Episode 18: Sexy iPhone Apps Banned, Comic-Con Might Be Moving

Peter Ha explains why Apple decided to ban a slew of their apps this week for being too sexy and discusses the rumors that Comic-Con might be moving to Anaheim.

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Review: Help Yourself to More Pie

Official Techland Score: 8.5/10

We Have Things To Break, Help Us Break Said Things

We currently have two products in the lab that need to be tested – Casio Exilim EX-G1 (a camera) and Casio G’zOne Brigade (a cell phone). Both products are of the rough and tumble variety, so our goal is to break them. How should we do it? Everything will be caught on camera so sky’s [...]

Warner Bros. Acquires Majority Stake In Batman: Arkham Asylum Dev

In a not so surprising move, Warner Bros. announced this morning that they’ve acquired a majority stake in London-based Rocksteady Studios. The same studio that produced last year’s massively popular hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum. While WB did not divulge how much of the studio it acquired, Eidos revealed to Develop that they retain a 25.1% [...]

The Roots of “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths”

The direct-to-DVD animated feature Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths comes out today. It’s written by former Justice League of America writer Dwayne McDuffie, and features a bunch of plot points–and Easter eggs–that allude to comics of the past.

Comics on our Pull List 2/24/10

New comics are just one day away. The Blackest Night drought of January has finally come and gone. Issue seven is here with all its ring deputized glory. The Ender’s Game series produced a surprising number of books but Pasqual Ferry is drawing one more about the war hero Mazer Rackham and I’m going to [...]

Board Game Film News: Battleship Signs Oscar Nominee, Keeps Subject Matter

When I’m not wearing my Techland goggles, I’m just your average film buff. Or maybe that should be film snob. Either way.

Borderlands Opens Up “Secret Armory” This Week

Borderlands reloads with new downloadable content this week. The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is the third add-on pack for Gearbox’s post-apocalyptic FPS and raises the game’s level cap to 61. Gearbox billed their game as a role-playing shooter when it came out and all the loot the FPS throws at you makes it the [...]

Apple’s Sexy iPhone App Ban Explained

Over the last few days Apple has inexplicably pulled a number of apps thought to be offensive or a wee bit too titillating. This isn’t the first we’ve heard of such a stunt but the latest purge has left many baffled. According to Apple’s Phil Schiller, a flood of complaints from women and parents triggered [...]

Sneak Peek: The Awesome Vertigo of Hubble 3D

Every day, it seems like we’re racing to cover more and more 3D movie news.

“Flash Forward: Season One, Pt. One” out on DVD

FlashForward: Season One Pt.1