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Hideo Kojima to Reveal the Truth About ‘Metal Gear Rising’ at VGA 2011
6 months ago
We have been blessed with a teaser for Metal Gear Rising at the Video Game Awards 2011. Hideo Kojima, MGS creator, will be revealing the truth about the game. What truth? You’ll have to watch it on Spike TV on Saturday, December 10th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT.
‘Spartacus’ Gets Renewed for the Third Season
6 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in TV
The second season, Spartacus: Vengeance, isn’t even out yet, but Starz has enough confidence in the show that season three has been secured. The third season is expected to begin production in early 2012 in New Zealand.
The show already has two seasons under its belt, Blood and Sand and God of the More >
Bill Paxton to Direct Kung Fu
6 months ago
News has come that Bill Paxton is set to direct the movie adaptation of the 1972 TV show Kung Fu, starring David Carradine. I still have yet to check out his previous film projects like Frailty and The Greatest Game Ever Played, a golf movie starring Shia LaBeouf. What is interesting to me is that More >
Redbox to Raise DVD Price this Monday
6 months ago
800,000 subscribers ditched the online rental giant, Netflix, after the whole fiasco of separating its streaming and DVD-by-mail services and hiking up the price for the streaming/DVD combo. Now it looks like Redbox might face the same thing too, since it also wants to increase the price of More >
Free Shipping from Best Buy
6 months ago
Best Buy is launching the first salvo for the holiday season. A statement released yesterday, starting November 1st thru December 27th, BestBuy.com will offer free standard shipping on everything. Let me repeat that again, EVERYTHING will have free shipping. They are making it easier for those More >
Netflix Stock Drops After 800,000 Users Gone in 3rd Quarter
6 months ago
After the debacle of Qwikster and the price hikes, Netflix lost 800,000 users in the 3rd Quarter. This comes as no surprise. Many felt that the price hike and the separation was not needed. And they also felt betrayed and left the company once that news spread. The backlash of this hit Netflix More >
‘The Walking Dead’ Gets Renewed for a Third Season
6 months ago
AMC has just announced today that The Walking Dead has been renewed for a third season. This comes after the second season receiving a lot of viewers for basic cable in the 18-49 demographic. Not only that, it was also the highest for that demographic for a drama on basic cable since “The Dead More >
Hulu for Nintendo
7 months ago
According to a video released by Nintendo USA president Reggie Fils-Aime. He states that by the end of the year people would be able to use Hulu Plus on the 3DS and Wii consoles. Unfortunately for Nintendo their biggest competitors, Xbox and PS3, have already been offering Hulu to their users for More >
Feed Your Baby with the Star Trek Enterprise Light-Up Spoon
7 months ago
Forget the days when your mom would make airplane sounds with the spoon to try to feed you. Now, be the cool parent by flying the Star Trek Enterprise into your baby’s mouth complete with flashing LED lights.
The guys over at ThinkGeek have outdone themselves, so buy one now at the ThinkGeek More >
Zombieland to Get Its Own TV Series?
7 months ago
Given the success of The Walking Dead, it doesn’t surprise me much that other networks might try to get similar programming up to help generate a larger viewing audience. According to Vulture, instead of creating a sequel, Sony Pictures Television is talking with Fox Broadcasting about doing a More >
6 Fall TV Shows Worth Keeping an Eye On
7 months ago
This fall season of TV is packed fairly tight, with several new shows as well as many returning shows. Obviously people have shows that they watched religiously like House, but I also do know the question that a lot of people have is “Which shows should I watch?” Given the overabundance of More >
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2 Premiere Breaks Records
7 months ago
With the second season of Walking Dead starting on Sunday it has broken records already. It opened with an hour-and-a-half episode, which was viewed by a total 7.3 million viewers according to Deadline. Getting this many viewers with all the turmoil happening behind the scenes is More >
Curiosity: Can You Live Forever starring Adam Savage
7 months ago
As human beings we are limited to how much time we have in life. By taking care of our bodies with exercise and healthy eating, we can easily live up to 100 years, but our body will still slowly weaken if we like it or not. Even an accident or natural occurrence can change that at any time causing More >
AMC’s New Western – ‘Hell on Wheels’ Trailer and Behind the Scenes
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in TV
AMC has a new show coming out on November 6, 2011, called Hell on Wheels. It takes place during post-Civil War, where the Americans are working on expanding to the West. The story will focus on Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon as he seeks vengeance against Union soldiers who killed his wife. More >
NYCC: ‘The Walking Dead’ Gets Action Figures
7 months ago
McFarlane Toys and New York Comic Con have teamed up to debut The Walking Dead action figure line to attendees. The four figures are main lead Deputy Rick Grimes, hunter Daryl Dixon, Zombie Walker and Zombie Biter. During NYCC, October 13-16, you can check out the show store and buy the whole set More >
Brock Lesnar Returns To The WWE…Well Sort Of
7 months ago
Just announced earlier today, Brock Lesnar has signed a contract to appear in the new WWE video game, WWE 12. It has been 7 years since “The Next Big Thing” has been even remotely associated with wrestling. There had been speculation for months that Brock Lesnar would return, but it was never More >
‘The Simpsons’ Gets Two More Seasons
7 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in TV
FOX and The Simpsons voice actors have settled on an agreement, and The Simpsons will continue on for two more seasons. The show is the longest-running sitcom, and will end its journey on its 25th season. It’s been reported that the actors have agreed to reduce their pay for 30%. Their original More >
No Qwikster for Netflix – DVDs to Remain on Netflix
7 months ago
Don’t mind that “coming soon” image above, since it looks like Netflix decided not to split and will be abandoning Qwikster. They heard the people’s outcry and decided against it. Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey said, “We underestimated the appeal of the single web site and a single service.”
I, More >
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Pay Tribute To Steve Jobs
7 months ago
It’s been 3days and still the world mourn the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs. According to the Wall Street Journal, a small private funeral was held yesterday. In a letter to Apple’s employees on Wednesday, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said that the company is planning a celebration of More >
Smallville: The Complete Series Coming This November
7 months ago
Alright you Smallville fans, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here. Smallville: The Complete Series is coming to DVD on November 29, 2011. That’s all 218 episodes in a new collectible package. You’ll be getting over 192 hours of content including the episodes and five hours of newly added 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 >
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 >
A Fourth Season of Arrested Development and Movie Announced – The Bluths’ Are Back!
7 months ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in TV
It’s been 5 years since the final episode aired, but Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Will Arnett, Jeffrey Tambor and others, will be returning for a fourth season of the cult-hit series. Executive producer Mitch Hurwitz, producer and narrator Ron Howard, as well as the full cast met in New York City More >
