Sci Fi Wire reports that a deal has been struck to reopen Star Trek: The Experience and keep it in Las Vegas. The attraction, which closed, at the Las Vegas...
February 2009
Today Nintendo published a list of 120 games bound for the Wii and DS, including release dates for Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Punch-Out!! Click on the jump...
Kotaku has found a listing on Nintendo’s Japanese Web site for the Classic Controller Pro, an upgrade to the original Classic Controller that adds grips...
Nintendo has outlined a list of countries around the globe that remain leaders in “denying adequate and effective protection of video game...
Capcom this week revealed its promised big “surprise”: Lost Planet 2 for the Xbox 360. The public announcement came today following an exclusive...
Last month it looked like Samuel L. Jackson’s chances of playing S.H.I.E.L.D. superspy Nick Fury in more Marvel movies following his brief cameo in Iron...
Attention all you twisted Dexter fans out there: Entertainment Earth is taking preorders for an action figure based on your favorite sociopathic blood splatter...
Though no director or cast has been officially named, Warner Bros. has announced that Green Lantern will hit theaters Dec. 17, 2010. Casino Royale director...
As described on Wired’s Underwire blog: The band/science experiment ArcAttack channels music through large Tesla coils or DRSSTCs (Dual-Resonant Solid...
Smallville will return for a ninth season and Supernatural a fifth, the CW announced Tuesday. Breaking: CW renews ‘Smallville,’ ‘Gossip...
The cast of the upcoming Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Universe has been completed, with Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns, Numb3rs) and Ming-Na (The Joy Luck...
Harmonix and MTV Games today added five alternative country acts to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3...
Harmonix and MTV Games added eight remaining tracks from The Cars’ self-titled 1978 debut album to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable...
This just in from Marvel’s pressroom: Thor: Kenneth Branagh is set to direct Marvel Studios’ newest comics adaptation, which Paramount Pictures...
Nintendo announced a set of firsts for the Wii Shop Channel this week: Onslaught becomes the first-ever first-person shooter to be released via the WiiWare...
In celebration of the Resident Evil franchise coming to Xbox 360, Microsoft unveiled today an Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition Console Bundle. Available...
>> Legacy of Ys: Books I & II by Atlus Video Games (Nintendo DS, $34.99, rated T for teen; launch copies include a free soundtrack CD) [STORY]...
Nerdvana presents an interview with J.R. Killigrew, the actor who plays David Bowie in a brief but key scene in the upcoming feature film based on the graphic...
A “leaked” memo posted on TMZ purports to reveal the winners of Sunday’s 81st Annual Academy Awards (or “Oscars,” as I hear...
Kyle Newman’s Star Wars-themed comedy Fanboys debuts today on five screens across the Phoenix area, and three of them are right here in the East Valley:...
58-year-old Scottish actress Lindsay Duncan will join David Tennant in the TARDIS, according to a report by the U.K.’s Daily Record that quotes producer...
Nintendo announced today that the Nintendo DSi will be released in the U.S. on April 5. The next-gen handheld will cost $169.99 and launch in blue and black...
Electronic Arts today revealed Dead Space Extraction, an all-new chapter from the studio that delivered the award-winning action-horror Dead Space game.
Harmonix and MTV Games today added seven tracks from alternative grunge band Nirvana to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii.
Like the upcoming film adaptations of The Hobbit and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the series finale of Battlestar Galactica will be split into two...
Kyle Newman’s Star Wars-themed comedy Fanboys will debut Friday at five theaters across the Phoenix area, and three of them are right here in the East...
Fans of Disney and LEGOs should check out this recent story from Wired’s GeekDad blog: Disney and LEGO are in plans to make millions of kids (not to...
Big Finish productions, which for years has been creating full-cast audio adventures starring "Doctor Who's" original TV actors on CD and as downloads, has...
I found this today at Wired’s GeekDad blog, and thought it was worth Reblogging: Here are a few interesting facts about the term nerd: 1. It was first...
Outer space meets inner space at the Wii Shop Channel this week.
Well, well, well … Spoilers head if you aren’t up to date on Battlestar Galactica. There is much to discuss.
As seen on TV Week, Sunday’s new episode of The Simpsons, entitled “Take My Life, Please,” will mark the series’ debut in HD —...
>> Street Fighter IV by Capcom (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows, $59.99, rated T for teen) [STORY] >> Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly...
In an effort to pare down the mammoth scope of Watchmen, director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead, 300) decided early on to axe the “Tales of the Black...
Joss Whedon, creator of cult favorites Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, returns to television and reunites with fellow Slayer alum Eliza Dushku in...
Beginning Sunday, Fox will debut an exclusive three-part preview of the upcoming movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. 20th Century Fox has created three 60-second...
Two of the biggest names in video games will be coming together again, this time taking their rivalry to the snow and ice in another officially licensed...
As reported by Kotaku, Square Enix — the publishers of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest — are doing Eidos a huge favor and offering to buy out the...
Sega on Wednesday revealed plans for an new Aliens vs. Predator game in early 2010 to kick off its franchise of games based on the Alien films. The game is in...
The young actor who will take on the leading role in Doctor Who next year will have to work five years to make as much as his predecessor does in one...
The Official Star Wars Blog has word that the Star Wars-themed comedy Fanboys will finally be coming to Phoenix on Feb. 20. The movie, which has seen a...
Goodman Games has officially announced what I relayed from the blogosphere last week: That they’re launching a magazine to provide new content compatible...
"You will know the truth." That's the promise we keep getting from the weekly "Battlestar Galactica" previews on the Sci Fi Channel, even after the ragtag...
Out of the Watchmen panel at last week’s New York Comic Con comes word of many fans’ worst fears being realized in long-awaited film adaptation of...
Harmonix and MTV Games today added seven tracks from progressive rock band Rush to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Nintendo Wii...
Sony Online Entertainment has recruited award-winning writer Marv Wolfman to join the creative team behind the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer game...
The classic Apple II game Oregon Trail is coming to the iPhone. How many of us in elementary school in the ’80s and ’90s set out from Independence...
Capcom today confirmed that Dead Rising 2 is in development for three different gaming platforms: the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows. The sequel to the 1...
Hitting the dance floor March 9 in the two-hour season premiere of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars will be none other than Apple Computer founding engineer...
No surprise here: Cartoon Network has picked up Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a second season starting in the fall. The first season finale will air March 20...
A new WiiWare game transports you to an eerie high school haunted by supernatural villains, while a classic Virtual Console title puts you in the heat of...
Atomic Comics will be giving away 200 copies of Darkness issue #75 on Wednesday at its Mesa store, 1120 S. Country Club Drive, No. 105. The violent, mystical...
Scientists have taken a step closer to achieving one of science fiction’s holy grails: Teleportation. The January 23rd issue of Science details how...
>> Fear 2: Project Origin by Warner Bros (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, $49.99-$59.99, rated M for mature) >> Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis...
Torchwood’s third season, titled “Children of Earth,” is still a few months away but you can catch a pulse-pounding preview of the Doctor Who...
News out of New York Comic Con includes word that the Dark Horse Comics Star Wars title "Rebellion" has seen its last issue, but Comic Book Resources reports...
Cryptic Studios, developers of the upcoming roleplaying game "Star Trek Online," has released a video previewing the game's alien creator. According to the...
With Bruce Wayne "elsewhere" (and that's all DC is saying about that), 2009 will see its first lesbian superhero in its longest running book as Batwoman takes...
The University of Advancing Technology in Tempe is hosting a release party Tuesday for video game publisher THQ’s newest game title, Deadly Creatures...
Marvel is seeking a fifth printing of Amazing Spider-Man #583, which contains a five-page story featuring President Barack Obama. Already in a fourth printing...
The Sci Fi Channel will air the two direct-to-DVD Stargate SG-1 movies for the first time this fall. The Ark of Truth, which picks up where the series left off...
Capcom has confirmed that Bionic Commando for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will be releasing this May, with the PC version available in the following months.
Street Fighter IV isn’t even out yet and Capcom is already detailing its expansion packs, full of new challenges, player interaction and alternate...
You’ll never believe this! A video game called Iron Man 2 will come out in 2010 alongside the Marvel Studios film of the same name. Or so Sega claims.
Variety reports that the man who orchestrated the revival of the James Bond franchise with Daniel Craig in 007’s tuxedo in Casino Royale is in talks with...
The Sci Fi Channel has announced that the feature-length pilot for Caprica, the prequel to Battlestar Galactica, will premiere exclusively on DVD April 21.
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine — good luck finding a copy in the States — reports that the upcoming Doctor Who specials will be shot in high...
Telltale Press, makers of episodic games like Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, Sam & Max and the forthcoming Wallace &...
The OgreCave site has some interesting nuggets of news for gamers: First off, Scrye, the long-running magazine for collectible card game players, is shutting...
This summer, Disney Online will launch a 3D online world based on the hit Disney/Pixar movie "Cars."
The LEGO video games empire is going back to its roots, putting down the lightsabers, bullwhips and Batarangs for a bit in favor of swords, sails and space...
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of six new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii. The lineup features...
The Sims 3, which had been due for release later this month, has been delayed. Electronic Arts says the PC edition will ship to stores worldwide starting June...
Electronic Arts dropped a bomb during its quarterly conference call today, and it’s a welcome one: Dead Space is coming to the Wii.
Harmonix and MTV Games has announced seven new tracks for the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content including a three-pack from Irish hard rock...
Here’s a deal that’s truly out of this world! Anyone with a Phoenix Public Library membership can present their library card at the Arizona Science...
If you’ve got a taste for the eclectic, check out this lively lineup of additions to the Wii Shop Channel. One new WiiWare title combines brisk winter...
Wil Wheaton — blogger, voice-over actor and child star of Star Trek: The Next Generation — reportedly rocked in his appearance at the recent...
Never mind the Cardinals’ crushing defeat Sunday in Super Bowl XLIII. The good news is there are some great-looking new sci-fi flicks on the way!
>> RYGAR: The Battle of Argus by Tecmo (Nintendo Wii, $39.99, rated T for teen) >> World in Conflict: Soviet Assault by Vivendi Universal (Xbox...
