How to Train Your Dragon 2 was definitely one of the best movies that I’ve seen in recent memory. While not without its flaws, it had excellent character development, exciting action scenes, and multiple tear jerking moments. The Characters The film takes place five years after the first one, and all the whole cast has…
Despite living in the 21st century, there are still a multitude of people who believe in ghosts and demonic possessions. But, all of these ghostly signs all come down to one thing; your sleep cycle is driving you crazy. So if you start thinking there might be something moving things around in your apartment or…
Before I talk about Amazon’s recent venture into the mobile phone industry, I’d like to be the first to announce Geek Insider’s new product, the Geek Phone. It looks like an iPhone and works like an iPhone because no one can come up with a better design than rectangle. It will have weird Geek Insider…
It is hard to hear Edge of Tomorrow mentioned without the accompanying “it’s just like Groundhog Day,” or some variation there of. But Edge of Tomorrow is not just another scab picked off of some holy Hollywood money man, or at least not the source material it is based on. That’s right. It is actually…
**** Warning: This Article Contains Spoilers From All Seasons of the HBO Show As Well As The George RR Martin Authored Books!**** Another season of Game of Thrones has ended and so have the lives of many residents of the Seven Kingdoms. This year, we bid farewell to Tywin Lannister, Ygritte, Shae, Oberyn Martell, and…
While automatic app updates are certainly convenient, a recent change made by Google developers may also make them a lot riskier. When an app is updated, the user no longer will receive details on any changes to the app’s permissions, which means that your apps could gain access to new types of data on your…
It’s the hardest of times as a gamer when your current library of titles just isn’t doing it for you and you don’t have the money to go out and buy the hottest new titles. As long as you’ve got the space on your hard drive, Steam has some of the best games for free through the…
Angry Birds Epic is the latest addition to the Angry Birds franchise, and much like all of the other recent Angry Birds games, this one breaks the mold of “fling bird, knock down building, kill piggy.” This time around, instead of racing or building random contraptions, it’s an epic story of stolen eggs, vile pigs,…
It has taken me longer than usual to write this week’s recap. Firstly, there is the issue of digesting all of what we just saw. Each storyline has been majorly affected in this episode titled “Children.” In the past I’ve been critical of “Game of Thrones” season finales for being a bit of a let…
As it wraps up its second season, BBC America’s Orphan Black is gaining more and more attention. But what exactly is it about this quirky show about clones that makes it so watchable? 1. Oh, the suspense! With so many different shows airing new episodes weekly, a watchable series must have some way of…
Introductory Thoughts The short answer is “yes.” So you can either stop reading now and just fork over your hard-earned cash into Nintendo’s pockets, or you can continue reading and find out exactly what has changed to condone purchasing the console. Either way, while this will obviously be a hybrid informative/opinionated piece, in the end,…
The new Sailor Moon reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal, has promised to be closer to the original manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi, but what does that really mean? Fans of the anime who have never read the original manga series might be in for a surprise. What You Might Miss The original anime series aired…
Gameplay Ever since the Mario Kart franchise first came out, the gameplay has always been something that has made the titles usually stand out head and shoulders among other “racing” type games. Nintendo’s most recent serving of Karting action doesn’t stray too far away from that formula…in fact, it is one of the better versions….
A Tale of Manipulation and Revenge… Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is a crazy, complicated roller coaster ride from its name, which is quite the mouthful, to its plot. The series does borrow loosely from Alexander Dumas’s novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The setting is a Sci-Fi futuristic setting, where space travel is…
How to Become a Professional Gamer Recently, Major League Gaming hosted a Call of Duty invitational at the X Games Austin. Many believed this was a poor decision, considering video gaming isn’t a real sport. But like any sport, going pro is very challenging. But if you follow these easy steps, you’ll be a part…