Some people have waaaaaaaay too much time on their hands. I am so very thankful for them and the Internet that allows me to enjoy the fruits of their labors.
November 2009
Now that Thanksgiving is over, there’s only one thing to do until Christmas: shop! If you’re looking for something for that comic book fan on your...
This is just all kinds of awesome:
Wizard Rock: A Sneak Peek at Jingle Spells 3 (Techland at TIME.com) Harry Potter Spells on your iPhone Living large in Japan is no laughing matter with new...
BioWare has revealed that one of the planets you can visit in its upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic will be Alderaan, the peaceful foster home of...
We already know that Pixar is working on John Carter of Mars, a big-screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulpy Barsoom tales that began with A...
Atomic Comics in Mesa will be hosting an Animefest from 10 a.m. to close on Saturday, Nov. 28, at Country Club Drive and Southern Avenue. There will be a...
A group of clergymen in the United Kingdom has demonized Capcom’s Wii game Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for glamorizing violence (yawn) and...
LEGO is ending its popular Bionicle toy line after the next release in January, according to a post on Wired’s GeekDad blog. Next summer the company will...
Capcom recently announced that an “alternate edition” of Resident Evil 5 would be available to U.S. gamers via Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network...
Family Guy has released the trailer for “Something Something Something Dark Side,” their spoof of “The Empire Strikes Back.” This is...
A few months ago, a U.K. company announced it would open a $15 million, 26,000-square-foot Sea Life attraction in spring 2010 at Arizona Mills mall in Tempe...
“Are you ready for the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse?” This is something I ask myself every single day, as I’m sure you and every other right...
Black Friday is just days away, and Nintendo is rolling out a limited-edition metallic blue version of the DSi that comes pre-installed with free Mario-themed...
American fans of the British sci-fi drama Doctor Who are accustomed to waiting until summer to see the show’s annual Christmas specials, but this year is...
Google Chrome OS: Everything You Need to Know (Reuters) The Complete Guide to Google Wave The Sports Authority Gets Its Wii On (Kotaku) The Books That Founded...
Even Batman couldn’t stand up to the combination of vampires, werewolves and tweens. Variety is reporting that “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”...
Atomic Comics and the organizers of Phoenix Comicon are joining forces to show you how comic artists and illustrators do their thang. Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m...
Brad Pitt’s production company has snagged the film rights to Dark Void, a new video game property from Capcom. Plan B Entertainment has agreed to...
So, what do you do when you’re dumped by both your brooding vampire boyfriend and your brooding werewolf rebound? That’s the plot of New Moon, the...
IncGamers recently spoke with Mesa-based Stargate Worlds developer Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment about the increasing flow of news about the long-stalled...
It’s a relic from a time when Michael Jackson was trusted to entertain children, and now it looks like Captain EO is about to ride back to the big screen...
The official website of Star Trek Online has relaunched today with a new design and a first look at the game’s striking box art. The online RPG, due out...
Publisher Harper Collins held recently held “The Graveyard Book Halloween Party Contest” in which independent bookstores would hold a in-store...
Big Finish Productions, masters of modern audio drama who kept Doctor Who alive with the original cast during the show’s long absence from the screen...
This has been sitting in my e-mail for a few weeks now. I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, but my curiosity is always piqued when I get U.S...
Cartoon Network is now offering build-your-own DVDs of Adult Swim series episodes — to the point where you even select the case artwork and disc name...
Vonage must alter its marketing practices, honor consumer cancellation requests and even provide refunds to some customers under a settlement announced today...
Not long after announcing a lull in updates until funding could be worked out, the company behind the online roleplaying game Stargate Worlds has updated its...
Wii owners who are connected to the Internet can now demo five WiiWare games for free online: BIT.TRIP BEAT, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a...
Third SG-1 movie is Stargate: Revolution (GateWorld) New screenshots from Stargate Worlds (Examiner.com) Facebook and Twitter coming to Xbox Nov. 17 (Joystiq)...
This was a big week for video game fans. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 hit the shelves breaking records for not just video games, but almost every sort of...
Is ABC 15 chief meteorologist Bill Bellis an alien? What else could explain his recent appearance on the polished bottom surface of the Visitor mothership...
First we learn that comic books aren’t all that bad for kids. Now, boosted by the rich historical detail in video games like Assassin’s Creed II...
Hollywood’s master of disaster movies director Roland Emmerich is back this week with his newest tale of wholesale destruction, 2012. Emmerich’s...
Newsarama pointed me to recent research publicized by the University of Illinois, in which a library and information science professor named Carol L. Tilley...
Gamers by the millions turned out this week to trade their shiny gold rocks for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in what The Associated Press is calling the...
Unsurprisingly, Fox has cancelled Joss Whedon’s sci-fi show Dollhouse. Looks like Whedon-fans can add another title to his resume of awesome-but...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has canceled Dollhouse. Joss Whedon’s second sci-fi series to be sacrificed to the network, Dollhouse struggled...
Courtesy of Kotaku, here are the PC system requirements for Cryptic’s Star Trek Online, set for release Feb. 2 in North America and Feb. 5 in Europe...
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has...
Opposition seems to be growing to the use of Amazon’s e-book reader in an academic setting. Two universities this week said they will shun the device...
Utinni! Now available for pre-order at the official StarWarsShop: the Garden Jawa! Sure to keep pesky droids from trodding on your precious plants, the...
If you’re going to be traveling this holiday season, you can thank Google for the free Wi-Fi. The ubiquitous tech giant is offering free wireless...
American gamers will be getting second helping of zombie-plague madness this spring when Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition becomes available. Capcom says...
If this kid came to my door on Halloween (or ANY night for that matter), I would simply give him all the candy in the house and then turn out the lights. The...
Eisner-award winning comic book scribe Brian Michael Bendis announced on his Jinxworld forum that he will be teaching a class at Portland State on writing...
The latest installment in the epic fantasy series “The Wheel of Time” has dethroned Dan Brown’s latest thriller on the New York Times...
Video game fans in northeast lucked out this weekend when certain GameStop stores there started selling copies of the soon-to-be smash hit “Call of Duty:...
Stargate Worlds, the planned online roleplaying game based on the sci-fi movie and TV series, is now officially on hold until further funding can be found...
Princess Leia and stunt double sunbathing on Tatooine (Jason Kottke) Supernatural Collective Nouns (Wondermark) Joss Whedon and the Terminator (Atomic Comics)...
Ever heard of Domo? Those not in the know are probably scratching their heads after visits to 7-Eleven convenience stores. That’s because Domo, the...
According to ICv2, Wizards of the Coast has conjured up a holiday bargain. The 4th Edition Player’s Handbook Collection includes both the essential...
In the popular Legend of Zelda video game series from Nintendo, Princess Zelda has always been some variation of the typical damsel in distress, and young hero...
In 2001, after bursting onto the scene and receiving critical acclaim for his mind-bending sci-fi film “Donnie Darko,” writer-director Richard...
Cryptic Studios and its parent company, Atari, have confirmed that their MMO Star Trek Online will be released Feb. 2, 2010, in North America. The European...
Sheldon Dorf, the man responsible for starting the convention that would become the San Diego Comic-Con, died Tuesday from kidney failure. Dorf was 76. In...
The band No Doubt doesn’t like a feature in the new Band Hero video game that lets players control digital versions of real band members and change...
The first four issues of the critically-acclaimed and Eisner-award winning comic book series “Stray Bullets” are now online to read for free at www...
David Tennant, the outgoing star of the British sci-fi drama Doctor Who, has landed the title role in an hourlong pilot for NBC. According to The Doctor Who...
Every year the Honors program at Phoenix College holds a massive book sale that helps students pay for books and tuition. This year the 17th annual Padriac...
The Seikilos Epitaph: The Oldest Song in the World (Geekdad at Wired) Google Wave Will Launch an App Store (Lifehacker) Sir Christopher Lee knighted by the...
