Here we go again. A third dump of data stolen by political activists hacking into Arizona law enforcement officials’ computers was released Thursday...
June 2011
Just in case there was still anyone even remotely in World of Warcraft‘s demographic who hadn’t tried it yet, the game’s maker Blizzard is...
This post originally ran last week. Please leave your comments on the original entry. So Free RPG Day has come and gone, and here in the Valley we really...
Voyage Trekkers, the homegrown online sci-fi comedy series, is debuting July 18 — we knew that, but now we also know they’re celebrating the...
Seriously? This is getting embarrassing. Not even a week after the Arizona Department of Public Safety suffered a serious cyberattack that resulted in the...
Who can put R2 back together again? Coming in September from Hasbro is a special Star Wars edition of the classic board game Operation, featuring R2-D2 as the...
True to the old saying “more than meets the eye,” Transformers: Dark of the Moon takes an iconic moment in American history and turns it into an...
As of today, Random House’s full catalog of Star Wars novels — including those published under the Del Rey and Bantam Spectra imprints — is...
In a case that echoes lawsuits resolved last year against Amazon from advocates for the blind over its Kindle e-reader, Netflix now faces a complaint from the...
CNN is trotting Larry King out of retirement to host an interview special with the stars of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,' complete with...
Local indie monster movie Sacrifice may not have been selected to be screened at San Diego Comic-Con, but you can catch a free online screening of the film the...
The Supreme Court has rejected California’s law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. According to The Associated Press, the...
For the first time this fall we’ll have the complete Star Wars Saga in one package, and on Blu-ray – but that’s not the only first from Far...
Entertainment Weekly this week gave us our first official "in-character" images from the 'Hobbit' movies now in production in New Zealand.
On Saturday, Tempe’s MADCAP Theaters will host a special screening of the 1990s cult classic Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead to raise funds for the...
'Voyage Trekkers,' the online sci-fi comedy series written and directed by Valley native Nathan Blackwell, now has a release date.
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So Free RPG Day has come and gone, and here in the Valley we really didn’t get a chance to partake but for one shop I know of. But you can still score some of...
I think pop culture just imploded. And I love it.
Every so often a post from the distant past reaches out to demand more attention, especially when someone discovers it anew and feels compelled to leave a...
Via College Humor
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando this weekend celebrated one year since its opening.
Stephen Carpenter of Gamer’s Inn and Nevermet Press is working on a playing-card based RPG with Faustian overtones called Souljack. (Lightning Octopus)...
Paramount announced Friday that Transformers: Dark of the Moon will open exclusively in 3-D and IMAX theaters beginning at 9 p.m. local time Tuesday, June 28...
Arizona native and bestselling author Diana Gabaldon, who is famous for her genre-bending books and once penned Disney comic books, will make an appearance in...
In brightest day, in blackest night ...
The nonprofit MADCAP Theaters in Tempe is turning to the public for help in raising money to repair its air-conditioning system -- and thus be able to stay...
What is Pottermore? For now, just the name of a website set up by J.K. Rowling's people to tease us.
This Saturday is Free RPG Day — and although you won’t find many Valley stores participating in the industry-boosting event (in fact, I know of...
Disney has released a teaser one-sheet for its upcoming John Carter, a long-awaited Disney film adaptation of the Mars stories of Tarzan author Edgar Rice...
MADCAP Theaters in Tempe will host a screening of the 1991 comedy 'Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead' to raise money for the Midnite Movie Mamacita's new...
Last weekend while on vacation at Disneyland I was fortunate enough to attend the grand re-opening of Star Tours (and yes, I have the T-shirt to prove it). I...
The Valley's own Data Doctors at E3 got to try the new Nintendo Wii U video game system.
Harkins Theatres have conjured up a magical way to mark the end of the Harry Potter film saga. Leading up to the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the...
Tom Selleck was offered the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
You can meet some of America's bestselling authors as well as up-and-coming local writers when Evermore Nevermore holds a meet-and-greet as part of downtown...
We learned in August that Cryptic Studios, the makers of Star Trek Online, were coming out with an MMO in the Dungeons & Dragons world of Neverwinter. Now...
What has Capt. Jack Harkness done now?
See more Torchwood: Miracle Day cast featurettes at Blastr.
There's a lot going on this week at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, and I'm sadly not where the action is. But here's a roundup of the big announcements from...
Nintendo unveiled the successor to its Wii console on Tuesday, introducing the Wii U. Most noticeable about the hardware is a controller with a 6.2-inch screen...
Here are some highlights off the wire from Monday’s Sony presentations at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles: A video screen shows off Sony Corporation’s next...
Here are some highlights off the wire from Monday’s Microsoft presentations at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles: A preview of Halo 4, a planned holiday 2012...
It's becoming tradition to get jaw-dropping cinematic trailers for the long-awaited MMO 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' from the annual E3 expo -- and this year...
The final frontier has a new owner. As reported by Airlock Alpha, Cryptic Studios, producers of the MMORPG Star Trek Online, has been sold by game developer...
This weekend while on vacation at Disneyland I was fortunate enough to attend the grand re-opening of Star Tours (and yes, I have the T-shirt to prove it)...
Growing up enthralled by the anime mecha of Robotech and Voltron, I never suspected that a previous generation of TV nerds had been under the spell of the...
Enjoy a popular post from Nerdvana past to celebrate the return of Doctor Who today on BBC America after the Memorial Day break. It originally appeared on May...
Seriously. Lara Croft looks great. The graphics are sensational. If the gameplay is half as stunning as this trailer is, I’d buy the game just so I could...
... said the spider to the fly. "Help meeeee!" said the fly.
Ah, Star Wars fans. They’re nothing if not perpetually optimistic.
Each year on the heels of Free Comic Book Day comes Free RPG Day, when many publishers of pen-and-paper roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons (to...
DC Comics has announced a decision to renumber the entire DC Universe line of comic books and release 52 first issues beginning Aug. 31. In addition, DC plans...
‘Stargate Universe’ finale: Looking back on 14 years as the iris closes — for good? HeatSync Labs board to vote on proposal to lease space in downtown Mesa...
