Retro games. Sometimes playing them is more about the nostalgia than actually having fun. Doom. Pac Man. Tetris. Sometimes, though, a game can be five, ten, or even fifteen years old and still be fun. Escape Velocity: Nova is one of those games. It was released all the way back in ’02, but the gameplay…
What is Penny Dreadful? Simply put, it’s a supernatural/horror show using well-known literary characters (Dr. Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, Dorian Gray) from various horror novels, as well as some new ones, and having them meet in the narrative of the show. The show could also be described as Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (in…
Adventure Time is a show on Cartoon Network starring Finn and Jake, two brothers living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland inhabited by a wide variety of creatures. Finn and Jake spend most of their days doing heroic deeds, helping those around them, and having a blast together. The thing that initially made me love Adventure Time…
Plenty of people talk about the Bechdel test and what movies pass it, but not as many know what it is. Contrary to popular belief, it does not say whether a movie is feminist or not but has since been taken into to mean that. When it was first developed in 1985 it simply stated…
The countdown has officially begun for the return of Doctor Who. Initially, we were told “later this year,” then we narrowed it down to August, but now a brand-new teaser trailer has announced the air date and time for Peter Capaldi’s first episode as the Twelfth Doctor! If you’re a Whovian, your wait for the…
There’s always talk of adapting impossible movies but somehow studios go for it anyway. People raised eyebrows when books like As I Lay Dying or The Road were made into movies (the second was actually pretty good) but adapting a Stephen King book seems like a no brainer. His plots are interesting, his characters real and his language works…
The anime and manga that has brought so many geeks into the anime world will be showing its latest cinematic masterpiece at local theaters in the U.S. It has been seventeen years since a new and epic Dragon Ball Z movie last graced a silver screen in Japan. With the success of this return to…
Introduction Without question, the Playstation 2 was Sony’s most successful console with over 150 million units sold worldwide within its lifespan. This is quite an accomplishment as is the fact that it was only recently discontinued from production around a year ago; giving it a shelf life of thirteen years. Since then, we have seen…
In another startling proof that sexism in the gaming community isn’t going to go away if we simply ignore it, PC Gamer reported today that, while other tournaments are not gender segregated, the Finnish Hearthstone tournament to be held at Assembly Summer 2014, in an effort to avoid disqualifying winners in IeSF tournaments, is slated…
June had its moments with different genres getting their moments in the spotlight. Now it’s time for July movies. This July seems to lack the showstopper we’ve grown accustomed to in the month. Last year Wolverine went to Japan. The year before Batman fought Bane and before that Harry Potter had his final showdown with…
There’s a good amount of hype around the CW’s new show The Flash, based on the well-known comic book hero, which is set to premier later this year. Critics praised the original trailer for the show and general public interest has been keen. From the trailer, the pilot appeared to be crammed with a lot…
Time to turn down the lights and prepare yourself for some of the best free horror comics on the web. From the macabre to the sinister, the creepy to the grotesque, the following comics will leave you haunted and hungry for more. Spooky Shorts for Your Spare Time What does it really mean to love…
Microsoft has been making steady improvements to its Surface line with each iteration of the device. In its latest version, the Surface pro 3, Microsoft manages to blur the line between laptop and tablet even further. The question is, will the design, portability, and ecosystem of the device, be enough to sway consumers from buying well…
Remember Wesley Crusher? He was that kid on Star Trek the Next Generation (TNG) who, even though he was surrounded by Starfleet specialists with training and years of experience, would always swoop in and fix the problem that the “stupid adults” weren’t able to tackle. Fans of the original Star Trek couldn’t get on board…
He may not have been a central villain in The Winter Soldier, but that doesn’t mean his time is done. Frank Grillo, known in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Brock Rumlow a.k.a. Crossbones, has stated in a recent interview that he’s signed a six movie deal with Marvel. So while you can beat him or…