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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Review – Love, Friendship and a Promise can even surpass Death
9 months ago
Growing up has its challenges, especially when a normal day turns tragic when one of your friends who everyone loves dies do to a misunderstanding, it’s something Jinta Yadomi and his friends have had to live with for over 10 years and tore them apart. The group known as the Super Peace Busters More >
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance review – Dreams can be your worst enemies
9 months ago
Imagine a time before Kingdom Hearts. Who would have ever thought a franchise like Final Fantasy would ever team up with a juggernaut like Disney? Well, it happened. Kingdom Hearts was a game that quickly became a big hit. It was a mixture of story, easy battle system, and timeless Disney More >
Squidbillies Volume 5 DVD review
9 months ago
We recently got our hands on a Volume 5 DVD of the Adult Swim TV series, the Squidbillies. Early, Rusty, Granny and the whole gang are back in for more twisted backwoods fun in Season 5.
Squidbillies comes from the same perverse minds that brought you Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Brak Show. More >
Cosmos Story: An iPad/iPhone app for astronomy lovers
9 months ago
If you’re into astronomy, or also into science fiction, then you should definitely download the Cosmos Story app for the iPad and iPhone. It’s an audio and visual interactive experience that guides you through the universe.
I’ve had a chance to check out the app, and it’s pretty “far out”. When More >
‘The Art by Luke Chueh: Bearing the Unbearable’ book review
Book Cover with “Bear in Mind”
Every generation has their group of artists- Picasso, Warhol, Polluck, Matisse, and the list just goes on. A list of individuals who were acclaimed by their peers and followers, as having the ability to provoke thought and inspire creativity through their works of More >
Review: Boost your battery life with Keystone ECO Booster 2.0
9 months ago
Usually during the months of June and July, I like to call this time “Con-A-Palooza”. Conventions in the Southern California area that happen during the two months are E3, Anime Expo, and the king of all comic book conventions, San Diego Comic Con. This year along with those, I had a week trip to More >
Final Dredd 3D poster looks pretty bad ass
9 months ago
What Karl Urban lacks in Jay Leno-chin-itis, he makes up for in this cool-looking final poster from Dredd 3D. Although it does look like they have enhanced his chin in the poster. The chin is coming!
The story follows Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) and a rookie (Olivia Thirlby) going up against thugs More >
Comic review: Hawkeye #1
9 months ago
“You cowboy around with the Avengers some. Guys got, what, armor. Magic. Super-powers. Super-strength. Shrink-dust. Grow-rays. Magic. Healing factors. I’m an orphan raised by carnies fighting with a stick and a string from the Paleolithic era. So when I say this looks “bad”? I promise you it feels More >
Wicked Audio Solus – Review: Blow out your eardrums at half the cost!
9 months ago
Wicked Audio is a brand that is rapidly growing as one of the top tier headphone manufacturers in the market available today. Not only do they produce high quality products, but they make them available to everyone at a reasonable price. Currently, their most expensive headphone on the roster are More >
Persona 3 Artbook review
9 months ago
Persona is enjoying a recent explosion lately with the games getting updates and new exciting titles coming out like Persona 4 Arena. Not to be left out, Persona 3 has an art book that is sure to please any fan of the game. Detailing many aspects of the game such as the characters, their personas, More >
Retron 3 review – 8-bit and 16-bit games meet present technology
9 months ago
I grew up with the classic 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. At a young age, my parents bought me a NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). A few years later I was rewarded with a Super Nintendo as a Christmas gift for having good grades. I then saved up some money from doing chores and mowing lawns and More >
Zakuro Review – Can co-existence really happen between humans and spirits?
9 months ago
Don’t be fooled by all the pink and pretty artworks, because you’ll miss out on some comedy and action (romance is already a given).
The story is set in an alternate Japan during the time the country started westernization. Spirit creatures are on the loose and are starting to harass humans. Three More >
Gamer Grub Review: The done right gamer snack making you crave more
10 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Reviews
Hungry and playing video games at the same time? Don’t worry about it. You will stay hungry until you die in game, all your friends log off, or get bored. Whichever one of those comes first. We’ve been fooled once before with previous brands of gaming food that didn’t quite live up to our More >
Headphone Review: X-RAY YANKEE ZULU’s budget conscious with bass
10 months ago
The Wicked Audio X-Ray Yankee Zulu headphones are a great pair to buy if you are looking for a pair that has the bass to drive your tunes on a budget price. At $19 this Wicked Audio line are sturdy in hand, have a wired volume controller, and have a design to stand out from the More >
Occult Academy Blu-ray review – Time travel, ghosts, magic and lots of comedy
10 months ago
in the future the world met with disaster as aliens invaded the Earth, killing millions and destroying nearly everything. There are not that many humans left, but those that are alive fight to change the future by stopping the events that was predicted by Nostradamus. The location is a school More >
Anime review: ‘My Little Sister Can’t Be that Cute’ leaves a mark
10 months ago
Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo for short) translates to My Little Sister Can’t Be that Cute and was released back in October 2011 as a limited edition box set. It’s barely been a year but the Limited Edition has already been sold out almost instantly with prices going pretty More >
Bad Ass movie review
10 months ago
Ever since Machete, Danny Trejo showed the world what many action film fans knew all along, he’s a Bad Ass. In Bad Ass, Danny Trejo plays Frank Vega, a former Vietnam vet who is your average elderly man that wonders where did the time go. Suddenly, he becomes internet famous when a video of him More >
Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch Blu-ray Review
10 months ago
One of my fondest film-related memories of my childhood was the Sci-Fi classic, Gremlins. The film gave an entire generation a lovable hero that would be idolized for years to come, and the film fits perfectly with the wave of Sci-Fi films in the 80s. Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by More >
Book review: We take a look at the books that Alien fans will appreciate
10 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Reviews
Aliens, guns, and marines are a perfect combination of a threesome for any LV planet habitant. Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual is more than just a book to express every fanboy fantasy about the Alien franchise, but rather an in depth look at what the marine in the USMC Alien universe More >
The Amazing Spider-Man game review – Amazingly Good
10 months ago
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a Marvel Comic book hero can.
The Amazing Spider-Man movie released earlier this week while the game came out last week. Even if you haven’t seen the movie yet, the good news is that the story is different. The game takes place a few months after the events of More >
Joss Whedon, The Complete Companion book review
Very few creative minds in the world of television are adored as fanatically or studied as thoroughly as Joss Whedon. Scholars flock to his work, exploring hundreds of topics in the Whedonverse from all angles; was Willow and Tara’s homosexual relationship on Buffy The Vampire Slayer a brave rally More >
Samson Meteor Mic Review
10 months ago
Our friends over at Samson have sent us their new Meteor Mic. For awhile now, we have been producing many of the Nerd Reactor Podcast with just my Samsung S II and my iPod Nano. With Samson’s Meteor Mic, it’s going to be nice to have an actual mic for a change. Now, let’s take a look shall More >
Gravity Rush review – Your Vita never had such a rush
10 months ago
Meet Kat. One day she falls out of the sky with no memories of her past. Suddenly she is asked to save a boy in trouble. Kat, with the help from a strange black cat, saves the boy, only to be shunned because of her power to control gravity.
Strange creatures called Nevi begin attacking the town, More >
Chaos and Defense review: Bringing RTS and tower defense to your smartphones
10 months ago
WeMade Entertainment has entered the iOS and Android market with Chaos and Defense, a game that mixes RTS (real-time strategy) and tower defense gameplay into the palm of your hand. Your main objective is to defeat the enemy by taking down their castle. You’re given offensive warriors who’ll help More >
Biscotti review: Making online video chats easier
11 months ago
Video chatting can be done anywhere, from your computer, laptop, phone or tablet. One other key ingredient is a good internet connection to send and receive data. Thanks to Skype, Google, Yahoo, Face Time and other programs, it’s easy to do a video chat online.
For people who aren’t tech savvy, More >
