Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Spike TV's E3 coverage is serious


Serious as in 17 freakin' hours of coverage spread across the web and the channel itself.

And just to whet your gaming news appetite, the network has just released a short rundown of just some of the stuff that you can expect to see from the biggest videogame event of the year.

Hello Kitty's 3DS vacation

The little kitty takes a Holiday vacation with all the Sanrio characters you know and love in tow.

You Don't Know Jack on Facebook

Not 'you don't know jack about Facebook'... the classic smarmy trivia game You Don't Know Jack is now on Facebook.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Dark Horse knows it's Vamps

Dark Horse comics today released a very funny little infographic about it's cache of vampiric comics. Personally, I had no idea there were so many suck-heads infesting the pages of the publisher.

Get cookin' this August on the Wii and DS

Cooking Mama is coming back to Nintendo consoles of both the home and portable variety this Summer- cook off!

PTPA Media endorses The Game of Life zAPPed

Hasbro's iPad/board game based on the classic Game of Life has garnered an official endorsement from the Parent Tested Parent Approved media group.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Harry Potter Kinect coming this Fall

This Autumn, you'll be able to cast your way through the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Kinected fashion as Hogwarts goes controller free.

PC specs announced for Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3 is out and racking up an impressive sales count already on consoles, as for the series first home- the PC version is coming soon. Make sure you can run it after the jump.

It's Mezco Domo-mania!

 Attention all Domaniacs- brand new Domos are marching their way to retail shelves this year courtesy of Mezco!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Spike TV looks at E3 & Spidey in All Access Weekly

All Access Weekly is a short look at the happenings and goings on in the various world of geekery and pop culture. This week's episode takes a look at E3 and that ever so Amazing Spider-Man with writer Dan Slott.

Street Fighter Anniversary Collection is a thing of beauty

Collector editions as a whole can be more than a little hit or miss. Sometimes (most of the time) they're really only appealing to super-fans of the property on which they're based. Capcom's newly announced Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector's Set however, is a beast of a different kind.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The God of... whiskey?

Yes we all know that Thor (both of the mythological and comic book varieties) can swing a mean hammer and bring down the thunder and lightning... but he can whip up a mean drink too- This one's for the grown-ups out there.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Live action graphic novel announces tour dates

Never heard of a live 'graphic novel' before? You're not alone as the show, The Intergalactic Nemesis, is the first of it's kind... well, second maybe. The newly announced tour covers the second 'chapter' of the story- Robot Planet Uprising.

Friday, May 18, 2012

It's alive! Mezco unleashes Frank on the world

This is no ordinary Frankenstein monster- this beast from Mezco's sculpting dungeons is a 'monster' in scale too.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Spider-Man and Twizzlers make online web

You know, Spidey and Twizzlers have a lot in common when you think about it. They both have a lot of red, they're both awesome, and now you can win cool stuff with them on Facebook.

TAS: On Paper -- iBdry Review


Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Concrete Park returns to Dark Horse Presents

After a successful debut in the book, Dark Horse Presents will once again be playing host to screenwriter Tony Puryear's Concrete Park.

Meet Elvira at Stan Lee's Comikaze

Yes, the Mistress of the Dark herself will be front and center at the newly branded LA Comic Con.

Dark Horse to offer pre-comic code books

Not the easiest of things to find, the classic comics that were released way, way, waaaaaaaaay back before the comics code was instituted are coming back to shops. And it's all courtesy of Dark Horse comics.

Dunecraft unleashes talking beans

Well, okay, they don't really talk. But these beans do have something to say.

Whoa- Avengers wallpaper app for 'droid hits 1.3mil downloads

It's not a game and it's not even really an App per say, but Cellfish's Marvel's The Avengers Live Wallpaper app is a juggernaut at 1.3 million downloads.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Battleship launches on consoles today

Activision's take on the classic board game turned movie makes its way out into the retail sea today.

Alex Ross honored by Academy


The American Academy of Art has bestowed the famed comic (among other things) artist with its Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Koto debuts new classic Hawkeye statue

The Avenger's movie might be busting up the box office right now, but classic Marvel fans might want to take note of Kotobukiya's awesome new classic Hawkeye statue.

Monday, May 14, 2012

That's one Sassy Dog

Stuffed Animal maker Douglas has another round of their sassy little stuffed animals all set to go wherever cuddling is needed.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Assassins Creed III gameplay trailer debuts

Check out the first real extended look at the gameplay of Assassins Creed III after the jump.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Preorder sense tingling

The movie tie-in for the Amazing Spider-Man is on it's way from Activision and you'd better believe there are gonna be some retailer exclusives. Excelsior!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Dark Horse Free Comic Book Day Titles now digitized

How'd you do on Free Comic Book Day? Miss out on Dark Horse's offerings for the annual give-away? Then it's your lucky day...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Ghost Recon Future Soldier- the movie

Sort of 'the movie' anyway, director Ridley Scott is set to release a 25min prequel to the upcoming Tom Clancy war-game Ghost Recon Future Soldier.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Nerd is the word this Summer

That according to website Wordnik anyway. The word and term tracking site is predicting a big Summer season for comic book 'nerd' words. Not too unexpected when you consider that a good chunk of the biggest movies debuting this year are of the superhero variety.



The Dark Knight Rises suddenly looks like a blockbuster

That might be a strange statement to make about a film that will surely be a big hit at cinemas worldwide, but quite frankly- before the newest trailer hit the net, I wasn't too impressed.

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is future bound

The next Call of Duty (from developer Treyarch) has officially been confirmed to be the Black Ops sequel that everybody just assumed it would be. You may not have guessed on the setting though.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

So which of the Avengers has the biggest... footprint?

Maybe the biggest movie Marvel Comics has produced yet, the Avengers, is set to debut to US audiences this coming week. With that in mind, PeekYou has pitted the comic book giants against one another- in web popularity.

New Dragon Age comic announced

Dark Horse comics and BioWare have officially announced a brand new Dragon Age book- a three issue series dubbed Those Who Speak.