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The Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes - Marvel Animation Done Right!

2012-01-24

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes television series is something Marvel/Disney should be proud of. The animation is good, the heroes are some of Marvel's greatest icons and an impressive who's who of classic villains. This is exactly what Marvel's been needing in answer to all the great shows that DC/Warner (more...)

They're Collectibles Not Action Figures!

2012-01-10

When I was younger I use to have a ton of action figures from the different shows and comic books that I would enjoy. I had figures from GI Joe, Transformers, Marvel and DC mostly. I would play with toy cars as well but being able to recreate the stories (more...)

Gaming Lately: Star Wars the Old Republic

2012-01-09

The end of 2011 up until now has me playing Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic. A game that I both looked forward to and dreaded all at once. I only got to play the Flashpoint during PAX East. It was a good time with a group of strangers as (more...)

DC's New 52 - Now That It's Not So New

2011-12-17

For those of you who follow DC or comic books in general know that DC restarted their universe from scratch again. The whole point was to revive sales and get people interested in their books again. This would allow new and former readers a chance to read a comic book (more...)

Young Justice the Animated Series - Worth Everyone's Attention

2011-12-12

I finally caught up on the new Young Justice animated series on Cartoon Network. While I enjoyed the opening couple of episodes the series felt a bit slow but that changed as the series progressed. I did like the idea of where it was going concerning the Justice League and (more...)

Free Comic Book Day 2012 Gold Comic Books Announced

2011-12-05

The Free Comic Book Day has announced it's line up of Gold Sponsor comics. From the FCBD site: The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has announced its Gold Sponsor comic book selections for the industry’s top annual event, Free Comic Book Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2012. Next year marks (more...)

Bethesda Brings You Skyrim 1.2 Patch Updates

2011-11-28

Whatever system you are playing on Bethesda has numerous patches for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There will surely be other patches in the future but for now here is a list things being patched up. Note some are system specific. Improved occasional performance issues resulting from long term play (more...)

Scouting Around Skyrim

2011-11-21

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released on 11-11-11. It's been a big hit with gamers everywhere. It came out on the same week as Activision's trusty sales juggernaut Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Despite the competition Skyrim had very strong sales numbers. But looking through my list of (more...)

Gaming Lately: Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 3

2011-11-14

Latest in the Call of Duty franchise from Activision is Modern Warfare 3. If you recall there was a bit of controversy concerning the developers Infinity Ward. If you want to read up on what exactly happened or what is yet to happen you can visit their Wiki Page. Despite (more...)

Mojang Is Having A Fantastic November

2011-11-13

Indie game developer Mojang is having perhaps their best month yet. The makers of the hit game Minecraft have seen the game surpass four million in sales and are days away from holding a convention just for it. For anyone trying to sell their game out there in this dog-eat-dog world, (more...)