Free Comic Book Day: Seattle

Free Comic Book Day: Seattle

Golden Age Collectibles in the Pike Place market was packed, but the employees were as cheerful as ever as I asked them their opinion on the new Avengers movie. more »

Podcast Episode 126: Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games, Slashfic, and Hiatus Time

Podcast Episode 126: Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games, Slashfic, and Hiatus Time

A thrilling episode with a "very special" announcement at the end. more »

Movie Review: The Grey

Movie Review: The Grey

A-Team writer/director Joe Carnahan reunites with Liam Neeson in a melancholic story of survival in the Alaskan wilderness. more »

Board Game News Roundup: Memoir ’44 Comes to Steam, and More

Board Game News Roundup: Memoir ’44 Comes to Steam, and More

This week, we see Memoir '44 move into Steam, a new Kickstarter offering from Gryphon Games, and more previews from Heart of Doom and Dominion: Hinterlands. more »

Hover before clicks…

From searching the internet and asking around, to the best of my knowledge, at 4:38 PM on July 13, 2011, I was the first person in the world to say this phrase:   Hiding URLs behind a fake link in a chat won’t work on... more »

The Fall of Sam Axe

Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) wasn’t always sipping beers in South Beach with Michael Westen. Before beating the bad guys of Miami, Sam used to kick some ass in South America in his Navy Seal days. As valuable as he is to Michael, he is really... more »

Rant: This Is Why There’s A Mute Button

Recently, NPR aired a story on All Things Considered about girl gamers titled Why Do Girl Gamers Get So Little Respect? It is told by a teenage girl, Jessica Cernadas, who plays many online games and feels generally frustrated by both the negative encounters she... more »

Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition

I’m willing to bet that no other music is more recognizable to people of our generation than the beginning few bars of the original Super Mario Bros. theme. For many of us, Super Mario Bros. on the NES was our first experience playing a home... more »

WoW Cataclysm Cinematic Trailer = OMF WIN!

I am sure you have heard about the latest expansion to the World of Warcraft Universe called Cataclysm. But, have you seen the WoW Cataclysm Cinematic Trailer? Holy glorious time-suck, Batman! You freakin’ need to!! STAT! Here, do it now! You can also do a... more »

RIP, Satoshi Kon

The anime world has truly lost an amazing director. You will be missed. more »