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Fan-made Portal and Skyrim Little Golden Books artwork
1 month ago
Chances are if you were born a baby you have come in contact with the world famous Little Golden Books. Little Golden Books is a children’s book series that has been running from as early as 1942. Since 2002, over 2 billion books have been printed for the iconic franchise.
Recently, illustrator More >
Fans start petition to get David Hayter back in Metal Gear Solid V
1 month ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
If you missed it yesterday, long time Metal Gear Solid voice actor David Hayter revealed on his twitter account that he would not be returning in Metal Gear Solid V. This stunned and shocked many die-hard fans who believe the actor’s voice has become synonymous with the franchise. The news was so More >
Rockstar releases new screenshots and apologizes for lack of updates on GTA V
1 month ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
I can clearly remember after last year’s E3, the big question on everyone’s mind was “where is GTA V?” They had just shown their first trailer a few months prior, but were still noticeably missing from the entire show. Needless to say many fans were not happy. Recently Rockstar Games released a More >
Dad teaches his unborn child about Star Trek
1 month ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Do you remember the moment when you first realized that you were a nerd? Can’t say that I do. One dad recently uploaded a video on Youtube showing it’s never too early for your kids to get their nerd on.
In the video the father to be teaches his unborn son about Star Trek. Apparently it is around More >
David Hayter not returning in Metal Gear Solid V?!
1 month ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
Big news today regarding the next installment of the Metal Gear franchise. Today it was revealed that mysterious trailer for Phantom Pain that was shown during last year’s VGAs was in fact Metal Gear related like many had believed. According to Hideo Kojima’s official twitter account, Ground Zeroes More >
New viral images surface for Pacific Rim
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
This past week, numerous viral images were released online for Pacific Rim. The new pictures are part of Legendary Pictures viral marketing for the film. Six new images have popped up in the last week or so, showing fans just a glimpse of what’s to come this summer.
One of the images gives us a More >
White House being petitioned for Macho Man Day
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
They may have stopped our dreams of building a Death Star, but they can’t stop our love for the Macho Man. Oooooooohhhh yeaaaaaaahhh!
On March 2nd, a petition was created to make May 20th Macho Man Randy Savage Day. It was on that day that the world lost the Macho Man one year ago. The petition was More >
Dad mods Donkey Kong so his daughter can be the hero
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
Talk about role reversal. There’s no arguing that there is a lack of strong female characters in the video game universe. Hellyou can pretty much say the same for TV and Movies. Recently a programming savvy dad made a mod of the classic arcade title, Donkey Kong.
Mike Mika ran into a small problem More >
Man gets Netflix tattoo and gets free Netflix for a year?
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Apparently twitter users TheRealMyron is such a big fan of Netflix that he got it tattooed on the side of his stomach. He tweeted the photo above to the official Netfilx twitter account and was rewarded with a free year subscription.
@TheRealMyron: @netflix put me on a More >
J.J. Abrams helped out with Iron Man 3?
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
Someone needs to stop this man. He’s the devil I tell you! The devil! You’d better watch your back Joss Whedon. Give J.J. a chance and I’m sure he’ll pull Avengers 3 right out from underneath you.
News came out this week that Iron Man 3 may have gotten help from another person that Disney is really More >
Star Trek star LeVar Burton calls “Bulls!@#” on J.J. Abrams
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
Woah! Some harsh words coming from the man that encouraged me to read at a young age.
Earlier this week, news has broken out that former Star Trek: The Next Generation star LeVar Burton had some choice words for J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the franchise. Apparently, the subject came up when LeVar was More >
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag trailer gets leaked!
2 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
I say you got roughly 5 to 6 hours before this video is removed. So watch it while you can!
Today, the trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag was leaked today. It was only last month the new installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise was announced. Ubisoft recently launched a More >
Dead Space 3 review – In space no one can hear you sigh
2 months ago
Dead Space has been one of the biggest Survival Horror franchises in recent history. Some would say it has far surpassed its predecessors like Resident Evil. Having played and reviewed the last 2 installments, I can honestly say that each title has been grade “A” and has gotten progressively better More >
The Black Diamond III review – The colorful Bluetooth speaker
3 months ago
Hello again. Time for another grand adventure tech review from yours truly. Today, we take a look at the Black Diamond 3, in a partnership with Yantouch and Acase. At first glance you may be wondering, “What the hell is that?” While this little illuminated ball looks like the Epcot Center ball at More >
Tamagotchis are back! Now they’re on your smartphone
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Tech
Remember Tamagotchis? The little pixelated creature that would take a digital shit in your pocket? Good times. Well, they’re back and now they have made their way onto your smartphone with the Tamagotchi Life App. It’s now available on the android market.
The new App brings back the classic look More >
The Rock says Lobo film may not happening after all
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
Some sad news for those interested in the DC Comics film universe. During a recent interview for his upcoming movie Snitch, “The Great One” revealed his plans to play the space-pirate may no longer come to fruition.
“It was for a minute, but it just kind of went away as things happen in Hollywood. More >
Is this the mysterious touchpad PlayStation 4 controller?
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
A new interesting image has popped up online. The image claims to be the rumored PlayStation 4 controller. The image does back some of the claims that we’ve been hearing around the internet lately. The START and SELECT Button have been moved to clearly make space for the small touchscreen in the More >
Dragon Ball Z cast reunites at Shuto Con
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Convention
With the new movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods coming out in March, the gang is reuniting for this year’s Shuto Con in Lansing, Michigan. On April 5th through the 7th, the cast will make a guest appearance at the convention. They will be holding a panel for Q&As as well as signing More >
Joss Whedon makes a guest appearance in Robot Chicken’s Season Finale
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in TV
On this week’s upcoming episode of Robot Chicken, Joss Whedon makes a special guest appearance. In a sneak peek at this season’s final episode, we get a glimpse of what appears to be Zombie Joss Whedon ranting about network television. The zombified Avengers director takes a shot at Fox for More >
Ewan McGregor up for Obi-Wan Star Wars spin-off
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
It seems like we can’t go a couple of days without some new info coming out about Star Wars. Star Wars this; Star Wars that. I’m sick of it. Anyway, the nice people over at MTV caught up with Beardy McGregor doing interviews for Jack the Giant Killer. During the interview they couldn’t help but More >
Peggy Carter returns in Captain America: The Winter Soldier?
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
The sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger should be pretty interesting seeing as most of the cast from the first film will not be returning. Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones and Hugo Weaving have all said that they will not be reprising their respective roles in Captain America: The Winter More >
Updated: Simon Pegg says J.J. Abrams will direct Star Trek 3?
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
UPDATE: Simon Pegg posted on his official twitter account that he does not know for sure whether or not J.J. Abrams will return for the next Star Trek film.
Just to be clear, contrary to reports in the press, I have no idea whether or not JJ will helm Star Trek 3.
Sorry to burst everyone’s bubble. More >
Calvin and Hobbes IRL
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Culture
Ever since I was a kid I have long been a fan of Calvin and Hobbes. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across these images on the net. Reddit user nite4awk used a couple of the comic strips more memorable images and super imposed them into real world settings. The finished product is More >
Review: The Art of DEAD SPACE
3 months ago
We recently received a new art book from Titan Books that explores the perverse horrific world of Dead Space. “The Art of Dead Space” gives an in-depth look at the art behind one of the most successful survival horror franchises in recent history. From the creation of Isaac Clarke to the More >
10 fan-made PlayStation 4 designs
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
February 20th is just around the corner and the gamer world is getting antsy with anticipation over what Sony will unveil on the date. Many are more than sure it will be Sony’s new next-gen console, and many are uber excited to see what’s in store. While we still have a few more days before we can More >
