likes the sexy side of Selina Kyle (Catwoman), story and artwork for the DC New 52′s version of More >
Review: Urbanears Plattan Headphones
7 months ago
Urbanears is a newcomer in the world of headphones. Since 2010, the Scandinavian company has premiered its headphones as a stylish way to listen to your favorite tunes. We test out the Plattan on-ear headphones and put it to the test.
Style
The Urbanears Plattan headphones we received came in a More >
The Horror! See David Hasselhoff in a Cheerleader’s Outfit
7 months ago
I don’t think I can unsee what I have just seen, and I’m not sure what to make of this commercial. We have David Hasselhoff, wearing his “Don’t Hassel the Hoff” shirt, as he demonstrates a bunch of gamers how to play the Kinect game, Burnout Crash! You see, he’s so awesome that the Kinect even More >
The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection Beats Gears of War 3
7 months ago
Now this is surprising. The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection is the number one game this week, beating out Gears of War 3, a popular game that just came out the week before. The reason why the sales of the collection is surprising is because it didn’t sell so well when on the PS2. Could More >
