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Retro Podcast Review: Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New BatchMike and John review Sci-Fi classics, Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch.
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The CosCast Episode 23: Anime Expo 2012 vs. X-GamesJoin us as we talk about upcoming cosplay projects including Anime Expo vs. X-Games.
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WWE’s Zack Ryder visits Lucasfilm studios
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
Everyone’s favorite Broski just uploaded a new episode of Z! True Long Island Story. In this week’s episode, Zack Ryder heads out to Lucas Film’s studios and gets a chance of a life time to tour the studio that made Star Wars. While touring the studio, the Internet Champion ran into some familiar More >
Red-headed Fem-Shep gets her very own Mass Effect 3 story trailer
3 months ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Did you know that 13% of Mass Effect players play as the default Commander Shepard? Honestly, I can’t fathom not customizing my character. Another 18% choose to play as a female Commander Shepard, and while in most other games this might not make a significant difference, in Mass Effect it makes More >
Activision-Blizzard gets richer and guess what, another Call of Duty in 2012
3 months ago
I bet you didn’t know there was going to be a new Call of Duty game coming out this year, did you? Yeah, many gamers know that Activision pumps out a new Call of Duty game every year, just like sports games. They might as well just title them like sports games too. Call of Duty 2K12? Well how More >
Blizzard taking Valve to court over DOTA name
3 months ago
by Michael Revis
in Video Games
I was hoping something like this wouldn’t occur, but it seems my fears have come to light at last. Gaming supergiant Blizzard has officially filed a lawsuit against competing gaming supergiant Valve in regards to their use of the DOTA name in their working title, DOTA 2.
George Lucas wants us to believe that Han Solo never shot first
3 months ago
by John "Spartan" Nguyen
in Movies
With Star Wars: The Phantom Menace being released in theaters in 3D today, George Lucas talks to The Hollywood Reporter about the controversial edited scene involving Han Solo and Greedo in the Mos Eisley cantina. Lucas did not intend for Han Solo to shoot Greedo first, so he tried to fix it in More >
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings gets an Xbox 360 teaser trailer
3 months ago
Having played The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings briefly on the PC, I’m really looking forward to playing this on the Xbox 360. Namco Bandai and CD Projekt have released a new teaser for the Enhanced Edition.
Geralt, the main character, can be seen cutting up enemies with in-game and pre-rendered More >
Lollipop Chainsaw gets a Valentine’s Day gift…with a new trailer
3 months ago
Since Valentine’s Day is just right around the corner, here’s a new trailer for Lollipop Chainsaw to keep your heart glowing. It features our two love birds, Juliet, the chainsaw-weilding cheerleader, and Nick, the bodiless boyfriend.
Synopsis – Available in 2012, Lollipop Chainsaw is the More >
Enjoy a brain-altering nerd-gasm with Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2.0
3 months ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Maybe you’ve heard of it, and maybe you haven’t, but every gamer out there needs to try Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2.0 (the latest version). It takes Super Mario Bros., a game that I think just about everyone has played, and throws in a heaping Koopa-shell’s worth of extra playable characters More >
WWE begins to build for The Rock vs John Cena at Wrestlemania
3 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in TV
We are just one month away from seeing two of wrestling’s biggest icons collide. So far rumors have been swirling around that The Rock may appear at this month’s PPV to lead into next month’s tour. The WWE just released a new promo video for both, The Rock and John Cena, following their lives and More >
Be a Nerd with 2K developer and ‘The Darkness II’ diary video
3 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Video Games
The Darkness II has been out for a little over two days and things are looking good so far. I got the chance to play both the demo and the released game – man it’s awesome! If you have not given the game a go, do yourself a favor and check it out. I swear it wont be like Rage.
Check out game More >
Ghost Recon Online beta taking a few good men (and women)
3 months ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Ghost Recon Online, a Ubisoft experiment that has been confirmed as free-to-play for PC, is now accepting applications for those of you who wish to join the ranks of worldwide digital soldiers. Or, well, each of you is probably already multiple digital soldiers, but I guess one more couldn’t hurt. More >
‘Iron Sky’ – Nazis in space
3 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Movies
The very first thing that comes to mind is Mel Brooks mini trailer at the end of the 1981 film, History of the World Part I, where Jews in Space is the next big blockbuster theatrical event. That was a satire, this is the real thing! Iron Sky is the tale of the German Nazi regime that survived More >
Amazon.com is Genius – Apple & Borders brick and mortar store
3 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Culture
What if you took all the cool things Apple does for its customers in their stores, added the amazing electronic device that undoubtedly is the next renaissance hardware (Amazon Kindle Fire), and also brought back some of that awesomeness Borders offered to their readers? Rumor is Amazon More >
Mass Effect 3 site relaunches with galaxy-load of pictures and videos
3 months ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
I’m sorry, did we just do a Mass Effect 3 information update just a little while ago? That’s quite alright. I mean, if it were up to me, the whole site would be overrun with Mass Effect 3 things simply because it’s that awesome. Below you will find a few pictures that clearly show that Mass Effect More >
Edward Norton farewell HULK, hello PRADA
3 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Tech
Edward Norton – the new face of LG. Look at his mug shot: serious - intense - passionate - so pre “HULK-SMASH” face! LG Electronics (LG) and PRADA unveiled that Edward Norton and model Daria Werbowy are the new faces for the global advertising campaign for the PRADA phone by LG 3.0. This would More >
Geek 2 Geek Dating: So you’re saying there’s a chance?!
3 months ago
by Ken Khamphiphone
in Culture
Geek 2 Geek. So I stumbled onto this website and…Wow! I think we can all show some appreciation here when I say a website has integrated the niche market for this nerd culture. Seem a little hesitate about joining? That’s understandable. Feel free to roam around the website before signing up. My More >
Kirby’s Meta Knight gets his own Christmas song
3 months ago
Random Encounters Entertainment (Pac-Man Musical, the Assassin’s Creed Song, Angry Birds Musical) has released a new musical featuring the Meta Knight from Kirby. Even though Christmas is already over, it didn’t stop the group from doing a spoof of “O Holy Night” with Meta Knight as Santa Clause. More >
Mass Effect 3 news blowout: Infiltrator iOS game, Datapad iPad app, first DLC leaked and more!
3 months ago
by Narvin Seegoolam
in Video Games
There’s a crapload of Mass Effect 3 info that has just been released and we couldn’t be happier to tell you about it. From a new iOS game that ties into the story, to new screenshots and leaked DLC, we’ve got the info here. Where to begin?
Mass Effect: Infiltrator for iOS
EA has announced that More >
Resident Evil: Retribution – The saga continues
3 months ago
So this franchise has successfully pushed out four consecutive movies since 2002, with the 5th one being a decade later. The same guy, Paul W. S. Anderson, has written and produced all the movies and has the same key actress, Milla Jovovich, to play in the Resident Evil live-action movies. If More >
The Simpsons Arcade: Retro video game throwback
3 months ago
by Cindy Tran
in Video Games
Remember the good old days of the bulky Gameboys, L.A. Gear light-up shoes, analog cell phones with pull-up antennas, and quarter slot arcade games? Then get ready to enter back into nostalgia! Konami’s Simpsons Arcade game is coming back! It’s leaving the Arcade format into the Xbox and More >
The road to victory – My journey in Street Fighter X Tekken’s Cross Assault
3 months ago
by David Hoang
in Video Games
It’s been a little under a week since my submission to Capcom’s Cross Assault competition and the community has been talking! A day of work, a bunch of enthusiasm, help from some good friends, sprinkles of love, spice, and everything nice is what composed my video entry in the Cross Assault More >
Capcom’s Cross Assault
3 months ago
by David Hoang
in Video Games
While fighting game fans eagerly await the release of Street Fighter X Tekken, Capcom is giving 10 lucky fans a chance to win $25,000 by having a week long tournament that will be streamed live. This show “Cross Assault,” will pick five players to represent Team Street Fighter and five more for More >
Judgment Day: Where’s John Connor When You Need Him?
3 months ago
by Ken Khamphiphone
in Tech
So here is the latest clip of some developing Artificial Intelligence. We thought the future on this technology was years away. Think again! We live in an age where my little two-year-old nephew knows how to operate the basic functions of an Iphone. Here is a clip of a conceptual human robot More >
The Wolverine gets a July 2013 release date
3 months ago
The sequel to the not-so-hot X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie will be released on July 26, 2013. Thankfully Hugh Jackman has kept the role of Wolverine throughout all of the X-Men movies as well as the Origins story. If the character was changed at any point, I would have been thoroughly pissed. More >
Xbox 360 Star Wars Bundle release date
3 months ago
by Steve Ahmad
in Video Games
The droids you have been looking for now have a date to go along with it. On April 3rd in a galaxy not so far away you can purchase this exciting bundle package. The bundle system is priced at $449. Albeit that you can purchase a new 360 console for much less and perhaps with some sort of other More >
