Eidos has a couple of post-holiday gifts for Lara Croft fans.
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Nintendo DS owners who pre-order Atlus’ RPG compilation Legacy of Ys: Books I & II from “select retailers” will geek out to an exclusive...
I’m sure inventing THIS will never come back to haunt mankind when this FLYING GUN is used as a tool to subjugate humanity by sentient robots in the near...
What a looooooooooong year, eh? A lot happened in 2008 and nothing really feels settled going into 2009. But that doesn’t mean there was nothing to...
How would you like to not spend any more money on World of Warcraft but keep your subscription active for as long as you — or the game — live?
Here’s a look at this week’s new releases on the Wii Shop Channel — the last offering of 2008 includes two multiplayer Wii Ware titles and a...
The Associated Press is reporting that an attorney for 20th Century Fox says the studio will try to delay Warner Bros.’ upcoming film Watchmen.
Dear readers: I wanted to let Nerdvana followers know that it might get quiet around this blog as the Tribune begins its transition to a new format starting...
This week it’s a couple of titles from WiiWare (thank you, Santa, for the Wii Points card!). That is, when my family’s not playing Jillian...
Comic fans got quite a shock on Christmas Eve when a federal judge announced his decision that Fox is entitled to nothing less than distribution rights for the...
Here are some new screen shots from The Old Republic, the Star Wars MMOPRG in development from BioWare and LucasArts. Veterans of the Xbox and PC RPG Knights...
Watchmen — a Warner Bros.-Legendary Pictures-20th Century Fox film? A federal judge in Los Angeles said Wednesday that Fox owns a copyright interest...
Harmonix and MTV Games announced this week the addition of four new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content from bands Snow Patrol...
Cryptic Studios is becoming a lot less cryptic about the upcoming MMORPG Star Trek Online. For Christmas the developers have unveiled a type of Federation...
Konami’s epic RPG Suikoden and horror platformer Castlevania Chronicles have made their way onto PlayStation Network. Each is available for download for...
The Mouse has turned against the mighty Aslan! Disney announced today it will not be involved in the production or financing of The Chronicles of Narnia: The...
Star Wars: Episodes VII-IX — written, directed and animated by the current production crew of The Clone Wars. Evidence to validate my theory of a shared...
Telltale Games has released the first five in-game screenshots from its upcoming Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures for PC and an undisclosed...
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT IMAGE VIA GAMESPRESS Following the Nov. 13 release of the “Wrath of the Lich King” expansion pack, Blizzard’s award...
Well, now you’ve done it. You’ve waited until the very last minute to find a Christmas or Hanukkah gift for the nerdiest person you know...
Monday means “new” releases on Nintendo’s Wii Shop Channel.
Here are some more screens from Batman: Arkham Asylum from Eidos Interactive and Rocksteady Studios, due out for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC in...
It was a news-packed week of geekiness: Gamers got lots of peeks at what they’ll be buying (or not buying) in 2009, and sci-fi enthusiasts mourned a Star...
Even Jedi, clone troopers and droids get time off for the holidays. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is on hiatus until Jan. 2, but until then you can catch up on all...
Last week Capcom gave American gamers some idea what to expect in the U.S. version of the Street Fighter IV collectors edition, a $79 premium-packed set for...
New guests have been announced for Phoenix Comicon, Jan. 23-25 at the Mesa Convention Center. Rob Liefeld will talk about Image United, the new Image founding...
Star Wars star Mark Hamill and stage and screen actor Kevin Conroy will reprise their roles as Joker and Batman from Batman: The Animated Series in a new video...
And the final playable character to be revealed for Street Fighter IV is …
Marvel’s “War of Kings” miniseries, a follow-up to the recent epic “Secret Invasion” storyline, doesn’t go on sale until...
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who was married to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and is the only actor to appear in every version of the series, has died at...
Capcom has released the official box art for Capcom’s third-person survival/horror action game Resident Evil 5, coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on...
Pokémon fans will have plenty to cheer about in 2009 as Pokémon Platinum makes its U.S. debut March 22 on Nintendo DS. The rest of us? Well, Nintendo is also...
Pearl Jam’s 1991 debut album Ten will be released as downloadable content at the Rock Band Music Store when it is re-issued in stores March 24. In...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Robert Carlyle, star of Trainspotting and The Full Monty, has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Sci Fi Channel series...
>> Battlestar Galactica’s fourth season doesn’t resume until Jan. 16, but a new 10-part series of webisodes has begun at scifi.com...
A spicy second serving of Nerdvana, in case you were abducted by aliens — or had better things to do — last week.
[flv][/flv] Enjoy the first footage from BioWare’s upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s not much, but it will feel familiar to fans of...
Variety is reporting that Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who was married to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and is the only actor to appear in every version of...
With many gamers still disenchanted with Wizards of the Coast’s new edition of Dungeons & Dragons, it seems a cottage industry has developed to...
If the fantasy roleplaying gamer on your list has more Monster Manuals than you can shake a d20 at, you might be tempted to just give them a gift card and...
Starting tomorrow (Dec. 11) Sony will unlock the beta for its PlayStation Home social gaming community and allow all PS3 users around the world to download and...
StarWars.com recently shared this recipe for “Yoda’s Incredible Herb Stew” as seen in The Empire Strikes Back. The dish actually comes from...
Activision has released new details on X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the video game tie-in to Twentieth Century Fox’s film of the same name. The game from...
Earlier this week I showed you the Street Fighter IV Collectors Edition that will hit Europe and Australia. Today, Wired has details on the North American...
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Cryptic Studios, the developer of the upcoming multiplayer game Star Trek Online, is being acquired by Infogrames Entertainment, the French parent company of...
Bill Willingham and The Hollywood Reporter are saying that ABC has green-lit a pilot for a fantasy series based off of Willingham’s comic book series...
What the hell is going on at Hasbro? The board game company has released a new version of the classic world domination game RISK “with an updated map and...
Mesa-based Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, the developer of the upcoming MMORPG Stargate Worlds, seems to be having financial difficulties. A disgruntled...
Club Nintendo will soon be replacing My Nintendo as the home for Nintendo product registration, sweepstakes, newsletters and exclusive rewards. But you...
I just found this simple, inexpensive gift idea at Wired’s GeekDad blog: The Little Piggy’s Playhouse, designed by an architect for their kid, is...
To celebrate the return of the Street Fighter series and the upcoming release of Street Fighter IV for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems, Capcom has of...
LucasArts on Friday released a new single-player level for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Available now for Xbox 360 owners through Xbox LIVE Marketplace and...
Spawn creator and Valley resident Todd McFarlane has joined the already stellar lineup of guests appearing at Phoenix Comicon, Jan. 23-25 at the Mesa...
The Dark Knight is coming to DVD and Blu-ray next Tuesday. Those who want to see it on the big screen again (and not at some creepy discount theater, as I did...
Star Trek Online takes place a generation after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, the last feature film to follow the exploits of the Starship Enterprise. As...
According to Microsoft, U.S. retailers reported Black Friday weekend sales of the Xbox 360 console were on pace to beat previous years — and outsell the...
Toy Anxiety, a collectors’ toy store at 32nd Street and Thunderbird Road in Phoenix, holds a collection drive each December to gather new toys, books and...
OK. I understand the need to alter programming a bit on holiday weekends. But come on, Sci Fi Channel — 22 straight hours of marathon Mork & Mindy...
Yesterday I offered some gift suggestions for the PlayStation 3 and PSP owners on your holiday shopping list. Today we wrap up the video game portion of this...
Saturday I gave you some suggestions for the Xbox 360 owner on your holiday shopping list. Today we look at PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable options.
BBC images The BBC has launched an online archive of images and documents that chronicle and celebrate the creation of its flagship sci-fi drama Doctor Who 45...
Image courtesy of Rockstar: Meet the newest member of Liberty City’s most wanted list, Johnny Klebitz, AKA you. Just when I thought it was safe to put...
Yesterday I gave you some suggestions for Wii and Nintendo DS owners — they’re largely casual gamers. Xbox 360 fans are a more hardcore segment of...
What looks like the beginning of an alien invasion movie is actually dashboard camera footage of a meteor recorded by an Edmonton, Alberta, police cruiser:...
First: A word about gamers They’re an impatient lot. When faced with dwindling funds and a mountain of hot new releases, they will often take advantage...
Image courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment, via Games Press: A human death knight explores the Grizzly Hills in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. World...
… This guy runs ON the vacuum cleaner. I don’t know about you, but I can watch this all day! Now, obviously, someone has obtained a copy of my...
If you love a thing, set it free. So it was with my copy of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game — a book I cherish so much I have been compelled...
Rumors have been flying about the end of DC’s “Batman R.I.P.” arc [PDF checklist] by writer Grant Morrison. The action comes to a head in...
Each week through December, we’re giving you a few ideas for the nerd on your shopping list who stubbornly has everything. Think of it like an advent calendar...
Speaking of Star Trek … Brent Spiner, who played the android Lt. Cmdr. Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation and four feature films, has been added to...
Whether you prefer kick-butt Kirk or philosophical Picard in the captain’s chair of the Enterprise, there was something for every Federation fan at the Arizona...
Capcom has officially revealed that Street Fighter IV will be coming to North American Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s on Feb. 17. Street Fighter IV brings the...
Each week through December, we’re giving you a few ideas for the nerd on your shopping list who stubbornly has everything. Think of it like an advent calendar...
An Entertainment Weekly blog has given us the first look at the new Starship Enterprise from J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film. It’s pretty much...
The CW was going to give us The Graysons, an origin story for Robin. But never mind.
The holidays are approaching at warp speed. Are your phasers set to stun the ones you love — with joy? Each week through December, we’ll give you a...
The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without the annual Doctor Who Christmas special. Of course, we don’t usually get to see it here in the...
Forget the election and CNN’s “Magic Wall” — did you see this? The journalistic value of such a tool is debatable, but CNN rolled out...
I may need to get the cover art of this latest Futurama direct-to-DVD feature printed up as a poster. It’s many visual references to old-school D&D...
UPDATE: Read the story Circuit City to close 155 stores, some in Valley
A brief programming note: Star Wars: The Clone Wars will NOT air on Cartoon Network tonight. Instead, there will be assorted Halloween programming. TCW will...
It might be too late to order the signature orange collection boxes of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, an annual drive to raise funds for needy children worldwide...
It’s official, Doctor Who fans: David Tennant will leave the British sci-fi series following a set of TV specials next year. “I think it’s...
Wired’s Gadget Lab blog has posted an article that features the Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University. The headline: Flexible Displays...
As always, November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo, as it’s known to its fervent followers). The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word)...
Marvel announced today that Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle will be appearing in Iron Man 2 as well as 2011’s Avengers movie. Downey Jr. will be...
20TH CENTURY FOX/LUCASFILM In addition to the hordes of popular talent already announced for Phoenix Comicon 2009 Jan. 23-25 at the Mesa Convention Center...
1. Giant spider devours bird — No, really. Be glad you don’t live Down Under. 2. Play with spider — You know you want to. 3. Squirrel...
Today will be a day long remembered by gamers and Star Wars fans alike. After months of speculation, LucasArts and BioWare today revealed the next big step for...
The Video Game Gods have decreed that their followers shall have no money this week. There are just too many quality titles ready to drop. It’s a good...
Attention, all Mega Man junkies! Capcom has announced that the second of their downloadable content packs for Mega Man 9 will be available this week...
The East Valley will become a haven for horror and sci-fi movie lovers this weekend as 50 macabre films screen continuously at the fourth annual International...
Portal: Still Alive is hitting the X-Box Live on Wednesday, October 22. It will contain 14 new exclusive maps, in addition to the complete original game. If...
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC / ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The new issue of Entertainment Weekly boldly goes deep into J.J. Abrams’ new vision for Star Trek, his...
CAPCOM IMAGES Capcom has revealed the latest character for the home console version of Street Fighter IV. Straight from the floors of the Tokyo Game Show...
Lots of news lately on the cinematic front for D.C. Having fallen behind cross-town rival Marvel in the movie game, D.C. seems determined to catch up...
"Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia" for Nintendo DS and "Castlevania Judgment" for Wii
