I’m not entirely sure if Dwayne Johnson is a household name at this point. But if you plant “The Rock” in between the first and last names that changes thing. The wrestler/ movie star has come up with an incredible year combining WWE success with four large films in successive months. With the last of…
Today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast revealed two new games: Sonic Lost Worlds and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. It also touched on the following upcoming Wii U games: New Super Luigi U, Pikmin 3, Resident Evil: Revelations, The Wonderful 101 and Game & Wario. The Nintendo Direct broadcast is aimed at Wii U video…
Sit-coms, while being fun and entertaining, tend to be filled with predictable character archetypes. There’s usually a cool guy, a cute girl, a dumb person, a geek. Well in “The Office” the large cast fills that quota and then some. Now I’m talking about the American version of “The Office” because the original British series…
Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck is a new interactive fiction game from Christopher Brendel and Choice of Games. Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck follows Heroes Rise: The Prodigy, Choice of the Star Captain, and Choice of Dragons. Interactive Fiction In Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck In Treasure Seekers, players find themselves consorting with aliens on…
After a year of rumors and reports regarding Amazon’s smartphone, a latest report has surfaced stating that the online retail giant is actually working on two smartphones, while one of the two handsets is a 3D phone. According to WSJ, Amazon is actually working on two handsets instead of one. One of the two phones…
Apple’s iOS App Store had its 50 billionth download yesterday. As part of its fortnight-long contest, Apple will be giving away a free $10,000 iTunes gift card to the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app. Its a huge, huge number. 50 billion is 50,000,000,000 – yes, that many zeroes. Having started in 2008, Apple’s…
Blackberry Messenger is perhaps among the oldest of instant messaging clients. It is also perhaps been a major selling point for Blackberry devices all over the world. Soon though, the exclusivity is going to go away. Blackberry Messenger is now heading to android and iOS. At Blackberry’s annual conference -Blackberry live 2013 – Thorsten Heins,…
I recently came across a collection of back issues of Electronic Games magazine from the early 1980’s. Electronic Games was founded by Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz, and ran from 1981 to 1994. These issues are full of retro gaming art and reviews, and it’s a delight to see what’s changed in our hobby and…
Can you recall the world before social media? It was a strange time. News traveled slower and no one knew what you ate for lunch. In terms of entertainment news, we fans dealt with being in the dark much more. I personally remember tuning in to “Entertainment Tonight” every night one week because they had…
If you thought 4G LTE speeds weren’t good enough – here’s Samsung to your rescue. The biggest Android manufacturer in the world has just tested what it calls a “5G network” – reaching speeds of 1Gbps – more than 10 times the current 4G speeds. Although there is no accepted definition of ‘5G’ networks as…
Just a while before Nokia’s Lumia launch event in London on May 14, pictures have surfaced of a new Lumia device – the Lumia 925. Like all previous leaks, Evleaks has posted these pictures online via Twitter. Nokia Lumia 925, 2013 twitter.com/evleaks/status… — @evleaks (@evleaks) May 13, 2013 The Lumia 925, codenamed ‘Catwalk’,…
Despite the title of this article and the official Free Comic Book Day website, this issue’s full title is not “Superman Special Edition” at all, but is in fact Superman: Last Son of Krypton Special Edition #1. Why such a convoluted title for what should be a simple introduction to Superman comics? The answer lies…
Sony has announced a variant of its current Xperia Z flagship phone – the Xperia ZR. Water resistant up to 5 feet, the Xperia ZR is a more compact, and sturdier version of the Xperia Z. Like the Xperia Z, the ZR too is waterproof and dust-proof. Going a step further, Sony shows the phone…
Google’s answer to iOS’s Game Center is coming soon. Newly leaked photos of a new service, which is being called ‘Google Play Games’ have been leaked online. The service is set to roll out in the next Play Store update. Android Police claims to have obtained a copy of the upcoming Google Play Services update…
If you’re a happy owner of a shiny new Galaxy S4 or the HTC One and want Facebook Home to cover your beautiful phone’s 1080p display with some ugly cover feed, then by all means be my guest, as Facebook Home is now available for both devices. The update has been rolled out recently by…