Hot off the NBC Univeral Media Village press site, here’s Sci Fi Channel’s schedule of events for Comic-Con International, July 23-26 at the San...
June 2009
To the disappointment of many, the biggest Internet piracy site, The Pirate Bay, has been purchased by software company Global Gaming Firm X. GGF paid out 7.8...
Arizona State University is being sued by advocates for the blind, who say the school is discriminating against vision-impaired students by offering textbooks...
Comic book writer Mark Sable was detained at Los Angeles International Airport when TSA agents found the script for an issue of his comic book...
So The Simpsons on Sunday night got into the act of honoring Michael Jackson — who, you might have heard, died on Thursday. The venerable primetime...
Infographic: Inside the Disneyland Matterhorn (on the occasion of its 50th birthday) — Orange County Register, via Cool Infographics Remembering Michael...
Boy, have the D&D folks at Wizards of the Coast have gone contest-happy, or what? Their latest competition lets fans design a set of Dungeons & Dragons...
Michael Jackson was so much more than music videos, money troubles and legal problems. Remember this? Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker rocked arcades and...
Online broadcasters Hulu and TV.com are charging more for commercials online than during traditional network showings. Television advertisers usually pay $20...
This just in: Wallabies high on opium are responsible for crop circles. And you thought it was plastered grad students and marketing gurus. Shame! Photo: The...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to expand the nominee field for best picture to 10 movies starting with the March 7, 2010, ceremony...
First there were the allegations that Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace was a racial caricature in the vein of Stepin Fetchit...
A roleplaying game based on the hit British sci-fi series Doctor Who will hit hobby stores this fall. Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space will be...
EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. BioWare is the studio behind Dragon Age, Mass...
Did you hear the one about how Pizza Hut is going to change its name to simply “The Hut?” Well, it isn’t true. At least, it isn’t the...
The official Star Wars magazine is offering subscribers two free issues. Sort of. Star Wars Insider, which publishes eight issues per year, is changing its six...
They’re not really teenage anymore, right? But they’re still young at heart. The Arizona Science Center will come out of its shell on Saturday to...
So, looks like we’re getting a new Indiana Jones movie — whether we want it or not. [BBC News] Infographic: Why Star Trek is cool again [SCI FI...
Jonas Brothers video director Steve Fatone found himself with some spare time and access to the 72 x 160 foot video screen in Cowboys Stadium, so he did what...
Parents — and I am one of them — are more aware today than ever of the power Hollywood has over our habits, our time and our money. They say movie...
British educators are being told to throw out one of the most widely recognized rules in English spelling: “I before E except after C.” BBC News...
If there’s one thing geeks like, it’s two things geeks like combined into one, see Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and pretty much every super...
An Associated Press story reveals more details about the recent Dungeons & Dragons lawsuits than you can shake a Rod of Lordly Might at. One of the...
A bodybuilder-turned-actor from Austria appears to have been cast in the lead role of Lionsgate’s upcoming Conan the Barbarian film based on the stories...
NBC picks up a hit BBC drama series when it debuts Merlin on Sunday. The series, which has earned a second season in the U.K., has been compared to Smallville...
Itching to get back together with the rogues who helped you conquer the Tomb of Horrors or Castle Ravenloft back in the day? Wizards of the Coast is holding...
Enter Metallo. Smallville, AKA the show that just won’t die, has picked up Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles refugee Brian Austin Green. When the...
Here’s a story to make you feel better about your job. The AP is reporting that workers cleaning up Washington’s Hanford nuclear reactor have come...
EN World, one of the largest communities of roleplaying gamers online, has posted a PDF of a draft tactical board game that seeks to model the exciting...
Adidas Originals is working with Lucasfilm to fuse iconic Star Wars characters and scenes with classic footwear and apparel silhouettes: Inspired by the...
The CW announced today that the new series The Vampire Diaries will debut Thursday, Sept. 10, followed by the season premiere of Supernatural. Based on the...
Via Outpost Gallifrey: Just announced: Special guests at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con include new Doctor Who series creator Russell T. Davies and the...
Are you in your Prime? Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens June 24, and to celebrate Atomic Comics in Mesa is hosting a costume and “robotic dance...
You just can’t keep a good superhero down. At least not for more than a few years. After being assassinated two years ago at the culmination of...
Ah, canon. It can be such a tricky thing in a genre that takes itself so seriously. Take this update on the official Web site for the upcoming online...
Fox announced today that Fringe will premiere Thursday, Sept. 17. Dollhouse will premiere the following night, Friday, Sept. 18. Also noteworthy: Sunday, Sept...
This Saturday, June 20, is Free RPG Day, and gamers across the globe will be able to grab brand-new material for a variety of pen-and-paper roleplaying games...
Wizards of the Coast is holding an essay contest to find the “ultimate Dragonlance fan,” who will win a full ride to Gen Con this August in...
Who has had the distinction of portraying Counts Dooku and Dracula, The Man With the Golden Gun and Middle-earth’s treacherous wizard Saruman? If your...
If you’re interested in checking out one of the most decorated and praised comics in recent history, but can’t quite make the jump to comic books...
Spend $15 or more on Wizards of the Coast products from one of these stores this weekend, and you get to take home one of four promotional items (i.e., stuff...
Just a reminder, this Friday night at 9:01 p.m. (12 EST) Facebook will allow users to register vanity URLs for their pages at facebook.com/username. So instead...
Back from the Wild Green Yonder? Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello reports that Comedy Central has ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama for 2010...
It’s been a banner week for Apple, with a new iPhone and faster Macbooks, and new price points for both product lines, announced Monday at its annual...
Dungeons & Dragons Online is getting a new upgrade this summer — along with a new business model. The “Eberron Unlimited” expansion pack...
Now available: limited-edition World of Warcraft beverages. Mountain Dew’s Horde Red and Alliance Blue flavors of “Game Fuel” should be...
Even if you’re not a big fan of video games, there’s a good chance you know about PopCap. They’re the company behind some of computer...
The new Doctor Who production team may be considering a return to one of the show’s old ways: plastering its star’s face on the iconic and...
At E3 last week, Valve announced a sequel to their hugely popular co-op shooter video game “Left 4 Dead.” (Watch the awesome trailer here.)...
Did you know you could watch the entire 1967-68 cult classic TV series The Prisoner online — for free — right now? Legally? Yes! The Prisoner is...
Thanks to a coworker, I’ve just discovered AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com … Check this out: At first I kinda thought the older gentleman was supposed to...
Today marks the 25th birthday of the greatest puzzle game of all time, Tetris. I’d already bought a present and card to send to Alexey Pajitnov, but as...
Wizards of the Coast is ending its D&D Delve Night organized gaming sessions after gathering feedback from those involved. The company says this...
E3 2009 has come and gone, but it’s left us much to digest and drool over. Click on the photo above to see a slideshow of Associated Press images from...
Wired is reporting that fantasy author David Eddings has died: The world of fantasy literature has lost one of its modern giants. David Eddings, best known for...
Outpost Gallifrey and the Doctor Who Forum, the most popular Doctor Who fan Web site on the Internet, will be closing for good July 31, the site announced in...
The last of the three major gaming companies to present at E3, Sony had a few interesting items to announce. First up, they announced a new version of the PSP...
Nintendo is sticking with its strengths in its E3 revelations. No surprise there. New Super Mario Bros. Wii takes its look from the Nintendo Ds game New Super...
The wealth of riches from E3 continues. We’ve seen some pretty impressive news and footage already, but as far as I’m concerned the trailer for...
The two surviving Beatles took the stage Monday at Microsoft’s Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference today in Los Angeles to promote The Beatles: Rock...
Steven Spielberg took top billing at Microsoft’s Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference today in Los Angeles, introducing a prototype camera that...
BBC America finally goes HD on July 20, and it’s kicking off with a week of sci-fi premieres for U.S. audiences: the return of the channel’s highest...
